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Limited housing, poor economy plagues reservation

September 2, 2015

National Catholic Reporter | Blythe George, Ph.D. student in Sociology & Social Policy who studies poverty on Native American reservations, provides perspective on extreme poverty often seen in these communities.



The Sources of Boston Crime Guns

August 28, 2015

Harvard Kennedy School: Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston | By Anthony A. Braga (Rutgers) and David M. Hureau (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology & Social Policy). This Policy Brief draws directly from the forthcoming article, Anthony A. Braga and David M. Hureau. 2015. “Strong Gun Laws Are Not Enough: The Need for Improved Enforcement of Secondhand Gun Transfer Laws in Massachusetts.” Preventative Medicine 79 (October) 37-42. ►



Monica Bell receives four ASA awards for outstanding paper

August 23, 2015

Awardee | Monica C. Bell, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology & Social Policy... Read more about Monica Bell receives four ASA awards for outstanding paper



Learning about job search: A 'nudge' to tackle long-term unemployment

August 3, 2015

VoxEU—CEPR's Policy Portal | By Steffen Altmann (University of Copenhagen), Armin Falk (University of Bonn), Simon Jåger (Harvard Ph.D. candidate in Economics), and Florian Zimmermann (University of Zurich).



A fascinating color-coded map of every job in America

July 29, 2015

Vox | Robert Manduca, Ph.D. student in Sociology & Social Policy



The Physical Toll of High-Achievement Among Disadvantaged Teens

July 20, 2015

Huffington Post | Anthony A. Jack (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology) research on first-gen college experience noted. View this work ►

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Nearly every job in America, mapped in incredible detail

July 14, 2015

Washington Post | Robert Manduca, Ph.D. student in Sociology & Social Policy



Mapping every single job in the U.S.

July 14, 2015

The Atlantic—CityLab | Sociology & Social Policy Ph.D. student Robert Manduca brings employment data to life with interactive mapping.



Queenie Zhu receives ASA Sociology of Education Outstanding Graduate Student Paper award

July 9, 2015

Awardee | Queenie Zhu, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology & Social Policy... Read more about Queenie Zhu receives ASA Sociology of Education Outstanding Graduate Student Paper award



Your boss wants to control your vote: The real reason to fear corporate power

June 7, 2015

Salon | Discussion of findings by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez (Ph.D. candidate in Government & Social Policy) on political mobilization of employees.

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