(Phys.org) -- A racially diverse law student body provides educational benefits for students, their institution and society, according to a 10-year multidisciplinary research study conducted by four professors, including ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2012
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A study from University of Illinois economics professors demonstrates a new method to analyze the relationships among voters' issue preferences, the candidates' policy positions and voter behavior.
Social Sciences
Aug 6, 2012
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Increasingly "plugged-in" customers are grabbing extra seats, counter space and table tops by using cell phones, laptops and cups of steaming hot coffee to shield others from seemingly public spaces, according to two marketing ...
Economics & Business
May 8, 2012
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Staying motivated is always tough, but it certainly gets easier when you start seeing results. That's why keeping your spirits up during a job search can be extremely difficult. Candidates often face repeated rejection and ...
Economics & Business
Apr 24, 2012
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Researchers at Carlos III University of Madrid and the University of Zaragoza theoretically predict, in a scientific study, that contact networks have no influence on cooperation among individuals.
Mathematics
Apr 2, 2012
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Despite the two-year-old federal legislation to protect young consumers, college-age adults remain easy prey for credit card companies, which have moved off campus and on to Facebook.
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2012
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They have a reputation for being environmentally minded do-gooders. But an academic analysis of surveys spanning more than 40 years has found that today's young Americans are less interested in the environment and in conserving ...
Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers and educators have long tried to encourage young women to consider science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, as career fields in an effort to address the shortage of females in ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2012
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(AP) -- A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands-free cell phone or just talking to himself? If lawmakers follow the advice of a federal board, police officers will have to start figuring that out.
Other
Dec 15, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While evidence suggests that requiring convicted sex offenders to register with the police reduces the chances they'll re-offend, a recent paper co-authored by a University of Michigan law professor shows ...
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2011
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