White position coaches in the National Football League are more than twice as likely to be promoted to coordinator than their minority peers—regardless of age, experience or career performance—according to a study released ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2016
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Funding has been awarded to world-leading, US-based helmet designer and manufacturer, Roy Burek of Charles Owen Inc., to develop a novel material created by researchers from Cardiff University's School of Engineering that ...
Engineering
Dec 16, 2015
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In a lab just off the racetrack at Birmingham's Barber Motorsports Park, one of America's foremost highway-safety experts is testing a new solution to football's concussion problem: crash-test dummies. They're the centerpiece ...
Engineering
Nov 19, 2015
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As another election season heats up, researchers are engaged in a battle of their own over voter behavior: Can it really be swayed by whether the local college football team just won or lost?
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2015
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Researchers at Simon Fraser University's Surrey campus have developed an impact-diverting decal that, when affixed to a helmet, can significantly reduce the sharp twisting and compression of the brain that occurs during most ...
Engineering
Oct 14, 2015
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Twitter sidelined a pair of popular sports publication accounts after fielding complaints they ran afoul of copyright rules for sharing video snippets from US football games.
Internet
Oct 13, 2015
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Working with a highly reputable corporate leader helps managers get promoted to senior positions in the short term, but such a career boost is balanced in the longer-term as competitive job markets, including professional ...
Economics & Business
Sep 25, 2015
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The first look at Burberry's latest collection won't be seen on the runway. Instead, the fashions will be previewed on Snapchat in what the designer is calling "the first ever" Snapchat fashion show.
Business
Sep 22, 2015
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Football is back, and with all the hard hits and tough tackles come renewed concerns about safety. Every NFL player is required to wear a helmet, but the helmets of today are a far cry from the leather creations from decades ...
Other
Sep 9, 2015
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US fans of the National Football League (NFL) and sports reporters assigned to specific teams have unrealistic expectations about how well their team will perform, finds new research from UCL and Oxford University.
Mathematics
Sep 9, 2015
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