Land use change in the Western Corn Belt threatens grasslands and wetlands
2013 study published in PNAS on the rate and type of land conversion in the corn-growing areas of the Midwest and the impacts on erosion, wildlife and watersheds.
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Obesity and all-cause mortality among black adults and white adults
2012 study in the American Journal of Epidemiology that finds health risks are different in terms of obesity for African-American and white adults.
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Real estate values, stock markets and consumer spending, 1975-2012
2013 paper for the NBER on the relationship between household income, consumption, house wealth and the stock market.
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When you just cannot get away: Technology and work-life spillover
2013 study in Information, Communication & Society on the rates at which frequent users of communications technologies report work-life conflicts.
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College student engagement and early career earnings
2013 study in the Review of Higher Education on relationship between engagement during college can help explain future earnings patterns.
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College mission and diversity statements: What they do and do not say
2012 study from the University of Memphis analyzing the language around diversity in the school mission statements of 80 post-secondary institutions.
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Improving employment and earnings for TANF recipients
2012 paper from the Urban Institute summarizing the latest research on programs that assist poor families and the strategies that have proved most effective.
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Memory tests reduce mind wandering and improve learning of online lectures
2013 study from Harvard University exploring techniques for improving online learning and education.
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Unintended pregnancy and taxpayer spending
2011 study in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health calculating that unintended pregnancies cost taxpayers as much as $12.6 billion a year.
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Assessing the impact of training on lowland rice productivity in an African setting: Evidence from Uganda
2012 study in World Development on the transfer of Asian agricultural practices to Africa, and the outcomes of a pilot program.
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