Understanding what democracy means proves key to supporting it, study finds
Winston Churchill famously said, "Democracy is the worst form of government—except for all those other forms that have been tried."
Winston Churchill famously said, "Democracy is the worst form of government—except for all those other forms that have been tried."
Political science
May 2, 2023
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Stewards of parks and wild lands would do well to understand the term "typography as image" and to employ it in practice, according to the results of a new study of how trailside signs influence users' behavior.
Education
Apr 13, 2023
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Even though Brown v. Board of Education outlawed school segregation in 1954, racially segregated schools have persisted in practice. In recent years, the decades-long trend of white flight to suburbs has reversed in some ...
Education
Apr 10, 2023
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When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains," the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist at the University of Kansas, the replacement ...
Evolution
Mar 28, 2023
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National Native news outlets focus more on policy issues when covering women in politics than the problematic, gendered stereotypes commonly emphasized in mainstream media, according to a new journalism study.
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2023
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A first-of-its-kind workplace climate survey of Earth and space scientists indicates that scientists of color, women, those with disabilities and other groups historically excluded from geoscience careers are more likely ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2023
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A new study from the University of Kansas shows that while journalists do use new technologies to better understand their audiences and what they would like to read, K-12 education reporters and editors still largely rely ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2023
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Few costs have ballooned more than those of earning a college education. As such, the methods students pursue to fund college have also expanded.
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2023
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The nation's leading financial regulator is facing a transparency crisis of its own. According to a new study by a University of Kansas law professor, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is becoming increasingly secretive ...
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2023
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The U.S.-China trade war has pitted the world's two biggest economies against each other. Many American multinational corporations (MNCs) find themselves stuck in between.
Economics & Business
Feb 10, 2023
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