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IPR Affiliate Hazel Morrow-Jones named Associate Provost for Women's Policy Initiatives, Women's Place director
Hazel Morrow-Jones has been named Associate Provost for Women's Policy Initiatives and Women's Place director. Provost Joseph Alutto has recommended that Professor Hazel Morrow-Jones assume the…
Surprising Results of Cancer Study Co-authored by IPR Faculty Affiliate Amy Ferketich
When Ohio State cancer researchers Judith Westman and Amy Ferketich first began studying a large sect of Ohio Amish, they theorized they would find higher incidence rates of cancer. That’s because…
Dr. Amy Ferketich, Epidemiology Finds Community -Based Smoking Bans Not Effective in Appalchia
Many people believe that smoking ban efforts have to start in communities before moving up to the state level. However, in their community-level study of six Appalachian states, Dr. Ferketich and…
Dr. David Blau, Economics, Shows that Changes in Social Security Related to Increasing Average Age of Retiremant for Men
Dr. Blau and Dr. Ryan Goodstein of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation look at labor force participation of men aged 55 to 69 between the years of 1962 and 2005. Thay analyze long-term…
New Study by Dr. Zhenchao Qian, Sociology and Colleagues Finds Decreasing Rates Of Intermarriage Among Latinos, Asians
Using recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey for 1995-2008, Dr. Zhenchao Qian, with colleagues Dr. Dan Lichter and Dr. Julie Carmalt of Cornell University,…
IPR Affiliate Dr. Jeff Cohen, OSU Anthropology, Interviewed about the New Arizona Immigration Law
Dr. Cohen discusses the content and ramifications of SB1070 with OSU's onCampus News. He argues that the law encourages racial profiling, undermines the right to privacy of both citizens and…
Dr. Reanne Frank, Sociology and Dr. Bo Lu, Biostatistics Find Changing Racial/Ethnic Indentities among U.S. Latinos
In a new study using the New Immigrant Survey, Dr. Reanne Frank and Dr. Bo Lu found that skin color influences the income of U.S. Latinos. They also find changing self-identification of Latinos,…
Williams' article receives honors in Work-Family Research competition
Kristi Williams’ article, “Gendered Reciprocity: Work Discontent and the Household Production of Health,” was selected as one of the twenty best articles in the annual Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award…
Professor Kevin Shafer, IPR alumnus, in the news
Kevin Shafer, Assistant Professor at Arkansas State University and IPR alumnus, is featured in http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=13255865