A new dissertation on surrogacy highlights Thai women's experiences of having acted as surrogate mothers. The dissertation shows the women's vulnerability in a global surrogacy industry, but also provides a more nuanced picture ...
Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2022
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When using social virtual reality, people hide behind avatars. But is it really hiding or is it a way to express our new digital selves? A new Trinity study published in the Journal of Digital Social Research suggests it ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2022
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Some Black students dream of going to them, following in the footsteps of sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers and trailblazers whose names have been etched into history.
Education
Aug 30, 2022
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With abortion banned in at least 11 states—with more about to prohibit or strictly limit the medical procedure soon—it will likely increase the proportion of women who are single mothers, with a greater burden falling ...
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2022
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Dr. Michael Rodriguez is tired of "thoughts and prayers."
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2022
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Baltimore City is the latest to pilot a policy solution to poverty that's gaining momentum across the nation: guaranteed income, which places no-strings-attached cash directly in the hands of residents who need it most. In ...
Economics & Business
Apr 26, 2022
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Despite the highly publicized 2020 murder of George Floyd and subsequent calls for change, many people of non-African descent around the world have yet to consider the lasting impacts of anti-Black racism.
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2022
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Being a Black female might involve navigating two extremes: too little attention when you're older, and too much of the wrong kind of attention when you're young.
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2022
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A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert who studies consumer credit issues provides the first comprehensive overview of bankruptcy filers in more than 30 years, shining a spotlight on the ...
Economics & Business
Jan 20, 2022
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Social media influencers—people famous primarily for posting content online—are often accused of presenting artificial versions of their lives. But one group in particular is blurring the line between real and fake.
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2021
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