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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Happiness among the garbage: Differences in overall happiness among trash pickers in León, Nicaragua
2013 study in The Journal of Positive Psychology providing rare insights into the community of trash pickers living in extreme poverty in Nicaragua.
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Red meat consumption and mortality
2012 study in Archives of Internal Medicine providing a definitive look at the strong connection between the eating of red meat and the chances of early death.
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How long will it take to lift one billion people out of poverty?
2013 paper in the World Bank Research Observer that estimates, under an optimistic scenario, a billion people could be lifted out of extreme poverty by 2027.
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Balancing work and family after childbirth: A longitudinal analysis
2011 study in the Journal of Women’s Health Issues looks at how responsibilities of work and home spill over and related consequences.
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Social isolation, loneliness and mortality in older men and women
2013 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the relationship between increasing social isolation and ill health among older people.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: March 2013
March 2013 review of the latest studies in the areas of journalism, digital media and communications, cross-posted at the Nieman Journalism Lab.
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