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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.
PSTC Researcher Madina Agénor Develops a Database of Structural Racism-Related Laws
February 13, 2023
Racism operates at the interpersonal, cultural, and structural levels, marginalizing or excluding minoritized racial and ethnic groups from the social, economic, and political resources and opportunities that represent...
PSTC Researchers attend Migrant Health Mini-Conference in South Africa
December 22, 2022
This October, Professor of Population Studies Mike White and PSTC Postdoctoral Research Associate Chantel Pfeiffer gathered with fellow researchers from the Migrant Health Follow Up Study (MHFUS) for a mini-conference...
PSTC Researcher Investigates Accessibility of Land Degradation Data in Colombia
November 23, 2022
As part of his ongoing work with the Land Degradation Neutrality Project (Tools4LDN), Interim Director of Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4) and Assistant Professor of Population Studies Kevin Mwenda and his...
PSTC Sociologist Investigates the Impact of School Funds
October 17, 2022
PSTC Sociologist Emily Rauscher has received funding from the Gilead Foundation to study how specific uses of school funds affect education and health outcomes.
PSTC Researcher Embarks on an Initiative to Prevent Future Pandemics
October 11, 2022
Mark Lurie, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the International Health Institute at Brown University, has received funding from the National Science Foundation to develop a complex simulation model for...
PSTC Researcher Recovers Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas
September 15, 2022
Associate Professor of History Linford Fisher has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to investigate and document Indigenous enslavement in the Americas between 1492 and 1900.
In the News
A crazy idea worth considering: more school
May 24, 2023 | Minnesota Reformer | Matthew Kraft
Minnesota children spend fewer hours and days in the classroom than their peers nationwide. Among states with mandated instructional time, only Colorado requires fewer days than Minnesota, according to the Education...
Chinese Doctor Who Sounded the Alarm on SARS Dies
May 19, 2023 | The Wall Street Journal | Kate Mason
Katherine Mason offers commentary on the legacy of Jiang Yanyong.
Providence safe injection site will be studied by Brown, NYU — what they're looking for
May 17, 2023 | The Providence Journal | Alexandra Collins
In 2021, Rhode Island became the first state in the nation to authorize centers for people to consume illegal drugs under supervision, and now lessons learned in the Ocean State could help pave the way for similar harm-...
13 parents share the best reasons to have children
May 12, 2023 | The Washington Post | Emily Oster
In honor of Mother's Day, Washington Post columnist Alyssa Rosenberg shares her favorite anecdotes from parenting writers and experts, including one from PSTC economist Emily Oster.
What if Health Insurance Covered Mindfulness?
May 9, 2023 | UConn Today | Eric Loucks
A $3.1 million NIH grant supports Professor Blair T. Johnson and collaborators from Brown University in analyzing the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) interventions.
More than 'thoughts and prayers:' Dr. Megan Ranney on actionable ways hospitals can help stop gun violence
May 3, 2023 | Becker's Hospital Review | Megan Ranney
If you are looking for a silver lining from the COVID-19 pandemic, it's this sad short-lived truth, Megan Ranney, MD, deputy dean at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University School of Public Health, told Becker's...
Forward Thinking: People on the move and the technological progress and productivity they bring, with Dany Bahar
April 26, 2023 | McKinsey Global Institute | Dany Bahar
Why are some countries rich and some poor? A leading economist finds the answer in the interactions of economies with the rest of the world, through trade, capital flows, and—notably—migration.
Women Have 30 Percent Less Savings Than Men When They Retire. Here’s How to Change That.
April 18, 2023 | Yahoo! Finance | Emily Oster
A recent survey of 1,586 women conducted by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) in partnership with YouGov, an international research organization, and economist Emily Oster found only 26 percent...