We know extreme political polarization isn't great for the democratic process, but one University of Virginia professor wanted to know what it does to our investments.
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2020
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Literacy is a problem in our nation's schools. A big one.
Education
Jan 22, 2020
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What are parents to do when their children don't show much interest or become easily frustrated by math?
Education
Jan 17, 2020
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In 2006, University of Virginia anthropologist Lise Dobrin received a document attached to an email from a man she knew in Papua New Guinea, where she had conducted fieldwork for her dissertation several years earlier. The ...
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2020
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During the years 1976 through 1980, 15% of U.S. adults were obese. Today, about 40% of adults are obese. Another 33% are overweight.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 3, 2020
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In this season of giving, who is more likely to give and why?
Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2019
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Bryan Berger is confronting one of the biggest environmental challenges of modern times: air, soil and water contamination caused by a group of toxic chemicals whose widespread use and human health consequences are only now ...
Environment
Nov 27, 2019
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Parents looking to buy a home know the feeling: Do they go for the bigger, nicer and more affordable house in the area not known for having great schools? Or do they go for the smaller, dated and more expensive residence ...
Social Sciences
Nov 22, 2019
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An unexpected discovery about fertilization from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals new insights on how sperm and egg fuse and could have major implications for couples battling infertility—and may lead ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 14, 2019
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A wealth gap between black and white Americans can be traced almost exclusively to an income gap and less to other factors, as had been hypothesized, according to recent research by a University of Virginia economist.
Social Sciences
Nov 5, 2019
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