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Mike Donoghue leaves First Amendment group's board after dispute over church work – Media Nation

Dual degrees shape research interests for IST assistant professor


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Silverman, who joined the College of Information Sciences and Technology last year as an assistant professor with a focus in biomedical statistics, made global headlines last summer for his study suggesting that 80% of U.S. COVID-19 cases went undetected in March 2020.
He and his research team analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the number of patients who sought medical care for influenza-like illnesses during that time span. That number, said Silverman, was far in excess over what was reported in previous years. By applying probabilistic models that Silverman had developed for the analysis of nonlinear time-series data, they found evidence that this excess influenza-like illness was actually caused by the novel coronavirus largely going undiagnosed due to limited testing capacity at the start of the pandemic. ....

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Massachusetts lawmakers are debating their transparency procedures — behind closed doors


Massachusetts lawmakers are debating their transparency procedures — behind closed doors
By Emma Platoff Globe Staff,Updated April 7, 2021, 9:46 a.m.
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Could this be the year Massachusetts state representatives open themselves up to more scrutiny?
Constituents seeking an early hint could look to a recent meeting of the legislative committee debating just that — when lawmakers voted to conduct discussions about their internal transparency rules out of the view of the press and public.
It’s that instinct toward secrecy that advocates are targeting this year in a renewed push for transparency on Beacon Hill.
For years, voters have been left to wonder why some popular, common-sense proposals don’t pass in the Massachusetts House — even when a majority of the chamber’s members sign on publicly in support. That’s because the vast majority of bills never get a formal vote; instead, they die in the obscure committe ....

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