Are recent college graduates finding good jobs?
2014 study by the Research and Statistics Group of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on employment prospects for recent college graduates and historical patterns.
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Women in the U.S. military and combat roles: Research roundup
2012 research review of relevant studies and data relating to the issues facing U.S. servicewomen.
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MOOCs and online learning: Research roundup
Updated 2014: A selection of research on massive open online courses, including their potential and effectiveness and their impact on traditional education methods.
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U.S. poverty and inequality: 2014 overview and research trends
2014 report from Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality summarizing recent research to paint a fuller picture of the nation’s economic health.
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Regulating the production and sale of marijuana: A global perspective
2014 review by the non-partisan RAND Corporation of rules and regulations relating to marijuana possession and sales globally.
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Extreme voices: Interest groups and the misrepresentation of issue publics
2013 study in Public Opinion Quarterly that suggests specific advocacy groups and lobbies often distort the will of supporters in the general public and lead to more extreme polarization.
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The Syrian refugee crisis: New research on a problem of historic proportions
Two 2014 field reports from Harvard University, one based in Lebanon and the other in Jordan, provide new insights into the expanding Syrian refugee crisis.
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Orphans, abuse and the world’s most vulnerable children: Recent research
2014 review of available studies and data relating to orphans in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Poverty among women in the United States: A primer
2013 report by the National Council for Research on Women based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and other sources.
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Biofuels, energy security, the environment and human health: Research roundup
2013 roundup of research on biofuels, including public attitudes, health effects, land use, environmental consequences and the long-term outlook.
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