2017 PEP Fellow, Julie Brigham-Grette, to give talk at Retired Faculty Association Meeting

Julie Brigham-Grete, 2017 PEP Fellow, will deliver the talk, on “What the Arctic Paleo Record says about Earth's Climate” at the Retired Faculty Association meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Read more here.

Thomas Zoeller, 2016 PEP Fellow, and colleague, quoted in Environmental Health News series about the chemical BPA

Thomas Zoeller, 2016 PEP Fellow, and colleague, comment in two lengthy stories on Environmental Health News about the scientific review of and controversy over the chemical BPA. The two stories are part of a four-part series on the subject

2015 PEP Fellow, Nilanjana Dasgupta, among group of researchers whose recent report on sexual harassment and gender bias in the STEM workforce featured in Science

A diverse group of scientists, including 2015 PEP Fellow, Nilanjana Dasgupta, report their findings and recommendations on how institutions and funding agencies can address and prevent sexual harassment and gender bias in the STEM workforce. Details of their suggested “specific, potentially high-impact policy changes” appear in the current issue of Science. Also read about findings in Health Medicine Network.

Deepankar Basu, 2017 PEP Fellow, writes a column in the Hindustan Times offering solutions for slowing economy in India.

Deepankar Basu, 2017 PEP Fellow, writes a column in the Hindustan Times where he suggests several things that can be done to respond to the slowing economy in India. He says increasing wages for some workers, expanding the country’s food subsidy and boosting public investment would kickstart the investment cycle in the country and ease supply constraints.

Linda Tropp, PEP Co-Director, gives talk at the Joint Global Initiative on Diversity, Inclusion and Social Cohesion held by the International Organization for Migration in Geneva Switzerland

Linda Tropp, PEP Co-Director, was recently invited to give a talk entitled, "Contact-based Interventions: Forging Partnerships Between Academic Researchers and Non-governmental Organizations" during the Workshop on Promoting Good Relations at the Joint Global Initiative on Diversity, Inclusion and Social Cohesion held by the International Organization for Migration in Geneva Switzerland

PEP Steering Committee Member, Laurel Smith-Doerr, and, 2018 PEP Fellow, Donald Tomaskovic-Devey's research investigating why men earn more than women at seven U.S. federal science agencies featured in Phys.org article.

PEP Steering Committee Member, Laurel Smith-Doerr, and, 2018 PEP Fellow, Donald Tomaskovic-Devey were part of a research team investigating why men earn more than women at seven U.S. federal science agencies. The research, featured in a Phys.org article, finds that in agencies focused on engineering, physical sciences and other traditionally masculine fields, the pay gap is largely the result of men being paid more than women for the same jobs. At more “gender-neutral agencies,” the gap is due to hiring more women for low-paying jobs.

PEP Steering Committee Member, M.V. Lee Badgett's new research on poverty among LGBT people in the U.S. featured in the Windy City Time

M.V. Lee Badgett, PEP Steering Committee Member, is the lead author of a new study, featured in the Windy City Times, that finds 21.6% of LGBT people in the U.S. experience poverty compared to 15.7% of cisgender straight people. Badgett, who conducted the study for the Williams Institute at UCLA, where she is a distinguished scholar, says, “Our study shows that all subpopulations of LGBT people fare the same or worse than cisgender straight people.”

2015 PEP Fellow, Rebecca Spencer's research on the benefits of naps and overnight sleep on early childhood memory featured in WPSD news story

A WPSD news story featured findings from a study by sleep researchers at UMass Amherst, led by 2015 PEP Fellow, Rebecca Spencer. They report for the first time evidence that naps and overnight sleep may work together to benefit memory in early childhood. The study was published in Scientific Reports. Spencer, and colleagues, report that for children in this study, “Individually, the nap and overnight sleep bouts were not sufficient to induce changes in memory. A significant benefit of napping was observed only when changes across the entire 24-hour period were considered. This supports an interplay between the nap and subsequent overnight sleep in the consolidation of memories in young children.” Research also featured in WMTV and Fox 43 news stories. Read more here.

Michael A. Rawlins, 2015 PEP Fellow, quoted on WWLP news story about increase of rainfall in the Northeast

Michael A. Rawlins, 2015 PEP Fellow, in a WWLP news story says that during the past 50 years, the Northeast has seen a 71% increase in the heaviest precipitation events. He says as the atmosphere warms, it can hold more moisture and the result is more and heavier rain and snow events.

Deepankar Basu, 2017 PEP Fellow, discusses his new study on the relationship between right-wing hate crimes in India and the success of the BJP Party on The Real News Network.

Deepankar Basu, 2017 PEP Fellow, discusses on The Real News Network his new study on the relationship between right-wing hate crimes in India and the success of the BJP Party. Basu says where this nationalist party is strongest there is a noticeable increase in reported hate crimes while in areas where the BJP Party is not as strong, that trend is less pronounced. Research also featured in The Indo-Canadian Voice and IndiaWest.

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