Manufacturing jobs: Impact of energy prices, environmental and labor rules
2010 study by UCLA and Dartmouth College on how electricity prices, labor laws and environmental regulations affect where manufacturers locate.
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Antitrust, High Tech and AT&T/T-Mobile: Research roundup
Papers and reports on emerging issues relating to technology and telecommunications, monopoly, and legal intervention
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Instant messages vs. speech: Different neurochemical responses
2011 study in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior on how different modes of communication impact neural stress and attachment responses.
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Normalized hurricane damage in the United States, 1900-2005
2008 study in Natural Hazards Review analyzing storm-related property damage figures adjusted for inflation, wealth and population factors over time.
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Globally challenged: Are U.S. students ready to compete?
2011 Harvard study analyzing data from the Program for International Student Assessment on relative strength of U.S. students as compared to global peers.
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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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