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Addressing Gun Violence In America Feels Hopeless, But Progress Is Actually Being Made
April 7, 2023 | Romper | Megan Ranney
Many days, it feels impossible to envision an America without rampant gun violence. Living in anticipation of when and where the next shooter will walk into a crowd and open fire is an all too familiar anxiety for most citizens.
What’s Behind the Decline in Teen Mental Health?
April 4, 2023 | Slate | Emily Oster
The past several weeks have seen somewhat widespread discussion of a truly upsetting trend in adolescent and teen mental health. In the most recent CDC data, 40 percent of high school students indicated that during the previous year they had experienced sadness severe enough that it impeded their ability to do their normal...
More Research Needed on Climate Change’s Impact on Health and Health Care
March 31, 2023 | Penn LDI Research News | Elizabeth Fussell
Climate change disasters’ impact on population health, health disparities, and the national health care delivery infrastructure are subjects of too little academic research at a time when policymakers’ need for such data has never been greater. That’s according to five top academic research experts convened in a virtual seminar at...
Teacher shortage in Providence persists despite bonus spending but there are bright spots
March 28, 2023 | Providence Journal | John Papay
The Providence Public School District is still struggling to attract enough applicants and retain them, with interest limited in jobs serving high-needs students, a new Brown University report shows.
Using journals and texts, exhibit takes visitors back to the early moments of the pandemic
March 24, 2023 | Providence Journal | Kate Mason
Kate Mason — a Brown University anthropology professor who co-founded the Pandemic Journaling Project with Sarah Willen, a University of Connecticut anthropology professor — said the writings, submitted anonymously, had two things in common: "a lot of deep loneliness" and "a lot of fear and uncertainty."
74 Interview: Expert Matthew Kraft on How the Right Tutoring Materials & Training Can Help Students Make Gains & Solve Schools’ Staffing Woes
March 17, 2023 | The 74 | Matthew Kraft
As schools reckon with the toll of the pandemic, leaders across the country have begun to test out a strategy they hope will help students catch up on missed learning: tutoring.
Women are worrying about short-term childcare costs more than long-term retirement savings and losing tens of thousands as a result
March 14, 2023 | Fortune | Emily Oster
When mothers weigh the choice to leave the workforce, childcare costs are the immediate concern, says PSTC Economist Emily Oster, That makes sense, but it doesn't mean parents considering a break from the workforce shouldn't also consider longer-term factors as well.
"Segregation is on the rise," says draft housing plan covering eight Greater Washington jurisdictions
March 7, 2023 | Washington Business Journal | John Logan
2023’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities in the U.S.
March 2, 2023 | WalletHub | Michael J. White
Sociologist Michael J. White offers context to WalletHub's recent comparison of more than 500 of the largest U.S. cities across three key indicators of ethnic diversity.
The Role of Nonstop Flights in Fostering Global Firm Innovation
February 28, 2023 | INSEAD Knowledge | Dany Bahar
Air travel is essential to connecting firm workers who reside in different locations by effectively and efficiently shrinking the geographic distance between them. But beyond merely bridging this physical gap, can it also play a role in helping global organizations overcome cultural, temporal and other dimensions of distance and...