Normalized hurricane damage in the United States, 1900-2005
2008 study in Natural Hazards Review analyzing storm-related property damage figures adjusted for inflation, wealth and population factors over time.
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The digital revolution and higher education
2011 report by the Pew Internet and American Life project analyzes data collected from a survey of 2,412 American adults.
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No Child Left Behind and education outcomes: Research roundup
Studies analyzing the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on student and school performance.
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2008 U.S. presidential primaries through the lens of prediction markets
2011 study by Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology on how the presidential primary system shapes certain outcomes.
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Bundle of joy: Does parenting really make us miserable?
2011 study by Arizona State and Santa Clara University on the correlation between parenting and happiness.
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Digital media education and online civic and political participation
2010 paper from the MacArthur Foundation’s Youth and Participatory Politics research project on youth media literacy and civic participation.
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Head Start impact: Department of Health and Human Services report
2010 report by the Department of Health and Human Services on the cognitive development and physical health outcomes of Head Start students.
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Wealth gaps rise to record highs among whites, blacks and Hispanics
2011 report by the Pew Research Center compared data from the Survey of Income Program and Participation (SIPP) in 2005 and 2009.
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Oil and gas lease utilization: Onshore and offshore
2011 report by the Department of Interior based on data from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy.
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Effect of wolf predation and human activity on caribou and moose in the Alberta oil sands
2011 study in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment on threats to the caribou population of Alberta’s oil sands region.
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