Center News
MPRC faculty contribute to theoretical and applied developments in their various fields as well as to discussions that impact public policy. Some recent news stories are abstracted below.
Rendall comments on the future of fertility trends in the United States
MPRC Director Michael Rendall featured on NBC News
Sonalde Desai appointed to National Academies of Science committee
Women’s Empowerment, Population Dynamics, and Socioeconomic Development
Melissa Kearney evaluates pandemic birth rates in Time Magazine
Family planning in an era of psychological and economic strife
Faculty Associate Accolades
Sacoby Wilson and Katrina Walsemann receive awards from the NIH and APHA
Payne-Sturges to lead study of structural racism effects on farmworkers
NIH $3.7 million interdisciplinary grant will focus on residential air quality, state policies and legal protections
Cohen comments on the steep decline in life expectancy in the United States
COVID-19 and unintentional injury deaths are cited as major contributors of this shift
Susan Parker discusses the implementation of successful policies that reduced poverty in Oaxaca, Mexico
The MPRC Associate Director was invited to share her expertise in the evaluation of public policies with the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute
Fish wins NIH award for work dedicated to LGBTQ people's health
Notes elevated rates of suicidal ideation and substance abuse