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.
Wilson comments on gun violence docuseries
Documentary series aims to reach young men at risk for violence
Cohen comments on fertility in COVID times
Research shows that the US is facing the biggest slump in births in a century and in parts of Europe the decline is even steeper
Rashawn Ray leads Anti-Black Racism Initiative
BSOS College project continues and augments established racism research
Lewin, Roy research featured in NPR story
Adultification affecting minority children faced with hard choices
COVID business bump a matter of 'magnitude, not direction'
Downturns generally see new business creation
Sacoby Wilson aids Maryland Senate environmental bill
Bill would require diverse representation on the committee
Haltiwanger job data support CNBC story
Millennials and Gen Z workers are changing positions a bit more frequently
Kearney cited in analysis of child poverty crisis
Support for families makes economic as well as social sense
Ray co-authors editorial on racial equity
Without a focus on racial equity, vaccine allocation will further divide the country and perpetuate health inequalities
Rashawn Ray one of five scholars featured in Washington Post
Report from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University
Rashawn Ray Brookings OpEd examines Capitol incursion
While many people are attracted to law enforcement because they truly want to protect and serve . . . others want to enforce white supremacist ideologies
Haltiwanger research informs Forbes labor market predictions
Notes strong new business formation