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Institute for Policy Research
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The Institute for Policy Research is a nonpartisan, interdisciplinary social science research institute at Northwestern University
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Join IPR at noon today for a talk by Kiarri Kershaw, "Measuring and Understanding the Contributions of the Social Environment to Cardiovascular Disease Risk" bit.ly/2A53c5x pic.twitter.com/OcRj2ulWc2
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Sera L. Young
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Thanks to @thehill for publishing my first oped, in which I argue we should have a way to measure household #waterinsecurity in the US, like the one we have for household #foodinsecurity: thehill.com/opinion/energy… …. Gratitude to @TheOpEdProject & @micheleweldon for the training! pic.twitter.com/gXsSHBvWAb
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Changes in the level of gun violence can come from many factors, including different police protocols, gang violence, and general mistrust, says IPR sociologist @AVPapachristos bit.ly/2zWVLgJ
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Going to college wasn’t in the cards for “people like us,” says IPR statistician Larry Hedges, who was recently awarded the prestigious Yidan Prize for education research––a top honor in the field. Hedges was a first-generation college student. bbc.in/2zYpt4R
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Congrats to IPR economist Jonathan Guryan, whose Education Lab at @UChiUrbanLabs is receiving $15 million from @AbbVie to give more students the resources they need to stay in school and succeed in life. #AbbVieGivesBack bit.ly/2TjOKiL pic.twitter.com/vgEHiwrZzz
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IPR’s Simone Ispa-Landa applauds the high number of women recently elected to public office. But she says key cultural shifts are still needed to change how girls are viewed, requiring parents and educators to play the “long gender game.” bit.ly/2zWIXab
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Evidence shows that eating more later in the day is worse for metabolism, says IPR’s @klknut, commenting on a new study. “You’re not eating at a time that’s optimal for your circadian system.” bit.ly/2Th4MKy
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Experiencing discrimination during adolescence leads to lower levels of cortisol, a hormone that helps keep you energized during the day. This imbalance may have more serious health problems later on, finds @EmmaKAdam, who spoke to @WBEZmorning. bit.ly/2zVcL74
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While teachers can improve test scores and socio-emotional skills, their impact on socio-emotional skills is 10 times more predictive of students’ longer-term success than their impact on test scores, finds IPR economist @KiraboJackson bit.ly/2zZfpsC
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Going to college wasn’t in the cards for “people like us,” says IPR statistician Larry Hedges, who was recently awarded the prestigious Yidan Prize for education research––a top honor in the field. Hedges was a first-generation college student. bbc.in/2A5iwPN
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From its founding in 1968, IPR faculty have conducted research that has created new ways of thinking about and addressing social issues from poverty and housing discrimination, to policing and education policy. #IPRat50 bit.ly/2zQWFes pic.twitter.com/zR5gWakYRJ
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Check out her research with @jenniheissel on how nearby violent crime affects sleep and stress: ipr.northwestern.edu/publications/p…
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Coming up on @WBEZmorning, IPR developmental psychobiologist @EmmaKAdam will discuss how social inequalities can affect a person's health. pic.twitter.com/ub6fWJzPdC
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IPR’s Simone Ispa-Landa applauds the high number of women recently elected to public office. But she says key cultural shifts are still needed to change how girls are viewed, requiring parents and educators to play the “long gender game.” bit.ly/2zVD50D
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Join IPR, @MedillSchool, and the Center for Applied Microeconomics for the Northwestern Political Union Lecture with Vox health policy correspondent Sarah Kliff tonight at 7 p.m. bit.ly/2zRV5Jw pic.twitter.com/Xy0YBzOxfp
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Entering the labor market during a recession substantially reduces earnings for at least 10 years, particularly for nonwhites and those without a high school degree, finds IPR economist Hannes Schwandt. bit.ly/2zRELbO #WorkingPaperWednesday pic.twitter.com/RAlHIDG520
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U.S. billionaires practice “stealth politics”––advancing “unpopular, inequality-exacerbating, highly conservative economic policies,” write IPR’s Benjamin Page and Matthew Lacombe, with Jason Seawright. bit.ly/2zPaj1U
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Northwestern Sources
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Prof. @rdmersey of @MedillSchool is available to comment on the CNN lawsuit against President Trump, saying it's good for media, but warns against adversarial atmosphere. bit.ly/2zRvFfb pic.twitter.com/308NHmoglD
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Evidence shows that eating more later in the day is worse for metabolism, says IPR’s @klknut, commenting on a new study. “You’re not eating at a time that’s optimal for your circadian system.” bit.ly/2Tbx9tA
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Check out IPR statistician Beth Tipton's new paper! twitter.com/stats_tipton/s…
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