Heller in the News
December 02, 2020
In the MIT Sloan Management Review, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld says as global supply chains have revealed their vulnerabilities during the pandemic, digital fabrication technologies demonstrate a new way forward.
Heller News Release
November 30, 2020
Lurie Institute researchers engage, critique and consult on presidential disability policy plans, and research from the Institute on Assets and Social Policy informs Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s student loan plan.
Heller News Release
November 30, 2020
The Child Opportunity Index 2.0 was released by the Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy in January 2020, providing neighborhood-level measurements of 29 key factors, such as good schools and early childhood education centers, green spaces, access to healthy food and low poverty, all necessary for healthy child development.
Heller News Release
November 30, 2020
Over the past year, members of the Heller community have received awards recognizing notable achievements in social policy research, academia and advocacy.
Heller News Release
November 30, 2020
Over the past year, Heller researchers and faculty members have offered their expertise on a number of social policy issues, ranging from labor rights to child poverty.
Heller News Release
November 30, 2020
A new study in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities by Palmira Santos and colleagues examines rates of preterm delivery for Black women in the U.S. to determine the level of risk associated with living in specific states.
Heller News Release
November 30, 2020
In April 2020, researchers at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy and the Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy published “Civic Engagement and People With Disabilities: A Way Forward Through Cross-
Movement Building."
Heller News Release
November 30, 2020
Associate Dean for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Maria Madison leads ongoing research into racial equity and mental health for Black students, parents and staff from local Waltham High School.
Heller News Release
November 30, 2020
The Center for Youth and Communities builds career development capacity through yearlong pilot at six universities.
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November 30, 2020
Professor Joanne Nicholson’s WorkingWell project equips people with mental health disorders to succeed on the job.
Heller News Release
November 30, 2020
Professor A.K. Nandakumar helps promote coronavirus response measures on a local, national and global scale.
Heller News Release
November 30, 2020
PhD Dissertation Spotlight: Maia Hyary, PhD’20, examines how maternal stress affects the relationship between food insecurity and maternal weight and how it affects a child’s likelihood of being food insecure as an adult.
