Children who receive high-quality child care as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in science, technology, engineering and math through high school, and that link is stronger among children from low-income backgrounds, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2023
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An immigration policy that would allow more migrants to legally enter and work in the country could benefit the overall U.S. economy, Northeastern experts say.
Economics & Business
Jun 1, 2023
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Across the country, people are evicted from their homes for various reasons, but not evenly by community or by neighborhood. A new study from the University of Kansas shows that neighborhood characteristics such as those ...
Social Sciences
May 31, 2023
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"It was getting hotter. Frank May got off his mat and padded over to look out the window. Umber stucco walls and tiles, the color of the local clay… [he] took a deep breath. It reminded him of the air in a sauna. This, ...
Environment
May 31, 2023
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What if you could grow fresh food where it is most needed, cost-effectively reduce heat-related deaths, and create green space for the local community? What if you could also reduce flooding and help mitigate climate change? ...
Ecology
May 24, 2023
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The tendency of cities to trap heat—a phenomenon called the "urban heat island," often referred to as the UHI effect—can lead to dangerous temperatures in the summer months, but new Penn State research published in Buildings ...
Environment
May 23, 2023
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Despite growing demand for computer science skills in professional careers and many areas of life, K-12 schools struggle to teach computer science to the next generation.
Social Sciences
May 23, 2023
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About 85% of high school juniors want to go to college, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. But one in six think that's not a possibility for them.
Education
May 9, 2023
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Black mothers are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to the mental and physical harms of stress from living with gun violence in America.
Social Sciences
May 3, 2023
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In the race to make the world more livable for people and nature, progress on land outpaced successes in the seas, raising red flags that wealthier countries' advantages may be upsetting a balance, a Michigan State University ...
Environment
May 1, 2023
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