Our Experts in the News: June 2023

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  1. Black families growing up on either side of the tracks have same economic outcomes, says study

    Expanding on the relatively short-term and single-generation body of research, University of Notre Dame assistant professor of sociology Steven Alvarado used 35 years' worth of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth from 1979 to 2014 to study what happened when multiple generations of Black, white and Latino families lived on one side of the tracks versus the other.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  2. Social Studies: Stops by Democratic and Republican cops; the power of not marrying a cousin; the mindset of water scarcity

    Economists at the University of Notre Dame worked with a homelessness prevention program in Santa Clara County, Calif. (which includes much of Silicon Valley, where rent levels can make those in Boston look reasonable), to conduct a randomized controlled trial of short-term financial assistance.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  3. Catholic experts weigh in on Donald Trump’s latest indictment and potential impact on 2024 campaign

    Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News the latest Trump indictment “doesn’t come as much of a surprise.”

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  4. One is the loneliest number: What will help people connect again?

    “I’ve been sort of saying this is a problem for quite a long time,” says Darcia Narvaez, professor emerita of psychology at the University of Notre Dame. “So the report wasn’t a surprise to me. It was great to see that the government is paying attention to it."

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  5. Can the West keep supplying Ukraine with enough artillery?

    “Nobody has as much as they want, whenever they want it,” said Eugene Gholz, associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, and former Pentagon adviser for manufacturing and industrial base policy. “And yet, somehow, they manage to fight.”

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.