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Federal student loans: patterns in tuition, enrollment and federal Stafford loan borrowing up to the 2007-08 loan limit increase

by Margaret Weigel | January 27, 2012

2011 study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office on changes in the federal student loan program.

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New Internet world: Global perspectives on freedom of expression, privacy and trust

by Margaret Weigel | January 25, 2012

2011 study from INSEAD and the Oxford Internet Institute exploring the Internet attitudes and behaviors of more than 5,400 respondents in 13 countries.

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Politics & Government

Public participation, procedural fairness and local governance

by John Wihbey | January 24, 2012

2012 study from the University of Nebraska examines how outreach efforts by local authorities can increase satisfaction with government and use of tax dollars.

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Health, Race & Gender

Estimated HIV incidence in the United States, 2006-2009

by Leighton Walter Kille | January 24, 2012

2011 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the annual number of new HIV infections in the United States.

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Economics, Media

Quantifying global transfers of copyrighted content using BitTorrent

by Margaret Weigel | January 23, 2012

2011 study from Carnegie-Mellon University on BitTorrent online downloads of copyrighted material.

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Health, Race & Gender

What is the rate of mental illness in the United States?

by John Wihbey | January 23, 2012

2012 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report mental illness rates across the population.

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Criminal Justice, Politics & Government

Iran sanctions: Congressional Research Service report

by John Wihbey | January 19, 2012

2011 report from the Congressional Research Service on background issues relating to sanctions on Iran.

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Criminal Justice, Health

Federal report: Prescription drug abuse, 2011

by Margaret Weigel | January 19, 2012

2011 federal government-sponsored research on prescription-drug use, both of legal and illicit substances, by U.S. adolescents.

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Media, Politics & Government

How do phone and Internet surveys compare?

by Alex Remington | January 18, 2012

2011 study from Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, University Chicago and LinChiat Chang Consulting in Public Opinion Quarterly on survey sampling and accuracy.

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Politics & Government

Voting problems, polling places and the private act of voting

by Rozanne Larsen | January 18, 2012

2011 study from the CalTech and MIT Voting Technology Project in Public Opinion Quarterly on security and privacy in polling places.

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