New findings from Abt show that Year Up’s training program for young adults increased average annual earnings by nearly $8,000 (34 percent)—producing $1.66 in net benefits to society for every dollar spent over five years. Read the full report and white paper. Listen to the podcast, watch videos, and follow @feinviews.
By investing in Niger’s entomological monitoring and data collection quality, the Abt-led PMI VectorLink project has enabled Niger’s Medical and Health Research Center to become a fully functional insectary able to conduct critical efficacy tests on various vector control tools.
Homelessencampments in the U.S. are appearing in numbers not seen in almost a century, mirroring an increase in unsheltered homelessness overall. Abt completed the first-ever federal studyof encampments, which includes interviews with officials who have been responding to encampments in nine cities.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies have been analyzing enormous amounts of data, enabling governments and businesses to make decisions that impact the nation, but happens when that data is biased and negatively impacts whole groups of people? Jason Brinkley dives into this issue and provides recommendations for corrective next steps. Read the full blog or listen to our Intersectpodcast on data bias and racial equity.
Abt’s PMI Vectorlink Project published an article on the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes’ high level of resistance to the use of pyrethroid insecticide in Mali. Our evaluation aimed to understand how different insecticide nets could be more effective and found that both piperonyl butoxide nets and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets should help.
Abt evaluated numerous charter and dual language schools in New Mexico, providing state-specific data on students’ performances. The study also created multiple logic models for use by practitioners, policymakers, and researchers, and led to ideas for making enrollment in charters schools more equitable. Read more about the findings.
Dr. Michael W. Link, Abt’s division vice president for the Data Science, Surveys, and Enabling Technologies Division, has been invited to serve on a World Health Organization (WHO) task force to provide guidance and expertise on the upcoming World Health Survey Plus (WHS+). Link is a widely respected leader in the fields of survey research and data science and is a thought leader on the convergence of survey research, new technologies, and data science methodologies.
Dr. Stas Kolenikov, known for his innovative work at the intersection of data science and survey research at Abt, has been recognized as an American Statistical Association Fellow, one of the highest honors in the field. His citation reads, “For sustained contributions to methods, practice and computational tools of survey methodology, for leadership on projects essential to data-driven policymaking, and for service to the profession.”
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