(2 October 2014) Invited Op-Ed " Airports should be screening for Ebola the same way they screen for terrorists," on the Washington Post PostEverything blog discusses using aviation security screening to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in the United States. See also quotes reported by the Associate Press article, “Airports, airlines and Ebola: 5 things to know” (4 October 2014), being quoted in the commentary, “A Manhattan Project against Ebola” in the Chicago Tribune (7 October 2014), a live interview on “Weekends with Alex Witt” on MSNBC (5 October 2014), a live interview on WANDTV (NBC affiliate, Decatur, IL, 5 October 2014), a live interview on CBC Radio Canada “The Current” (6 October 2014), a live interview on HuffPost Live (6 October 2014), a live interview on WTOP CBS Radio 103.5, Washington DC, 6 October 2014), an interview on WCIA-TV (CBS Champaign, IL, 6 October 2014), a live interview on HuffPost Live (9 October 2014), a live interview on CBC News, Toronto, Canada (11 October 2014), a live interview on HuffPost Live (14 October 2014), and a live interview on HuffPost Live (17 October 2014; second segment). See also, Jacobson Brings Analytics Expertise to Ebola Screening posted on the University of Illinois Department of Computer Science website (12 February 2015).

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(2 September 2014) “Seatbelt laws encourage obese drivers to buckle up,” based on the paper “Seatbelt usage: Is there an association with obesity?” which will appear in the journal, Public Health. Coverage included ABC Radio (plus many of its affiliate stations) (4 September 2014) and WCIA-TV 3 in Champaign, IL (8 September 2014).

(1 August 2014) Sheldon H. Jacobson was quoted in the article, "Airports Have No Way to Screen for Ebola,” by Patrick Tucker, which appeared on-line in the National Journal. Jacobson commented on the challenges of screening for Ebola at airports, the similarities in such screening with aviation security screening, and how prescreening can be an effective strategy in such environments. The story was also featured in the Homeland Security Newswire on 4 August 2014.

(14 May 2014) Computer Science Points to Holy Grail of Medical Scheduling, based on research on how to schedule residents in internal medicine residency programs. The joint research effort between Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela, MD, has resulted in a software package, RESIDENT, which is being alpha tested at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana internal Medicine residency program.

(17 April 2014) Study Recalculates the Cost of Combination Vaccines, based on the paper “The Relationship Between Pediatric Combination Vaccines and Market Effects,” which appeared in the American Journal of Public Health (Volume 104, Number 6, pages 998-1004).

(13 March 2014) March Madness Bracketology: A Minute With^TM Sheldon H. Jacobson, U. OF I Expert on Data Analytics. See also (17 March 2014).The Bleacher Report: Crunching the Number to Reveal the Biggest Potential Upsets in the West Region, The Bleacher Report: Crunching the Numbers to Reveal Biggest Potential Upsets in the South Region, The Bleacher Report: Crunching the Numbers to Reveal Biggest Potential Upsets in the Midwest Region, The Bleacher Report: Crunching the Numbers to Reveal Biggest Potential Upsets in the East Region, (March 17, 2014) USA Today: Dominate March Madness: Tips for a better bracket, and others.

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