📢 Call for proposals: Replication + Novel political science survey experiments. Proposals must include a replication of a published survey experiment, a reanalysis of the original data, and a novel experimental design. Click here for details: spr.ly/63325hKtOV

Applications are open for the Research Training Institute on Cluster-Randomized Trials (July 6–16). Organized by Larry Hedges and Elizabeth Tipton, it offers intensive training in cluster-randomized trials for education researchers. spr.ly/63322hHdY0

REMINDER: Join us at The Family Institute today at noon for a talk by Rebecca Seligman on “Gendered Disparities in Health: From Hysteria to Functional Neurological Disorder.” spr.ly/63326hG5ey

“The popularity of ‘Heated Rivalry,’ it seems, is a welcome burst of enthusiasm for gay life in a new era of anti-gay prejudice,” write the social scientists Tessa Charlesworth and Eli Finkel.

Join us in Chambers Hall today at noon for a talk by Robin Nusslock on "The Effect of Parental Income Supplements on Child Mental and Physical Health." spr.ly/63328h6PX4

How much money is enough to live on? In a working paper, IPR's @mwkraus.bsky.social and his colleagues explore what people think is a living wage and how income shapes their estimates and influences their support for policies. #WorkingPaperWednesday spr.ly/63325CfAVP

School shooting headlines may fade, but the trauma doesn't. In a @bostonglobe.com op-ed after the shooting at Brown University, Molly Schnell, Hannes Schwandt, and Maya Rossin-Slater draw on their research on the lasting effects and call for action. spr.ly/63323CFuFx

Business leaders are using AI across hiring, operations, and marketing—but AI isn’t immune to bias. Join Tessa Charlesworth and William Brady for a Kellogg Insight webinar on Jan. 20 on how to recognize and minimize those biases. Register here: spr.ly/63321Cxw2H

Join us in Chambers Hall today at noon for a talk by @aecoppock.bsky.social on "Meta-Reanalysis: A Research Design for Generalized Social Scientific Inferences." spr.ly/63327CaJ0D

Can we make Chicago safer during heat waves? A working group co-led by Daniel Horton is working with city and community partners to map who is most vulnerable and build tools that help save lives as temperatures rise. spr.ly/63324Cq8nG

Join us in Chambers Hall on Monday at noon for a talk by @aecoppock.bsky.social on "Meta-Reanalysis: A Research Design for Generalized Social Scientific Inferences." spr.ly/63321CoWJH

Join us in Chambers Hall today at noon for a talk by Steven Franconeri on "Point Taken: A Gamified Intervention That Creates Enlightened Disagreements." spr.ly/63329CYvqW

Happy New Year from IPR faculty, staff, and students!

#1: AI quickly evolved from a futuristic concept to a daily reality. To better understand AI and the changes coming with it, we spoke to our faculty experts about how they’re studying AI, what they’re learning, and what’s ahead. Read more: spr.ly/63328CEmL8

#2: Why are Black women more likely to have C-sections than White women? IPR economist Molly Schnell spoke to IPR about her research examining this disparity and possible ways to reduce unnecessary C-sections and the complications that can come with them. Read more: spr.ly/6180FaDu2

#3: American teenagers are not all right. Growing rates of anxiety, depression, and suicides point to an alarming trend. IPR spoke with four of its experts on teen mental health about what their research says about why teens are suffering and how we can help them. spr.ly/6186L9O5y

#4: During a lecture on April 2, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu outlined the urgent steps needed to achieve net-zero global greenhouse gas emissions and avoid climate change’s major consequences. spr.ly/63321CEmRX

Revisit IPR’s top headlines of 2025—from AI’s real-world impacts and maternal health disparities to youth mental health, wage theft, and political violence. spr.ly/63323CElMT

#5: Thousands of L.A. fast food workers are victims of wage theft, losing more than $44 million in combined wages per year. A report by @djgalvin.bsky.social and Jake Barnes points to educating workers about their rights as a solution. www.ipr.northwestern.edu/news/2025/wa...

#6: Black women in the United States are roughly 50% more likely than White women to give birth prematurely. A new study by IPR researchers shows how discriminatory policing and unequal schools in Chicago neighborhoods can negatively impact pregnancy. spr.ly/63323CEYJW

Join us in Chambers Hall on January 5 for a talk by Steven Franconeri on "Point Taken: A Gamified Intervention for More Enlightened Policy Disagreements." spr.ly/63325CESsS

IPR events bring together researchers, policymakers, students, and community members to examine and discuss today’s most pressing social issues. Join us at one (or all!) of our events this winter! ❄️ spr.ly/63323CEIU7

#7: In May, @jhu.edu sociologist @stefanie-deluca.bsky.social returned to Northwestern as IPR's first visiting scholar, sharing her latest research and insights into communicating research findings to policymakers. www.ipr.northwestern.edu/news/2025/ho...

#8: Political violence is on the rise in the U.S. @polisciatnu.bsky.sociall's Laurel Harbridge-Yong spoke to IPR about how elected officials say threats & violence have changed the way they approach their jobs & how the public thinks about political violence. www.ipr.northwestern.edu/news/2025/th...

#9: @profserayoung.bsky.social accepted the “Champions of Health” Award on behalf of the Water Insecurity Experience (WISE) Scales. Presented by Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health, the award honors the WISE Scales’ humanitarian contributions. spr.ly/63326C8ACA

We’re counting down our top stories of 2025! Stay tuned as we recap the stories that stood out this year. #10: @kirabojackson.bsky.social shared the lessons he learned during his time on the White House CEA, like how research shapes policy over time. spr.ly/63324CBPRq

For more than 50 years, researchers at IPR have pursued a singular focus: providing the evidence that policymakers need to make people’s lives better. Learn how our research is making an impact beyond NorthwesternU. spr.ly/633247fHX6

Millions still maintain, without evidence, that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen.” Research by IPR visiting scholar @brendannyhan.bsky.social finds that fact-checking articles can change minds—but many Americans never see them. Read the full story: spr.ly/633277aMRH

Gathering with friends and family this week? Disagreements are normal. IPR’s @elijfinkel.bsky.social says they can even be healthy when handled with care. Click here to learn more about Finkel's work helping us lean into our disagreements: spr.ly/633257UqnU

Examining the One Laptop Per Child program in Peruvian rural primary schools finds no significant effects on academic performance but some evidence of negative ones on grade progression, from Cueto, Beuermann, Cristia, Malamud, and Pardo www.nber.org/papers/w34495

As friends and families gather this Thanksgiving, we’re revisiting research by IPR’s Mary McGrath showing that a guided conversation about climate change with someone you trust—even when you disagree—can help both sides become more open to each other’s views. spr.ly/633207okII

After the Supreme Court ended race-conscious affirmative action in 2023, “colorblind” policies are being promoted as the fairest way to make decisions in schools and hiring. But equal treatment on paper doesn’t always lead to equal opportunity.

Millions still maintain, without evidence, that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen.” Research by IPR visiting scholar @brendannyhan.bsky.social finds that fact-checking articles can change minds—but many Americans never see them. Read the full story: spr.ly/633257itqN

Interested in receiving information about policy-relevant research in your inbox? Sign up to get IPR's monthly newsletter with our latest stories. spr.ly/63325799vz

Can a game make disagreement productive? @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social's Steven Franconeri developed Point Taken, a game that turns heated debates into civil conversations using visual argument mapping. “Disagreement is good. Progress isn’t possible without it.” spr.ly/633247gRky

Join us in Chambers Hall today at noon for a talk by Ivuoma Onyeador on "But What About My Free Speech?: Free-Speech Appeals Reduce Accountability for Workplace Bias." spr.ly/61857XNUN

Did you know IPR is home to over 170 faculty members? Get to know some of them through our faculty spotlights! These stories highlight what drives their passions and the important work they’re doing. #FacultyFriday spr.ly/633207wXYE#FacultyFriday

Making invisible inequality visible is how we know where to intervene. The arc of the moral universe doesn't bend itself—WE bend it. 📊 Policy brief: www.ipr.northwestern.edu/documents/po... @ipratnu.bsky.social @npr.org @northwesternlaw.bsky.social

New policy brief through @ipratnu.bsky.social: Why "colorblind" policies fail to achieve meritocracy—even when employers are completely race-blind and workers have equal qualifications. Especially in the current moment, many assume colorblindness guarantees fairness. My research proves it doesn't.

Food and water insecurity are growing global challenges—and no country is immune. To help coordinate scalable solutions, @profserayoung.bsky.social co-organized the launch of the FoodWISE Asia Pacific Network in Sydney, building on her work in Latin America. spr.ly/633207XNcg

Join us in Chambers Hall on Monday at noon for a talk by Ivuoma Onyeador on "But What About My Free Speech?: Free-Speech Appeals Reduce Accountability for Workplace Bias." spr.ly/633207V1y0

ATTENTION: Due to weather conditions, today's panel, "Making It Make Sense: Journalism’s Role in Translating Social Science for Policy and the Public," is CANCELLED. We plan to reschedule and will share the new date as soon as we are able.

During an IPR/@trienensinst.bsky.social lecture, Ali Zaidi urged the audience to look past the “doom and gloom” of climate change and embrace its potential for transformation: “The impacts are here, the costs are mounting, but the solutions are so powerful.” spr.ly/633267P4Dn

How do journalists turn research into stories that shape policy and public understanding? Join @medillschool.bsky.social and IPR experts Louise Kiernan, @natalieymoore.bsky.social, and Charles Whitaker for a discussion on bridging journalism and social science. spr.ly/633267O6lG

Can a game make disagreement productive? @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social's Steven Franconeri developed Point Taken, a game that turns heated debates into civil conversations using visual argument mapping. “Disagreement is good. Progress isn’t possible without it.” spr.ly/6332773EJc

Since the Columbine shooting in 1999, more than 394,000 students have witnessed gun violence at school. These events have not only claimed the lives of children as young as 6 years old, but they have also left a lasting impact on the survivors.

Join us in Chambers Hall today at noon for a talk by @polisciatnu.bsky.social's @danigilbert.bsky.social on "Blaming the Victim: Hostage Deservingness and the Politics of Hostage Recovery." spr.ly/633257K1Qx

Are you a night owl or an early bird? According to @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social's Kristen Knutson, it’s largely out of your control. She told @theguardian.com that we all have an internal biological clock that regulates our sleep, alertness, and other processes. spr.ly/633237HKZX

Food and water insecurity are growing global challenges—and no country is immune. To help coordinate scalable solutions, @profserayoung.bsky.social co-organized the launch of the FoodWISE Asia Pacific Network in Sydney, building on her work in Latin America. spr.ly/6332171715