Title: July 13 – 17, 2020 News Clips

Georgetown in the News:

• Washington Business Journal – USM chancellor hails retraction of ‘capricious, misguided’ student visa rule change
• The Hill – Watch live: Fauci gives COVID-19 update in Georgetown conference 
• Axios – Fauci on who to trust amid coronavirus: “Stick with respected medical authorities”
• The Hill – Fauci: ‘I think you can trust me’ on my track record
• The Hill – Fauci: Young people have ‘societal responsibility’ to avoid COVID infection
• CNN – Trump’s directionless White House on full display
• CNN – Fauci highlights need for resources in minority communities hit harder by Covid-19
• Today Online – Fauci would leave school reopening decisions to local officials
• Mediaite – Fauci Implores Americans to Trust ‘Respected Medical Authorities Who Have a Track Record of Telling the Truth’ for Covid Info [VIDEO]
• Newsweek – Fauci Says Public Should Avoid ‘Political Nonsense,’ Trust ‘Medical Authorities’ on Pandemic
• Reuters – UPDATE 2-Fauci would leave school reopening decisions to local officials
• Bloomberg – Fauci Says Young People Are ‘Inadvertently’ Spreading Covid-19
• Chicago Tribune – HHS Secretary Alex Azar says Dr. Fauci remains a ‘trusted adviser’ and blames spike in cases on personal behavior, particularly among younger people
• Washington Post – Coronavirus could be ‘under control’ in weeks if everyone wore masks, CDC director says
• Wall Street Journal – As U.S. Surge in Coronavirus Cases Continues, Some States Tighten Rules
• Business Insider – Fauci says he’s hopeful that within a year or 18 months, people will no longer ‘have to worry about getting infected with this awful virus’
• The New York Times – Coronavirus Cases in U.S. Are ‘Unequivocally’ Rising, Fauci Says [VIDEO]
• Inside Higher Ed – COVID-19 Roundup: Doubts About Social Distancing
• The Hill – Nearly 60 universities file brief backing challenge to ICE rule on foreign students
• NBC Sports – Patriot League cancels all fall athletic competition due to coronavirus
• The Washington Post – After ICE cracks down on online learners, international students scramble for backup plans
• The Washington Post – Five takeaways from The Post’s investigation of college health centers
• The Record – Catholic universities oppose ICE guidance for international students

Georgetown Faculty in the News:

• Reuters – On eve of bankruptcy, U.S. firms shower execs with bonuses (Adam Levitin)
• USA Today – ‘Mixed messages from Day One’: Rising cases prove summer is no barrier to COVID-19 (Colin Carlson)
• Fox News – Experts warn ‘worst-case scenario’ if Congress can’t reach deal on funding for school reopenings (Phyllis Jordan)
• WJLA – Race against time: A look into how contact tracing is working in the D.C. area (Ashkan Soltani)
• New York Daily News –  In race for COVID-19 vaccine, Chinese drugmaker offers ‘pre-test’ shots to top executives – before getting approval for human testing (Lawrence Gostin)
• Fast Company – Ivanka, coronavirus, and the messy truth about the ‘skills gap’ (CEW)
• Rolling Stone – Scientists Thought (and Trump Insisted) Summer Heat Would Slow COVID-19. It Hasn’t. Why? (Colin Carlson)
• Forbes – As Coronavirus Vaccines Move Into The Testing Phase, China Begins At The Top (Lawrence Gostin)
• The Conversation – Contact tracing’s long, turbulent history holds lessons for COVID-19 (Lawrence Gostin)
• The Star Tribune – Chinese executives get ‘pre-test’ injections in vaccine race (Lawrence Gostin)
• Advisory Board – 5.4M Americans have lost health insurance amid Covid-19. It could get a lot worse. (Center on Health Insurance Reforms)
• The Washington Post – Faulty data collection raises questions about Trump’s claims on PPP program (James Angel)
• The Atlantic – America Should Prepare for a Double Pandemic (Alexandra Phelan)
• Time – Coronavirus Outbreaks Linked to Fraternity Houses Are a Warning for College Campuses (Shweta Bansal)
• CNN – The deeply dangerous rush to resume federal executions (David Cole)
• Catholic Science Monitor – School’s starting soon. Why are parents and kids still in limbo? (Marguerite Roza)
• The Hill – Allies bite their tongues after Trump withdraws from WHO (Rebecca Katz)
• South China Morning Post – Scientists hope WHO China visit will throw light on early Covid-19 probes (Daniel Lucey)
• Regulatory Focus – Experts urge transparency, advisory committee review for COVID-19 vaccines (Jesse Goodman)
• The Record – Panel looks at role racism, religion, COVID-19 will play in elections (ICSTPL)
• The Wall Street Journal – Why I’ll Be on Campus This Fall (John Hasnas)
• Bloomberg Law – Mass Telework Sparks Debate Over Lasting Work-From-Home Options (Georgetown Law)
• Crux – COVID-19 pandemic seen increasing hunger, food insecurity around world (Berkley Center)
• The Hill – White House goes public with attacks on Fauci (Lawrence Gostin)
• Pass Blue – Does the New US Envoy for Women’s Rights Have Anything to Do? (Melanne Verveer)
• CBS News This Morning – COVID-19 tests are supposed to be free, but these people got bills for thousands of dollars (Sabrina Corlette) [VIDEO]
• The Hill – Allies bite their tongues after Trump withdraws from WHO (Rebecca Katz)
• The Hill – Trump’s attempt to remove international students might hurt his bottom line (Phyllis Jordan and Brooke LePage)
• The Daily Press – 8 questions from a disease detective on the pandemic’s origins (Daniel Lucey)
• Fox 10 Phoenix – Businesses across US request ‘exact change’ amid coin shortage caused by COVID-19 (Julie Fischer)