2008
5/5/08
Ganging Up on the GangsJoan Serra Hoffman, PhD '00, Visiting Scholar at the Heller School's Center for Youth and Communities, writes about the gang injunction bill in a Boston Globe op-ed piece. →
2/27/08
Healthcare Costs on the RiseHeller professor Michael Doonan talks to New England Cable News about a new government report predicting dramatic increases in healthcare costs by the year 2017. →
2/24/08
Middle Class Families Struggling to Make Ends MeetThe Boston Globe cites the Institute on Assets and Social Policy's research in an article about middle-class families on Boston's North Shore. →
1/16/08
Candidates Lack Concrete Plans to Aid Middle ClassIn a Newsday op-ed piece, Heller professor Thomas Shapiro writes about middle class security and the presidential campaign. →
2007
11/16/07
The Skill of Teaching Life SkillsPrograms that aim to teach young people life skills need further evaluation to see whether they are effective, writes Heller professor Andrew Hahn in the November issue of Youth Today. →
11/14/07
The Wealth Gap PersistsHeller professor Thomas Shapiro talks to NPR's Talk of the Nation about income disparities between blacks and whites. →
11/5/07
The Affirmative Action ProvocateurRepublicans and Democrats should be concerned about Ward Connerly's campaign against affirmative action, Heller professor Anita Hill writes in the Boston Globe. →
10/29/07
Pink Diplomacy and First SpousesHeller professor Anita Hill writes in the Boston Globe about the role of the first lady. →
10/29/07
Getting on with Life after a Heart AttackThe Los Angeles Times features a Brandeis study and interviews coauthor Donald Shepard in a story about cardiac rehabilitation. →
Seniors' Healthcare Choices ExpandHeller Senior Scientist Cindy Parks Thomas is quoted in a Boston Globe article on private fee-for-service health insurance plans. →
10/22/07
Women and the Subprime CrunchIn her latest opinion piece for the Boston Globe, Heller professor Anita Hill writes about the consequences of subprime lending practices for women. →
10/15/07
Discrimination, Harassment, and the NBAHeller professor Anita Hill writes in the Boston Globe that the NBA commissioner should question whether the lack of women in management roles contributes to sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination against them. →
10/3/07
"I Stand By My Testimony"Anita Hill, professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at the Heller School, responds to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' new book. →
10/2/07
Consumers May Gain on Drug CostsThe New York Sun asks Stanley Wallack, director of the Schneider Institutes for Health Policy at the Heller School, for his thoughts on prescription benefit managers. →
9/28/07
Walmart's Discount DrugsHeller dean Stuart Altman talks to NPR's Day to Day about Walmart's growing discount drug program. →
9/20/07
Heller Professor Anita Hill Appears on NBC's Today ShowShe talks about being in the national spotlight accusing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in 1991. →
9/18/07
Clinton's Healthcare Plan
Heller dean Stuart Altman discusses Hillary Clinton's healthcare proposal in the New York Times and on WBUR's "On Point."
9/18/07
Romney vs. Clinton on HealthcareHeller professor Michael Doonan offers his perspective to the Boston Globe. →
9/13/07
Health Coverage Rates Will Rise AgainThe Boston Globe asks Heller dean Stuart Altman about healthcare costs. →
9/12/07
Many Modern Conflicts Are Food Wars, Say ExpertsUSINFO, a publication of the US Department of State, interviews Heller faculty member Ellen Messer about her research exploring the link between persistent hunger and armed conflict. →
9/6/07
Heller Professor To Be Featured in New PBS Documentary"These Kids Mean Business," in which Andrew Hahn, PhD '78, is interviewed, is scheduled for broadcast on September 9. →
8/27/07
Healthcare GuruHeller School dean Stuart Altman ranks #46 among the nation's 100 most powerful in healthcare, according to Modern Healthcare's annual list. →
8/24/07
Romney to Pitch a State-by-State Health Insurance PlanHeller dean Stuart Altman speaks to the New York Times. →
Study Shows Need for Local ServiceHeller professor Larry Bailis, adviser to the Waltham Action Research Project, offers his perspective on the group's work, which determined that after-school programs need to do more to reach a wider audience. →
7/15/07
Universal Healthcare CheckupHeller dean Stuart Altman gives The Boston Herald a progress report on healthcare in Massachusetts. →
7/1/07
U.S. Airline Unions Showing Signs of RevivalHeller professor Jody Hoffer Gittell speaks to Reuters about the negative impacts of cost-cutting by airlines. →
6/22/07
Alleviating Poverty in AmericaHeller professor Thomas Shapiro joins presidential candidates John Edwards, Mitt Romney, and others in a webcast to discuss reducing poverty in the U.S. Click here to view the webcast. →
6/14/07
Kicking Kids off the Couch, into ProgramsThe Waltham Action Research Project, developed by Heller faculty at the Center for Youth and Communities, aims to increase youth involvement in after-school programs. →
6/12/07
The "Grannie Mae" Solution?United Press International quotes Heller professor Christine Bishop on long-term care in the U.S. →
6/2/07
Anita Hill Stands Up Against Put-DownsIn the St. Petersburg Times, Heller professor Anita Hill outlines a strategy for changing media portrayals of women and minorities. →
5/30/07
Medicare Drug Plan Gets Mixed GradesThe Boston Globe reports on Heller's Massachusetts Health Policy Forum study sizing up Medicare drug benefit. →
5/30/07
Obama Calls for Wider and Less Costly Health Care CoverageNew York Times asks Heller dean and health care economist Stuart Altman to size up Democratic candidate's health plan. →
5/23/07
Our Wallets Can Shock the JocksHeller professor Anita Hill writes about radio "shock jocks" in an op-ed piece for The Boston Globe. →
5/22/07
Film Offers New Talking Points in Health Care DebateHeller dean Stuart Altman comments on Michael Moore's new documentary about health care in The New York Times. →
5/18/07
Color, Gender, and VotersHeller professor Anita Hill talks to Boston Globe columnist Ellen Goodman about the 2008 presidential race. →
5/9/07
Honoring Mothers Around the WorldHeller students share their experiences of motherhood during a Mother's Day discussion at Brandeis' Women's Studies Research Center. →
4/27/07
Creating an Opportunity SocietyAsset-building strategies can broaden the American promise of ownership. But they can't succeed on the cheap, or by shifting even more risks to the poor, writes Heller professor Thomas Shapiro in the latest issue of The American Prospect. →
4/9/07
States' Health Plans May Aid Small FirmsHeller dean Stuart Altman is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about the impact of health care reform on small businesses. →
3/21/07
Mass. Health Care Benefits Take ShapeThe New York Times interviews Stuart Altman, dean of the Heller School, about the state's universal health care plan. →
3/16/07
High-Cost Mortgages for MinoritiesHeller professor Thomas Shapiro talks to the Boston Globe about subprime mortgage loans to blacks and Latinos. →
2/14/07
Health Care Boom to Aid Local EconomyGovernment unlikely to cut Medicare and Medicaid, Dean Stuart Altman tells South Dakota's Argus Leader newspaper. →
2/2/07
Heller Dean Stuart Altman Comments on Bush Health PlanBush's bid to revise tax deductions would increase the number of uninsured, Altman writes in Modern Healthcare. →
Click here to read an interview with Dean Altman in the Journal of Healthcare Management. →
1/25/07
Experts Weigh In on ObesityThe Boston Herald interviews speakers at the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum's meeting on the increase in obesity among state residents. →
Michael Doonan, PhD '02, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, joins WBUR-FM's discussion on the "Battle Over the Bulge." →
1/22/07
Help in Achieving Economic SecurityIn a Boston Globe opinion piece, the Heller School's Sandra Venner and her coauthor urge Governor Patrick to adopt programs that help vulnerable people build assets and create economic security. →
1/10/07
Health Affairs Lists Most-Read PapersHeller School Dean Stuart Altman's articles in the leading journal of health policy are among the most read in 2006 and the most read ever. →
1/2/07
A Cure for Spiraling Healthcare CostsHaving government pay a portion of healthcare costs for the sickest patients is key to lowering health insurance premiums, says Heller School Dean Stuart Altman. →
2006
12/17/06
Boomers Won't Make Economy Go BustHeller professor emeritus James Schulz debunks some of the myths about aging in America in his new book, Aging Nation. →
12/06/06
Patrick Group Gets an Earful on How to Get Public InvolvedHeller researcher Alan Melchior speaks at a meeting of the Massachusetts Governor-elect's Work Group on Civic Engagement in Millbury, MA. →
12/05/06
Gleaming Schneider a Befitting New Home for HellerThe opening of Heller's Irving Schneider and Family Building is featured in The Brandeis Reporter. →
11/21/06
Census Figures Point to Climbing Racial DisparitiesNational Public Radio's "News & Notes" taps Heller professor Thomas Shapiro for insight on just-out census findings. →
11/16/06
Brandeis Economist Crunches Numbers to Save Kids' LivesThe Boston Globe profiles Heller professor Donald Shepard and his research on dengue fever. →
11/14/06
Racial Disparities Persist Despite Civil Rights GainsThe Miami Herald quotes Heller professor Thomas Shapiro on how to close the racial gap highlighted in just-out Census Bureau statistics on income, homeownership and education. →
11/6/06
Heller Opens Irving Schneider and Family BuildingBrandeis President Jehuda Reinharz calls Heller "a jewel of academics at Brandeis" and the new building a "gem." Waltham's Daily News Tribune covers the ribbon-cutting. →
11/2/06
Students Ask: Where Do You Hang Out?Through a program created by Heller associate professor Lawrence Bailis and researcher Tom Pineros Shields, Brandeis students partner with juniors and seniors at Waltham High School to help middle schoolers find after-school activities and programs. →
9/21/06
Curbing Underage DrinkingEducating clerks and customers is the key, Heller's Brad Krevor tells local retailers. →
8/29/06
Healthcare's Most PowerfulWhat do Bill Gates, George Bush and Heller Dean Stuart Altman have in common? They're all on Modern Healthcare's annual list of the 100 most powerful people in healthcare. →
8/21/06
Heller Professor To Assist Indian State with Health Care PlanProfessor A. K. Nandakumar, Associate Director of Heller's M.S. Program in International Health Policy and Management, tells Calcutta's The Telegraph that the Jharkand state government's plan to provide high-quality, low-cost medical care could be a model for other Indian states. →
8/21/06
The Biology of Social Justice: Heller Professor Weighs the Health Effects of Growing Up PoorProfessor Elizabeth Goodman, a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist, talks with Brandeis Magazine about the effects of socioeconomic status and race on adolescent health. →
8/8/06
Florida Anti-Poverty Effort Draws Big BackersHeller Professor Thomas Shapiro is interviewed about Heller's Institute on Assets and Social Policy's work with the Florida Minority Community Reinvestment Coalition in the August 8, 2006 issue of American Banker (see page 5 for the story). →
8/7/06
Dean Stuart Altman Is Profiled in Modern Healthcare's 30th Anniversary IssueHeller School Dean Stuart Altman is named one of the magazine's 30 "movers and shakers who have had a profound impact on healthcare" over the last 30 years. →
7/25/06
Drowning in PovertyHeller Professor Thomas Shapiro, a national leader on asset building and wealth creation, is quoted in an editorial in the Tuscaloosa News discussing the decline of black wealth in America. →
6/22/06
Heller Professor Discusses Issues in Long-Term CareCatalyst, Brandeis University's science magazine, features an interview with Heller Associate Professor Walter Leutz, Ph.D. '81, about care for adults with chronic illnesses or disabilities. →
6/21/06
Money Hasn't Bought Long Life, Says Heller Dean Stuart AltmanAltman, an adviser on health policy and economics to three American presidents, discusses American health policy and costs in Britain's newspaper, The Daily Telegraph. →
6/14/06
Post Gun Buyback, a Buy-in ProgramProfessor Susan P. Curnan, Director of the Center for Youth and Communities, offers her thoughts and insights into Boston's gun buyback plan in the Op-Ed section of the Boston Herald. →
6/9/06
The Pandemic Threat: Is Massachusetts Prepared?Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the CDC, discussed the threat of a bird flu pandemic at The Heller School's Massachusetts Health Policy Forum in Boston. →
5/18/06
Can Massachusetts Lead the Way in Health Care Reform?Heller Dean Stuart Altman and Professor Michael Doonan offer the possibility that a break in the ideological gridlock over health care reform might come from Massachusetts in the New England Journal of Medicine. →
