At a high school competition in Seoul, Korea for students interested in data science, Prof. Jeho Park, who is director of the Murty Sunak Quantitative and Computing Lab at CMC, led a four-week course on big data analysis. In an interview with Korea JoongAng Daily, Park said, “Some of the students took on issues that graduate students would take on, and tried to visualize data on issues very relevant to our lives.

In an article published in Mint, Prof. Minxin Pei writes of the legacy of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. He writes that the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), may shape the future of Asia’s geopolitical landscape.

Sarah Chen ’22 and Prof. Manfred Keil shared 21 “good news” items from 2021 in an article they co-wrote for the San Bernardino Sun. Chen, who was recently named a Rhodes Scholar, is a forecast analyst with CMC’s Lowe Institute of Political Economy. Keil is the Associate Director of the Lowe Institute and leads the Inland Empire economic forecast research team.

In a commentary published in Real Clear Politics, Prof. Andrew Busch discussed the history of budget reconciliation use and misuse, starting with the establishment and evolution of the Budget and Impoundment Control Act from 1974.

The Daily Beast interviewed Prof. Jack Pitney about the expectations that President Joe Biden would rescue America like a superhero. “We expected Biden to return us to normality and it hasn’t happened. It’s not necessarily his fault, but people aren’t grading on a curve,” he said.

In an op-ed published in the Salt Lake Tribune, Religious Studies Prof. Cristina Rosetti writes of the distrust that fundamentalist groups have for government and medical authorities, resulting in many refusing COVID-19 vaccinations and searching for alternative remedies. These groups “still view the government with suspicion. Many continue polygamy, and fear of being reported to law enforcement keeps them from accessing resources like health care.”