Sexual assault and rape on U.S. college campuses: Research roundup
2014 review of government reports and scholarship on the issue of sexual assault and rape on campus, as well as prevention, risks and related cultural dynamics.
The impact of texting laws on motor vehicle fatalities
2014 study published in the American Journal of Public Health looks at the effectiveness of texting bans in reducing motor vehicle-related fatalities
The possibilities of digital racial discrimination: Research on e-commerce, online marketplaces
2014 review of recent studies and reports on online discrimination and potential downsides of digital marketplaces featuring user profiles and data.
Violence in schools: Research findings on underlying dynamics, response and prevention
2014 literature review of academic studies relating to various aspects of mass shooting and murder incidents in United States schools.
Harmful chemicals and neurotoxins: Silently eroding intelligence, damaging societies
2014 research from the University of Southern Denmark and the Harvard School of Public Health on recent empirical studies on the potential impact of development neurotoxins.
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.
