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The Kids Cook Monday Program Can Help Reduce Child Obesity

Mary Katherine Schutt

Engaging children in preparing family meals can protect against childhood obesity and other risky behaviors.

July 13, 2021

An 80x30 Clean Electricity Standard: Carbon, Costs, and Health Benefits

Charles Driscoll, Kathy Fallon Lambert, Peter Wilcoxen, Armistead Russell, Dallas Burtraw, Maya Domeshek, Qasim Mehdi, Huizhong Shen & Petros Vasilakos
July 11, 2021

See related: Climate Change

Presence of Large Racial-Ethnic Differences in ADHD Prevalence among U.S. Children

Ashlyn W. W. A. Wong

This data slice compares adolescent ADHD diagnoses across racial-ethnic groups.

July 8, 2021

Domestic Violence is Prevalent among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults

Mary E. Helander, Xiaoyan Zhang

Rates of domestic violence are high among adolescents and young adults in the U.S.

June 29, 2021

See related: Crime & Violence

Service-Connected Disability and the Veteran Mortality Disadvantage

Scott D. Landes, Andrew S. London & Janet M. Wilmoth
June 29, 2021

Are City Centers Losing Their Appeal? Commercial Real Estate, Urban Spatial Structure, and COVID-19

Stuart S. Rosenthal, William C. Strange & Joaquin A. Urrego
June 24, 2021

See related: COVID-19

To Appeal and Amend: Changes to Recently Updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps

Devin Lea, Sarah Pralle
Pralle, associate professor of political science, and co-authors' findings suggest changes to flood zones on FIRMs occur more often where people have greater socioeconomic means, raising questions of equity for future FIRM appeals and revisions.
June 24, 2021

Staying at Home: How Well Did Americans Maintain Their Health Behaviors during COVID-19?

Michael Serrur, James Rose

This brief summarizes the findings from a national survey aimed at understanding behavior change and goal setting during the pandemic and provides tips for getting back into healthy habits.

June 22, 2021

The Archaeology of Harriet Tubman's Life in Freedom

Douglas V. Armstrong

Douglas Armstrong, professor of anthropology, has published a new book, “The Archeology of Harriet Tubman’s Life in Freedom” (Syracuse University Press, 2022). 

June 21, 2021

Life-Course Implications of US Public Policy

Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London
June 21, 2021

See related: Health Policy

Tuscany in the Age of Empire

Brian Brege
June 21, 2021

See related: Europe

Econometrics, 6th Edition

Badi H. Baltagi
June 21, 2021

Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorders Deserve Plans of Safe Care

Alexandra Punch, Monika Taylor
This issue brief describes the current state of prenatal substance use and provides guidance on the use of federally mandated Plans of Safe Care to help mothers prepare for the arrival of their baby while navigating their substance use disorder.
June 15, 2021

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