In The Media - Archive 2010

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The New York Times. June 15. The Freakonmics blog discusses the new study by Sanford Professors Jacob Vigdor and Helen Ladd, which finds that having a home computer has a negative impact on the reading and math scores of children in grades five through eight, especially in disadvantaged families.

WUNC 91.5 June 15. Professor Jake Vigdor discusses his research for his book on the past and present of immigration in America on the radio show "The State of Things."

The New Jersey Star-Ledger. June 14. Assisant Professor of Public Policy Kristin A. Goss discusses some of the implications of the pending Supreme Court case on gun control.

El Pais.com. June 13. Philip Bennett, professor of public policy and journalism, discusses the economic crisis in Spain.

The Washington Post. June 13. Five myths about gun control, including the idea that more households with guns make the crime rate go down, are debunked by Sanford Professor Philip Cook and Jens Ludwig, professor at the University of Chicago.

The New York Times. May 20. William A. Darity, professor of public policy, African-American studies and economics, offers his views on the recession and its impact on wealth and race.

BMJ. May 18. Anthony D So, director of Sanford’s  Program on Global Health and Technology Access, discusses the need for development of new antibacterial drugs and the need for preventing drug resistant bacteria.

Orlando Sentinel. May 15. Duke undergraduate student Kavita J. Chapla writes on the benefits of the new airport-screening protocols, citing the importance of using intelligence-based, rather than race or ethnicity-based standards.

The (Raleigh) News and Observer. May 6. Public Policy students Betsy Bourassa, '11, and Stephanie Shyu, '10, completed a multimedia project on Muslim teenage females and their feelings on the traditional Muslim veil, as part of a class with Philip Bennett, professor of the practice of journalism and public policy.

WRAL. May 6. Giovanni Zanalda, visiting assistant professor of public policy and history, offers his views on the effect of Greece on the global market in this news story and video.

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