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Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Hispanics in the United States: Not only Mexicans

by John Wihbey | May 2, 2013

2013 report from Brown University providing detailed analysis of subgroups with the U.S. Latino population, including differences in rates of population growth, levels of segregation and education levels.

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Deen Freelon of American University: Research chat on digital scholarship

by John Wihbey | April 29, 2013

2013 chat with digital media and politics scholar Deen Freelon, of American University. Topics include the Arab Spring, Big Data, journalism.

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Education, Media

Online information, credibility and the “Google generation”: Research, tips, resources

by John Wihbey | April 29, 2013

2013 research review of academic literature as well as practical tips for instilling good online information-seeking habits in “digital natives.”

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Privacy protection strategies on Facebook

by Margaret Weigel | April 29, 2013

2013 study from the University of Maryland and the University of Western Ontario on young adults’ social and institutional privacy strategies on Facebook.

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Economics, Media, Politics & Government

What’s new in digital scholarship: January 2013

by John Wihbey | April 26, 2013

January 2013 review of recent studies and reports from disciplines such as computer science, political science, journalism research and communications.

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Economics, Education, Race & Gender

Sex differences in mathematics and reading achievement

by Alexandra Raphel | April 25, 2013

2013 study by University of Leeds and University of Missouri on gender differences in math and reading achievement.

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Economics, Politics & Government

People power or a one-shot deal? A dynamic model of protest

by Alexandra Raphel | April 23, 2013

2013 study from Princeton and NYU on the nature of political revolutions and the possibility that upheaval can be a singular event, unlikely to be followed by more.

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Economics, Environment

“Resource curse,” poverty and Appalachia; lessons in research, data and politics

by The Journalist's Resource | April 22, 2013

2013 study from Ohio State University published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics on the effects of coal mining and poverty in the Appalachia region.

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Criminal Justice, Politics & Government

Understanding the Chechen conflict: Research and reading list

by Alexandra Raphel | April 22, 2013

2013 review of Chechnya-related scholarship and the conflict and political grievances there that continue to reverberate.

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Criminal Justice, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Stereotypes of Muslims and support for the war on terror

by John Wihbey | April 22, 2013

2013 study from George Washington University noting that stereotypes against Muslims and Muslim-Americans persist and examining the nature of these general attitudes.

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