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Criminal Justice, Race & Gender

The road ahead: Unanalyzed evidence in sexual assault cases

by Rozanne Larsen | August 5, 2011

2011 report by the National Institute of Justice on neglected evidence problems in sexual assault cases nationwide.

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Environment

Fast food restaurants, food stores and health

by Rozanne Larsen | August 4, 2011

2011 study in Archives of Internal Medicine on links between proximity to certain types of foods and health outcomes.

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Economics, Media

Information needs of communities: The changing media landscape in a broadband age

by John Wihbey | August 4, 2011

2011 FCC report on the changing information environment in the 21st century and the challenges for both the press and democracy.

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Environment

United Nations IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change

by John Wihbey | August 3, 2011

U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report presenting the latest consensus science on temperature rise, its causes and future implications

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Economics, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Women in the federal government: Ambitions and achievements

by Rozanne Larsen | August 3, 2011

2011 report by the U.S. government on progress of women in federal hiring and attainment of higher-level positions.

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Economics, Politics & Government

Bribes, lobbying and development

by Christopher Olver | August 2, 2011

2011 study in the American Political Science Review on how cycles of bribery can trap developing countries in corruption.

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Media

Cognitive control in media multitaskers

by John Wihbey | August 1, 2011

2009 study by Stanford University in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on mental effects of consumption of several media streams at once.

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Economics

Comparative perspective on poverty reduction in Brazil, China and India

by Rozanne Larsen | July 29, 2011

2011 report by the World Bank on how three of the fastest-growing economies in the developing world are approaching poverty reduction.

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Economics, Politics & Government

Debt and debt ceiling issues: Research roundup

by John Wihbey | July 29, 2011

Range of reports, studies and working papers on the implications of the United States’ carrying a large public debt.

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Economics, Race & Gender

Maternity leave and children’s cognitive and behavioral development

by Rozanne Larsen | July 28, 2011

2011 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the link between child development outcomes and the length of a mother’s maternity leave.

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