Black youth aren't isolated in segregated neighborhoods, says study
A surprising new study has found that urban Black youth living in segregated neighborhoods spent a substantial amount of time in areas with mostly white residents.
A surprising new study has found that urban Black youth living in segregated neighborhoods spent a substantial amount of time in areas with mostly white residents.
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2023
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A research study led by J. Tom Mueller, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, was ...
Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2023
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According to national USDA statistics, no-till and conservation tillage are on the rise, with more than three quarters of corn and soybean farmers opting for the practices to reduce soil erosion, maintain soil structure, ...
Agriculture
Jan 23, 2023
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Simulations that help determine how a large-scale pandemic will spread can take weeks or even months to run. A recent study in PLOS Computational Biology offers a new approach to epidemic modeling that could drastically speed ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 5, 2023
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Americans are leaving many of the U.S. counties hit hardest by hurricanes and heatwaves—and moving towards dangerous wildfires and warmer temperatures, finds one of the largest studies of U.S. migration and natural disasters.
Environment
Dec 8, 2022
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Political redistricting is a problem of national interest with consequences to electoral representation. It is a decennial process of redrawing the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts, and can affect ...
Mathematics
Dec 5, 2022
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Despite advances in gender equality, women still earn less than men in all advanced, industrialized societies. Who—or what—is to blame? A new 15-country study led by Andrew Penner at the University of California, Irvine, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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Australia's mainstream media has long viewed refugees, migrants and Indigenous communities through a "deficit lens." That's where these populations—in all their glorious complexity—are framed simply as a "problem" that ...
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2022
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Researchers from North Carolina State University collaborated with a counter-human trafficking organization, Global Emancipation Network, to develop computational models that can help fight human trafficking. The models draw ...
Mathematics
Oct 12, 2022
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For the first time, Hispanics are the largest demographic group in Texas, and a Texas A&M University professor says now more than ever, it's time for state leaders to develop programs and set aside funds to address socioeconomic ...
Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2022
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