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Dr. Dennis Culhane was cited by The New York Times for his expert review of data suggesting homelessness declined nationwide in the final year of the Biden administration, reshaping debates over homelessness policy and the future of Housing First.
Dr. Stacia West of SP2’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research (CGIR) joined Make Me Smart to explain how guaranteed income, long advocated by Martin Luther King Jr., differs from UBI and is supported by pilot evidence.
Dr. Ioana Marinescu spoke with Marketplace about how measuring productivity in a services-driven economy is harder than counting manufacturing “widgets,” noting productivity is often better captured through outcomes.
Dr. Dennis Culhane told The New York Times that Housing First’s primary goal is to end homelessness, and the evidence shows it works, pointing to dramatic reductions in veteran homelessness as proof of its success.
Dr. Johanna Greeson shared insights with WalletHub for its Most Caring Cities in America report on how cities can better support children, families, and caregivers.
Dr. Chao Guo, faculty director of SP2’s MS in Nonprofit Leadership Program, coauthored an article in The Conversation exploring how time banking—a community-based system that trades services using time as currency—could help address rising long-term care costs.
Katherina (Kat) Rosqueta, founding executive director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP), told Vox that children’s savings accounts are a proven way to build long-term economic security and wealth enables families to unlock future opportunities.
Dr. Ioana Marinescu told Fortune that while Elon Musk predicts AI and robotics will make work “optional” in the next decade or two, the technological and economic hurdles make that timeline unrealistic.
Dr. Millan AbiNader was featured on The Nation’s Health Podcast by the American Public Health Association, discussing how the CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System is transforming our understanding of intimate partner violence and suicide.
Dr. Ioana Marinescu told ABC News that recent layoffs at companies like Amazon, UPS, and Verizon don’t yet signal widespread job losses, noting it’s too early to attribute cuts to AI.