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• Propinquity in Adolescent Friendship Networks: Implications for Health and Well-Being

  • When
    November 03, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    UMD-College Park and hybrid

  From the Maryland Population Research Center

  Daniel Ragan, University of New Mexico

  Propinquity in Adolescent Friendship Networks: Implications for Health and Well-Being 

  Monday, Nov 3, 2025
  from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM 

  "Relationships with peers, and friends in particular, are a crucial element of adolescent development and well-being, and these friendships are embedded in and influenced by the larger community. Most research on peer dynamics, however, has been limited in its ability to investigate how adolescents’ broader community shapes the interplay between friendships and problem- and health-related behaviors. In the current study, we examine whether and how geographic propinquity, as measured by distances between students’ homes, contributes to the formation of adolescent friendship networks, and discuss the implications of our results for adolescent health and well-being."

  Daniel T. Ragan is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminology at the University of New Mexico.

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• Mosaic Theater "Young John Lewis" Reflection Series: Nov 2025

  • When
    November 05, 2025
  • Location
    Busboys and Poets Anacostia

  

  Mosaic Theater Company of DC is proud to announce the Young John Lewis Reflection Series, a season-long slate of community conversations, performances and special events leading up to and surrounding the world premiere of Young John Lewis. Running March 26-April 26, 2026, Young John Lewis is a new musical celebrating the life and legacy of the late Congressman and Civil Rights leader. The Reflection Series extends the play’s themes into the community with events across all eight wards of Washington, DC, honoring Lewis’ commitment to “good trouble” while celebrating the city’s rich cultural, artistic and civic life.

  Hip Hop History Month

  November 5, 2025 | Ward 8 | Busboys and Poets Anacostia

  Mosaic partners with Busboys and Poets Anacostia for a night uplifting local spoken word and hip hop artists and highlighting Young John Lewis’ hip-hop roots.

  See the complete series schedule on the play's website (scroll down)

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• How Parents’ Perceptions of Economic Mobility Affect Parental Investments

  • When
    November 10, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    UMD-College Park and hybrid

  From the Maryland Population Research Center

  Rebecca Ryan, Georgetown University

  How Parents’ Perceptions of Economic Mobility Affect Parental Investments 

  Monday, Nov 10, 2025
  from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM 

  "Individuals are sensitive to cues about economic conditions in ways that affect their beliefs and behavior. This paper experimentally tests how parents’ perceptions of children’s mobility prospects affect parental investments of time and money in child skill development. An experiment involving approximately 1,000 parents of children aged 5-17 aimed to shift parents’ beliefs regarding the possibility of future upward (downward) economic mobility in US society. We find that parents are responsive to signals about their children’s future economic mobility prospects. Using a novel measure of time investment, parents who are prompted to consider favorable prospects for their children increase their time investments to enhance their children’s skills and report being more willing to pay for resources to achieve this aim. These parents also strengthen their beliefs about the returns on parental investments, highlighting a plausible mechanism. Effects on beliefs and behavior are consistent across parents of varying income and educational levels."

  Rebecca M. Ryan is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University. 

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• AI-Powered Data Analysis Workshop

  • When
    November 12, 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

  

  AI-Powered Data Analysis

  By USC Race and Equity Center
  Online event
  Nov 12 from 12:30pm to 3pm EST

  "Join us for an online workshop that teaches how to apply AI to streamline quantitative data analysis to boost accuracy and efficiency."

  (Ed. note: There is a fee for this workshop.)

  Read the complete description and register on Eventbrite.

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