Laura Kubzansky is an author on a paper that explores optimism in relation to likelihood of healthy aging, considering whether effects are evident over and above effects of health-related behaviors and depression. Findings suggest that optimism should be…

According to a new study that includes our faculty member Sara Bleich and former Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholar Christina Roberto as authors, there was not an uptick in unemployment claims in the year following the implementation of the…

Congratulations to our faculty member Claudia Goldin on being awarded the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Economics, Finance and Management category for her pioneering analysis of the gender gap. Learn more in this release!

Harvard Pop Center faculty member Joscha Legewie, PhD, is interviewed by The Harvard Gazette about his recent study published in the American Sociological Review that explores the negative social and educational impact of aggressive policing on African…

Data collected during the Work, Family & Health Network study suggests that every minute counts when it comes to work performance! Just 16 minutes of sleep loss can negatively impact work performance the next day. Learn more in this article written…

Harvard Pop Center faculty member Nicole Maestas, PhD, is author on a working paper that studies the role that job characteristics (and preferences for these characteristics) play in influencing whether a person stays in the workforce or transitions to…

Congratulations to our faculty member Michèle Lamont on being selected as one of only three sociologists in the cadre of 32 social scientists and humanists across the country named as honorees of this prestigious award.

Are you a research scientist with a PhD in demography, public health, epidemiology, or a related field who is interested in health and aging in a global context? The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, in partnership with the…

Professor Sara Bleich, a Harvard Pop Center faculty member, sheds light on how our environment can shape our behavior (and our body), and shares her journey to becoming a public policy expert on obesity in this piece in The Harvard Gazette.

There are 543 Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) in India, and these political units are key to improving human capital and development. Expanding on their own recent research, Harvard Pop Center faculty member S (Subu) V Subramanian, Research Associate…