The COVID-19 pandemic has been a "wicked problem" for higher education, argue researchers from the University of Maine who recently published a study exploring how the first year of the pandemic affected research activities ...
Education
Jan 9, 2023
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In a recent analysis published in Contemporary Economic Policy that compared survey responses by Americans before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, participants developed significantly less favorable opinions ...
Economics & Business
Oct 19, 2022
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A new study led by a North Carolina State University researcher reveals a need for consistent education about digital safety for elementary school students, school staff and parents. The work addresses concerns raised by ...
Education
Oct 13, 2022
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Much has been made in recent years of politicians like Donald Trump and their use of conspiracy theories. In Canada, a number of conservative politicians have voiced support for conspiracy theories.
Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2022
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Image-based abuse, also commonly known as "revenge pornography" involves three main behaviors—non-consensually taking or creating nude or sexual images, threatening to share or distribute nude or sexual images, and non-consensually ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2022
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As a signal of the intense abortion debate continuing to simmer in Texas, a new survey from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs found just four percentage points separating the issue's two extremes—50% ...
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2022
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"Our recovery leads the world," treasurer Josh Frydenberg told Australia on budget night last week. "We have overcome the biggest economic shock since the Great Depression."
Economics & Business
Apr 7, 2022
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Recent political history has shown that United States conservative leaders tend to vote against the expansion of federal welfare, or social safety net, programs. But are conservative-leaning citizens less likely than their ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2022
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Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Manuel Pedroza recently published the first nationwide data analysis on immigration scams that target noncitizens. The new study compares where these scams are being reported among counties ...
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2022
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Despite broad support in the United States for reshaping policing, movements to "defund" or "abolish" police departments generate strong public opposition. The resistance is largely due to discomfort with the movements' policy ...
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2022
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