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🎉 WOW — we did it! 🎉 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported Newcomb Institute during Give Green! Your generosity will help us continue our important work and empower future leaders. We’re so grateful for our incredible community.

Newcomb Institute’s Dr. Clare Daniel co-authored a study on the New Orleans Maternal Child Health Coalition, highlighting its growth, challenges, and community-driven successes. Read more: bit.ly/4f5d2FS

Newcomb Institute's Dr. Anita Raj co-chaired & co-edited a @NASEM_DBASSE report on women’s empowerment, population dynamics & development. @TulaneSPHTM's Dr. Kelli Stidham Hall served as a committee member. Learn more: bit.ly/3Z5yGFh

Our #MeToo 2024 report shows that sexual harassment & assault extend beyond the workplace. In fact, sexual harassment typically occurs in public spaces. Many survey respondents first experienced sexual harassment & assault before turning 13. Full report: bit.ly/4goSbz9

Newcomb Institute’s Executive Director, Dr. Anita Raj, published an article in GenderTalk by the Gender Hub of NCAER’s National Data Innovation Centre, exploring the impacts of restrictive gender norms on girls’ agency in India. Read it here: bit.ly/3XNNHep

Newcomb Institute's Senior Visiting Scholar K.S. James and colleague Shubhra Kriti wrote about the economic, political, and wider implications of India's regional diversity in The India Forum. Article: bit.ly/3XkpoU0

New paper by our Director of Research Dr. Clare Daniel and her coauthors examines the impact of separating maternal health from reproductive rights. Daniel explores how definitions of abortion affect public policy and access to abortion. Read more: bit.ly/4gny6JT

Our Executive Director, Dr. Anita Raj, recently presented the #MeToo 2024 report to the Division of Violence Prevention (DVP) at @CDCInjury. Thanks to Dr. Kathleen Basile, Associate Director for Science in the DVP, for the opportunity! Full report here: bit.ly/4goSbz9

Celia Scott Weatherhead (NC '65) has made history with the largest gift ever to Tulane University, naming the School of Public Health the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Read more: bit.ly/3ZoD1nI

Our #MeToo 2024 report shows high rates of sexual harassment and assault. Key findings include: 68M U.S. victims in the past year, 56% of women harassed/assaulted before 18, and 1 in 5 women before age 13. Read more: bit.ly/4goSbz9

The gender wage gap in New Orleans has narrowed, but women earn only 86% of what men do, with wider gaps for Black & Hispanic women. These findings highlight progress & ongoing challenges, especially for women of color & low-income families. Full report: bit.ly/4cJRNbH

@JuniorLeagueNO commissioned the Newcomb Institute to create a report on the status of women in New Orleans. The report highlights progress and ongoing challenges, especially for women of color and low-income families. Full report here: bit.ly/4cJRNbH

A new study coauthored by Jakana Thomas reveals that domestic violence costs California $73.7 billion annually in health care, lost productivity, and criminal justice expenses. Read the full report by the @@NCITU at @Tulane University and @UCSanDiego GPS. gpsnews.ucsd.edu/study-reveals-…

In early 2024, @AnitaRajNewcomb (@NCITU) connected with State Sen. @gm_carter to help incarcerated youths in Louisiana. Their bill, now law, provides vocational training for inmates under 21 upon release. 🔗Read more about their impactful collaboration: scholars.org/features/new-m…

@ysi_sa excitedly look forward to hearing from @KSJames5 on India’s Demographic (&data) concerns! Join us if it interest you #econtwitter #poptwitter #indiadata #demography @Tulane @NCITU @IIPSMumbai @ISECBengaluru @SrinivasGoli1 @GEH_UCSD @iimad_in

How can data improve policy? @AnitaRajNewcomb (@NCITU) & Louisiana State Senator @gm_carter show us how! Using Raj's research, Carter drafted a bill for vocational training for inmates under 21. It was signed into law in May. 🔗 Learn more: scholars.org/features/new-m…

With a $17.2M donation from @NCITU alumna Myrna L. Daniels, @TulaneMedicine is determined to revolutionize geriatric and healthy aging care and research. Learn more about the transformative gift that will proactively shape the future. ⤵️ tulane.it/3Akx4xK

Well said, @AnitaRajNewcomb - and in @theprogressive to boot! So proud to be partnering with @NCITU to collect and share stories of people impacted by Louisiana’s abortion ban. progressive.org/op-eds/more-pe…

When our fearless partner in Louisiana @AnitaRajNewcomb at @NCITU is published in Wisconsin’s own @theprogressive writing about abortion as health care, that’s the exact Venn diagram of my interests. progressive.org/op-eds/more-pe…

In this OpEd, @AnitaRajNewcomb (@NCITU) shares new polling that shows not many people view abortion as healthcare, arguing that that view keeps us in a place where facts are viewed as subjective. Read more in @theprogressive: buff.ly/3WHcAXo