Childhood trauma leads to an increase in dropout rates, arrests
Every day, children across the nation experience traumatic events.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2021
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Girls are less likely to see science as a viable career when taught alongside scientifically confident classmates
Being in a classroom surrounded by children who are confident and interested in science can actually put girls off pursuing a career in STEM subjects, according to a new study. In contrast, boys seem to be inspired by their ...
Education
Aug 2, 2021
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Couples who disagree on savings and investment decisions are twice as likely to divorce
While it is well known that fighting over money can lead couples to divorce court, new research from the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management finds that differences in risk preferences, especially ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2021
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How to preserve employee morale during cost-cutting
After cutbacks and layoffs, remaining employees were more likely to feel they were treated fairly if the companies invested in them—and morale was less likely to plunge, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2021
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Parents' belief in kids' academic ability can actually improve their grades
We have all met the parent who thinks their kid is the next Picasso or Einstein regardless of the evidence. But it's hard to know if these beliefs are helpful or harmful.
Education
Jun 24, 2021
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People's odds of loneliness could fall by up to half if cities hit 30% green space targets
One in four Australians feel lonely on three or more days a week. Our longitudinal study, just published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, finds adults in neighborhoods where at least 30% of nearby land was parks, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2021
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Best predictor of arrest rates? The 'birth lottery of history'
Social scientists have had a longstanding fixation on moral character, demographic information, and socioeconomic status when it comes to analyzing crime and arrest rates. The measures have become traditional markers used ...
Social Sciences
May 21, 2021
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Racism and anti-gay discrimination heighten risk for arrest and incarceration
New research by Morgan Philbin, Ph.D., at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues looks at why Black young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are disproportionately subject to high rates of arrest ...
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2021
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Study reveals precarious employment on the rise long before COVID-19
A study led by a University of Illinois Chicago researcher uses a new approach to measure precarious, or low-quality, employment in the United States. And, according to those findings, precarious employment has increased ...
Economics & Business
Jan 27, 2021
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Rising global temperatures tied to rising antibiotic resistance
A new data analysis suggests that two rising public health threats—climate change and antibiotic resistance—are related. The study, spanning 2000 to 2016, doesn't establish cause and effect. But its findings, in the journal ...
Ecology
Nov 25, 2020
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