News tagged with ethnic study
Same-ethnicity mentors boost students' commitment to STEM careers
Youths from African American, Native American, and Latino backgrounds are underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (known as STEM subjects). Although having a mentor of the same ethnicity ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Bullying victims often suffer academically, particularly high achieving blacks and Latinos
Victims of bullying often suffer academically, and this is particularly true for high achieving black and Latino students, according to new research to be presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological ...
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Aug 23, 2011 |
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Researchers need to engage lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transginder populations in health studies
Researchers need to proactively engage lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in health studies and collect data on these populations to identify and better understand health conditions that affect them, says a new ...
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Professor explores Two-Spirit literature in Northwest native groups
Western culture's grappling with homosexuality and alternate genders isn't strictly limited to the United States, but is also prevalent in many Native American and native Alaskan groups -- or native nations. That issue is ...
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Aug 24, 2010 |
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New study on biethnicity in the workplace
New research carried out at the University of Leicester suggests that Barack Obama has become a 'glorious mascot' for biethnic people seeking to achieve in the workplace.
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Mar 17, 2009 |
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Assessing the real risk of heart disease in young people with low short-term risks
Risk stratification has become central to strategies for the prevention of coronary heart disease, with the implication that priority is given to those at highest risk (ie, those with established heart disease). However, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 27, 2009 |
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