Regulating the production and sale of marijuana: A global perspective

2014 review by the non-partisan RAND Corporation of rules and regulations relating to marijuana possession and sales globally.

Orphans, abuse and the world’s most vulnerable children: Recent research

2014 review of available studies and data relating to orphans in sub-Saharan Africa.

Biofuels, energy security, the environment and human health: Research roundup

2013 roundup of research on biofuels, including public attitudes, health effects, land use, environmental consequences and the long-term outlook.

Digital media scholarship: A dozen highlights from 2013

2013 year-in-review list of a dozen top studies and reports in the area of digital, social and news media-related scholarship.

Safety in numbers: Are major cities the safest places in the United States?

2013 study in Annals of Emergency Medicine analyzing 1.3 million injury deaths in 3,141 U.S. counties from 1999 to 2006 to understand rural and urban risk factors.

The impact of high-achieving charter schools on non-test score outcomes

2013 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research on how attendees of the Promise Academy in the Harlem Children’s Zone did later in life.

Economic development policy: Backgrounder and update on research trends, 2013

2013 survey of studies and reports on issues relating to microfinance and economics in the developing world.

U.S. transportation safety over time: Cars, planes, trains, walking, cycling

2013 study by Northwestern University on the relative fatality risk of a broad range of motorized and non-motorized transportation modes in the United States.

Economic and social change in U.S. cities: Research roundup

2013 review of studies relevant to reporting and coverage of U.S. cities, including research on economics, environment, crime, health and demographics.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Fukushima and Japan’s economy

2013 selection of research on the impacts of the nuclear accident, ongoing safety concerns and the potential economic consequences of the Games.