CPI Small Grant Winners
The CPI is proud to announce the recipients of our 2017–18 small grants competition: Caroline Abadeer (Political Science), Isabelle Foster (Public Policy), Taylor Orth (Sociology), and Itay Ravid (Law School). Congratulations!
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State of the Union: Gender Identification
The traditional gender binary just doesn’t work. When respondents of a national survey were asked about their femininity and masculinity, 7 percent considered themselves equally feminine and masculine, and another 4 percent responded in ways that did not “match” their sex at birth.
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Did Welfare Reform Increase Employment and Reduce Poverty?
Before we rethink the U.S. safety net, it might be wise to understand the last major reform effort. The 1996 welfare reform bill aimed—more than anything—to reduce dependence on welfare and increase self-sufficiency. A simple question: Did it work?
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Joblessness and Poor Neighborhoods
In this video from our online course on poverty and inequality, CPI affiliate William Julius Wilson discusses the importance of improving employment opportunities in poor neighborhoods.
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Social Costs of Climate Change
CPI research group leader Raj Chetty discusses the social costs of carbon and pollution in this video from his course on using big data to solve social problems.
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Analytical Sociologists Conference
Do you find yourself asking “why is this happening?” If so, you should come to a conference—loaded with superstars—devoted to figuring out the social mechanisms and microdynamics behind key social outcomes.
Thursday June 7 – Friday June 8, Koret-Taube Conference Center
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Born in Bradford
The city of Bradford has some of the highest rates of childhood illness in the United Kingdom. Why? University of Leeds lecturer Liam JB Hill examines the disturbing case of Bradford using a longitudinal birth cohort study.
Monday, June 11, Encina Hall, Philippines Conference Room C330, 12pm
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The Millennial Generation
Brookings Institution researcher Bill Frey examines the demographic makeup of millennials and discusses the impacts of the underlying demographic shifts.
Monday, June 22, Koret-Taube Conference Center, 1pm
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AI in Medicine
This symposium explores how AI and tech can help address problems of access and inequity in health care.
Wednesday, August 22, location TBA, 9am
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