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. A new study from The Pew Charitable Trusts, "Making Hard Choices: Navigating the Economic Shock of Unemployment," examines how American families cope with unexpected financial setbacks and how those periods of economic uncertainty draw down financial resources. The report studies families across race and income levels, revealing different experiences resulting from unemployment and the difficult choices many of them face. http://phys.org/news284226641.html Other Sciences Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:00:01 EST news284226641 (Phys.org)—The large Latino electorate is expected to play a key role in this year's presidential election, but so will the influence of Latinos who don't have U.S. voting rights, says a Purdue University political science expert. http://phys.org/news269155643.html Other Sciences Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:40:01 EST news269155643 (Phys.org)—Election turnout among young people of color, including African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans, may drop by nearly 700,000 voters in states with new photo ID laws, a decline potentially impacting presidential contests in the battleground states of Florida and Pennsylvania, according to a report released today by the Black Youth Project. http://phys.org/news266743676.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:28:07 EST news266743676 Although Latinos and Asians make up half of California's population, they register to vote in far smaller percentages, a University of California, Davis, study reports. The voter registration gap means that these ethnic groups have proportionately less say in the electoral process compared to the general population. http://phys.org/news265458294.html Other Sciences Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:25:03 EST news265458294 Karl Booksh points to data collected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) showing that Americans with disabilities make up some 10-15 percent of the population but account for less than 1 percent of those earning doctoral degrees in the sciences. Now, the UD professor of chemistry and biochemistry is exploring ways to change that. http://phys.org/news254738659.html Other Sciences Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:44:26 EST news254738659 Smartphones are bridging a US digital divide as minorities tap into the Internet using mobile devices, according to a Pew study released on Friday. http://phys.org/news253547470.html Technology Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:51:26 EST news253547470 An article released by Social Forces indicates that voter identification requirements have a substantially negative impact on the voting of all groups except for Asians. Particularly strong negative effects are seen for Blacks and Hispanics: a decrease in voting by 18 percent and 22 percent respectively. Even Whites show dampened turnout associated with voter ID policies. Yet for Asians, strikingly, voter ID has the opposite effect, boosting turnout by nearly 30 percent. This is an intriguing instance in which Asian participation patterns markedly differ from that of other groups. http://phys.org/news250790303.html Other Sciences Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:59:51 EST news250790303 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a paper published in Social Science Research, USC Dornsife’s Amon Emeka and Jody Agius Vallejo look at why many people with Latin American ancestry are not identifying themselves as Hispanic on U.S. Census surveys. http://phys.org/news244105271.html Other Sciences Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:20:02 EST news244105271 A new University of Missouri study shows that Mexican-American students who identify and practice speaking their native language have higher grades than those who are put in English-only environments in their schools. http://phys.org/news235841172.html Other Sciences Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:26:58 EST news235841172 English language ads have a greater impact in mobilizing Latino voters than Spanish language ads, according to a study recently published in American Political Research, a SAGE journal. http://phys.org/news232961234.html Other Sciences Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:40:01 EST news232961234 (PhysOrg.com) -- Like a gnawing stomach or pesky runny nose, a looming stereotype can make it difficult to focus and perform well in school. Based on existing research, black students, Latinos, and women in math and science are known to perform poorly when a mistake could seem to confirm a negative stereotype about their group. http://phys.org/news229687266.html Other Sciences Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:01:24 EST news229687266 (AP) -- When the personal computer revolution began decades ago, Latinos and blacks were much less likely to use one of the marvelous new machines. Then, when the Internet began to change life as we know it, these groups had less access to the Web and slower online connections placing them on the wrong side of the "digital divide." http://phys.org/news213771799.html Technology Sun, 09 Jan 2011 05:05:26 EST news213771799 Multiple sclerosis (MS) can cause significant physical impairment, including fatigue, pain, muscle spasms, tremors and dizziness. For many with MS, the disease wreaks havoc with emotional well being, too, and according to a new study, minorities might especially be at risk for developing depressive symptoms. http://phys.org/news212245687.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:08:23 EST news212245687 While some Latino immigrants to the United States may be accepted as "white" by the wider society, a new study finds that many of them face discrimination based on skin color. http://phys.org/news194607158.html Other Sciences Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:32:51 EST news194607158 (PhysOrg.com) -- Monica McDermott spent a year working in a South Carolina discount store to see how an influx of Hispanic immigrants is changing the area's social dynamics. http://phys.org/news192385643.html Other Sciences Thu, 06 May 2010 17:50:01 EST news192385643 A new, small study of low-income, depressed Latinos finds that those who stigmatize mental illness are less likely than others are to take medication, keep scheduled appointments and control their condition. http://phys.org/news188835421.html Medicine & Health Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:40:01 EST news188835421 (AP) -- Latino adults are increasing their use of the Internet faster than other ethnic groups, according to a new survey from the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet and American Life Project. http://phys.org/news180705038.html Technology Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:10:03 EST news180705038