Tag: US government shutdown
A hard year for federal workers offers a real-time lesson in resilience
Anne Pisor, Penn State
Imagine going from having a book club with your co-workers to seeing them only on...
The shutdown has ended – but this economist isn’t rejoicing quite yet
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
After 43 days, the U.S. government shutdown finally came to an end...
National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter...
Matthew W. Kreuter, Washington University in St. Louis and Rachel Garg, Washington University in St. Louis
Between January and...
Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while...
Ruohao Zhang, Penn State; Huan Li, North Carolina A&T State University, and Neha Khanna, Binghamton University, State University of New York
How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system –...
Simon F. Haeder, The Ohio State University
Major rifts over key health care issues are at the heart of...
Shutdowns are as American as apple pie − in the UK...
Garret Martin, American University School of International Service
When it comes to shutdowns, the U.S. is very much an...
University scientists feel the pain of the government shutdown, too
Nicholas Bond, University of Washington
I am very fortunate. My work involves research on topics of interest and importance (OK maybe I’m biased) related to...
How to show gratitude to TSA workers
Jeremy David Engels, Pennsylvania State University
TSA workers are usually among the least-liked government employees. But these days many travelers passing through airports are taking...
EXPLORING NATURE
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...
Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects...
