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Understanding local, national, and global population challenges through interdisciplinary fieldwork, data science, and research-to-policy approaches.

PSTC News

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July 20, 2018

Addressing data, natural disasters, and effects on older adults

PSTC Faculty Associate Elizabeth Fussell examines use of data to analyze environmental disasters and their consequences for older adults.

In the News

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July 9, 2018

All the scientific support for breastfeeding that the US apparently didn’t read

Quartz cites PSTC economist Emily Oster's research on challenges of determining breastfeeding benefits.

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Research Themes

Family in park

Family in park

Children, Families, and Health

Shanghai highways

Shanghai highways

Migration and Urbanization

Reforestation

Reforestation

Population and Environment

Crowded New York City street

Crowded New York City street

Demographic Change and Global Development

Pregnancy checkup

Pregnancy checkup

Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS

Social Inequalities

Events

Strategies for Creating Engaging Intergenerational Spaces and Places

August 2, 2018

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