News Feature Channel: Government and Law /articles/channels/Government and Law This feature channel highlights experts and feature ideas related to government, the justice system and legal issues. en-us Copyright 2025 News News Feature Channel: Government and Law 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif Susan G. Komen's Statement on Passage of Critical Breast Imaging Legislation in Arkansas /articles/susan-g-komen-s-statement-on-passage-of-critical-breast-imaging-legislation-in-arkansas/?sc=c16 /articles/susan-g-komen-s-statement-on-passage-of-critical-breast-imaging-legislation-in-arkansas/?sc=c16 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:15:27 EST Cancer,Government and Law,Healthcare,Women's Health,U.S. Politics Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy) Policy Supplemental imaging is a critical form of breast cancer screening for some high-risk individuals. Susan G. Komen Rutgers and UVA Lead Largest Global Law Enforcement Delegation to March of the Living to Mark 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation /articles/rutgers-and-uva-lead-largest-global-law-enforcement-delegation-to-march-of-the-living-to-mark-80th-anniversary-of-auschwitz-liberation/?sc=c16 /articles/rutgers-and-uva-lead-largest-global-law-enforcement-delegation-to-march-of-the-living-to-mark-80th-anniversary-of-auschwitz-liberation/?sc=c16 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:50:51 EST Government and Law Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Social and Behavioral Sciences),Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy) Announcement Rutgers University's Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience and the University of Virginia's (UVA) Center for Public Safety and Justice (CPSJ) are leading the largest-ever global law enforcement delegation to participate in the International March of the Living, commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Study Confirms: Landmark Federal Plan Could Enhance Multiracial Well-Being and Extend Life Expectancy for Everyone in America /articles/new-study-confirms-landmark-federal-plan-could-enhance-multiracial-well-being-and-extend-life-expectancy-for-everyone-in-america/?sc=c16 /articles/new-study-confirms-landmark-federal-plan-could-enhance-multiracial-well-being-and-extend-life-expectancy-for-everyone-in-america/?sc=c16 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:35:38 EST All Journal ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½,Government and Law,Healthcare,Healthspan,Public Health,PLOS Science News Research Results New Study Confirms: Landmark Federal Plan Could Enhance Multiracial Well-Being and Extend Life Expectancy for Everyone in America The Rippel Foundation How Did Environmentalism Become a Partisan Issue? /articles/how-did-environmentalism-become-a-partisan-issue/?sc=c16 /articles/how-did-environmentalism-become-a-partisan-issue/?sc=c16 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:05:43 EST Climate Science,Environmental Health,Environmental Science,Government and Law,U.S. Politics Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy) Feature <img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2025/04/16/67ffbfe377725_2308289931facultyheadshot068-SCOVILLECROP.jpg&width=100&height=150" alt="ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ image" />Tufts University sociologist Caleb Scoville will be delving deeply into the connection between environmentalism and partisan politics in the U.S., thanks to a prestigious Andrew Carnegie fellowship, which he just received. The fellowship is part of a Carnegie program supporting research around political polarization in the U.S. /articles//images/uploads/2025/04/16/67ffbfe377725_2308289931facultyheadshot068-SCOVILLECROP.jpg,/images/uploads/2025/04/16/67ffc00666639_shutterstock2528249045-ENVIROMENTPOLITICS.jpg Tufts University Will Local Analysts Cater to Government Needs in Earnings Forecasts? Evidence from Financial Misconduct in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises /articles/will-local-analysts-cater-to-government-needs-in-earnings-forecasts-evidence-from-financial-misconduct-in-chinese-state-owned-enterprises/?sc=c16 /articles/will-local-analysts-cater-to-government-needs-in-earnings-forecasts-evidence-from-financial-misconduct-in-chinese-state-owned-enterprises/?sc=c16 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:50:09 EST All Journal ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½,Business Ethics,Entrepreneurship,Government and Law Business News Research Alert Journal of Business Ethics WashU Expert: How Tariff Uncertainty Will Impact Economy, Businesses /articles/washu-expert-how-tariff-uncertainty-will-impact-economy-businesses/?sc=c16 /articles/washu-expert-how-tariff-uncertainty-will-impact-economy-businesses/?sc=c16 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:10:39 EST Business Ethics,Economics,Entrepreneurship,Government and Law,Wall Street,U.S. Foreign Relations,U.S. Politics Business News Expert Pitch John Horn, a professor of practice in economics at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, explains how tariff uncertainty and confusion is contributing to market volatility -- and how this might impact long-term economic trends. (includes video) Washington University in St. Louis Charities Spend Big to Defend Their Board's Corporate Agendas, New Study Reveals /articles/charities-spend-big-to-defend-their-board-s-corporate-agendas-new-study-reveals/?sc=c16 /articles/charities-spend-big-to-defend-their-board-s-corporate-agendas-new-study-reveals/?sc=c16 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:15:32 EST All Journal ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½,Business Ethics,Entrepreneurship,Government and Law,Wall Street Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy) Research Results Charities lobby on behalf of their corporate board members more than previously recognized. University of Florida Expert Says Tariffs & USAID Cuts Could Lead to Job Losses, Rollback of HIV/AIDS Gains & Greater China Influence in Lesotho /articles/expert-says-tariffs-usaid-cuts-could-lead-to-job-losses-rollback-of-hivaids-gains-greater-china-influence-in-lesotho/?sc=c16 /articles/expert-says-tariffs-usaid-cuts-could-lead-to-job-losses-rollback-of-hivaids-gains-greater-china-influence-in-lesotho/?sc=c16 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:05:32 EST AIDS and HIV,Budgets and Funding,Business Ethics,Economics,Government and Law,U.S. Foreign Relations,U.S. Politics Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy) Expert Pitch <img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2025/04/11/67f91ced8c107_FogelmanCharles-250409-FZ-002-1536x1014.jpg&width=100&height=150" alt="ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ image" /> /articles//images/uploads/2025/04/11/67f91ced8c107_FogelmanCharles-250409-FZ-002-1536x1014.jpg College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Turbett Surgical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Enhanced Instrument Pod Portfolio /articles/turbett-surgical-receives-fda-510-k-clearance-for-enhanced-instrument-pod-portfolio/?sc=c16 /articles/turbett-surgical-receives-fda-510-k-clearance-for-enhanced-instrument-pod-portfolio/?sc=c16 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:15:30 EST Budgets and Funding,Government and Law,Healthcare,Patient Safety,Technology Medical News Announcement Turbett Surgical's Instrument Pods receive FDA 510(k) clearance, boasting increased weight capacity of up to 300 lbs for the TS1200 and expanded lumen validation for improved surgical instrument management. Turbett Surgical, Inc Ford O'Brien Landy LLP: Court Rules Dr. William Husel's Defamation Case Against Trinity Health Corporation Will Proceed to Trial /articles/ford-o-brien-landy-llp-court-rules-dr-william-husel-s-defamation-case-against-trinity-health-corporation-will-proceed-to-trial/?sc=c16 /articles/ford-o-brien-landy-llp-court-rules-dr-william-husel-s-defamation-case-against-trinity-health-corporation-will-proceed-to-trial/?sc=c16 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:20:26 EST Government and Law,Healthcare,U.S. Supreme Court Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy) Announcement Ford O'Brien Landy LLP: Court Rules Dr. William Husel's Defamation Case Against Trinity Health Corporation Will Proceed to Trial Ford O'Brien Landy LLP Pharma Tariff Implications: Risk Expert Clifford Rossi Available /articles/pharma-tariff-implications-risk-expert-clifford-rossi-available/?sc=c16 /articles/pharma-tariff-implications-risk-expert-clifford-rossi-available/?sc=c16 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:30:22 EST Economics,Government and Law,Pharmaceuticals,U.S. Politics,Top Hit Stories Medical ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½,Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy),Business News Expert Pitch University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business New Report: Youth Attitudes on Democracy & Authoritarianism /articles/new-report-youth-attitudes-on-democracy-authoritarianism/?sc=c16 /articles/new-report-youth-attitudes-on-democracy-authoritarianism/?sc=c16 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:45:15 EST Government and Law,U.S. Elections ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½,U.S. Politics Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy) Feature A new report on young people's views of democracy and authoritarianism reveals more than one-third of young people report being disengaged from-or even hostile to-a democracy that has not served them well. Tufts University Are Tariffs Pushing the U.S. Toward Recession? Virginia Tech Economists Weigh In /articles/are-tariffs-pushing-the-u-s-toward-recession-virginia-tech-economists-weigh-in/?sc=c16 /articles/are-tariffs-pushing-the-u-s-toward-recession-virginia-tech-economists-weigh-in/?sc=c16 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:10:23 EST Business Ethics,Economics,Entrepreneurship,Government and Law,U.S. Foreign Relations,U.S. Politics Business News Feature Expert <img src="/legacy/image.php?image=https://news.vt.edu/content/news_vt_edu/en/articles/2025/04/tariffs-recession-economics-experts/jcr:content/article-image.transform/xl-medium/image.jpg&width=100&height=150" alt="ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ image" />Global stock markets are volatile as a result of President Donald Trump's widespread tariff announcements. The big question now: Is the United States headed for a recession?  The short answer from Virginia Tech economists and policy experts Jadrian Wooten, David Bieri, and Dimitris Tsarouhas is no, not yet, but we're getting close. /articles/https://news.vt.edu/content/news_vt_edu/en/articles/2025/04/tariffs-recession-economics-experts/jcr:content/article-image.transform/xl-medium/image.jpg,https://experts.vt.edu/24397-jadrian-wooten/thumbnail,https://spia.vt.edu/content/spia_vt_edu/en/people/Faculty/bios/bieri/_jcr_content/bio-image.img.png/1687961508187.png,https://experts.vt.edu/19349-dimitris-tsarouhas/thumbnail Virginia Tech Don't Sell You Existing Stocks, Says SMU Investing Expert /articles/don-t-sell-you-existing-stocks-says-smu-investing-expert/?sc=c16 /articles/don-t-sell-you-existing-stocks-says-smu-investing-expert/?sc=c16 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:00:18 EST Business Ethics,Entrepreneurship,Government and Law,Top Hit Stories Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy) Expert Pitch Southern Methodist University Tens of Thousands Would Lose Coverage if Ohio's Medicaid Work Requirement is Approved /articles/tens-of-thousands-would-lose-coverage-if-ohio-s-medicaid-work-requirement-is-approved/?sc=c16 /articles/tens-of-thousands-would-lose-coverage-if-ohio-s-medicaid-work-requirement-is-approved/?sc=c16 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:30:17 EST Budgets and Funding,Government and Law,Healthcare,Public Health,Top Hit Stories Medical News Expert Pitch A group of public health scholars have filed public comments urging the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to turn down Ohio's request for a Medicaid work requirement waiver. George Washington University American University Experts Available to Comment on the Trump Tariffs /articles/american-university-experts-available-to-comment-on-the-trump-tariffs/?sc=c16 /articles/american-university-experts-available-to-comment-on-the-trump-tariffs/?sc=c16 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:10:40 EST Economics,Government and Law,U.S. Politics Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy) Expert Pitch American University MSU Professor's Report Reveals Nearly 150 Exonerations in 2024 /articles/msu-professor-s-report-reveals-nearly-150-exonerations-in-2024/?sc=c16 /articles/msu-professor-s-report-reveals-nearly-150-exonerations-in-2024/?sc=c16 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:05:15 EST Crime and Forensic Science,Government and Law,Race and Ethnicity,U.S. Politics Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy) Research Results In 2024, 147 people were exonerated in the U.S. after losing an average of 13.5 years of their lives to wrongful imprisonment for crimes they did not commit. Michigan State University Two-Thirds of U.S. Adolescent Minors Are Impacted by State Abortion Restrictions /articles/two-thirds-of-u-s-adolescent-minors-are-impacted-by-state-abortion-restrictions/?sc=c16 /articles/two-thirds-of-u-s-adolescent-minors-are-impacted-by-state-abortion-restrictions/?sc=c16 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:00:00 EST Abortion and Reproductive Freedom,All Journal ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½,Children's Health,Government and Law,Healthcare,JAMA Medical News Research Results Rutgers Health researchers find 7 million adolescents face severe obstacles to abortion access Rutgers University-New Brunswick ASTRO Emphasizes Need for Medicare Payment Stability as Dr. Mehmet Oz Confirmed as CMS Administrator /articles/astro-emphasizes-need-for-medicare-payment-stability-as-dr-mehmet-oz-confirmed-as-cms-administrator/?sc=c16 /articles/astro-emphasizes-need-for-medicare-payment-stability-as-dr-mehmet-oz-confirmed-as-cms-administrator/?sc=c16 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:00:58 EST Cancer,Government and Law,Healthcare,Top Hit Stories Medical News Policy The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from Howard M. Sandler, MD, FASTRO, Chair of the ASTRO Board of Directors in response to Dr. Mehmet Oz's confirmation as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): "ASTRO congratulates Dr. Mehmet Oz on his confirmation as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Economic Expert on Auto Tariffs, Motives and Consequences /articles/economic-expert-on-auto-tariffs-motives-and-consequences/?sc=c16 /articles/economic-expert-on-auto-tariffs-motives-and-consequences/?sc=c16 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:50:42 EST Business Ethics,Economics,Government and Law,U.S. Foreign Relations,U.S. Politics Life ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (Law and Public Policy) Feature Expert <img src="/legacy/image.php?image=https://spia.vt.edu/content/spia_vt_edu/en/people/Faculty/bios/bieri/_jcr_content/bio-image.img.png/1687961508187.png&width=100&height=150" alt="ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ image" />President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on imported passenger vehicles, light trucks, and parts such and engines and transmissions. Virginia Tech global finance expert David Bieri answered questions about potential positive and negative effects of the tariffs for the auto industry, auto workers, and consumers. /articles/https://spia.vt.edu/content/spia_vt_edu/en/people/Faculty/bios/bieri/_jcr_content/bio-image.img.png/1687961508187.png Virginia Tech