IES Training Institute on Cluster Randomized Trials in Education
Recently, the Institute of Education Sciences awarded the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University a three-year grant for a summer institute on randomized field trials, starting in July 2008. The institute will focus on the design, implementation, and analysis of cluster randomized experiments.

CeaseFire Evaluation Shows Declines in Violence
Incidents of gun violence in Chicago have served to highlight the work of the anti-violence program CeaseFire. IPR Faculty Fellow Wesley G. Skogan has just released a report detailing how the program is faring, showing declines in shootings and violence of between 16% and 40% over time in eight Chicago neighborhoods.
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Click here for Skogan's interview on WBEZ's Eight-Forty-Eight
Click here to read the Chicago Sun-Times article

Hedges Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
A national leader in the fields of educational statistics and evaluation, Larry V. Hedges is the latest IPR faculty fellow to be elected to the prestigious body of scholars. Hedges joined IPR and Northwestern in fall 2005 as Board of Trustees Professor of Statistics and Social Policy. Five IPR faculty are currently fellows in the Academy.

Fear of Appearing Prejudiced May Undermine Interracial Contact
IPR Faculty Fellow Jennifer Richeson and postdoctoral fellow Sophie Trawalter have published a study showing that white students' anxiety over appearing racist might cause them to avoid interaction with blacks in the first place. The study appeared in Psychological Science.
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Click here to read the Chicago Tribune article

Carbon Tax: Ready, Set, Do Not Collect
In an editorial for the NYTimes.com, IPR Faculty Fellow and sociologist Monica Prasad argues that Denmark's experience with imposing -- but not collecting -- a carbon tax provides a compelling example for the next U.S. administration.

Evaluating the Candidates' Healthcare Plans
At a recent IPR policy briefing, three healthcare scholars weighed in on the Republican and Democratic presidential plans for healthcare.
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Race, Ethnicity, Parent Education Predict Facebook Use
A recently published study by IPR Faculty Associate Eszter Hargittai shows that race, ethnicity, and the education level of one's parents can predict who uses social networking sites, challenging assumptions about the democratic nature of online interaction.

Recent Books by IPR Faculty

Identification for Prediction and Decision		Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders		Distributed Leadership in Practice		Black on the Block: The Politics of Race and Class in the City
Higher Ground: New Hope for the Working Poor and their Children		After Admission: From College Access to College Success		Police and Community in Chicago		The Politics of Free Markets

Click here for a complete listing of IPR faculty books.