A major research project taking place in the Mangochi District of Southern Malawi is shedding light on the challenging tightrope ultra-poor mothers walk between earning a living and raising healthy children.

New England has a long and hidden history of enslaving people who were Black, but Native American enslavement was “the most dominant form of slavery, probably, throughout most of the 17th century,” Fisher says.

A new study of existing research has concluded there is no clear link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and the risk of a baby developing autism or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

In China’s social media universe, celebrities are often assumed to set the tone for millions of adoring followers. But a new study led by the University of Michigan shows the dynamic works the other way around.

High-impact tutoring may deserve the hype, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is dividing education advocates with his calls to axe a gifted program in schools.

Many parents believe their children are getting plenty of sleep—but new research from Brown University suggests that notion may be far from the truth.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on American society were complex. How the pandemic impacted racial and ethnic relations, and how differently its impact was felt by people of different races/ethnicities, of different socioeconomic classes, and in different “media silos,” are much-discussed topics.

On Wednesday, September 24, the PSTC community gathered to commemorate the beginning of a new academic year.

The Trump administration just made it $100,000 harder to bring talent into the United States. From now on, employers must pay a one-time $100,000 surcharge when they file an H-1B petition—the visa program companies use to hire skilled foreign workers.

Brown's MSDA program finds a new home!

The study of fiscal policies in 48 states going back to 1990 left its lead author feeling “surprised and depressed.”

With the right policies in place, Venezuelan migrants could help the Noboa administration revitalize the economy, two experts write.

Sociologist Susan Short gave a keynote address at the International Forum on Beijing +30: Gender Equality in Great Demographic Shifts. This UN event commemorated the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

For many displaced by Hurricane Katrina, distance did not diminish their bond with the city they left behind, even as they built new lives.

A New Orleans native and hurricane survivor shares why he stayed in Georgia.

Twenty years after hurricane Katrina, this big question remains. What happened to the million people who fled? Most never returned. And their journey reshaped the south.

The United States is facing a dual crisis in declining educational outcomes and escalating climate impacts.

CIUG project shows Chennai as a city of contrasts, outwardly modern, yet still struggling with inequities in water and sanitation.

When thousands of New Orleans homes flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the city lost more than half its population overnight.

Chennai residents have high contact rates with councillors but the city ranks low in basic service delivery while a large number of people rely on intermediaries for service delivery, says a study

Cultural Anthropologist Jessaca Leinaweaver examines the various ways that children receive, are denied, and provide care.

The American Sociological Association announced its Inaugural Policy Outreach Fellows this week, and Emily Rauscher was named one of the 10 sociologists who will meet over the next year with the aim of honing skills in communicating with the media and translating complex scientific information from sociological research into plain language for policymakers and the public.

MDPI is pleased to announce that Dr. Kevin M. Mwenda has been appointed Associate Editor of Populations.