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RC 28 Summer Conference Hosted by Brown University
August 27, 2024
Almost 200 faculty and graduate students from 19 countries gathered together on Brown’s campus to exchange knowledge and attend presentations on various topics in social demography, social stratification and public...
Investigating the Relationship Between Changing Racial Demographics of Neighborhoods and Racial Disparities in School Discipline
July 30, 2024
PSTC sociologist Jennifer Candipan recently received funding from the Russell Sage Foundation to pursue innovative research that will explore the relationship between changing neighborhood racial populations and shifts...
Reproductive Justice Collaborative Provides Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research at Brown and Beyond
June 25, 2024
This new initiative seeks to organize engagement in the reproductive justice field within Brown and surrounding communities.
Congratulations to our 2024 PSTC Graduates!
May 31, 2024
On Friday, May 24, members of the PSTC community gathered to celebrate the graduation of 13 PSTC current and former trainees who received PhDs from the Brown University Graduate School this month.
PSTC Researcher-Evaluated Program Reduces Jail Recidivism, Increases Community Trust
May 10, 2024
In a Michigan jail, educational programming led to a reduction in incarceration-based harms.
2024 PSTC Call for Graduate Student Summer Research Awards
April 10, 2024
The PSTC is now accepting applications from graduate students for summer 2024 research awards. Summer research support nurtures research projects consistent with the PSTC’s mission to promote innovative and high-quality...
Brown at PAA
April 3, 2024
We had a wonderful time sharing our PAA experiences and reconnecting with friends and colleagues at our PSTC Reception in Columbus on April 19, 2024. A good time was had by all! The faculty and trainees who presented at...
PSTC Call for Proposals for Mellon Anthropological Demography Awards
March 28, 2024
The PSTC welcomes proposals to advance Brown’s research and distinctive reputation in anthropological demography.
Pandemic Journaling Project Made Accessible to Researchers at New Long-Term Home
March 1, 2024
Researchers studying the COVID-19 pandemic will maintain wide access to this paradigm-shifting historical record at its new placement at Syracuse University
In the News
Providence, RI, Overdose Prevention Center Set to Open This Fall
September 13, 2024 | The Filter | Alexandra Collins
“Rhode Island was the first state in the US to legalize OPCs, so we have taken a different pathway than NY by going through the legislative process,” Alexandra Collins, PhD, a medical social scientist in the Department of...
U.S. teacher strikes were good, actually
September 6, 2024 | Vox | Matthew Kraft
New research finds labor stoppages raised wages without harming student learning.
What you need to know about the child tax credit as both campaigns embrace it
August 30, 2024 | NPR All Things Considered | Anna Aizer
This week tax policy has gotten a star turn on the campaign trail.
The Big Prison Myth That Hurts Reform
August 22, 2024 | Slate | John Eason
America’s infatuation with incarceration isn’t just an artifact of its racist past. It is frequently nourished by the support of both Democrats and Republicans, and it is often welcomed by rural communities of color...
Why Americans Aren’t Having Babies
August 19, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal | Emily Oster
The costs and rising expectations of parenthood are making young people think hard about having any children at all.
For Maui wildfire survivors who moved to Las Vegas, another climate disaster awaits: extreme heat
August 8, 2024 | The Guardian | Elizabeth Fussell
A year after the fire some try to rebuild life in the city known as the ‘ninth Hawaiian island’ – as temperatures top 117°F.
U.S., allies demand Maduro show his election receipts in Venezuela
July 31, 2024 | The Hill | Dany Bahar
The U.S. and other democracies in the hemisphere are facing a high-stakes test on how they’ll respond to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s claim of reelection victory amid widespread accusations of fraud.
Brown economist, education scholar appointed to White House Council of Economic Advisers
July 25, 2024 | | Matthew Kraft
Matthew Kraft, whose research focuses on the economics of education, will spend a year at the White House to offer economic analysis and inform policy development at the highest level of government.