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PSTC trainees graduating
Five PSTC trainees will receive their PhDs from Brown this weekend.
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Cultural Anthropology: Fieldsights
May 14, 2020
Missing the Revolution with Covid-19: On Hindsight and Ethnographic Expertise
Faculty associate Kate Mason comments on her early assumptions about Covid-19.
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Three faculty associates have received support for research projects exploring COVID-19 and its consequences at the population level.
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The WT Grant Foundation funds research focused on improving outcomes for America’s children and youth, with a particular focus on how to reduce inequality as well as how policymakers and practitioners use research evidence.
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Faculty associate Michael White comments on the potential for population shifts in New York City due to the coronavirus.
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News from PSTC
April 28, 2020
McGarvey uses archaeological records and genome analysis to understand Samoan population history
Faculty associate Stephen McGarvey and colleagues use both archaeological and genomic evidence to study early Samoan populations.
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New work by PSTC faculty associates Logan and Foster highlights systematic bias in estimating income segregation in the U.S.
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News from PSTC
April 17, 2020
Timing of school closures, COVID-19 transmission, and academic Twitter
Emily Rauscher discusses her recent work on COVID-19 and Twitter's role in sharing research.
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PSTC faculty associate and Professor of Economics David Weil discusses the economic impacts of the pandemic.
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Three PSTC faculty associates comment on how their areas of expertise might be relevant in understanding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PSTC faculty associate Andrea Flores discusses the sacrifices older siblings make for younger siblings' education.
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The New York Times
April 3, 2020
Peaks, Testing, Lockdowns: How Coronavirus Vocabulary Causes Confusion
Faculty associate Mark Lurie comments on how COVID-19 cases are reported.
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Three sociology trainees have received NSF support for dissertation research on diverse issues of inequality.
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PSTC Postdoctoral Fellow Grazia Deng, an anthropologist, discusses anti-Chinese sentiment in the age of coronavirus.
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Research on childhood ADHD diagnoses by PSTC faculty associate Jayanti Owens is highlighted.
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Kevin Escudero has received a CAREER award from NSF for his work on the educational trajectories of students with different legal statuses.
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We spoke with four junior scholars who are already making their marks in their respective fields to learn more about their work and some of the benefits of being PSTC faculty associates.
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From the Newsroom: The Providence Journal
March 3, 2020
Mark Lurie, Brown University epidemiologist,discusses COVID-19
PSTC faculty associate Mark Lurie discusses the coronavirus epidemic in a podcast with the Providence Journal.
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The New York Times
February 17, 2020
A Simple Way to Equalize the Ivies? Give Others the Legacy SAT Bonus
PSTC faculty associate John Friedman discusses how to make college admissions more equitable.
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Q&A with PSTC faculty associate Kevin Mwenda, Associate Director of Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4) and Assistant Professor (Research) of Population Studies.
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Los Angeles Times
February 4, 2020
Op-Ed: International overreaction to the coronavirus is more dangerous than the virus itself
PSTC faculty associate Kate Mason comments on the potential consequences of overreacting to the coronavirus outbreak.
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News from PSTC
January 30, 2020
PSTC alum addresses sexual harassment and women’s education through data
Girija Borker studies the consequences of sexual harassment in public spaces for women's education.
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