A recent study co-authored by CSDE Affiliate Dan Eisenberg, Associate Professor of Anthropology, finds that pregnancy accelerates cellular aging. Eisenberg and study lead Calen Ryan and Christopher Kuzawa, both of Northwestern University, examined telomere length and epigenetic age in women with a range of reproductive histories. Both are cellular markers that independently predict mortality. Their findings suggest that pregnancy accelerates the aging of both markers – although cells do temporarily appear younger during pregnancy.

In a recent interview with KOMO Radio, CSDE Affiliate and Professor of Sociology Kyle Crowder explains the results of a recent study of Seattle’s rental housing market. In that research, Crowder finds that neither renters nor landlords strongly support the city’s rental ordinances, noting: “Renters were often skeptical that the ordinances would have much effectiveness because the general perception is that landlords have the ability to work around them.”

CSDE Fellow Michael Esposito coauthored a groundbreaking paper that finds police have been responsible for about 8% of all homicides of men between 2012 and 2016 – double the proportion reported by official Federal data. During that period, black men were about 3.5 times more likely to be killed by police than white men. Esposito and coauthors Frank Edwards and Hedwig Lee used crowd-sourced data on fatal police encounters to measure and explicate racial-disparities in police-involved mortality.

The Population Association of America’s Annual Meeting is coming to Austin on April 10-13, 2019, and the call for papers is now live. Make sure to submit your paper or poster by September 16th for consideration. See below to learn more about submission instructions and requirements.