Covering rural America: What reporters get wrong and how to get it right
Tips from Shorenstein fellow Sarah Smarsh on how reporters can improve their coverage of rural America.
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Zombie property: What research says about abandoned buildings
This sampling of research examines urban renewal efforts and how vacant and abandoned buildings affect local property values, crime and health.
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Why boys and girls may score differently on state tests
While research has shown boys tend to earn higher scores on standardized math tests and girls do better in reading and language arts, a new study suggests test format is partly to blame.
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Lyme disease linked to obsessive-compulsive symptoms
Lyme disease, a bacterial infection spread through ticks, has been linked in a study to a new concern: obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS).
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What you need to know about the microbiome
What is the microbiome? We highlight recent research on the unique communities of trillions of bacteria that we all host.
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Direct-to-consumer drug advertising spikes demand
Do looser advertising standards produce well-informed consumers, or drive needless demand? We examine the research.
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Police use of force: Most suspects in three cities studied were not injured
Police officers rarely used force to apprehend and detain criminal suspects and, when they did, most suspects were not injured, finds a study of three city police departments.
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Forced sterilization in California targeted Latina women
California’s eugenic sterilization program disproportionately targeted Latinos, and especially Latina women, new research finds.
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In bleak funding climate, academics turn to crowds to finance research
The crowd has wisdom, sure, but it also has capital. Now academics are turning to crowdfunding to finance their research.
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Juvenile delinquents: Boys with hostile fathers commit more crime
Teens with harsh fathers commit more crime and use a larger variety of drugs and alcohol, a new study suggests.
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