http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Contrary to convention, vegetation, when well-maintained, can lower the rates of certain types of crime, such as aggravated assault, robbery and burglary, in cities, according to a Temple University study, "Does vegetation encourage or suppress urban crime? Evidence from Philadelphia, PA," published in the journal, Landscape and Urban Planning. http://phys.org/news283449464.html Other Sciences Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:57:51 EST news283449464 (Phys.org) —Married couples who have attained higher levels of education are less likely to divorce than less-educated couples, but a new study conducted at Rutgers School of Social Work points to significant racial differences. http://phys.org/news281861643.html Other Sciences Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:10:05 EST news281861643 (Phys.org) —More students who used vouchers in a Washington, D.C., program to attend private schools graduated from high school than students in public schools who did not receive the vouchers, according to a University of Arkansas researcher. http://phys.org/news281688516.html Other Sciences Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:00:02 EST news281688516 "Patenting Prosperity: Invention and Economic Performance in the United States and its Metropolitan Areas" is the first analysis of its kind to present patenting trends on a regional level from 1980 to 2012. The report ranks all of the nation's roughly 360 metropolitan areas on patenting levels and growth, while noting the firms and organizations responsible. It also analyzes how patenting has affected productivity levels in each region, comparing patents—which embody novel inventions—to other sources of economic dynamism, such as educational attainment. http://phys.org/news279909792.html Other Sciences Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:44:00 EST news279909792 A study at the Jaume I University in Castellón has verified the decrease in press consumption among young people between the ages of 16 and 30 years, which now stands at 28.8%. What is more, three out of every four individuals within this age bracket use social networking sites more than the television to get up to date. http://phys.org/news274362979.html Other Sciences Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:56:29 EST news274362979 "Zero- tolerance" policies that rely heavily on suspensions and expulsions hinder teens who have been arrested from completing high school or pursuing a college degree, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin. http://phys.org/news272553452.html Other Sciences Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:18:13 EST news272553452 For many American teens, the road to college goes through the chapel. http://phys.org/news271008348.html Other Sciences Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:06:19 EST news271008348 (Phys.org)—A Rutgers study of recent New Jersey college and university graduates with disabilities has found that students attributed their academic success to a combination of possessing such strong personality traits as self-advocacy and perseverance, and their relationship with a faculty or staff mentor. http://phys.org/news269711159.html Other Sciences Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:46:06 EST news269711159 International collaboration is a key aspect of the globalization of science and engineering. A recent report and data evaluation released by the National Science Foundation (NSF) showed that one in six scientists and engineers in the United States reported working with individuals in other countries in a given week. http://phys.org/news265638767.html Other Sciences Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:33:00 EST news265638767 (Phys.org) -- Seventy-two percent of undocumented youth involved in community organizations strongly believe they can make a difference, compared to 41 percent of youth overall. http://phys.org/news263537453.html Other Sciences Tue, 07 Aug 2012 05:52:41 EST news263537453 Despite considerable research showing that children of same-sex parents fare just as well as children with heterosexual parents, two papers - a review of existing studies and a new study - published today in Elsevier's Social Science Research, find insufficient data to draw any definitive conclusions. http://phys.org/news258524917.html Other Sciences Sun, 10 Jun 2012 05:28:58 EST news258524917 Teaching parents how to share books with their infants could have a dramatic effect on improving literacy rates in developing countries, University of Reading researchers have found. http://phys.org/news256455429.html Other Sciences Thu, 17 May 2012 06:37:21 EST news256455429 New research carried out by Newcastle University challenges the idea that raising aspirations is the key to improving the education of children from low-income families. Liz Todd, Professor of Educational Inclusion at Newcastle University, led a multi-disciplinary team that reviewed projects designed to raise aspirations and change attitudes as part of a Joseph Rowntree Foundation funded study. http://phys.org/news254974272.html Other Sciences Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:11:38 EST news254974272 (PhysOrg.com) -- For those with few social advantages, college is a prime pathway to financial stability, but it also unexpectedly lowers their odds of ever marrying, according to an analysis by Cornell sociologist Kelly Musick in the February issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family (74:1). http://phys.org/news246694072.html Other Sciences Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:30:03 EST news246694072 A new study shows that the gap in rates of college completion between students from high-and low-income families has grown significantly in the last 50 years. http://phys.org/news242399068.html Other Sciences Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:04:39 EST news242399068 A team at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) has studied the marriage strategies of immigrants in order to determine the nature of endogamic (between people of the same nationality) and exogamic partnerships (between people of different nationalities) in Spain. The preliminary results indicate that, unlike Spanish men, Spanish women prefer immigrants with more qualifications. http://phys.org/news237031122.html Other Sciences Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:58:50 EST news237031122 Research from the University of Warwick suggests the 19th Century 'protestant work ethic' could have given the economies of northern Europe a head start on their southern neighbours, and is still shaping popular northern European feeling that rankles against bailing out struggling southerners. http://phys.org/news236510159.html Other Sciences Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:16:13 EST news236510159 Results from an ongoing random assignment study of a private grant program in Wisconsin indicate that low-income students who receive Pell Grants and are unlikely to finish college get a sizeable boost in college persistence from additional financial aid. The findings suggest that directing aid to serve the neediest students may be the most equitable and cost-effective approach. http://phys.org/news229325474.html Other Sciences Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:31:54 EST news229325474 High-quality early education has a strong, positive impact well into adulthood, according to research led by Arthur Reynolds, co-director of the Human Capital Research Collaborative and professor of child development, and Judy Temple, a professor in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. The study is the longest follow-up ever of an established large-scale early childhood program. http://phys.org/news226846719.html Other Sciences Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:00:31 EST news226846719 Descendents of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. may be making better socioeconomic progress than many studies indicate, according to research published in the April issue of The Journal of Labor Economics. http://phys.org/news221154897.html Other Sciences Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:55:09 EST news221154897 The impact on mental health of a badly paid, poorly supported, or short term job can be as harmful as no job at all, indicates research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. http://phys.org/news219346855.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:41:09 EST news219346855 (PhysOrg.com) -- Obesity is more prevalent in areas with lower educational attainment and certain ethnic profiles than in areas of suburban sprawl, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. http://phys.org/news216327851.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:04:37 EST news216327851 Socio-economic disparities in diet patterns and nutrient intake are well documented in research. People with lower incomes and less education typically have less healthful eating habits than people with higher incomes and more education. But little is known about the extent to which those disparities are driven by higher monetary costs of nutritious foods. http://phys.org/news215172069.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:01:27 EST news215172069 Turns out the high school guidance counselor was right. Students who have high aspirations and put thought into their futures during their high school years tend to reach higher levels of educational attainment, according to a recent study. http://phys.org/news207823235.html Other Sciences Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:41:15 EST news207823235 A new study by researchers at the University of Leicester and University of Leeds has concluded that parents' efforts towards their child's educational achievement is crucial – playing a more significant role than that of the school or child. http://phys.org/news207570413.html Other Sciences Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:27:10 EST news207570413 Psychological well-being is powerful enough to counteract the pull of socioeconomic status on the long-term health of the disadvantaged, according to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://phys.org/news207224524.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:22:39 EST news207224524 Intelligence isn't the only thing that predicts how much education people get; family, culture, and other factors are important, too. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, compares identical and fraternal twins in Minnesota and Sweden to explore how genetic and environmental factors involved in educational differ in countries with different educational systems. Family background can get an education even for people of low intelligence, the authors conclude -- but helps much more in Minnesota, than in Sweden. http://phys.org/news204821166.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:46:26 EST news204821166 With the effectiveness of school vouchers a hot topic of debate, researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chile have completed a lengthy study on the effects of Chile's school reforms in 1981. Along with other school decentralization efforts, the reforms included making Chile the only nation in the world to have a nationwide school voucher program. http://phys.org/news197030787.html Other Sciences Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:04 EST news197030787 A new article from the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management is the first to evaluate the long-term health and educational effects of participation in the National School Lunch Program. The study finds that the program leads to a significant increase in educational opportunity and attainment, but an insignificant increase in health levels from childhood to adulthood. http://phys.org/news196347622.html Other Sciences Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:00:39 EST news196347622 Conventional wisdom holds that supporters of suicide bombers are people with low educational attainment and income, so investments in education and economic development should reduce support for such attacks. But a study by two Indiana University faculty members raises questions about that approach. http://phys.org/news188542231.html Other Sciences Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:51:03 EST news188542231