Students learn less when teachers are hired after the start of the school year.

Explores the decline of union power, alternative representation options, and the increasingly unequal distribution of power.

Savitz’s service has helped the National Academy of Medicine serve the nation and the international community.

New infrastructure for HIV research will help build a foundation for new interventions to fight the spread of HIV within some of the country’s most vulnerable populations.

“Recognizing the important role that fathers, mothers and other adults play in the health-seeking behavior of boys and girls, and especially in rural areas, is crucial to getting adolescents into formal health system for information and treatment.”

"Simply ending the one-child policy, without additional institutional measures that address the issue of work-life incompatibility for women, may not successfully boost fertility level."

Balancing Rigor, Replication, and Relevance.

"The Opportunity Atlas: Mapping the Childhood Roots of Social Mobility," a study coauthored by Economist John Friedman.

NGOs, government agencies, and scholars have been trying to increase awareness and involvement of young men in SRH matters for at least three decades, with mixed results at best.

Why are boys failing at school? What can be done about it? And, can experts agree on root causes? Jayanti Owens provides commentary based on her education and gender research.

The postpartum period is a major life transition that most women go through, often multiple times.

Omar Galárraga explores innovative approach to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV in low-income and middle-income countries.

Jesse Shapiro provides insight on political polarization.

Katherine Mason discusses how the 2003 outbreak of the SARS virus drastically changed China's public health system.

On August 5, 2019, the Population Studies and Training Center lost a visionary scholar, founding director, and beloved mentor Sidney Goldstein.

PSTC Faculty Associate Stelios Michalopoulos received the distinguished scientific award for social sciences as part of the Bodossaki Foundation’s Scientific Prizes for 2019.

Partly filmed at the PSTC, Economist Emily Oster reveals key data points that challenge conventional parenting wisdom.

Research shows conflicting data on the impact of the intervention, but a major new study confirms it can work. PSTC Educational Economist Matthew Kraft provided commentary for this article. 

Idaho Press article references the work of PSTC Anthropologist and Epidemiologist Stephen McGarvey, who studies obesity in the South Pacific.

A study led by Associate Professor Matthew Kraft, which found text messages sent to parents of elementary school children helped encourage children to take part in literacy activities during the summer months, was featured.

Current research led by PSTC Sociologist Michael White is referenced for its work advancing the understanding of how migration and urbanization impact population health in South Africa.

Elementary schools discipline black students more harshly than white students, leading to a considerable racial gap in expulsion and suspension, according to a new study published by PSTC Associate Jayanti Owens.

Economist Emily Oster addresses the practicalities and logistics of parenting and working.

Four PSTC faculty associates were named endowed chairs by the Corporation of Brown University in May.