The digital revolution and higher education
2011 report by the Pew Internet and American Life project analyzes data collected from a survey of 2,412 American adults.
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Government size and growth: A survey and interpretation of the evidence
2011 paper by the Research Institute of Industrial Economics on the observed correlations between the size of government and lowered economic growth rates
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How city and urban living affect our ability to cope with stress
2010 study in the journal Nature on the impact of city living on the brain’s ability to regulate and cope with stress.
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Videos with veteran advice for aspiring journalists
Variety of video clips that touch on issues relating to journalism training, school and the future of news
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Geographical mixing of H1N1 influenza A virus in a single university community
2011 study in the Journal of Virology mapping the diffusion and strains of the H1N1 virus as it spread through a university’s student community in 2009.
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Measuring pay-per-install: The commoditization of malware distribution
2011 study by U.C. Berkeley, and the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Software Development Technologies on the techniques of malware distributors.
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No Child Left Behind and education outcomes: Research roundup
Studies analyzing the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on student and school performance.
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Television and the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and death
2011 meta-study on the associations between television viewing habits and the risk of Type 2 Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other causes of mortality.
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Evolution of the U.S. tornado database, 1954-2003
2006 study by the American Meteorological Society on the history of tornado reports in the United States since 1954 and current tornado activity patterns.
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Long-term economic costs of psychological problems during childhood
Paper in the Journal of Social Sciences & Medicine on the long-term economic costs associated with childhood psychological illness
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