[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 96 (Monday, June 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E732]
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  RECOGNIZING NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY'S INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH

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                       HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 10, 2019

  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University as it 
celebrates its 50th anniversary.
  The Institute was founded in 1968-1969 as the Center for Urban 
Affairs by twelve faculty and was renamed the Institute for Policy 
Research in 1996. Over its 50 years, the Institute for Policy Research 
has earned national recognition and respect as a premier social science 
research center and has produced valuable and actionable research about 
social and political issues facing the City of Chicago, the State of 
Illinois, the country, and the world.
  The Institute for Policy Research's mission is to stimulate and 
support excellent social science research on significant public policy 
issues and to disseminate the findings widely--to students, scholars, 
policymakers, and the public. The Institute is a dynamic hub for 
rigorous social science research that maintains a strong community of 
150 interdisciplinary scholars across the Northwestern community 
investigating health-related social disparities, education policy, 
crime, race, poverty, community development, and more.
  Institute for Policy Research faculty fellows and associates have 
received high honors from distinguished bodies such as the National 
Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Education, the National 
Academy of Medicine, the American Educational Research Foundation, and 
the Yidan Prize Foundation.
  I congratulate the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern 
University on this milestone and applaud the Institute's contribution 
to the improvement of people's lives through research and policy 
development.

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