A shift to defined-contribution retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, has led to an income and education gap in pension savings that could exacerbate future economic inequality, according to a study that will be presented ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2016
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One team is developing GPS ear tags so cattle farmers can track herds from afar. Another thinks drones can protect livestock from predators. Yet another is developing a rechargeable portable warmer to prevent vaccines from ...
Environment
May 30, 2016
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A new NYU Steinhardt study published in the journal AERA Open looks at income-based gaps in educational attainment. While the difference in high school graduation rates between high- and low-income students shrunk, inequality ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2016
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Working women who want to minimize career income losses related to motherhood should wait until they are about 30 years old to have their first children, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2016
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First 'big data' research approach to graduate earnings reveals significant variations depending on student background, degree subject and university attended.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2016
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Internships in the creative industries are no help to graduates trying to find good jobs, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2016
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Based on research showing the importance of where students enroll in determining the likelihood that they will graduate, EdTalk Project has developed an up-to-date listing of college graduation rates. More than 1,800 Colleges ...
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2016
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A new study that examines labour market outcomes of more than 10,700 disadvantaged Australian university graduates has found graduates from low socio-economic backgrounds and regional and remote areas have employment outcomes ...
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2016
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A college student working at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History was lead author on the first formal survey of praying mantises in Rwanda, which revealed a 155 percent increase in praying mantis species diversity for ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2015
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With his signature Thursday, President Barack Obama is setting the nation's public schools on a sweeping new course of accountability that will change the way teachers are evaluated and how the poorest performing schools ...
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2015
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