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Education Apr 23, 2024

Research reveals tools to make STEM degrees more affordable

In a new study in Issues in Science and Technology, Dominique J. Baker, an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development and the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration at the ...

Political science Apr 23, 2024

Early chances to identify terrorists are missed due to inadequacies in UK data sharing laws, says study

There are inherent flaws in the U.K.'s ability to obtain and exchange information to detect fraud and terrorism financing, according to research from Cardiff University.

Economics & Business Apr 23, 2024

The bigger the student loan, the smaller the chance of getting good grades

If you are a student living on a loan in the United States, you are less likely to get good grades than your debt-free fellow students. The bigger your student loan, the poorer you perform.

Agriculture Jan 18, 2024

Report: Warmer planet will trigger increased farm losses

Extreme heat is already harming crop yields, but a new report quantifies just how much that warming is cutting into farmers' financial security. For every 1 degree Celsius of warming, yields of major crops like corn, soybeans ...

Social Sciences Dec 25, 2023

It's not just housing: The 'bank of mum and dad' is increasingly helping fund the lives of young Australians

Much has been made of the increasing presence of the "bank of mum and dad" in the lives of Australians.

Economics & Business Dec 12, 2023

Assessing loan applicants' credit risk via smartphone activities helps improve financial inclusion, finds study

Financial technology (FinTech)—innovation in the delivery of financial services and products—has grown in popularity, expanding access to finance for millions of people. But while promoting inclusive finance to accelerate ...

Social Sciences Nov 30, 2023

Despite pressures facing young families, parents take precious moments to play with their babies

Four in five primary caregivers of nine-month-old babies reported cuddling, talking and playing with their little one several times a day, in England's first national long-term study of babies in over two decades, led by ...

Political science Nov 9, 2023

Q&A: Is panda diplomacy over?

One of D.C.'s most famous families has officially left town. No, not the Obamas—the giant pandas at the National Zoo.

Economics & Business Oct 11, 2023

Q&A: Experts discuss the affordable housing crisis

Cities across the country are feeling the weight of a shortage of affordable housing. Economic growth, fluctuating interest rates and an expanding short-term rental market have collided with supply shortages and antiquated ...

Political science Sep 21, 2023

Age, not class, is now the biggest divide in British politics, new research confirms

"Class is the basis of British politics; all else is embellishment and detail." So wrote Peter Pulzer, the former Gladstone professor of politics at the University of Oxford in the 1960s. Nowadays, however, it is age, not ...

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