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

Executive Director Tom Kecskemethy Answers, Why Social Science?

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

President’s Corner: The Science Policy Landscape

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Robert Merton, in 1949, noted that social scientists “have largely neglected the study of their own... Read More → President’s Corner: The Science Policy Landscape

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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