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.
Melissa Kearney featured in The New York Times on Early Childhood Intervention
Children exposed to "Sesame Street" were more likely to be enrolled in the correct grade level for their age at middle and high school
Rashawn Ray comments on Maryland's Thin Blue Line Flag Ban on NBC4 Washington
Montgomery County Executive, Maryland Governor disagree on Thin Blue Line Flag
Michel Boudreaux's study on Men's Life Expectancy published on Demography
Men's life expectancy has seen "remarkable increase" for several U.S. cities
Sangaramoorthy Op-Ed links racial and immigrant justice movements
Sought-for freedoms require action in both domains, she says
Jessica Fish and Bradley Boekeloo win Data Contract to Study LGBTQ Health Disparities
They are one of the four research groups chosen for the data contract
Liana Sayer Named Next Editor of Journal of Marriage and Family
Tenure will begin with the February 2021 issue
Rashawn Ray comments on police shooting in AZCentral
Phoenix Police Department has the most police shooting cases in 2018
Philip Cohen comments on declining divorce rate in Michigan in Lansing State Journal
Dropping divorce rate among women age under 45 in Michigan may indicate later but stabler marriage
Melissa Kearney and Katharine Abraham's paper featured in The Hill on Yang's debate over job loss
Heated Democratic debate between Yang and Sen. Warren (D-Mass) on whether automation caused job loss
Melissa Kearney featured in The Hill on Yang's "Freedom Dividend"
Yang's Freedom Dividend is not likely to reduce social inequality seriously
Alok Bhargava featured in Financial Times on Climate Change
Climate change is not a simplistic comparison of apartheid but entails global cooperation to deal with it
Sacoby Wilson featured in Bloomberg on environmental injustice
Congressional Black Caucus members called on to fight environmental injustice affecting poor black neighborhoods
Dylan Roby comments on California’s new contract worker law
Companies challenge the new contract worker law by cutting down their working hours
Philip Cohen comments on the rising co-living arrangements
Sharing households seems to be the solution facing rising housing costs in Miami
Katharine Abraham comments on gig workers in The New York Times
Rapid rise of gig workers not necessarily change the traditional labor market and economy
The Women's Empowerment: Data for Gender Equality (WEDGE) project underway
The WEDGE advisory board meeting discussed generating cross-culturally comparable data
Philip Cohen comments on U.S. women's selectivity in marriage
Well educated women tend to choose long lasting marriages