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Criminal Justice

Action following a nuclear blast in a U.S. city

by John Wihbey | March 30, 2011

2007 report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center on necessary steps in the aftermath of an act of nuclear terrorism in a U.S. city.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Media

Attacks against media and human rights websites

by John Wihbey | March 29, 2011

2010 study by Harvard’s Berkman Center on the frequency and type of Internet attacks on targeted groups.

Expert Commentary

Environment

Microbial quality of food in poorer communities

by Katie Gleason | March 28, 2011

2010 study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on the conditions of fresh food in stores in lower-income neighborhoods.

Expert Commentary

Criminal Justice, Economics, Politics & Government

Effects of nuclear conflicts and acts of nuclear terrorism

by John Wihbey | March 22, 2011

2006 study by the University of Colorado, Rutgers and UCLA on the likely effects of a nuclear explosion in a densely populated city.

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Criminal Justice

Firearm ownership and homicide across the United States

by Rozanne Larsen | March 21, 2011

2002 study published in the American Journal of Public Health on the relationship between firearm-ownership rates and homicide rates.

Expert Commentary

Health

Impact of antibiotic regimens on antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

by Leighton Walter Kille | March 21, 2011

2008 study by researchers in the United States and Europe on antibiotics and the creation of drug-resistant strains of bacteria.

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Environment, Health

Thyroid cancers in Ukraine related to the Chernobyl nuclear accident

by Christopher Olver | March 18, 2011

2011 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives investigating the continued level of thyroid cancer risk among Chernobyl victims two decades later.

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Health

Injuries in cribs, playpens and bassinets among U.S. children

by Rozanne Larsen | March 17, 2011

2011 study in Pediatrics, the journal of American Academy of Pediatrics, on nonfatal injuries to infants from cribs and related products.

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Criminal Justice, Environment

Tsunami data supports forecast, warning, research and mitigation

by Christopher Olver | March 17, 2011

2008 chapter from Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami measuring the action taken on a Tsunami activity database.

Expert Commentary

How to use SEC filings to cover companies

by Chris Roush | March 17, 2011

Six important Securities and Exchange Commission filings that business journalists need to know how to read quickly and effectively.

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