United States Studies - Wilson Center

08/01/2011

Race reemerges in debate over ‘personalized medicine’

Continued coverage on a US Studies Topic related to "Fatal Invention": http://t.co/CLpLSgx

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/race-reemerges-in-debate-over-personalized-medicine/2011/07/18/gIQAzHqMmI_story.html?hpid=z3

Patent examiners use race as criteria for rejecting “personalized medicine” applications, sparking controversy.

07/27/2011

Book Discussion: Reckless Endangerment | Wilson Center

Click the link to watch the LIVE webcast at 3pm. This is sure to be a fascinating event! http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/book-discussion-ireckless-endangermenti#

What caused the home mortgage crisis? Who—if anyone—is to blame? In this important new book, co-authors Gretchen Morgenson (a journalist with long experience covering business) and Joshua Rosner (a financial analyst who raised early warnings in the mortgage market) provide some answers. Their analys

07/22/2011

Retailers Pledge to Open Stores in ‘Food Deserts’

As part of our continuous coverage of sustainable and healthy food: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/us/21food.html

As part of Michelle Obama’s campaign to reduce childhood obesity, the grocers vow to serve areas where affordable healthy foods are hard to find.

07/22/2011

Book Discussion: Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Recreate Race in the Twent

11:30 a.m. event at the Wilson Center. Can't be there in person? Watch it live!
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/book-discussion-ifatal-invention-how-science-politics-and-big-business-recreate-race-the#

Just over a decade ago, the Human Genome Project decisively proved that there is no genetic basis for racial classifications. Yet with the emergence of new reproductive technologies, genetic ancestry testing, and race‐specific drugs, the second decade of the twenty‐first century is seeing a resurgen

07/18/2011

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07/18/2011

Report Release: "Sexual Harassment at Work: 25 Years After the Landmark Meritor Decision"

Event tomorrow: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=705618

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07/07/2011

New World Bank figures from 2010 show remittances to developing countries have returned to pre-recession 2008 levels, and they are growing.

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTDECPROSPECTS/Resources/476882-1157133580628/MigrationandDevelopmentBrief16.pdf

07/07/2011

Jobs market: Men, hit hardest in recession, are getting work faster than women

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/jobs-market-men-hit-hardest-in-recession-are-getting-work-faster-than-women/2011/07/06/gIQAbGxH1H_story.html

And they’re doing it partly by taking work in fields long dominated by females.

07/07/2011

For Mexicans Looking North, a New Calculus Favors Home

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/06/world/americas/immigration.html?ref=todayspaper

Economic, demographic and social changes in Mexico are suppressing illegal immigration as much as the poor economy or legal crackdowns in the United States.

07/07/2011

In Mexico, forests fall prey to crime mafias

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-mexico-forests-fall-prey-to-crime-mafias/2011/07/03/gIQAUApL0H_story.html

Logging is the latest frontier in Mexico’s struggle to beat back rapacious criminal organizations.

05/24/2011

The Lee Hamilton Lecture Series on Civil Discourse and Democracy: Inaugural Lecture With Admiral Mic

The new Lee Hamilton Lecture Series at the Woodrow Wilson Center launches with Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Watch the live webcast tomorrow at 1:15.

The Lee Hamilton Lecture Series on Civil Discourse and Democracy: Inaugural Lecture With Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

05/12/2011

Temporary Migrant Careworker Programs in Canada and the European Union: Models for the United States

Live webcast for tomorrow's event: "Temporary Migrant Careworker Programs in Canada and the European Union: Models for the United States?" 9 am-1 pm http://bit.ly/klwWHg

The Division of U.S. Studies brings together scholars and policy-makers to discuss issues in public affairs. It emphasizes the areas of race, gender, ethnicity, immigration, class, civil liberties, and civil rights.

05/11/2011

"Women’s Rights, Family Values, and the Polarization of American Political Culture"

Tonight on dialogue host John Milewski is joined by Sonya Michel and Marjorie Spruill for a discussion on Spruill's current project at the Wilson Center. Tune in tonight at 9:00 PM on the MHZ Worldview channel. Dialogue is broadcast throughout the Metro area on digital channel 30.1.

05/11/2011

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"Women’s Rights, Family Values, and the Polarization of American Political Culture"

This week on dialogue host John Milewski is joined by Sonya Michel and Marjorie Spruill for a discussion on Spruill's current project at the Wilson Center. Tune in tonight at 9:00 PM on the MHZ Worldview channel. Dialogue is broadcast throughout the Metro area on digital channel 30.1.

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04/29/2011

NLCHP.org

Register now for the National Forum on the Human Right to Housing. Takes place June 7-8, 2011, at the Thurgood Marshall Center in Washington D.C. For more information on confirmed speakers and events visit www.nlchp.org/2011forum.cfm

The mission of NLCHP is to prevent and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness.

04/27/2011

Center for Universal Education Bulletin - April 27, 2011 - Brookings Institution

"Brookings Center for Universal Education" http://bit.ly/iX2T0g

Welcome to the Center for Universal Education Bulletin Thank you for your ongoing interest in the work of the Center for Universal Education at Brookings. I am pleased to share with you the inaugural issue of our new quarterly newsletter that will highlight our events, independent research and polic

03/14/2011

Conference: Rebuilding the American Economy—One Heirloom Tomato at a Time

Video of our local foods conference has now been posted. Please enjoy if you weren't able to join us in person.

03/09/2011

Sustainable Farming Can Feed the World?

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/sustainable-farming/?hp

A new report proposes agro-ecology as a way to feed the world.

03/09/2011

E-discussion on: Domestic Workers Count Too | Migration for development

Continue the celebration of International Women's Day. Join in on this online discussion of domestic workers' rights.

Domestic Workers Count Too: Visibilising and Protecting Women Migrant Domestic Workers through Legal and Social Protections

03/09/2011

Crowd Rallies This Weekend for the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights : Local: In The Mission

Crowd Rallies This Weekend for the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights : Local: In The Mission

Mission [email protected] By Molly Rosenthal Domestic workers, employers and their families gathered at the Women's Building this Sunday in support of a new Domestic Worker's Bill of Rights. ...

01/13/2011

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders | Video on TED.com

http://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders.html

TED Talks Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.