This fall, Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research (IPR) welcomed 14 faculty—six fellows (pictured above) and eight associates—making it our largest incoming cohort since 2016.
Tackling issues from artificial intelligence and teen brain development to workplace equity and racial disparities in language use, IPR’s newest faculty members add their research expertise to the more than 170 faculty from 30 disciplines currently providing data-driven insights vital for evidence-based policymaking.
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Join us for an Oct. 9 policy research briefing with four leading experts from Northwestern, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and the White House Council of Economic Advisers. They will discuss what’s working to improve America’s most at-risk neighborhoods by curbing violence, creating opportunity, and improving housing and education.
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"Improving Neighborhoods to Improve Lives: Re-Imagining the Power of Place" will take place from 12–1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, on Capitol Hill (Room TBA) in Washington, D.C.
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The 2018 Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh hearings turned IPR social psychologist Eli Finkel’s interest in politics from a hobby into a research focus. Using his expertise in relationship science, he’s explored how the deep partisan divide between Republicans and Democrats mirrors a "toxic marriage."
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In his book "Alt-Labor and the New Politics of Workers’ Rights," IPR political scientist Daniel Galvin traces the rise of alt-labor groups while his recently launched Workplace Justice Lab collaborates with these groups and helps government agencies enforce labor standards.
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The U.S. Surgeon General declared gun violence a public health crisis due to the sharp rise in firearm injuries since 2020. The report includes research by five IPR faculty on gun violence statistics and effective interventions.
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Faculty Insights
"For the first time in history, potentially, you're seeing Black women across generations be in political leadership at the same time, which provides an opportunity for the kind of political change that we've never seen before."
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Working Papers
Our monthly working paper newsletter highlights the newest additions from our faculty experts, but you can always view all of IPR’s working papers on our website. Sign up to receive notification of our newest working papers here.
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