Join us in Chambers Hall on Monday at noon for a talk by Northwestern Economics's Mar Reguant on 'Smart Rationing: Designing Electricity Blackout Policies for Extreme Events.' spr.ly/6019bMrq1

.C. Kirabo Jackson shows that every $1 spent on students generates a $2 return in higher earnings down the road. 'This means we should spend more now to benefit students and society for years to come,' he said. spr.ly/6017bHBwF

.Block Club Chicago highlighted a study by Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs's Making Water Insecurity Visible Global group, co-led by Sera L. Young, which will provide at-home tests to check for lead in water to households on Chicago’s Southeast Side and in Evanston. spr.ly/6014bGCs4

Ran Abramitzky, Leah Boustan, Peter Catron, Dylan Connor, & rob voigt study early 20th-century refugees’ language acquisition, finding that refugees learned more English than other immigrants to the U.S. #WorkingPaperWednesday spr.ly/6017bGndL

Discussing police bodycam-to-text AI systems with MIT Technology Review, rob voigt spoke about the opacity of AI algorithms, racial bias in policing, and the potential implications of trusting law enforcement with data produced by these systems. spr.ly/6018b8pas

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to a wide range of negative health outcomes. Research by Christine Percheski and Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine's Joe Feinglass finds that women with 4+ ACEs are at a much higher risk of obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes. spr.ly/6012b8Jip

Missed Alondra Nelson's joint IPR and Northwestern Medill lecture? Click here to watch her lecture on governing the future of artificial intelligence models and tools to steward their potential public benefit: spr.ly/6019b60sz

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According to a new report by Terri J. Sabol and Diane Schanzenbach, Chicago's Universal PreK expansion increased enrollment in CPS' programs for 4-year-olds, with some differences in available seats between high- and low-poverty neighborhoods. spr.ly/6013w4hKP

Join us in Chambers Hall today at noon for a talk by Northwestern Political Science's Brian Libgober on 'Who Governs the Association?' spr.ly/6012w4Cpm

Over the past 10 years, Sera L. Young has collaborated with colleagues around the world to develop the #WISE_Scales .

Read more about how the scales can revolutionize our understanding of water insecurity worldwide: spr.ly/6012wt7HQ

Listen to the latest episode of the JAMA Network Open 'Conversations' podcast featuring Edith Chen as she discusses her research with Thomas McDade, Greg Miller, and colleagues on family disadvantage, education, and health outcomes among Black young adults: spr.ly/6017wt7D7

For #SPJEthicsWeek , join Danielle McLean, Tat Bellamy-Walker, TJ Billard | NEW BOOK AVAILABLE NOW, Christina Kahrl and Kate Sosin of 19thnews for a discussion of how to responsibly cover transgender people and the issues they face during election season.

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Apply for the Improving Evaluations of R&D in STEM Education 2024 Summer Institute for education researchers July 8–12. The five-day workshop will introduce participants to contemporary evaluation methods that can be directly applied to their research. spr.ly/6016wt4Wr

🚨 New Pub Alert!🚨
Thrilled to share a new pub in ER! In this piece, Quinn Mulroy, Tabitha Bonilla, & I argue that the role of parents has been misunderstood in SE policy rsrch: parents are policy agents who are tasked with tremendous responsibility to implement and support SE

Join us in Chambers Hall on Monday at noon for a talk by Northwestern Political Science's Brian Libgober on 'Who Governs the Association?' spr.ly/6017wt4ef

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to a wide range of negative health outcomes. Research by Christine Percheski and Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine's Joe Feinglass finds that women with 4+ ACEs are at a much higher risk of obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes. spr.ly/6018wt4Zm

Congratulations to Beth Tipton and Center for Native American & Indigenous Research’s Megan Bang who will be inducted today as AERA Fellows at the 2024 Annual Meeting! #AERA2024

Follow along at #AERA2024 as IPR and Northwestern SESP’s Jim Spillane, Claire Mackevicius, David Uttal, Nichole Pinkard, Cynthia Coburn, Mesmin Destin, former SURA RA Spencer Cook, and Center for Native American & Indigenous Research’s Megan Bang present their work at the AERA 2024 Annual Meeting!

Join us in Chambers Hall on Monday at noon for a talk by Northwestern Political Science's Brian Libgober on 'Who Governs the Association?' spr.ly/6013wWsgP