PSTC News
GIS and improving maternal health
January 28, 2019
GIS Institute participants present research with a GIS perspective.
Fussell awarded NIH grant to address long-term effects of Katrina
December 14, 2018
The PSTC's Elizabeth Fussell to create data sets to examine outcomes in decade following hurricane.
Former PSTC director named AAAS fellow
November 30, 2018
John Casterline elected for prestigious honor for his contributions to the field of social demography.
PSTC awards faculty seed funds
November 26, 2018
Four faculty associates receive funding for projects on housing and health, adolescent life, racial disparities and household strategies.
Migrant illegality symposium examines undocumented experience
November 21, 2018
Kevin Escudero and Andrea Flores coordinate event to address the importance of place in immigrant activism.
New junior faculty join PSTC community
November 19, 2018
Four new faculty members drawn by Center's interdisciplinary nature and more.
Partner selection in marriage and re-marriage
November 8, 2018
Sociologist Zhenchao Qian finds previously married individuals often face demographic shortages in the supply of potential partners.
Study evaluates effect of SNAP on household expenditures
November 7, 2018
Economists Justine Hastings and Jesse Shapiro find SNAP benefits do indeed lead to increased household spending on food.
Smith examines entrepreneurialism, infrastructure, and the state in Nigeria
November 6, 2018
PSTC anthropologist finds Nigerian households develop cultural strategies to cope with infrastructural deficiencies.
Grant Writing Workshop supports faculty proposals
October 29, 2018
PSTC workshop provides mentoring to earlier-career faculty for proposal development.