PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Parental age restraints for international adoptions are limiting many would-be parents from adopting, says Associate Professor of Anthropology Jessaca Leinaweaver. In "Adoptive or Birth Parent," she cites recent research about the pros of advanced parental age and argues that good parenting should not have an "expiration date."

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation has awarded Matthew Gutmann, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI), a two-year, $300,000 grant for his project, “Research Collaboration on Masculinities and Male Sexual and Reproductive Health in Mexico." Read more.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Social scientists are finding new ways to study and address public problems in conjunction with local governments. A Governing.com article highlights the work of the Rhode Island Innovative Policy Lab (RIIPL) on prisoner recidivism and participation in federal nutrition assistance. "We don't feel that research and scholarship need to be divorced from impact," says Professor of Economics Justine Hastings in the article. "We believe in engaged research." Read more.