Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on bridging research and policy

Penn State researchers provide informed commentary on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on bridging the gap between research and policy, focusing on the many intersections between existing social issues and COVID-19 that require policymakers’ attention. Since the beginning of the outbreak, the Research-to-Policy Collaborative has coordinated researchers in the Rapid Response Network to produce and disseminate fact sheets, including research-informed and innovative recommendations on a range of social policy issues.

To read more about this and other issues, visit the Insights from Experts website— a partnership of Penn State's Social Science Research Institute and the Center for Health Care and Policy Research.