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.
Fenelon comments on Baltimore population drop
Baltimore’s population declines for the fourth consecutive year
NIH Paylines Improve
New standards encourage R01, R03, R21 submissions
Sandra Hofferth interviews Daniel Hamermesh
Comments on work-non-work balance, trends for rich-country time use, and labor market participation changes since 2000
Fenelon on life expectancy decline
The rise in drug overdoses and suicides is not the only factor that contributed to an "extraordinary" small three-year decline in American life expectancy rates
Christina Getrich releases "Border Brokers"
U.S.-born children of Mexican immigrant families develop resiliency and agency while bearing the scars of laws and policies
Cabrera on parent-child interactions
Overall, children tend to show more positive emotions during intrusive play with their fathers than with their mothers
Pope on how majors get chosen
Natural experiment at the U.S. Military Academy provides look at student decision making
Marsh comments on the National Law Enforcement Museum failing
Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush were not enough to make the National Law Enforcement Museum a success
Cohen on snowplowing parenting
21st century parents are capable of trespassing ethical and legal boundaries to keep their children's future obstacle-free
MacDorman on missing mortality rates
Hazards of childbirth persist in rich and poor nations
Cohen research aids examination of infidelity and marriage
What if infidelity is a hidden factor helping to stabilize marriages which would otherwise end in divorce?
Bhargava on population growth and environmental impact
"Unwanted fertility," especially in rural regions, should be top priority
Feinian Chen on CBS This Morning: Childcare in China
Childcare in China is a family affair; in U.S. such care varies by ethnic group
Roby on growth of boutique health care
New Tia Clinic provides supportive environment for reproductive health care, at a price
Desai on Indian educated women’s paradox
Education is not paying off to better job opportunities, marriage prospects, or freedom to choose for women in India
Sangaramoorthy on HIV disparities
Qualitative research helps to document stories of "stigma and survival"
Ray comments on the NBA’s Building Bridges Program
Program represents a new baseline, a big beginning