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Postpartum
Research Briefs
December 14, 2021
Antidepressant Treatment for Postpartum Depression May Be Overprescribed
In countries like the U.S. and the Netherlands, antidepressants are a commonly prescribed treatment for postpartum depression. But a new study by Princeton University scholars suggests that prescribing rates in some areas of the Netherlands are too high. This usage is connected to several negative outcomes: mothers are less…
Postpartum
COVID
Research Briefs
December 02, 2021
Native American Deaths from COVID-19 Highest Among Racial Groups
Native Americans experience substantially greater rates of COVID-19 mortality compared with other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study led by Princeton University researchers. Those living on reservations seem especially vulnerable to the virus, due to high rates of poverty, crowded living conditions and limited…
COVID
Media Clip
November 12, 2021
How the Pandemic Could Erase Decades of Progress for Women in the Workforce
Endnotes
Podcasts
October 27, 2021
Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette (Keith Wailoo)
“I can’t breathe.” Those were George Floyd’s final words before he was murdered by police in Minneapolis — just outside a store known for being the "best place to buy menthol cigarettes." Today’s rise in Black deaths, cries of “I can’t breathe,” and the menthol cigarette can all be linked to a long history of race and…
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drinking water
Research Briefs
October 20, 2021
Lead Remediation Efforts Show Promise for Safe Drinking Water in New York City Public Schools
Since the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, many states have passed legislation requiring public schools to assess and treat lead in their drinking water. Two Princeton University researchers examined the efforts by New York City, the largest school district in the country, to determine the efficacy of its lead reduction…
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SPIA
Research Briefs
September 28, 2021
Life Expectancy Gap Between Black and White Americans Closes Nearly 50% in 30 Years
Persistent gaps in life expectancy between Black and white Americans have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, this gap has narrowed by nearly 50% in three decades, largely due to improvements among Black Americans, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Co…
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TP
Podcasts
September 20, 2021
Community-Based Visa Plans Could Change Immigration Policy
Immigration is a heated and deadlocked policy issue in the U.S. Abraham Waserstein ’21 studied its history, noting that after 1965 and the Immigration Nationality Act, people who traditionally came to the U.S. for economic workflows were deemed “illegal” or “undocumented.” After conducting a case study in Iowa, he believes a…
TP
COVID-19 Transmission Disparities graphic of people and covid virus
Research Briefs
September 02, 2021
Lack of Protections in the Workplace Leave Frontline Workers of Color at High Risk for COVID-19 Exposure
Black, Latino, and Native American frontline workers are more likely to work in occupations with a higher risk of COVID-19 exposure with less workplace protection against COVID-19 than other workers, according to a study led by researchers at Princeton University and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Journalists…
COVID-19 Transmission Disparities graphic of people and covid virus
Jonathan Mummolo
News
August 24, 2021
Mummolo Receives Microsoft Funding for Police Body-Worn Camera Project
Microsoft has awarded $250,000 in funding to professor Jonathan Mummolo and a team of fellow social scientists to fund the development of a novel system to computationally analyze police body-worn camera (BWC) footage. Mummolo, assistant professor of politics and public affairs at the Princeton School of Public and…
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Marta Tienda
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April 13, 2021
Tienda to Serve as President of American Academy of Political and Social Science
Marta Tienda, a leading sociologist and immigration expert, will be the next president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS). She begins her tenure on July 1, 2021. Tienda is the Maurice P. During ’22 Professor of Demographic Studies and professor of sociology and public affairs at the Princeton…
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