Thanks to Northwestern Medicine pediatrician and IPR associate Craig Garfield, 14,000 silver mylar blankets — the kind typically handed out to runners after a marathon — are headed to Afghanistan to help children in danger of freezing to death this winter in scarcely heated refugee camps.
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New research by medical social scientist Brian Mustanski is the first to show what happens over time to LGBT teens who are bullied and victimized, finding that being bullied and experiencing low levels of support from others boost the risk that they will become suicidal or try to harm themselves.
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IPR developmental psychologist P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale was named one of 20 inaugural Ascend Fellows by the Aspen Institute.
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A new study, co-authored by IPR developmental psychobiologist Emma Adam and IPR anthropologist Thomas McDade and their colleagues, shows that poor families who move to more affluent neighborhoods can see long-term improvements in mothers' health.
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The New York Times covers a study co-authored by anthropologists Christopher Kuzawa and Thomas McDade and their colleagues that suggests men are biologically wired to care for their children.
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Developmental psychologist Lindsay Chase-Lansdale received the 2011 award for Distinguished Contributions to Public Policy for Children from the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD).
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Psychobiologist Emma Adam and graduate research assistant Cassandra Hart find that children with a parent working part-time get more sleep than those with a stay-at-home parent.
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Biological anthropologist Thomas McDade and graduate research assistant Molly Metzger find that breastfed babies are 14 pounds lighter in adolescence than their formula-fed siblings.
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IPR seed grant for C2S director Lindsay Chase-Lansdale and research scientist Teresa Sommer leads to ACF/HHS funding for a dual-generation project that links early childhood education centers to postsecondary education and training for low-income parents.
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Social demographer Christine Percheski determines that expanding health insurance coverage, whether public or private, is not enough to ensure that children will receive timely, quality care.
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