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

August 19, 2019| Fellows, News| AAPSS Editor

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

August 18, 2019| Fellows, News| AAPSS Editor

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

Executive Director Tom Kecskemethy Answers, Why Social Science?

August 15, 2019| Executive Director's Corner, From the AAPSS| AAPSS Editor

AAPSS Executive Director Tom Kecskemethy recently provided an answer to the question “Why social... Read More → Executive Director Tom Kecskemethy Answers, Why Social Science?

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

June 28, 2019| Fellows, News| AAPSS Editor

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

June 27, 2019| Fellows, News| AAPSS Editor

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

May 16, 2019| AAPSS, Fellows, News| AAPSS Editor

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

May 6, 2019| Fellows, News| AAPSS Editor

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

April 29, 2019| Fellows, News| AAPSS Editor

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

April 11, 2019| Fellows, News| AAPSS Editor

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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