In 2023, lawmakers across the U.S. introduced a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills. Although the 2024 legislative session has just begun, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is already tracking 429 bills, a figure on ...
Social Sciences
Feb 29, 2024
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We are swimming in a sea of information, built on a 24/7 cycle of content produced for our endless consumption. Average Americans stare at their smartphones for three and a half hours a day—and soak it all up.
Social Sciences
Feb 26, 2024
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Knowledge matters. It informs how we think about the world around us. It informs our decisions and government policies, supporting economic growth and development.
Education
Feb 26, 2024
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A new paper co-written by Desmond Upton Patton, a professor at Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and Penn's Annenberg School for Communication, explores the role of images in the online grieving practices of ...
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Feb 26, 2024
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The Government's Net Zero Strategy (2022) calls for more attention to community-based action to meet ambitious targets. Similarly, the recently published report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for "left behind" neighborhoods, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2024
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An international team of scientists has created a tool that can aid in increasing climate awareness and climate action globally by highlighting messaging themes shown to be effective through experimental research.
Environment
Feb 7, 2024
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On the international level, there is broad consensus that it is essential to recognize and implement Indigenous rights as well as to correct inequalities and historical injustices. Yet many nation-states struggle with effective ...
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2024
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An important question for policymakers worldwide is how to make climate and environmental policies acceptable among the populations. A new study published in Climate Policy sheds light on the preferences in five East African ...
Environment
Jan 29, 2024
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The COVID-19 pandemic brought the longstanding economic inequalities between women and men into sharp focus. From the onset of the pandemic, up until the summer of 2022, economic gender gaps continued to widen.
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2024
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As the two-year anniversary of the devastating Northern Rivers' flooding looms, a report has shown the female-led response to the trauma prevailed where authorities failed.
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2024
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