How adolescents cope with digital stress
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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Projecting costs for the most burdened renters
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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The impact of big-box retailers on communities, jobs, crime, wages and more: Research roundup
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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Diet quality, child health and food policies in developing countries
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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Cuban-Americans: Politics, culture and shifting demographics
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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Top 10 new research articles on digital news, social media for 2015
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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How state policy affects how guns move between states
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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Incarcerated fathers: Impacts on children
A 2015 study from Cornell University examines the impact of paternal incarceration on children’s social and behavioral functioning.
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Vaccine noncompliance, measles and public information: Research on MMR outbreaks
2015 review of public health and communications research suggesting that messages to address growing noncompliance with vaccines must be modified and tested.
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Affirmative action in university admissions: Research roundup
2013 roundup of recent studies and papers on affirmative action, admissions, campus diversity and racial attitudes at U.S. universities.
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