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. New research suggests that commonly observed differences in how groups perceive racism may be explained by ignorance about—and even denial of—the extent of racism over the course of history. http://phys.org/news277477445.html Other Sciences Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:04:18 EST news277477445 French police have opened a criminal investigation into a raft of anti-Semitic messages posted on Twitter in a case that could test the microblogging site's refusal to mediate content. http://phys.org/news273316222.html Technology Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:10:38 EST news273316222 Since 2004, nearly 1.9 million East Europeans have come to the UK1.  New research, led by academics at the University of Bristol, has examined how current East European migration to the UK has been racialised in immigration policy and tabloid journalism, providing the first insights into how racism is affecting migrants' experiences of work and life in the UK. http://phys.org/news264828467.html Other Sciences Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:50:01 EST news264828467 Internet search giant Google has reached a deal under legal mediation with French anti-racism groups which objected to the search engine suggesting users add "Jew" to searches for prominent names. http://phys.org/news260011049.html Technology Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:17:40 EST news260011049 University of Melbourne research has found a lack of social networks - and not necessarily racism or poor qualifications - is making life tough for ethnically diverse job seekers. http://phys.org/news258011573.html Other Sciences Mon, 04 Jun 2012 06:53:01 EST news258011573 A new tool has been developed to formally evaluate the effectiveness of anti-racism programs among Australian youth.  http://phys.org/news254735159.html Other Sciences Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:49:09 EST news254735159 French anti-racism groups have dropped anti-Semitism suits against Apple after it withdrew a "Jew or not Jew" iPhone app from its online stores worldwide, the groups' lawyer said on Thursday. http://phys.org/news241341843.html Technology Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:24:14 EST news241341843 Apple Inc. has removed a mobile app, called "Jew or Not Jew?", from its online App Store in France. http://phys.org/news235241848.html Technology Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:57:38 EST news235241848 The results of 12 years of research by the 'Challenging Racism Project' were released today, providing a national picture of racism, ethnic relations and cultural diversity in Australia. http://phys.org/news217692585.html Other Sciences Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:40:01 EST news217692585 If you're trying to end racism, it's not enough to get people to understand that racism is still a problem. You also have to make them feel like they can do something about it, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. http://phys.org/news210269343.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:10:43 EST news210269343 African-American women's beliefs about depression and depression care are consistently and systematically influenced by racism, according to a new study conducted at Oregon Health & Science University. The results are published online in the American Journal of Public Health. http://phys.org/news197725173.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:39:43 EST news197725173 Minority children often encounter racism in their daily lives, and those who experience discrimination more often have more symptoms of depression, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 2 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. http://phys.org/news192000667.html Medicine & Health Sun, 02 May 2010 10:40:03 EST news192000667 The human brain fires differently when dealing with people outside of one's own race, according to new research out of the University of Toronto Scarborough. http://phys.org/news191502142.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:40:03 EST news191502142 (PhysOrg.com) -- Subtle forms of racism are part of the fabric of life, according to Professor of Counseling Alvin Alvarez, but the way people choose to cope with racist incidents can influence how much distress they feel. http://phys.org/news189786634.html Other Sciences Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:00:04 EST news189786634 The way people choose to cope with personal experiences of racism influences the distress caused by the encounter, according to a new study of Filipino-American men and women. Published today in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, the study finds that denying or ignoring racial discrimination leads to greater psychological distress, including anxiety and depression, and lowers self-esteem. http://phys.org/news189317513.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:10:02 EST news189317513 When assessing the amount of help someone needs, people's perceptions can be skewed by their racial biases, according to a Kansas State University study. http://phys.org/news182514567.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:40:01 EST news182514567 President Obama spurred a dramatic change in the way whites think about African-Americans before he had even set foot in the Oval Office, according to a new study. http://phys.org/news153660297.html Other Sciences Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:25:26 EST news153660297