Census Bureau: Minorities in U.S. growing toward a majority
2012 report from the U.S. Census Bureau providing a picture of how demographic on race and ethnicity are shifting across the United States.
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From violence to voting: War and political participation in Uganda
2009 study published in the American Political Science Review on how soldiers in Uganda’s civil war are more likely to engage in post-conflict political participation.
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The profile of undecided voters: Research roundup
October 2012 review of analysis, polls and research on so-called undecided voters, on the eve of the 2012 presidential election.
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Future of mobile news: Growth in mobile audiences and what it means
2012 report from the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism on the rise of mobile news and emerging data on audience habits and reading/buying patterns.
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Science reporting: Covering the environment, technology and medicine
Semester-long course on science reporting, including the environment, technology and medicine. There will be lessons on social media, online writing, and news and feature writing.
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Violent crime in the developing world: Research roundup
2012 review of research studies on violent and transnational crime and its broader social impacts in the developing world.
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Fragranced consumer products: Chemicals emitted, ingredients unlisted
2011 study on the volatile organic compounds emitted by 25 consumer products, including detergents, cleaners, disinfectants, lotions, deodorants and shampoos.
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Local political knowledge and assessments of citizen competence
2012 study in Public Opinion Quarterly on evidence that citizens have more knowledge of local and national politics than scholars previously believed.
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Influence of peer influence on smoking among Hispanic and Latino high school adolescents
2012 study from the University of Southern California and University of Texas on peer influence and teenage smoking habits among Hispanic high school students.
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Digital access to knowledge: Research chat with Harvard’s Peter Suber
2012 interview with open access scholar Peter Suber, who explains the state of online scholarship and free access to it.
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