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PSTC Researcher Launches Project on Mesoamerican Migration
November 16, 2023
Using innovative survey techniques, the project aims to comprehensively document the experiences of migrants to the U.S. from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
PSTC Researcher Leads Community-Driven Project to Analyze Local Drug Supply
October 17, 2023
As part of the TestRI research project, PSTC epidemiologist Alexandra B. Collins worked alongside RI community partners to better understand and mitigate local overdose risk.
PSTC Researcher Investigates Social Determinants of Gender Differences in Dementia
September 5, 2023
Assistant Professor of Population Studies Meghan Zacher explores potential link between educational inequality and women’s increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
PSTC Researcher Uncovers Educational Disparities among Africa’s Largest Religious Populations
August 4, 2023
In his recently published paper, PSTC economist Stelios Michalopoulos investigates why Christian populations experience higher rates of educational mobility throughout Africa.
PSTC Economist Explores Link Between World War II Labor Policies and Racial Wage Gap
July 3, 2023
PSTC researcher Anna Aizer and her colleagues identify heightened wartime labor demand as source of increased economic opportunity for Black families.
“Immigrant Student Research Project” Creates Living Record of Immigrant Graduate Student Experience
June 12, 2023
PSTC researchers are creating a new national database to record the triumphs of immigrant graduate students and highlight the remaining barriers to educational equity.
Congratulations to our 2023 PSTC Graduates!
May 22, 2023
On Thursday, May 18, members of the PSTC community gathered to celebrate the graduation of 10 PSTC trainees who will receive PhDs from the Brown University Graduate School this month.
PSTC Research Project Traces Spatial Trajectory of Racial Segregation
April 10, 2023
The most recent undertaking of the Urban Transition Historical GIS Project, the Century Project seeks to create a geographical database of historically segregated urban communities.
“Picturing the Pandemic” opens Providence Exhibition
March 14, 2023
Created by the Pandemic Journaling Project, this visual installation offers visitors a democratic history of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the News
Brown University Unites Against Future Contagions
November 17, 2023 | Mirage News | Mark Lurie
A research project called MAPPS is convening a wide array of community members to better understand how social mixing contributes to virus spread, and how that may inform future pandemic response.
An Innovation System That Works
November 10, 2023 | Boston Review | Andrew Schrank
Before rushing to build the next DARPA, we need to assess the R&D model we have.
Legislating Inequity: Structural Racism In Groups Of State Laws And Associations With Premature Mortality Rates
November 8, 2023 | Health Affairs | Madina Agénor
Most evaluations of health equity policy have focused on the effects of individual laws. However, multiple laws’ combined effects better reflect the crosscutting nature of structurally racist legal regimes.
EPA to propose full ban on chemical linked to Woburn leukemia cluster
November 3, 2023 | The Boston Globe | David Savitz
The childhood cancer cases and subsequent litigation were chronicled in ‘A Civil Action.’
Racial Discrimination in Child Protective Services
October 31, 2023 | Liberty Street Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) | Peter Hull
Childhood experiences have an enormous impact on children’s long-term societal contributions. Experiencing childhood maltreatment is associated with compromised physical and mental health, decreased educational attainment...
New SAT Data Highlights the Deep Inequality at the Heart of American Education
October 24, 2023 | The New York Times | John Friedman and Margot Jackson
The differences in how rich and poor children are educated start very early.
International Experts to Feature in Keraleeyam Seminars
October 17, 2023 | The Hindu | Patrick Heller
Robin Jeffrey, a visiting Research Professor at the Institute of South Asian Studies in Singapore, and Patrick Heller, Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs at Brown University in the U.S., will...
Math test scores show some recovery from pandemic learning loss; reading scores stagnant
October 13, 2023 | USA Today | Emily Oster
The scores offer among the most comprehensive national pictures of student learning, pointing to some progress but persistent challenges.