News tagged with child care centers

Survey shows many child care centers use pesticides to control pests

(PhysOrg.com) -- A survey of 637 licensed child care centers conducted by a UC Berkeley researcher for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation found that many of the centers have used pesticide spays and foggers ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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For highly educated women, families are an increasingly popular option

An increasing number of highly educated women are opting for families, according to a national study co-authored by a University at Buffalo economist.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young children of unmarried parents fare worse when a father's support is court-ordered

Young children of unmarried parents who live with their mother and receive court-mandated financial support from their father exhibit more aggressive behavior than those who don't get any formal support at all, according ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Foxconn shows off changes at factory campus

The global controversy surrounding the treatment of assembly-line workers who manufacture iPhones and iPads - and just about every other consumer device - is triggering an unprecedented effort by Apple Inc. and its chief ...

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why not marry your cousin? Millions do

The health risks of marrying a cousin have been grossly overstated, says a new book.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (11) | comments 20

How to get more Jurors to the courthouse

Citizens inclined to ignore a jury duty summons are more likely to respond when reminded that failure to appear could result in fines or jail time, according to a UC Riverside study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Trial by fire: A landscape-scale experiment in restoring Ozark glades

A giant experiment is under way at the Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis' 2,000-acre outdoor laboratory for ecosystem studies.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: paid family leave leads to positive economic outcomes

With a growing need for family-friendly workplace policies, a new study commissioned by the National Partnership for Women & Families, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, concludes that providing paid family leave ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wildlife find path to safety under US roads

So how did the chicken cross the road? Or the raccoon, Virginia opossum, woodchuck, red fox, white-tailed deer or great blue heron?

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

New study shows evacuation plans need to incorporate family perspectives

A study sponsored by the National Science Foundation found that most respondents felt the evacuation of New Orleans residents to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina was a "failure" and this opinion has shaped ...

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Access to legal aid depends a lot on where you live, report says

According to one estimate, half of Americans are confronting a civil legal problem at any one time.

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created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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