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Economics & Business Dec 8, 2020

Researchers shed light on rewards of 'credential stacking'

The impact of "credential stacking" among community college students had long been of interest to Ben Castleman and Katharine Meyer, but they became even more curious about it during the pandemic.

Ecology Dec 4, 2020

Making green drugs: Tapping into nature without tapping it out

Roland Kersten made his way down the aisle of the local supermarket, selecting different varieties of potato. This was one of the easier collection trips that a researcher in Whitehead Institute Member Jing-Ke Weng's lab ...

Economics & Business Dec 4, 2020

Half of surveyed renters suffered mental health decline during COVID-19

Australian renters have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 facing income loss, the inability to pay rent, tenure insecurity and eviction risk and a new AHURI publication provides a stark analysis of the impacts ...

Social Sciences Nov 25, 2020

We asked over 2,000 Australian parents how they fared in lockdown. Here's what they said

Parents have faced unprecedented stress during the pandemic as they care for children while juggling paid work from home.

Social Sciences Nov 18, 2020

Missing in lockdown – new report reveals the vulnerable are more at risk

The number of people who went missing during the first national lockdown in England fell by over a third, compared to data from the previous year. However, a new report out today shows that those who did go missing were deemed ...

Environment Nov 11, 2020

Coronavirus lockdown caused dramatic changes in water consumption, research finds

New research has found that the coronavirus lockdown led to dramatic changes in water consumption in England and Wales, and that some of these are likely to continue even after the pandemic.

Education Nov 9, 2020

Remote learning adds pressure for teachers who work second shift as mothers

The transition to remote learning coupled with an unequal distribution of second-shift responsibilities has placed teachers who are also mothers under immense stress, according to new University at Buffalo research.

Archaeology Nov 2, 2020

Neanderthal children grew and were weaned similarly to modern humans

Neanderthals behaved similarly to modern humans in raising their children, whose pace of growth was similar to Homo sapiens.

Environment Oct 28, 2020

Hurricane Zeta speeds toward a storm-weary Louisiana

Hurricane Zeta was speeding toward storm-weary Louisiana and intensifying, with landfall expected as a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday afternoon. New Orleans, where a pump system failure has raised flood risks, was squarely ...

Environment Oct 28, 2020

Zeta re-strengthens to a hurricane, takes aim at Gulf Coast

Zeta re-strengthened into a hurricane early Wednesday as Louisiana braced for the 27th named storm of a historically busy Atlantic hurricane season.

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