A step toward paying college athletes, the risk of pandemic-era birthday parties, helping college freshmen overcome COVID-19 learning loss, and more.
A model for paying college athletes; measuring the risk of small gatherings during the pandemic; what some colleges are doing to support incoming freshmen; using big data to help reduce infant mortality; and the effects of U.S. sanctions in Syria. For more information on this week\u2019s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.