Food packaging, diet and BPA chemical exposure
2011 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives on chemicals in food packaging and their possible role in endocrine disruption.
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Lessons from no-fly zones in Iraq and Bosnia
2004 paper in the Journal of Strategic Studies on the dynamics of aerial campaigns over Iraq and Bosnia.
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Transgene flow in cotton seed production fields
2010 study by the University of Arizona on the reasons for gene flow between fields planted with genetically modified cotton and those with traditional varieties.
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Pew Research Center report: The Internet and campaign 2010
Pew Research Center report surveying online participation during election season.
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Beyond borders: Is media freedom contagious?
2010 study published in Kyklos: International Review of Social Sciences on the geographic spillover of increased media freedom.
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Smoking cessation and postoperative complications
2011 metastudy published in The American Journal of Medicine on the effects of quitting smoking on post-operative complications.
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Five ways journalists can use Twitter better
Post by Columbia University’s Sree Sreenivasan on ways journalists can effectively leverage Twitter, the leading micro-blogging service
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Comparing outcomes in foster care and group care
2010 study by University of Pittsburgh and University of Maryland on outcomes for youth placed in alternate forms of foster care.
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Human contribution to precipitation extremes
2011 study published in Nature on the relationship between human-induced increases in greenhouse gases and increased weather extremes.
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How girls and boys adjust to leaving risky neighborhoods
2011 study in the American Journal of Sociology on gender differences and outcomes of housing relocations.
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