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Education Week
The 2019 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
PSTC educators Matthew Kraft and John Papay ranked among those "who did the most last year to shape educational practice and policy."
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PSTC epidemiologist David Savitz named chair of committee to study possible long-term health effects of antimalarial drugs used by U.S. military.
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Pew: After the Fact Podcast
The American Dream: Does Your Zip Code Determine Your Destiny?
PSTC economist John Friedman discusses how the opportunity to move up the economic ladder depends a lot on where you live.
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Vox, CEPR Policy Portal
Why children of teen mothers do worse in life
PSTC economist Anna Aizer writes about the role fathers play in teenage childbearing and the importance of policies that consider not only mothers.
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Wired Japan features PSTC economist Oded Galor's unified growth theory as a "Break Through & Mind Changing Idea."
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The PSTC's Elizabeth Fussell to create data sets to examine outcomes in decade following hurricane.
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Research by PSTC economist John Friedman and his colleagues show that future opportunities depend on family and neighborhood characteristics.
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Education Next
The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2018
Research on teacher coaching by the PSTC's Matthew Kraft is named among top Education Next articles for the year.
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PSTC economist Emily Oster writes about c-sections and their effects on child and maternal health.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Peru's child-welfare warning
PSTC anthropologist Jessaca Leinaweaver writes about poverty and child services custody cases.
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News from PSTC
Former PSTC director named AAAS fellow
John Casterline elected for prestigious honor for his contributions to the field of social demography.
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The New Times
Cultural diversity and economic growth in Africa
The interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion plays an important role in economic development, says research by Oded Galor.
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Pacific Standard
How a Volatile Climate Shapes the Way People Think
Research by Oded Galor finds people facing major climactic turbulence take greater risks than those who enjoy relative ecological stability.
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News from PSTC
PSTC awards faculty seed funds
Four faculty associates receive funding for projects on housing and health, adolescent life, racial disparities and household strategies.
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Kevin Escudero and Andrea Flores coordinate event to address the importance of place in immigrant activism.
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Research by PSTC economist John Friedman shows the difference a zip code can make in determining someone's chances of rising out poverty.
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News from PSTC
New junior faculty join PSTC community
Four new faculty members drawn by Center's interdisciplinary nature and more.
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PSTC epidemiologist Eric Loucks leads interdisciplinary center that aims to combine outstanding research with practice.
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PSTC visiting scholar and economist Terry-Ann Craigie notes the overall positive effect the Ban the Box policies have had on employment for people with criminal records.
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Economist Emily Oster weighs in on balancing the potential effects of medication with maternal mental health.
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News from PSTC
Partner selection in marriage and re-marriage
Sociologist Zhenchao Qian finds previously married individuals often face demographic shortages in the supply of potential partners.
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News from PSTC
Study evaluates effect of SNAP on household expenditures
Economists Justine Hastings and Jesse Shapiro find SNAP benefits do indeed lead to increased household spending on food.
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PSTC anthropologist finds Nigerian households develop cultural strategies to cope with infrastructural deficiencies.
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News from PSTC
Grant Writing Workshop supports faculty proposals
PSTC workshop provides mentoring to earlier-career faculty for proposal development.
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