The Academy Remembers Fellow Joan Petersilia

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Joan Petersilia, the 2018 AAPSS Thorsten Sellin Fellow, died of ovarian cancer on September 23 at the age of... Read More The Academy Remembers Fellow Joan Petersilia

AAPSS Fellow Timothy Smeeding Co-Authors Annual Wisconsin Poverty Study

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For the past eleven years, the Wisconsin Poverty Project has addressed the question of whether families in... Read More AAPSS Fellow Timothy Smeeding Co-Authors Annual Wisconsin Poverty Study

Fellow Alejandro Portes Receives the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award in the Social Sciences

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Alejandro Portes, the Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Sociology Emeritus at... Read More Fellow Alejandro Portes Receives the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award in the Social Sciences

Study Finds E-Cigarette Regulations May Have Unintended Consequences for Pregnant Teenagers

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New research published in the Journal of Health Economics investigates the effect of minimum legal sale... Read More Study Finds E-Cigarette Regulations May Have Unintended Consequences for Pregnant Teenagers

Alan Krueger’s Rockonomics Book Provides an All-Access Pass to the Music Industry

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In the years before Academy Fellow Alan Krueger’s death this March, the Princeton economist immersed... Read More Alan Krueger’s Rockonomics Book Provides an All-Access Pass to the Music Industry

New Study by Fellow James Heckman Revisits the Perry Preschool Project

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From 1962 to 1967, the Perry Preschool Project provided an experimental high-quality preschool program for... Read More New Study by Fellow James Heckman Revisits the Perry Preschool Project

The Academy Remembers Fellow Alice Rivlin, First Recipient of the Moynihan Prize

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Alice Rivlin, an Academy Fellow since 2001 and first recipient of the AAPSS Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize in... Read More The Academy Remembers Fellow Alice Rivlin, First Recipient of the Moynihan Prize

Howard Gardner Explores Higher Education in New Study

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AAPSS Fellow Howard Gardner, a professor in Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, is widely known for his... Read More Howard Gardner Explores Higher Education in New Study

Fellow Amy Gutmann to be Awarded Pennsylvania Society 2019 Gold Medal Award

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Academy Fellow Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania, will be awarded the Gold Medal for... Read More Fellow Amy Gutmann to be Awarded Pennsylvania Society 2019 Gold Medal Award

New Study Links Kindergarten Behavior to Lifetime Earnings

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A new longitudinal study, coauthored by AAPSS Fellow Daniel Nagin and published in JAMA Pediatrics, assessed... Read More New Study Links Kindergarten Behavior to Lifetime Earnings

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