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Search News May 24 2019 WWS Reacts: Restricting Abortions Across America Reproductive rights are now front and center in the 2020 campaign, as a number of states recently have tried to restrict or regulate… News Feb 04 2019 Project to Collect Real Portraits of American Life Today, only half of children grow up to earn more than their parents, as opportunities for upward mobility continue to decline. Meanwhile… News Jan 07 2019 No Laboratory Needed: The Person Project Mines Social Science Data with Secure Online Quizzes Understanding the human psyche is complex, for ordinary people and scientists alike. Now, researchers at Princeton University have… News Dec 17 2018 WWS Reacts: Trump’s Border Wall, DACA and "Chain Migration" So-called “chain migration” is in the news again as House Republicans try to introduce a government funding bill that includes $5 billion… News Dec 11 2017 Dark Side of the Moon: Motorcycle Deaths Linked to Full Moons Distracted drivers, like those who text behind the wheel, are a danger to themselves and to others. Even a brief, momentary glance away… News Oct 11 2017 Social Psychologist Paluck Awarded MacArthur Fellowship Elizabeth Levy Paluck, a professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University, has been awarded a 2017 MacArthur Fellowship… News Aug 21 2017 Princeton Professor Calls for Federal Guarantee of Quality Education for Kids American children, no matter where they live or what school they attend, deserve to be guaranteed a quality education, much as we… News Aug 14 2017 Lower-Income Children Raised in Counties With High Upward Mobility Display Fewer Behavioral Issues, Perform Better on Cognitive Tests Children who grow up in urban counties with high upward mobility exhibit fewer behavioral problems and perform better on cognitive tests,… News Aug 04 2017 Study Links Unhealthy Segregated Neighborhoods to Childhood Asthma Researchers have had trouble explaining why black children are much more likely than other children to suffer from asthma. A new study by… News Jul 31 2017 Supreme Court Rulings Can Signal a Shift in Societal Norms When the Supreme Court issued its 2015 ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, Americans understood the decision as a signal of Americans’… News Jul 24 2017 Exposure to Violence Hinders Short-Term Memory, Cognitive Control Being exposed to and actively remembering violent episodes — even those that happened up to a decade before — hinders short-term memory… News Jun 28 2017 Decrease in Lead Exposure in Early Childhood May Be Responsible for Drop in Crime Rate Exposure to lead in the preschool years significantly increases the chance that children will be suspended or incarcerated during their… News May 24 2017 Social and Emotional Learning Essential for Children’s Educational Success The Trump administration hopes to slash $10.6 billion from current education initiatives, channeling part of the money to expanding… News Apr 13 2017 Trust in Local Community Leads to Better Long-Term Decisions Among the Poor Would you rather receive $100 today or $125 in three months? Recent studies show those at the lowest income levels typically choose the … News Mar 13 2017 Princeton Faculty Awarded Funding for Innovative Education Research Projects Six faculty members at Princeton University will receive funding to work on innovative, cross-disciplinary education research projects… News Mar 10 2017 Considering the Millennium Challenge: Graduate Workshop Explores Global Poverty Princeton University’s fall break offers students a week away from the classroom, and Woodrow Wilson School graduate students enrolled in… News Feb 16 2017 Social Exclusion Leads to Conspiratorial Thinking, Study Finds Recent polls have shown that many white, working-class people in America feel pushed out by society, a reason why many voted for… News Jan 17 2017 Movin' on Up? Views on Social Mobility Shape Americans' Faith in the Status Quo Is the American socioeconomic ladder sturdy, offering a good chance for people to move up and down? Or is it rickety, leaving most people… News Jan 09 2017 Friend or Foe? Each Creates National Unity, a Mix Creates Divisions, Study Shows Banding together as a nation is often lauded for getting through challenging times, but a new study published by Princeton University and… News Oct 26 2016 Integration Between Pre-K and K-3 Programs Needs to be Strengthened, Princeton-Brookings Journal Finds High-quality pre-K programs can indeed play an important role in improving later outcomes for children, particularly for children from… News Sep 16 2016 International Panel on Social Progress Seeks Comments on Report The International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP), which brings together social scientists around the world to analyze social trends and… News Sep 08 2016 Sharing Stories Synchronizes Group Memories Consider your memories of 9/11. What time was it when you learned about the attack? Where were you? Who were you with?By simply… News Aug 11 2016 Neilson Ushers Peruvian Education Policy Laboratory Professor Christopher Neilson is passionate about ensuring that government policy — in particular education policy — is founded on theory… News Jun 13 2016 Youth With Parents and Household Members in Prison More Likely to Have First Baby Before Marriage As incarceration rates have increased in the United States, so has the likelihood that children will endure the imprisonment of a parent … News Jun 06 2016 The Rise of Intimate Partner Violence During the Great Recession Financial strain has long been one of the leading causes of family discord, but a recent study suggests that simply living through major… Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »