Rising temperatures, extreme weather and climate change knowledge: Research roundup
Roundup of recent studies on global warming, rising average temperatures, and public and private opinions on climate change.
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Perception of climate change: Examining extreme temperatures
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the change in probability of extreme weather events such as heat waves.
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Rural-nonrural disparities in postsecondary educational attainment revisited
2012 study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill surveying the disadvantages of rural students and examining the relationship between income and education.
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Helicopter parents and landing pad kids: Intense parental support of grown children
2012 study in the Journal of Marriage and Family on the causes and effects of helicopter parenting .
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Tree and impervious cover change in U.S. cities
2012 study from the U.S. Forest Service and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry on the change in trees and greenery in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas.
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New media and conflict after the Arab Spring
2012 study by the United States Institute of Peace on the role of Twitter in the Arab Spring uprisings, including those in Bahrain, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt.
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Leave home without it? The effects of credit card debt and available credit on spending
2011 study in the Journal of Marketing Research on how credit card debt affects the spending habits of consumers with higher self-control.
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Does blogging empower women? Exploring the role of agency and community
2012 study from the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication on women, blogging and feelings of empowerment.
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Effectiveness of long-acting reversible contraception
2012 study published in The New England Journal of Medicine on a range of long-lasting contraceptive options and their failure rates.
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Building a better America — one wealth quintile at a time
2011 study by the Harvard Business School and Duke University on U.S. residents’ perceptions of wealth inequality in the United States.
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