Environment, Health & Science Publications

UPDATE: COVID Public Opinion Study Finds Continued Disapproval for Government Executives

September 8, 2020, 4:02 pm

The twelfth survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, found a continued disapproval for how…

Survey finds majority in U.S. believe it is unsafe for schools to reopen in fall

August 19, 2020, 3:43 pm

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country as we draw closer to a new school year leaving school districts across the United States struggling with the decision of whether to stay remote in the fall, return to classes in…

COVID-19 and its Links to Nationwide Protests

August 16, 2020, 2:07 pm

The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe looked at the many intersections…

Will Americans Vacinate Themselves and Their Children Against COVID-19?

August 16, 2020, 1:35 pm

If a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, what is the likelihood Americans will vaccinate themselves? A new survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy…

New COVID Study Finds Testing Results are Coming Too Late to Help Slow the Coronavirus’ Spread.

August 16, 2020, 1:09 pm

The seventh survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, reported that delays in COVID-19 test…

Conveying Truth: Independent Media in Putin’s Russia

August 10, 2020, 5:53 pm
Ann Cooper, Spring 2020 Joan Shorenstein Fellow

A new report from Shorenstein Center Fellow Ann Cooper describes the origins and evolution of independent media in Russia from the late Soviet era to the coronavirus crisis of 2020.

New COVID Public Opinion Study Finds Increased Support for Vote By Mail

August 9, 2020, 7:13 pm

The sixth survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, found not only an increase…

New COVID Public Opinion Study Finds Declining Approval for Government Executives

July 9, 2020, 3:17 pm

The fifth survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, found that between…

New survey shows U.S. public is ‘firmly opposed’ to reopening the economy immediately

April 30, 2020, 8:22 am
David Lazer (Northeastern), Matthew Baum (Harvard Kennedy School), Katherine Ognyanova (Rutgers University), John Della Volpe (Harvard Kennedy School)

A new national survey conducted by researchers from Harvard Kennedy School, Northeastern University, and Rutgers University shows broad support for COVID-19 response measures, and trust in expertise during the pandemic.

Time to Fix It: Developing Rules for Internet Capitalism

August 16, 2018, 5:00 am
By Tom Wheeler, Senior Research Fellow, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard Kennedy School

A Shorenstein Center Fellows Research Paper by Tom Wheeler, former Chairman of the FCC under President Barack Obama, and Senior Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy and Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government….