Highlights of the fall 2015 event series at Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, including Peter Hamby of Snapchat and Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times Magazine.
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2015 study published in Political Analysis that examines forecasts from the Social Security Administration to determine whether and why the federal agency has made errors in its projections.
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2015 study in the Journal of Adolescent Research that analyzes online comment threads from adolescents to better understand how they advise one another about online bullying.
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In this 2015 study, researchers from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and Enterprise Community Partners Inc. analyzed the growing trend of severely cost-burdened renters.
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2015 updated selection of research on the wide range of impacts of retail chain stores, including on small local business, county-level employment, and more.
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2014 study from a scholar at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy that looks at child health and food policies in developing countries, including Bangladesh, India, Kenya and the Philippines.
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2014 selection of studies that explores the complex history, political convictions and changing nature of persons of Cuban origin living in the United States.
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2015 year-end compilation of the best research in digital news and social media according to a range of scholars, digital gurus and journalists. Item first was published at Nieman Lab.
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2013 study from Brown University traces guns recovered from crime scenes back to the states where they originally were sold by gun dealers.
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A 2015 study from Cornell University examines the impact of paternal incarceration on children’s social and behavioral functioning.
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