September 29, 2020

By taking geographic, climactic, and ecologic characteristics of land into account, the new measurement offers a more holistic look at land area and population density.

September 22, 2020

Faculty associates, predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees, project team members, and staff join the Center community.

September 11, 2020

A new report by several PSTC faculty and staff affiliates examines the spatial distribution of COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island.

September 4, 2020

By following a cohort of HIV-infected women alongside a cohort of HIV-uninfected women throughout pregnancy and monitoring development of gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders, Bengtson and her co-investigators hope to determine how HIV-status affects the risk of developing these diseases in pregnancy. 

June 30, 2020

While Papay and his colleagues found that college enrollment has increased among all student demographic groups, the education system is not yet “the great equalizer” that educator Horace Mann envisioned.

June 12, 2020

The project will integrate interviews, media analysis and observation on the ground to understand how Chinese people in Shanghai with different experiences share and interpret information about COVID-19 during this liminal period.

May 22, 2020

Five PSTC trainees will receive their PhDs from Brown this weekend.

May 12, 2020

Three faculty associates have received support for research projects exploring COVID-19 and its consequences at the population level.

May 1, 2020

The WT Grant Foundation funds research focused on improving outcomes for America’s children and youth, with a particular focus on how to reduce inequality as well as how policymakers and practitioners use research evidence.

April 28, 2020

Faculty associate Stephen McGarvey and colleagues use both archaeological and genomic evidence to study early Samoan populations.