Snow Shovel-Related Injuries in U.S., 1990 to 2006
2009 study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine on the number and type of injuries in the U.S. due to shoveling snow.
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Counterframing effects: Political messages, competition and uncertainty
2013 study in The Journal of Politics on the idea that there is a universally successful strategy for political messages that attempt to rebut contrary claims.
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Research chat: Political scientist John Sides on election 2012
Interview with George Washington University scholar John Sides about academic research and the 2012 presidential election.
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Coming and Going on Facebook
2013 survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project on Facebook user practices.
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Why has regional income convergence in the U.S. stopped? Zoning and inequality
2012 paper from Harvard on how restrictive zoning across the U.S. had decreased labor mobility and stalled progress toward diminishing income inequality.
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Creating a smarter U.S. electricity grid
2012 study from MIT and the Sloan Foundation published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives on the benefits and liabilities of “smart grid” technologies.
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Effects of work on leadership development among first-year college students
2012 study in the Journal of College Student Development on some positive effects of off-campus work for undergraduate students.
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Crime, house prices and inequality: Examining Rio de Janeiro’s favelas
2012 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on how increased policing in Brazil’s favelas can lead to economic benefits and decreased inequality.
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Birds of a feather tweet together: Examining cross-ideology exposure on Twitter
2013 study from the University of Georgia and the Connected Action Consulting Group on political interactions on Twitter and cross-ideological communications.
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Immigration reform, Latinos and emerging dynamics
2012 selection of recent scholarship on immigration- and immigrant-related issues such as their effect on the job market, language attitudes and parenthood.
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