Professor Omar Galárraga's work is featured at the 24th International AIDS Conference on "Behavioral Economics and Conditional Incentives to Strengthen HIV Treatment and Prevention: Actioning the Science"

"Those who were deployed at bases where burn pits were used clearly had exposure to agents that are known to be harmful," said PSTC Epidemiologist David Savitz, speaking about the negative health outcomes associated with military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan where burn pits were used to dispose of waste from 2010 to 2015.

PSTC faculty member & dean of public health Dr. Megan Ranney talks about the importance of treating gun violence the same way we treat other public health crises – before it lands people in the ER.

PSTC Researcher Elizabeth Fussell gave the keynote address at last month's meeting of the Geographical Sciences Committee at the National Academies of Sciences.

In a podcast produced by the Brookings Institution, PSTC Economist Anna Aizer discussed how economic shocks can have outsize effects on children, interrupting their growth and development.

Dr. Megan Ranney says exposure to gun violence at school can have lifelong consequences for students and communities.

Reducing congestion and its problems of pollution and carbon emissions won’t be easy or cheap. But transportation experts continue to search for answers.

Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs and Sociology Jayanti Owens, who studies gender and racial disparities in education, says the lack of time for play in many schools can be tough on boys in particular.

PSTC sociologist Elizabeth Fussell comments on environmental migrants.

PSTC economist John Friedman comments on persistent economic inequality in the context of the pandemic.

PSTC epidemiologist Mark Lurie commented on the current state of the COVID-19 crisis and what the coming months might hold.

PSTC sociologist John Logan commented on the findings of the 2020 Census.

This opinion piece by David Brooks cites PSTC sociologist David Lindstrom's work on Mexican immigrant integration.

The New York Times profiles PSTC economist Emily Oster's research on reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.

PSTC Postdoctoral Fellow Jake Carlson explains why housing is a social good, and proposes the creation of a Social Development Housing Authority, which would convert distressed real estate into permanently affordable housing.

PSTC epidemiologist Diana Grigsby-Toussaint comments on how racist practices such as redlining have made it more likely that communities of color live in areas with less green space and more air pollution, which may lead to more health risks.

PSTC sociologist Andrew Schrank comments on how President Biden's economic initiatives will benefit older Americans.

PSTC postdoctoral research associate Meghan Zacher comments on the long-term mental and physical health effects of the pandemic.

PSTC/S4 Postdoctoral Research Associate Jake Carlson proposes the creation of a new federal agency, the Social Development Housing Authority, as a way of creating affordable housing for tenants.

PSTC anthropologist Kate Mason discusses the Pandemic Journaling Project, an outlet for Americans to reflect on the pandemic while contributing to anthropological records.

PSTC epidemiologist Diana Grigsby-Toussaint comments on why communities of color may be less likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.

PSTC economist John Friedman comments on why traditional stimulus payments aren't as effective during the pandemic.

In the context of consumer confidence, PSTC economist Neil Thakral explains how the speed at which the CARES Act stimulus payments are distributed impacts their potential to stimulate the economy.

PSTC sociologist John Logan describes the history of both informal and legally binding racial segregation between neighborhoods.

PSTC sociologist Patrick Heller argues that India should invest in social safety nets to protect citizens from future crises.

PSTC biostatistician Joseph Hogan is one author of the editorial that Reuters is summarizing

PSTC economist Emily Oster discusses whether schools are sites of significant COVID-19 transmission.

PSTC Epidemiologist Meghan Ranney comments on the continued hardship that healthcare workers face.

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial data is “potentially groundbreaking,” according to PSTC epidemiologist Mark Lurie, although he emphasized that we have not yet observed any long-term effects.

PSTC historian Linford Fisher sheds light on the colonial context of Providence Plantations, a title that Rhode Islanders voted to remove from the state's full name.

PSTC economist Glenn Loury argues that current narratives of race and white supremacy "remove agency" from Black Americans by blaming societal factors and ignoring patterns of behavior within the Black community.

Both Biden and Trump's platform embody different "tropes" of masculinity to pull in voters, according to PSTC anthropologist Matthew Gutmann.

PSTC Epidemiologist Megan Ranney comments on the disaster that looms from COVID-19 spreading during Thanksgiving.

PSTC Economist Glenn Loury believes the term "white supremacy" spins a false narrative about a failing America.

The pace of economic recovery during the pandemic is stalling, according to PSTC Economist John Friedman.

On the podcast Planet Money, PSTC economist Emily Oster discusses her journey to create a COVID-19 School Response Dashboard to provide parents and schools with infection data.

PSTC Professor of Education Matthew Kraft advocates for a plan to recruit and train thousands of tutors across America.

Since the SARS epidemic, China has transformed their public health system and become a leader in the COVID-19 response, according to PSTC Anthropologist Kate Mason.

In a podcast interview, faculty associate Emily Oster shares data from her online platform that tracks coronavirus cases in schools around the country.

Faculty associate Megan Ranney says that data surrounding COVID-19 testing on children may only be "catching" symptomatic cases.

Faculty Associate Megan Ranney stresses the importance of masks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and argues that these officials are sending the American public the wrong message by failing to follow health precautions.

Faculty associate Megan Ranney comments on the proliferation of ineffective masks in hospitals due to a national N95 mask shortage.

Faculty affiliate John Friedman comments on inequalities in the recovery to an economic crisis like that of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From sending kids back to school to flying on an airplane, faculty affiliate Emily Oster explore how everyone make better choices amid the pandemic.

Faculty affiliate Andrew Schrank argues that if Joe Biden is elected president, he should give workers tangible benefits early on in his term to safeguard his policies from future repeals.

As one of the first to publish research on the newly unsealed archives of Pope Pius XII, faculty associate David Kertzer explores whether the former Pope displayed indifference to Jewish suffering during the holocaust.