IPR political scientist James Druckman, IPR graduate research assistant Jennifer Lin, and their colleagues find that around one-third of people who report major symptoms of depression either currently own a gun or plan to buy one. Their results shed light on the connection between owning a gun and depression—and how the pandemic has exacerbated it.
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Do poverty and racism affect your health? If so, what are the best methods for measuring this effect? To answer these questions, a group of 30 PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty attended an interdisciplinary workshop led by IPR pioneers in the use of biomarkers, which are measures of biological processes and health. The workshop took place from June 6–10 on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus.
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A new study by IPR economist Ofer Malamud shows that women who were characterized as headstrong and men who were considered dependent as children earned less than their peers in early adulthood, suggesting that children who do not fit gender stereotypes are penalized in the job market.
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New research from IPR faculty examines the effects of social support on inflammation in high school students, misperceptions of cancel culture, and Functional Neurological Disorder's link to trauma, mental health, and social stressors.
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More IPR Research on Gun Violence
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Faculty in the News
“This is not something where this kid woke up one day and said, 'Hey, I think I'll go shoot a bunch of people.' It's clear he's been planning this for months and months.”
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Working Papers
IPR currently has 31 new working papers in its series for the year, covering topics such as educational inequality, the tension between environmental and antipoverty goals of payments for ecosystem services, and the static and dynamic impacts of market integration on renewable energy expansion. Our working paper newsletter highlights the newest additions, but you can always view and download all of IPR’s working papers from our website.
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Events
Stay tuned for exciting details regarding our 2022–23 event schedule in our next IPR e-news. You can always find the latest event information by visiting our online calendar.
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IPR e-news will be taking off August and be back in September.
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