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Stanford team reveals cost-effective and life-saving treatment for nation’s opioid disorder epidemic

A Stanford team of decision scientists with colleagues at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System developed a mathematical model to assess the cost-effectiveness of various interventions to treat opioid use disorder.

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Exploring humans’ complicated history with Earth’s mineral riches

With the support of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, Gabrielle Hecht will research and write a new book about the mineral riches humans have turned the world inside out to unearth.

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Election Integrity Partnership releases final report on mis- and disinformation in 2020 U.S. election

Researchers from Stanford University, the University of Washington, Graphika and Atlantic Council’s DFRLab released their findings in The Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Election.

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Don’t underestimate Russia’s capabilities, influence on the global stage

Moscow is more capable of disrupting global world order than it is given credit for, Kathryn Stoner argues.

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Biden picks Colin Kahl to be under secretary of defense for policy

President-elect Joe Biden picks Colin Kahl to work with Secretary-designate Lloyd Austin at the Department of Defense.

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Initial economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic more widespread across ages and geographies than initial mortality impacts

Maria Polyakova and colleagues examine how the pandemic impacted individual livelihoods depending on where people live, as well as the age of coronavirus victims.

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Sleuthing for misinformation about voting

Ahead of the 2020 election, Stanford students investigate the spread of mis- and disinformation online as part of their work with the Election Integrity Partnership.

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