Sheldon
H. Jacobson Ph.D.
University
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
457. Jacobson, S.H.,
2024, “The eclipse gave us something increasingly
rare – shared experience.” The Hill. Published 17 April
2024.
456. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “Why are some banknotes hot commodities for
collectors? Chicago Tribune, Published
17 April 2024.
455. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “Trump versus Biden: Is this the
best we can do?” The Hill. Published 12 April
2024.
454. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “Will the Supreme Court affirmative action
ruling affect where high school seniors attend college? Chicago Tribune, Published
8 April 2024.
453. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “Will the politics of sports
gambling make it the next national ‘addiction” crisis?” The Hill. Published 5 April 2024.
452. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “Lottery culture is overtaking
America, but for most, it’s a losing bet.” The Hill. Published 27 March
2024.
451. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “NCAA basketball coaching carousels creates
more chaos than calm.” Chicago Tribune, Published
21 March 2024.
450. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “United Airlines had a bad few
weeks -- Should
air travelers be worried?” The Hill. Published 20 March
2024.
449. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “The future of airport security is
here: Get ready for self-service lanes.” The Hill. Published 14 March
2024.
448. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2024, “Measles is making a
comeback. Should we be concerned?” Chicago Tribune, Published
12 March 2024.
447. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “Time to change the NCAA selection committee
protocol.” Chicago Tribune, Published
9 March 2024.
446. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “Let’s stop wasting time on the Daylight Saving Time debate.” The Hill. Published 8 March 2024.
445. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “Should court storming by fans in college
basketball be banned?” Chicago Tribune, Published
28 February 2024.
444. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “Why Larry Hogan represents the
best of US politics.” The Hill. Published 28 February
2024.
443. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “Senator Cruz thinks there should
be a ‘super Precheck’ level of screening for certain people --- he’s right.” The Hill. Published 19 February
2024.
442. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “How do you narrow the field while you date?
Try math.” Chicago Tribune, Published
14 February 2024.
441. Jacobson, S.H., 2024 “Putting the
peer-review process to the test.” The Hill. Published 13 February
2024.
440. Jacobson, S.H., 2024 “This year’s
Super Bowl offers something for everyone.” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Published 10 February
2024.
439. Jacobson,
S.H., 2024 “Why data analysts like myself are cheering
for Brock Purdy to win the Super Bowl.” San Francisco Chronicle. Published 8 February
2024.
438. Jacobson,
S.H., 2024 “The myth of personal privacy.” The Hill. Published 5 February 2024.
437. Jacobson,
S.H., 2024 “The problem with primaries.” The Hill. Published 29 January 2024.
436. Jacobson, S.H.,
2024, “Is air travel in crisis? Hardly.”
Chicago
Tribune, Published 25 January 2024. Also appeared in Mercury News, East Bay Times, Kansas City Star, Miami Herald.
435. Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “Should you be concerned about rise in
Covid-19, RSV, and flu cases?” Chicago Tribune, Published
23 January 2024.
434.
Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “How blindly ‘following the data ‘can shipwreck the best
of ideas.” The Messenger, Published 22 January
2024.
433. Jacobson, S.H., 2024 “Every year
there are more firearms found at airports – should you be concerned?” The Hill. Published 18 January
2024.
432.
Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “How special is your special day?” The Messenger, Published 16 January
2024.
431. Jacobson, S.H., 2024 “The calculus
for Democrats is clear – Biden needs to step aside, now.” The Hill. Published 9 January
2024.
430.
Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A.,2024, “Give yourself a new year gift: Visit the
dentist.” The Messenger, Published 6 January
2024.
429. Jacobson, S.H., 2024 “When the
courts decide state legislative maps, we all lose.” The Hill. Published 3 January
2024.
428.
Jacobson, S.H., 2024, “NFL division ‘gerrymander’ may place less
worthy teams in the post-season.” The Messenger, Published 2 January
2024.
2023
Essays
426. Jacobson, S.H., 2023, “An important holiday gift that everyone can
consider giving.” Chicago Tribune, Published
18 December 2023.
425.
Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2023, “Are weight loss drugs America’s solution?” The Messenger, Published 14 December
2023.
2022
Essays
2021 Essays
154. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Should flyers
feel safer when the TSA finds more firearms at airport checkpoints?” Chicago Tribune,
Published 21 October 2021. See also Miami Herald.
153. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Southwest
Airline debacle is symptomatic of bigger pandemic problems.” The
Hill, Published 18 October 2021.
152. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: The truth about
COVID-19 vaccine exemptions.” The
Hill, Published 12 October 2021.
151. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Commentary: NHL teams
exercising their power of choice.” Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review, Published 11 October 2021.
150. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Opinion: Carey Price
and the perils of the professional hockey player.” Montreal
Gazette, Published
10 October 2021
149. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Opinion: Severity of
flu season’s up in air.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Published 6
October 2021.
148. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: From pandemic to endemic, the light at the end of the tunnel is
growing.” The
Hill, Published 4
October 2021.
147. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Opinion: Why should airline
pilots be exempt from the vaccine requirement?” Chicago Tribune, Published 4
October 2021. See also Miami Herald
146. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Commentary: COVID-19
booster shot chaos.” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Published 1
October 2021
145. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Opinion: CDC needs to
give us better data on breakthrough COVID-19 infections.” Cleveland
Plain Dealer, Published 28 September 2021.
144. Jacobson, S.H., Dai, T., 2021, “Op-Ed: Lessons
learned from hurricane recovery can improve supply chains.” The
Hill.
Published 27 September 2021.
143. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Requiring vaccination proof isn’t the problem. Making sure it’s
reliable can be.” Indianapolis
Star,
Published 22 September 2021.
142. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: No free lunch for an individual’s freedom to choose.” The
Hill, Published 20
September 2021.
141. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Vaccine
resistant people are easy targets to exploit.” The
Hill,
Published 13 September 2021.
140. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Opinion: The NHL provides a playbook on vaccinations, minus a mandate.” Montreal
Gazette,
Published 8 September 2021.
139. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: How airport
security changed and how it must change again.” Chicago Tribune, Published 8
September 2021.
138. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Commentary: Delta
variant is having its way with air travel.
What can help turn it around?” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Published 7
September 2021.
137. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: COVID-19
vaccine exemptions make no sense.” The Hill, Published 6 September 2021.
136. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Improving your
odds in the COVID-19 Powerball lottery.” The Hill, Published 31 August 2021.
135. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Vaccination
mandates are symptomatic of bigger problems in America.” The Hill, Published 25 August 2021
134. Jacobson, S.H.
Jokela, J.A., 2021, “Op-Ed: Want to keep college students safer from COVID this
Fall? Think like the TSA.” Indianapolis
Star,
Published 25 August 2021.
133. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2021, “Town
Hall: We all have choices in life. This
one is a choice with meaning for all.” Champaign News Gazette, Published 24
August 2021.
132. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2021, “Opinion:
Two steps colleges should take to reopen safely this month.” Philadelphia Inquirer, Published 18 August 2021.
131. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Opinion: Illinois’
congressional map drawing does not need to be contentious.” Daily Herald
(Chicago), Published 16 August 2021
130. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Time is ripe for
computational redistricting to expose gerrymandering.” The Hill,
Published 16 August 2021.
129. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Emotion is a big part
of how you assess risk – and why it’s so hard to be objective about pandemic
precautions.” The Conversation, Published 12 August 2021.
128. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Paying a price for choosing not to be vaccinated.” The
Hill,
Published 11 August 2021
127. Jacobson, S.H. 2021, “Op-Ed: Every COVID infection
is an opportunity for virus mutation. We
can reduce the risk.” Indianapolis
Star,
Published 9 August 2021.
126. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Data will not bridge the COVID-19 vaccine political abyss.”
The Hill, Published 3
August 2021.
125. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Commentary: TSA must mandate COVID-19 vaccines for airport security
screeners.” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Published 2
August 2021.
124. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “New endorsement laws could create pitfalls for college athletes.” The Conversation, Published 2 August 2021.
123. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Insights: Technology may solve election disputes.” Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, Published 29 July 2021.
122. Jacobson, S.H.,
Jokela, J.A., 2021, “Op-Ed: Death statistics make a powerful case for wider
vaccinations.” The Hill, Published 28 July 2021.
121. Jacobson, S.H.,
Jokela, J.A., 2021, “Op-Ed: How students can solve campus COVID-19 risk problems
if colleges won’t mandate vaccinations.” Indianapolis Star, Published 22 July
2021.
120. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Manage virus transmission risk like the TSA manages passenger
risk.” The Hill, Published 22 July 2021.
119. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Commentary: FAA weighing in on weighing air travelers.” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Published 17 July
2021.
118. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Opinion: College athlete revenue laws could backfire.” Detroit
News, Published 13 July
2021.
117. Jacobson, S.H.,
Jokela, J.A., 2021, “Opinion: College and COVID: The right way to protect
students, professors and the rest of us.” New York Daily News, Published 8 July
2021.
116. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Data should dictate voting rights.” The Hill, Published 8 July 2021.
115. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Airport security COVID-19 recommendations miss the mark as
variant surges.” Cleveland Plain Dealer, Published 2 July
2021.
114. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Gerrymandering and restricting voting rights: Flip sides of the
same coin.” The Hill, Published 1 July 2021.
113. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Here’s why natural COVID-19 immunity pales compared to
vaccination.” Indianapolis Star, Published 1 July
2021
112. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Town Hall: There is no path to please everyone, but there are paths that
will serve the best of interests of everyone.” Champaign News Gazette, Published 29 June
2021.
111. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Will COVID-19 create unexpected surprises at the US Open?” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Published 18 June
2021
110. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: How breakthrough infection rates for vaccines will make a
difference.” The Hill, Published 17 June 2021.
109. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: It’s not just anti-vaxxers.
Here’s what the FDA can do to get more shots in arms.” Indianapolis Star, Published 16 June
2021.
108. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: In-person academic conferences must resume this autumn.” Times Higher Education, Published 14 June
2021.
107. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Illinoisans deserve better when it comes to redistricting.” Champaign News Gazette, Published 13 June
2021
106. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Are the recent cyberattacks just the tip of the iceberg?” The Hill, Published 10 June 2021.
105. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Opinion: Take it from Golfer Jon Rahm, not being vaccinated can be
costly.” Columbus Dispatch, Published 7 June
2021.
104. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: What it will take to host the 2021 Summer Olympics.” The Hill, Published 2 June 2021.
103. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Why it’s impossible to predict mass shootings like San Jose.” San Francisco Chronicle, Published 26 May
2021.
102. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Late-pandemic insights, from an expert who writes on COVID-19” Indianapolis
Star, Published 25 May
2021.
101. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: The government is not asking you to be a vaccine guinea pig.” The Hill, Published 25 May 2021
100. Jacobson, S.H.,
2021, “Op-Ed: Data supports new CDC policy.” The Hill, Published 19 May 2021.
99. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: The important role that data scientists have in
defeating COVID vaccine skepticism.” Indianapolis Star, Published 18 May
2021
98. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2021, “Op-Ed: Require COVID vaccines for all
Illinois public college students.” Chicago
Tribune, Published 13 May
2021.
97. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Under the radar stories from census data.” The Hill, Published 12 May 2021
96. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Why we need vaccine passports, and why they’ll never
happen,” Crain’s
Chicago Business, Published 5 May 2021
95. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: COVID-19 clique immunity should be the goal.” The Hill, Published 5 May 2021.
94. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: The NCAA is not doing it the right way.” The Hill, Published 27 April 2021.
93. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Why COVID-19 positivity rate may be a misleading
metric.” Detroit News, Published 27 April 2021.
92. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: What’s an ideal fix for Illinois gerrymandering? An
algorithmic approach.” Chicago Tribune, Published 22 April 2021.
91. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Do college campuses still need COVID-19 surveillance
testing?” The Hill, Published 13 April 2021.
90. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2021, “Op-Ed: Here’s why America’s COVID-19
immunization depends on college campuses.” Indianapolis Star, Published 8
April 2021.
89. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: The greatest threat to our democracy does not reside
in the White House.” The Hill, Published 1
April 2021.
88. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: One U.S. airline is keeping middle seats open. Here’s what science says about it.” Indianapolis Star, Published
31 March 2021. Also appeared in USA
Today on
4 April 2021
87. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Having vaccinated people on airplanes make sense,” The Hill, Published
22 March 2021.
86. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Our nation needs March Madness,” The
Hill,
Published 15 March 2021.
85. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: NCAA COVID-19 Policy Demands Selective
Reseeding for March Madness” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Published 10 March 2021.
84. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2021, “Op-Ed: How do we know if the COVID-19
vaccines are working?” The
Hill, Published 1 March
2021.
83. Jacobson, S.H., “2021, “Op-Ed: Testing international travelers for COVID-19 is a
bad idea,” The Hill, Published
22 February 2021.
82. Jacobson, S.H., “2021, “Op-Ed: How the pandemic could affect NCAA Selection Sunday
seedings,” Indianapolis Star, Published
14 February 2021.
81. Jacobson, S.H., “2021, “Op-Ed: Mask mandate on airplanes: Right idea with
wrong implementation,” The Hill, Published
12 February 2021.
80. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2021,
“Op-Ed: Excuses against taking COVID-19 vaccine don’t add up.” The Hill, Published 4 February 2021
79. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed:
TSA firearm catch rate doubles, but are flyers safer?” Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review,
Published 1 February 2021.
78. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Here
is the hidden cost of the NCAA’s pandemic-driven extension of athlete
eligibility,” Indianapolis Star, Published 27 January 2021.
77. Jacobson, S. H., 2021, “Op-Ed:
Risk-based analytics can breakdown COVID-19 vaccination bottlenecks,” The
Hill, Published 26
January 2021.
76. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: Don’t
put smokers toward the front of the vaccination line,” New York Daily News, Published 20
January 2021
75. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed: With
vaccine limitations, will COVID-19 hamstring Biden?” The
Hill,
Published 19 January 2021.
74. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2021,
“Op-Ed: The State of COVID-19 in the State of Illinois,” Champaign
News Gazette, Published 12
January 2021
73. Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “Op-Ed:
COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain Can be Fixed,” The
Hill,
Published 11 January 2021.
72. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2021,
“Op-Ed: Airport Security Checkpoints are
Nation’s COVID-19 Canary,” Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review, Published 10 January 2021
71. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2021,
“Op-Ed: A lack of coronavirus vaccine won’t stop U.S. herd immunity. Here’s what could.” Indianapolis Star, Published 10 January 2021.
2020 Essays
70. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
Op-Ed: Looking toward a post-vaccine COVID-19 America,” Detroit
News, Published 28
December 2020.
69. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
Op-Ed: Collaboration, not competition, will lead to more COVID-19 vaccine
options,” Washington
Times, Published 25 December 2020.
68. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: Airport security checkpoints are a COVID-19 war zone,” Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette,
Published 21 December 2020
67. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Communications, not curfews, are the keys,” The Hill, Published 17 December 2020.
66. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: What will spring 2021 semester look like?” Newsday, Published 14 December 2020.
65. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Effective Treatments, not Vaccines, are Light at the End of COVID-19 Tunnel,” Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review,
Published 13 December 2020.
64. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: Testing dysfunction is fueling the
COVID-19 wildfire,” Washington Examiner, Published 9 December 2020.
63. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: Can
NCAA basketball play through the pandemic? Here's what the data says,” Indianapolis Star, Published 9 December 2020.
62. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: After
health care workers, who’s next in line for the vaccine?” St. Louis
Post-Dispatch,
Published 8 December 2020.
61. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: Four
guiding principles to extinguish the public health wildfire,” The
Hill, Published 2
December 2020.
60. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: Food
and consumer goods supply chains remain resilient,” Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review,
Published 22 November 2020.
59. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: The
data reveals foreign influence and pollsters are 2020’s biggest losers,” The
Hill, Published 17
November 2020
58. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: The
2020 data say, ‘that was close’,” The
Hill, Published 12
November 2020.
57. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Guest Commentary: The future of the coronavirus pandemic: ‘The best strategy
forward is the simplest one’,” Champaign
News Gazette,
Published 3 November 2020.
56. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: Time
for Big10 to Lead,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Published 2
November 2020.
55. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Schools have the tools to evaluate the threat
to college sports,” Columbus
Dispatch, Published 30
October 2020.
54. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: COVID-19
may upset the ‘Keys to the White House’ prediction,” The
Hill, Published 22
October 2020.
53. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: If playing Big10 football this fall makes good
“cents,” then not playing other fall sports makes no sense,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Published 18
October 2020.
52. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: The final two weeks — key factors Trump needs
to keep the White House,” The
Hill, Published 13
October 2020
51. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: COVID-19 vaccine supply chain could be easier than
many expect,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Published 7
October 2020
50. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: Six Lessons Colleges are Teaching us About COVID-19,” The
Hill, Published 25
September 2020.
49. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Commentary: Rural Illinois must embrace CDC guidelines and more testing
for COVID-19,” Chicago
Tribune, Published 23
September 2020.
48. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: How
mathematics can help you vote this November,” The
Hill, Published 14
September 2020.
47. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: The sensible way to return to college during the COVID-19 pandemic," Washington Times, Published 10 September 2020.
46. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: For maximum COVID compliance, build bridges with students, not
barriers,” Times
Higher Education,
Published 6 September 2020.
45. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Cancel college golf? You must be joking,”
The
Hill, Published 4
September 2020.
44. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Commentary: Partnership, not punishment, is the key to keeping colleges open” Times
of Northwest Indiana, Published 30 August 2020
43. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: If
the University of Illinois can’t prevail over COVID-19, no other big university
will be able to either” Chicago
Sun Times, Published 24 August
2020.
42. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
COVID-19: Lessons Learned from UNC Can Benefit Hundreds of Other Colleges,” The
Hill, Published 24 August
2020.
41. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Mayors, it’s time to step-up” The
Hill, Published 17 August
2020.
40. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: Delaying college football until
the spring will guarantee no college football in the spring,” Des
Moines Register,
Published 16 August 2020.
39. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Covid-19 is Putting the ‘Student’ Back in Student-Athlete,” Columbus
Dispatch, Published 15 August
2020
38. Jokela, J.A., Jacobson, S.H., 2020,
“Op-Ed: Non-urban areas in Illinois are the new Covid-19 problem,” published 14
August 2020 in the McDonough
County Voice
37. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Here's how college basketball should play this season during COVID-19” Published 14 August 2020 in the Detroit News
36. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: Why
women’s volleyball and soccer should get a green light this fall?” University Business, Published 11 August 2020.
35. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: Who
is at risk if we play college football this fall?” The
Hill, Published 10 August
2020.
34. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: No
turning back once in-person education begins,” Roanoke
Times, Published 9 August
2020.
33. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: Who
should get the COVID vaccine first? It’s more complicated than you think,” New
York Daily News,
Published 7 August 2020.
32. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Recasting How We Cast Votes,” The
Hill, Published 31 July
2020.
31. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Women’s intercollegiate sports should get a green light this fall,” Wisconsin
State Journal,
Published 26 July 2020.
30. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: COVID-19: the new STD,” The Daily
Californian,
Published 21 July 2020.
29. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Career
Advice: Rethinking Professional Meetings and Conferences,” Inside
Higher Ed, Published 16 July 2020
28. Jokela, J.A., Jacobson, S.H., 2020,
“Op-Ed: get your vaccine in the fall,” Modern Healthcare, Published 15 July 2020.
27. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: With Covid-19, now’s no time to rest on our laurels,” Champaign
News Gazette,
Published 14 July 2020
26. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: The time is right for people at-risk to shelter-in-place,” Morning
Consult, Published 10 July
2020
25. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Chicago travel order makes no sense,” Daily
Herald (Chicago), Published 9 July 2020.
24. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: 14 day quarantine into New York, New Jersey, and
Connecticut? Good luck,” The
Hill, Published 8 July
2020.
23. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
University towns poised to become the next Covid-19 epicenters,” Indianapolis
Star, Published 5 July
2020.
22. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: Stop
Wearing Face Masks --- Incorrectly,” The
Hill, Published 24 June
2020.
21. Jacobson, S. H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: Three Questions Every University Must Ask as They Plan to Reopen,” The
Hill, Published 18 June 2020.
20. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: We need better face masks, now,” Morning
Consult, Published 10 June
2020.
19. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Commentary:
How Data Collection During the Country’s Reopening Can Accelerate Return to
Normalcy,” insideBIGDATA, Published 6 June 2020.
18. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Perspective:
Making Sense of TSA’s Higher Firearm Detection Rate, “Homeland
Security Today,
Published 27 May 2020.
17. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Temperature Checks for Airplane Passengers: A Bad Idea,” New
York Daily News, Published 20 May 2020.
16. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: Want
to reduce Deaths? Look to TSA’s PreCheck Model,” Crain’s Chicago
Business, Published 15 May 2020.
15. Jacobson, , S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed: We
need custom COVID-19 plans for the four distinct regions of Illinois,” Chicago
Tribune, Published 5 May
2020.
14. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Airport security in a post-COVID-19 world,” The
Hill, Published 24 April 2020.
13. Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2020,
“Op-Ed: Second wave of coronavirus infections could hit Big Ten Schools hard,” Wisconsin
State Journal,
Published 19 April 2020.
12. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Op-Ed:
Responding to the Coronavirus Threat Using Lessons Learned from Ebola,” Washington
Times, Published 30
January 2020.
2019 and Earlier Essays
11. Jacobson, S.H., 2019, “Op-Ed: Eyes
on Detroit as airport seeks to attract non-flyers,” Runway
Girl Network,
Published 12 November 2019.
10. Jacobson, S.H., 2019, “Op-Ed: Is my ‘real ID’
a REAL ID?” American
Thinker, Published 30
October 2019.
9.
Jacobson,
S.H., 2019, “Op-Ed: Data Dispels Two Commons Myths about Mass Killings,” Morning
Consult, Published 22 August
2019.
8.
Jacobson,
S.H., 2019, “Op-Ed: Ebola: Here we go again,” Washington
Times, Published 6 August
2019.
7.
Jacobson,
S.H., 2019, “Op-Ed: This Isn’t How it Was Supposed to Work: Has PreCheck become Unchecked?” RealClearDefense, Published 20 June 2019.
6.
Jacobson,
S.H., 2019, “Op-Ed: Bracketology isn’t just for March Madness: It can save lives, save money,
and solve problems,” Fox News, Published 17
March 2019.
5.
Jacobson,
S.H., 2018, “Op-Ed: If US states cannot fund their universities, they must
stand aside,” Times Higher Education, Published
1 March 2018.
4.
Jacobson,
S.H., 2017, “Opinion Viewpoint: Morrill Land-Grant Acts and the Erosion of
State Support for Higher Education,” Insider Higher Ed, Published 5 September 2017.
3.
Jacobson, S.H.,
2017, “Op-Ed: How Secure are our Airports?,” (Invited) , CNN Opinion, 6 January 2017.
2.
Jacobson, S.H.,
2016, “Op-Ed: After Brussels, simply adding extra security won’t keep travelers
safe,” (Invited), Quartz, 23 March 2016.
1. Jacobson, S.H., 2014, “Op-Ed: Airport
should being screening for Ebola the same way they screen for terrorists,”
(Invited) , Washington Post, 2 October 2014.
8.
Jacobson S.H., 2020, “Letter: Please,
support the common good,” Champaign News Gazette, Published 26 April
2020.
7.
Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Letter: Defying
COVID-1 safety practices is like driving drunk,” Chicago Sun
Times, Published 22 April 2020.
6.
Jacobson, S.H., 2018, “Letter: Human error
still a part of self-driving cars,” USAToday, 36(156), 25 April 2018, 5a.
5.
Jacobson, S.H., 2017, Letter: Build on the
Readmission of Airport Travelers, Wall
Street Journal, 23 October 2017.
4. Jacobson,
S.H., 2017, “Letter: How to avoid getting bumped from a flight,” Chicago Tribune (Voice of the People),
12 April 2017.
3.
Jacobson, S.H., 2017, “Letter: Has the TSA
spread itself too thin?” Chicago Tribune
(Voice of the People), 30 October 2017.
2.
Jacobson, S.H., 2012, “Letter: Brackets can
Promote Stem,” USAToday,
30(139), 30 March 2012, 10a.
1. Jacobson,
S.H., 2011, “Letter: TSA chats address limits of Technology,” USAToday, 30(36),
3 November 2011.
Professional Publications and Blog Postings
(Invited, Letters)
33.
Jacobson, S.H., 2022, “Join us at the 2022
INFORMS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.” ORMS Today,
49(5), 55.
32.
Jacobson, S.H., 2022, “2022 INFORMS Annual
Meeting is coming to Indianapolis.” ORMS Today, 49(4).
31.
Jacobson, S.H., 2022, “Building an audience
for your research.” ORMS Today, 48.
30.
Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “College Sports and Covid-19. It’s Complicated,” Significance Magazine.
29.
Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “This One is Really
Different,” ORMS Today, 47(5).
28.
Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “We’ve Only Just
Begun,” ORMS Today, 47(3).
27.
Ludden I., Swamy, R., King, D.M., Jacobson,
S.H., 2019, “Political Redistricting and O.R.: A Map for the Future,” ORMS Today, 46(5).
26.
Jacobson, S.H., 2019, “Engineering Summit
Focuses on Research Processes, Collaborations to Benefit Society,” ORMS Today,
46(4). 17.
25.
Jacobson, S.H., 2019, “Artificial Intelligence and Aviation Security: Offering
Huge Promise but not a Panacea.” Aviation
Security International, April 2019.
24.
Jacobson, S.H., 2018, “Resoundingly Human
November: Part 2,” ORMS Today
(Podcast), https://pubsonline.informs.org/do/10.1287/orms.2018.11.02/abs/.
23. Gaukler, G., Jacobson, S., Ergun, O., 2018,
“Speakers Program is alive and getting better,” ORMS Today, 45(5), 14.
22. Jacobson, S.H.,
Hajjar, J.F., Johnson, A., Moreno- Centeno, E., Shen, S., 2018, “Future
Directions for Broader Impacts at the National Science Foundation,” ORMS Today,
45(1), 24-27.
21. Jacobson,
S.H., 2017, “NSF: Peer reviews peer-review process,” ORMS Today, 44(6), 10-11.
20. Jacobson,
S.H., Sauppe, J.J., Rigdon, S.E., 2016, “What
Happened?” Communications of the ACM
(BLOG@CACM), Posted 2 December 2016.
19. Zhang, W.,
Sauppe, J.J., Jacobson, S.H., 2016, “Election
Analytics,” ORMS Today, 43(5), 30-31.
18. Jacobson,
S.H., 2015, “A Call for Arms: How INFORMS Can Help in Making Value for America,” ORMS
Today, 42(6), 14.
17. Jacobson,
S.H., 2014, “Confessions of a NSF Program Director,” ORMS Today, 41(5).
16. Sauppe, J.J, Jacobson, S.H., 2012, “Election
Analytics,” ORMS Today, 39(5), 34-36.
15. Jacobson,
S.H., 2011, “An Opportunity to Make a Difference,” ORMS Today, 38(6),
28-30,32.
14. Jacobson,
S.H., 2011, “The Laws of Probability, the Final Four, and the Analytics of
Bracketology,” ORMS Today, 38(1), 30-32.
13. Proano,
R.A., Jacobson, S.H., Jokela, J.A., 2011, “Response
to "Modeling the national pediatric vaccine stockpile: Supply shortages,
health impacts and cost consequences"”, Vaccine, 29(4), 615.
12. Jacobson,
S.H., Lee, A.J., 2010, Aviation Security in 2030: A Glimpse into the
Future," ORMS Today, 37(6), 14,16.
11. Jacobson, S.H., 2010, “Staking a Claim to
IE (Information Engineering),” ORMS Today, 37(1), 18-19.
10.
Jacobson,
S.H., Sewell, E.C., 2008, “Predictions, Prophesy, and Promises,” ORMS Today,
35(6), 16-17.
9. Lee, A.J., Jacobson, S.H., 2008, “Olympic
Tiebreakers: The Reward of Risk and Innovation," ORMS Today,
35(5), 20-21.
8. Jacobson, S.H., 2007, “Research Videos: A
Star is B‘OR’n,” ORMS
Today, 34(5), 16-17.
7. Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E., Pohl, E.,
2007, “Editor’s Introduction: Special Issue on Homeland Security,” IIE Transactions,
39(1), 1-2.
6. Jacobson, S.H., 2006, “How to Survive Your
15 Minutes of Fame,” ORMS Today, 33(6), 30-34.
5.
McLay, L.A.,
Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E., 2005, “Making Skies Safer: Applying Operations
Research to Aviation Passenger Prescreening Systems,” ORMS Today,
32(5), 24-31 (Reprinted in Analytics, Spring 2008, 13-17).
4. Jacobson, S.H., 2005, “Selling Our Wares:
What We Don’t Tell Them Can Hurt Us,” ORMS Today, 32(2), 80.
3. Jacobson, S.H., Sewell, E.C., Weniger,
B.G., 2004, “An Operations Research Software Tool for Designing Pediatric
Vaccine Formularies for Childhood Immunization,” Interfaces, 34(6),
440-441.
2. Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E., 2003,
“Authors’ Commentary: Aviation Security Baggage Screening: To Screen or Not to
Screen, That is the Question,” UMAP Journal,
24(2), 187-192
1. Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E., 2002, “A New
Era for Aviation Security,” Swords and Ploughshares, 14(1), 7-8.