Sheldon
Howard Jacobson Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(28 December 2020) “Op-Ed: Looking toward
a post-vaccine COVID-19 America,” Published by Jacobson and J.A.
Jokela in the Detroit News.
(25 December 2020) “Op-Ed: We need more COVID-19 vaccine options,” Published by Jacobson and J.A.
Jokela in the Washington Times.
(21
December 2020) “Op-Ed: Airport security checkpoints are a
COVID-19 war zone,” Published by Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela in the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette.
(21 December 2020 KOLD-3 CBS, Tucson, AZ, Joanna Guzman) “Millions head to the airport despite CDC recommendations,” quotes
Jacobson on COVID-19 infections at airport security checkpoints.
(18
December 2020, Travel Weekly, Robert
Silk) “TSA has sped up airport tech deployments
since Covid," quotes Jacobson on the benefits of
new technologies at airport security checkpoints.
(17
December 2020) “Op-Ed: Communications, not curfews, are the
keys,” Published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(16
December 2020, District Administration,
Melissa Ezarik) “9 points about school decision-making
during COVID from a data expert,”
provides comments by Jacobson on how to make education decisions in a COVID-19
environment.
(15
December 2020, US News and World Report,
Josh Moody) “Coronavirus and the College Experience This
Spring,” quotes Jacobson on the challenges in
higher education during the Spring 2021 semester. See also WTOP (Washington, DC).
(14
December 2020) “Op-Ed: What will spring 2021 semester look like?”
Published by Jacobson and J.A. Jokela in Newsday.
(13
December 2020) “Op-Ed: Effective
Treatments, not Vaccines, are Light at End of COVID-19 Tunnel,” Published by Jacobson in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(9
December 2020) “Op-ed: Testing dysfunction is fueling the COVID-19 wildfire,”
Published by Jacobson and J.A. Jokela in the Washington Examiner.
(9 December
2020) “Op-Ed: Can NCAA basketball play through the pandemic?
Here’s what the data says,” Published by Jacobson in the Indianapolis Star.
(8
December 2020, KENS5 CBS, San
Antonio, TX, Niccole Caan) “Eyewitness Wants to Know: Buying strategies to save you on
holiday shopping,” quotes Jacobson on the growth of
e-commerce.
(8
December 2020) “Op-Ed: After health care workers, who’s next in line for
the vaccine?” Published by Jacobson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
(2
December 2020) “Op-Ed: Four guiding principles to extinguish the public
health wildfire,” Published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(30
November 2020, WTTW News (Chicago
Public Television), Amanda Vinicky) “Study Finds Rise in US Deaths Beyond
COVID-19 in 2020,” reports on Jacobson’s research on excess
Non-COVID-19 deaths.
(30
November 2020, Diverse Issues in Higher
Education, Autumn Arnett) “Experts Say Higher Education Should Avoid Playing a ‘Numbers Game’ with
COVID-19” quotes Jacobson on COVID-19 risk on
college campuses. Also appeared in print on 26
November 2020.
(22
November 2020) “Op-Ed: Food and consumer goods supply
chains remain resilient,” Published by Jacobson in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(17
November 2020) “Op-Ed: The data reveals foreign influence and pollsters are 2020’s
biggest losers,” Published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(17 November 2020, University
of Illinois News Bureau) “Study of non-COVID-19 deaths shows 2020 increase in several
demographics,” features research by Jacobson and Janet
A. Jokela on increases in non-COVID-19 deaths, published in Public Health.
·
(17 November 2020, WCIA-TV3, Champaign, IL) “UIUC Study: Even without COVID-19 deaths, the death rate
has increased for some groups.”
·
(18 November 2020, Healthcare Hygiene Magazine) “Study of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Shows Increase in Several
Demographics.”
·
(18 November 2020, News-Medical, Emily Henderson) “Study: Non-COVID-19 deaths significantly increased from
March through May 2020.”
·
(19 November 2020, New York Daily News, Theresa Braine) “More people are dying in the U.S. this year than last year,
even without COVID: studies.”
·
(20 November 2020, Medical News Today, Timothy Huzar) “Study investigates non-COVID-19 deaths during the pandemic.”
·
(20 November 2020, BioSpace, Mark Terry) “Increase of Non-COVID-19 Deaths from March to May.”
·
(21 November 2929, Champaign News Gazette, Debra Pressey) “Coronavirus Response: Research suggests more deaths may be
linked to pandemic.”
·
(24 November 2020, Health Day) “Non-COVID-19 Related Deaths Up, Too.”
·
(27 November 2020, Illinois News Room, Christine Herman) “More people are Dying During the Pandemic – and Not Just
from COVID, U of I Researchers Find.”
·
(27 November 2020, 25HourNews, Nidhi Patel) “The Study Investigates Non-Covid-19 Deaths Throughout The
Pandemic.”
·
(29 November 2020, Progressive Charlestown (RI)) “Other ways to die besides COVID.”
·
(30 November 2020, WSIU Public Radio, Jennifer Fuller) “More People Are Dying During The Pandemic —
And Not Just From COVID, U Of I Researchers Find.”
·
(7 December 2020, Alton Daily News, Scot Bertram) “Study Examines Non-Covid Deaths.”
(12
November 2020) “Op-Ed: The 2020 data says, ‘that was close’,”
Published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(11
November 2020, KGO-TV7 (ABC), San Francisco,
CA, Michael Finney, Randall Yip) “Fears of holiday gift shortages may be
unfounded," quotes Jacobson on the goods supply chain
remaining strong during the holiday season.
(9
November 2020, New York Times, Shawn
Hubler) “Thanksgiving Will Soon Empty Campuses. Will Students Bring
Coronavirus Home?” quotes Jacobson on the risk of students
departing college campuses for the holiday break.
(3
November 2020, meaww, Neatha K) “Allan Lichtman says Joe Biden will win, but will COVID-19
pandemic cause his first election prediction upset?”
references Jacobson’s Op-ed in The Hill
on how COVID-19 may corrupt the “13 Keys to the White House”.
(3
November 2020) “Guest Commentary: The
future of the coronavirus pandemic: ‘The best strategy forward is the simplest
one’,”
Published by Jacobson in the Champaign
News Gazette.
(2
November 2020) “Op-Ed: Time for
Big10 to Lead,” Published by Jacobson in
the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(30 October 2020) “Op-Ed: Schools have the
tools to evaluate the threat to college sports,” Published by Jacobson in the Columbus
Dispatch.
(28 October 2020, Associated Press,
Dave Collins) “Rising infections complicate rules for
New York-area travel” quotes Jacobson on Covid-19
state travel restrictions.
(26 October 2020, KGO-TV7
(ABC), San Francisco, CA, Michael Finney, Randall Yip) “Consumers worry about holiday delivery
delays as shopping moves online amid pandemic” quotes Jacobson on e-commerce shipping challenges during the holiday
season.
(26 October 2020, NPR Marketplace
Tech, Molly Wood) “Is the pandemic an opportunity for more personalized
learning?” features Jacobson on
the future of artificial intelligence for personalized learning.
(22 October 2020) “Op-Ed: COVID-19
may upset the ‘Keys to the White House’ prediction,” Published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(18
October 2020) “Op-Ed: If playing Big10 football this fall makes good “cents,” then not playing
other fall sports makes no sense,” Published by Jacobson in
the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(13 October 2020) “Op-Ed: The final
two weeks — key factors Trump needs to keep the White House,”
Published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(12
October 2020, The Morning Call,
Michelle Merlin) “Kutztown University grapples with pandemic exodus of 1,000
students, $3.5 million budget hit” quotes
Jacobson on colleges dealing with COVID-19 cases and the town-gown
relationship.
(7 October
2020) “Op-Ed: COVID-19 vaccine supply chain could be easier than many expect,” Published by Jacobson
in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(29 September
2020, New York Times, Janet
Morrissey) “Using Technology to Tailor Lessons to Each Student” quotes
Jacobson on the value of technology-driven personalized learning. See also the Denver Post (5
December 2020).
(25
September 2020) “Op-Ed; Six Lessons Colleges are Teaching us About COVID-19,”
Published by Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela in The Hill.
(23
September 2020) “Commentary: Rural Illinois must embrace CDC guidelines and
more testing for COVID-19,” Published
by Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela in the Chicago
Tribune.
(14
September 2020) “Op-Ed: How mathematics can help you vote this November,”
Published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(10
September 2020) “Op-Ed: The sensible way to return to college during the
COVID-19 pandemic,” Published by Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela in
the Washington Times.
(6
September 2020) “Op-Ed: For maximum Covid compliance, build bridges with students, not barriers,” Published by Jacobson and Janet A.
Jokela in the Times Higher Education.
(5
September 2020, Salt Lake Tribune,
Josh Newman) “Could Utah and the rest of the Pac12 play the upcoming
basketball season in a bubble?” quotes Jacobson on bubble and pods for
enabling college basketball this year.
(4
September 2020) “Op-Ed: Cancel college golf? You must be joking”
Published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(3 September 2020, Crain’s Chicago Business, Jon Asplund) “Return of college students strains COVID contact tracing in one place" quotes Jacobson on the challenges of contact tracing.
(31 August
2020 Crain’s Chicago Business, John
Asplund) “Behind U of I's COVID test • Why Chicago's becoming a
biotech hub • Safety Council rejects CDC's” quotes
Jacobson on CDC policy to not test asymptomatic people.
(30 August 2020) “Commentary: Partnership, not punishment, is
the key to keeping colleges open” Published by Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela in the Times of Northwest Indiana.
(29 August, Fortune, Lee Clifford) “One university may have the best COVID
testing operation in the U.S. – and tests students twice a week” references statistics reported in the Chicago Sun Times op-ed by Jacobson and Jokela.
(27 August 2020, COVIDCalls Podbean, Scott Knowles) “EP114 The Return to Campus” hosted Jacobson as a guest.
(27 August 2020, Vanity Fair, Bomani Jones) “College football players are unpaid stars
on the field – and have no power off it” references Jacobson fatality risk for college football players.
(26 August 2020, Insider, Kelly McLauglin) “The University of Ilinois COVID-19 testing
plan is so aggressive that it accounts for 20% of the state’s tests” references statistics reported in the Chicago Sun Times op-ed by Jacobson and Jokela.
(24 August 2020) “Op-Ed: If the University of Illinois can’t
prevail over COVID-19, no other big university will be able to either,” Published by Jacobson and
Janet A. Jokela in the Chicago Sun Times.
(24
August 2020) “Op-Ed: COVID-19: Lessons learned from UNC can
benefit hundreds of other colleges,”
published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(22
August 2020, Saturday Sports Talk
with Steve Kelly and Loren Tate, WDWS AM1400, Champaign, IL) Jacobson was a guest
discussing the delay of Big 10 college football during the Covid-19 pandemic
(from 14:10 to 32:25).
(21 August
2020) Resoundingly Human Podcast “TSA is intercepting thousands more
firearms, but that’s good news” features Jacobson research reported in
the INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics.
(17 August 2020) “Op-Ed: Mayors, it’s time to step-up,” published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(17 August 2020, Journal Courier,
Rochelle Eiselt) “Insider Exclusive: College towns could see
new wave of virus cases, Professor says” quotes Jacobson on the risk to college towns as student return to
campuses in the fall.
(17 August 2020, The Verge,
Nicole Wetsman) “College towns brace for a new wave of
Covid-19” quotes Jacobson on threats to local
residents in college towns as students return to campus.
(16 August 2020) “Op-Ed: Delaying
college football until the spring will guarantee no college football in the
spring,” published by Jacobson in the Des
Moines Register.
(16 August 2020, Lexington Herald
Leader, Jerry Tipton) “Would playing
a 2020-2021 college basketball season be a Titanic mistake?” quotes Jacobson on teams bubbles for
college basketball.
(15 August 2020) “Op-Ed: Covid-19 is putting the ‘student’
back in student-athlete,” published by Jacobson in the Columbus Dispatch.
(14 August 2020) “Op-Ed: Here's how college basketball should play this season during
COVID-19” published by Jacobson in the Detroit News.
(14 August 2020), “Op-Ed: Non-urban areas in Illinois are the new
Covid-19 problem,” published by Janet A. Jokela and
Jacobson in the McDonough County Voice.
(11 August 2020) “Research finds TSA may have missed
thousands of firearms at checkpoints in 2014-2016. Recent TSA reports support such
findings” press release issued by INFORMS, based on
research published by Jacobson in the INFORMS
Journal of Applied Analytics. See also
·
(David Shaper, National Public Radio, 11 August 2020) “TSA Finds 3 Times Usual Rate Of Guns At
Checkpoints, Despite Drop In Air Traffic”
·
(Robert Silk, Travel Weekly, 11 August 2020) “TSA says guns found in carry-ons tripled in
July.”
·
(Private
Officer News Magazine, 23 August 2020) “TSA Finds 3 Times Usual Rate Of Guns At
Checkpoints, Despite Drop In Air Traffic.”
(10 August 2020, International
Business Times, Marcy Kreiter) “Gun Seizures at US Airports Triple Compared
to Last Year Despite Drop in Air Travel, TSA Says” quotes Jacobson on firearms detected at airports.
(10 August 2020, The Center Square,
Kevin Bessler) “Professor
warns that university towns in Illinois vulnerable for COVID-19 spread” quotes Jacobson on the risk to small university town residents when
students return.
(10 August 2020) “Op-Ed: Who is at risk if we play college
football this fall?” published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(9
August 2020), “Op-Ed: No turning back once in-person
education begins” published by Jacobson in the Roanoke
Times.
(8
August 2020, Michael Larson, Larson
Live) Jacobson was a guest
discussing college football during the covid-19 pandemic.
(7 August 2020), “Op-Ed: Who should get the
COVID vaccine first? It’s more complicated than you think,” published by Jacobson in the New York Daily News.
(5
August 2020, Emily Giambalvo, Robert Klemko, Washington Post) “College football players fear stigma of
sitting out could outlast pandemic”
quotes Jacobson’s statistics on college football player fatalities.
(3 August 2020, Dennis Dodd, CBS
Sports) “Professor whose alarming Covid-19 predictions
sparked #WeAreUnited movement now more optimistic”
quotes Jacobson on risk to college football players during Covid-19 pandemic.
See also
·
(Nick Roush, Kentucky Sports Radio, 3
August 2020) “The Pac-12 moves one step closer to unionizing
college football”
·
(Sam Levine, Stanford Daily, 5 August
2020) “Pac-12 publishes #WeAreUnited open letter to
conference”
(31
July 2020), “Op-Ed: Recasting How We Cast Votes”
published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(26
July 2020), “Op-Ed: Women’s intercollegiate sports should
get a green light this fall” published by Jacobson in Wisconsin
State Journal. See also University Business
(11 August 2020).
(22
July 2020, Dierdre Fernandes, Boston Globe) “UMass Amherst reopening plan draws sharp
criticism from town officials, residents”
quotes Jacobson on town-gown relationships as universities reopen in the fall.
(21
July 2020), “Op-Ed: COVID-19: the new STD”
published by Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela in The Daily Californian.
(19
July 2020, Gavin Good, 247Sports) “’Tremendous Responsibility’: Why Illini don’t
release COVID info” quotes Jacobson on the need to
share Covid-19 testing data for the common good.
(16
July 2020) “Career Advice: Rethinking Professional Meetings and Conferences” published by Jacobson in Inside Higher Ed.
(15
July 2020) “Op-Ed: Get your flu vaccine in the fall”
published by Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela in Modern Healthcare.
(14
July 2020) “Op-Ed: With Covid-19, now’s no time to rest on
our laurels” published by Jacobson and
Janet A. Jokela in the Champaign News Gazette.
(11
July 2020, Inside the Huddle with Ken Hartman, WILO
96.9FM, Frankfort, Indiana) Jacobson was a guest discussing the start of
college football during the Covid-19 pandemic (on second half, from 3:11 to
19:11).
(10
July 2020) “Op-Ed: The time is right for
people at-risk to shelter-in-place” published by Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela in the Morning Consult.
(10
July 2020, NPR Illinois: Morning Edition) “Statewide: College towns and the Coronavirus”
Jacobson comments on the town-gown divide and how universities are bringing
students back in the fall in the midst of the Covid—19 pandemic (from 17:50 to
25:00).
(9
July 2020) “Op-Ed: Chicago travel order makes no sense”
published by Jacobson in the Daily Herald (Chicago).
(8
July 2020) “Op-Ed: 14 day quarantine into New
York, New Jersey, and Connecticut? Good luck” published by Jacobson in The Hill.
(7
July 2020, The 200 Level,
Mike Carpenter) Jacobson was a guest discussing the risk of playing college
football during the Covid-19 pandemic.
(5
July 2020) “Op-Ed: University towns poised to become the
next Covid-19 epicenters” published by Jacobson in the Indianapolis
Star.
(4
July 2020, Saturday Sports Talk
with Steve Kelly and Loren Tate, WDWS AM1400, Champaign, IL) Jacobson was a
guest discussing the start of college football during the Covid-19 pandemic
(from 1:21:00 to 1:33:18).
(3
July 2020, Mark Lawrence, Horse Racing Insider) “Infectious Prospectous”
summarizes Jacobson’s analysis of Covid-19 deaths on college campuses in the
fall.
(30 June 2020, Dennis Dodd, CBS
Sports) “Coronavirus in College Football:
Hospitalizations, deaths projected by data analysts if FBS plays in 2020”
quotes Jacobson on projected deaths of college football players if college
football returns in the fall. See also
·
(Jessica Hammie, Smilepolitely, 30 June
2020) “U of I professor projects Covid-19 deaths if
college football season resumes”
·
(Howie Kussoy, New York Post, 1 July 2020)
“Doctor suggest that players will die if
college season starts as planned”
·
(Mathew Stevens, Sports Illustrated, 1
July 2020) “Zoom Media Conference with Illini Milo Eifler
Postponed After His Covid-19 Tweet”
·
(Editorial, David Hookstead, Daily Caller,
1 July 2020), “Study: 3-7 College Football Players Could Die
From Coronavirus if the Season Happens”
·
(Connor Toole, BroBible, 1 July 2020),
“One Expert Says There’s a Very Real Chance
that College Football Players will Die if the Season is Played this Year”
·
(Marlee Wierda, CBS WCIA-TV, Champaign,
IL, 1 July 2020) “Football this fall? U of I professor weights
in”
·
(Rich Scarcella, Reading Eagle, Berks
County, PA, 1 July 2020) “Coronavirus numbers cast doubt on college
football season in 2020”
·
(Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier-Journal,
2 July 2020) “College football should consider punting its
season until the spring”
·
(WHBF CBS, Quad Cities, IL, 2 July
2020) “University of Illinois professor projects 3-7
COVID-19 deaths in college football this season”
·
(Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2
July 2020) “Doc’s TML: Its impossible to tell me how
cutting two games from the NFL preseason sucks”
·
(Tom Fornelli, CBS Sports, 2 July 2020)
“Illinois linebacker details concerns over
college football returning amid coronavirus pandemic”
·
(Carson Gourdie, Daily Illini, 3 July 2020) “Illinois’ LB Eifler questions college football
season)
·
(James Kratch, NJ Advance Media, 4 July
2020) “College Football Rumors: Expert has grim
projections for 2020 season amid
coronavirus”
·
(Kirk Bohls, Austin Statesman, 4 July
2020) “Del Conte, Peers prepare for all scenarios,
even spring football”
·
(Mike Anthony, Hartford Courant, 5 July
2020) “We can’t push the start of college sports
through unpredictable and unworkable frameworks of the coronavirus pandemic”
·
(Loren Tate, Champaign News Gazette,
Champaign, IL, 5 July 2020) “Golf acquisition has ripple effect”
·
(Shannon Ryan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July
2020) “Let’s face it – our break from sports needs to
last longer”
·
(Yvon Pedneault, Journale de Montreal,
6 July 2020) “Des decisione importante a venir pour Marc
Bergevin”
·
(Gavin Good, State Journal-Register, 7
July 2020) “’Unexpected consequences’: Illinois professor raises alarm on return of
college football”
·
(Tom D’Angelo, Palm Beach Post, 7 July
2020) “Time approaching for decision on college
football season and everything remains on the table”
·
(heavy.com, 8 July 2020) “Bills’ Stefon Diggs Admits He’s Not
‘Comfortable’ Ahead of 2020 Season”
·
(Art Thiel, Sport Press Northwest, 15
July 2020) “Coronavirus is about to own college ball”
·
(Paul
Myerberg, USA Today, 20 July 2020) “Fall without football: ‘There’s just no way’
to play amid the coronavirus pandemic without ‘high risk’”
·
(Jeremy Rubin, Stanford
Daily, 12 August 2020) “Pac-12 postpones sports until 2021”.
·
(Alex Lehmbeck, The Pitt News, 26 August 2020) “Point-Counterpoint: College Football this fall is too dangerous”
(28 June 2020, Scott Richey, Champaign News
Gazette) “Ten burning questions for Illini Basketball” mentions
Jacobson’s seed projection for the
Illini in the 2021 college basketball tournament.
(24 June 2020) “Op-Ed: Stop Wearing Face Masks Incorrectly” published by
Jacobson in The Hill.
(22 June 2020, Valerie Well, Associated Press) “Millikin’s
new president coming home for final chapter of professional career” quotes Jacobson in space limitations on college
campuses that are incompatible with social distancing.
(22 June 2020, Matt Zalaznick, University
Business) "Why managing risk - and panic - is key to
keeping colleges open” quotes Jacobson on managing risk for
colleges reopenings in the Fall.
(18 June 2020) “Op-Ed: Three Questions Every University
Must Ask as They Plan to Reopen” published by Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela in The Hill.
(16 June 2020, Daniel Monk, Brian Niesz, ABC WCPO9-TV, Cincinnati, OH) “Flight Risk? I-Team tracks local flights
from COVID-19 hot zones” quotes Jacobson on COVID-19 risk of
flying from areas with high case loads.
(10 June 2020, John Pletz, Crain’s
Chicago Business) “Now you’ll have to pass a health screening to fly United Airlines” quotes Jacobson on the implications of such a policy.
(10 June 2020) “Op-Ed: We need better face masks, now” published by Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela in the Morning Consult.
(6 June 2020) “Commentary: How Data Collection During the
Country’s Reopening Can Accelerate Return to Normalcy” published by Jacobson in insideBIGDATA.
(15 May 2020) “Op-Ed:
Want to reduce
Deaths? Look to TSA’s PreCheck Model” published by Jacobson in Crain’s
Chicago Business.
(15 May 2020, Larry Higgs, NJ Advance Media)
“Will Murphy’s Jersey Shore opening coax tourists out for a summer road
trip” quotes Jacobson on how COVID-19 will impact summer
vacation travel in New Jersey.
(5 May 2020) “Op-Ed: We need custom COVID-19 plans for
the four distinct regions of Illinois” published by Jacobson in the Chicago
Tribune.
(27 April 2020, David Koenig, Associated
Press) “As Fewer People Fly, Rate of Guns Found by
TSA in Bags Jumps” quotes Jacobson on why a higher rate of
guns is being found by the TSA at airport security checkpoints. See also Gruntstuff, Donna Miller, 28 May 2020.
(26 April 2020) “Letter: Please, support the common good” published by Jacobson in the Champaign
News Gazette.
(24 April 2020) “Op-Ed:
Airport security in a post-COVID-19 world” published by Jacobson in The Hill.
See also
·
(Jim Nash, Biometric Update.Com, 29 April 2020) “Airport security wants a good look at
travelers … from a distance”
(22 April 2020, Chicago Sun Times)
“Letter: Defying COVID-19 safety practices
is like driving drunk” (Letter #2 on page).
(20 April 2020, Robert Silk, Travel
Weekly) “On the
Record with
Sheldon Jacobson” discusses airport travel security during
the coronavirus pandemic (page 2).
(19 April 2020) “Op-Ed: Second wave of coronavirus
infections could hit Big Ten campuses hard,” published by Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela in the Wisconsin State Journal.
(18 April 2020, Scripps National
News) “Risk of Reopening the Country” provides commentary by Jacobson on the reopening of the country after
the coronavirus shutdown.
(18 March 2020, David Gutman,
Seattle Times) “Inslee says now not
the time for a coronavirus ‘shelter in place’ order in Washington” quotes Jacobson on the benefit of containment laws
in the Seattle area.
(4 March 2020) “March
Madness Bracket Analysis Shows Picking Final Four First Leads to Better
Brackets” issued by the American
Statistical Association features research co-authored by Jacobson in the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports. See also “Here’s
how to win your office March Madness pool, according to science” (9 March 2020, John Anderer, The Ladders).
(4 March 2020, Elise Sole, Yahoo
News) “Coronavirus,
Climate Change, Politics: How to Stay Positive in a Negative News Cycle” quotes Jacobson on how data and
statistics can be looked at in the right light.
(3 March 2020) “CDC may lack contact information for some airline
passengers possibly exposed to coronavirus” quotes Jacobson on risks
to passengers at airport security checkpoints (Sam Mintz, Brianna Gurciullo, Politico).
(30 January 2020) “Op-Ed: Responding to the Coronavirus Threat Using Lessons
Learned from Ebola,” published by Jacobson in the Washington Times.