Police violence is a leading cause of death of young men in the United States with black men 2.5 times more likely to be killed by law enforcement over their lifetime than white men, according to a Rutgers study.
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Aug 5, 2019
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An award-winning scientist and professor of evolutionary biology, Adriana Briscoe studies the evolution of vision in butterflies and how they see color. Briscoe is currently working on her first book, which is a memoir about, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2019
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A new Gender, Work & Organization analysis of U.S. data from 1997-2016 provides new insights into workplace sexual harassment.
Social Sciences
Jun 19, 2019
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Since the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 and the start of the Colonial period, the U.S. has been predominantly white.
Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2019
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Did you notice the race of your barista this morning? What about the sex of your mechanic?
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2019
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Many were horrified by the viral video of New York City police officers ripping Jazmine Headley's one-year-old from her arms as she cried out, "They're hurting my son!"
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2019
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Eighty-five percent of artists whose work is found in collections of major U.S. museums are white, and 87 percent are male, according to new research by Chad Topaz of Williams College, MA, and colleagues. The study, published ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2019
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Demand for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees is on the rise. However, there are many barriers to gaining one.
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2019
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People of color are incarcerated at disproportionately higher rates than White people, and men of all races have higher rates of recidivism. A new study that estimated the effects of risk factors for Black and White men and ...
Social Sciences
Oct 23, 2018
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Donna Strickland, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada, was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics. The third woman to have ever been awarded this prize in 117 years, she shares it with Arthur Ashkin ...
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2018
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