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Criminal Justice

Action following a nuclear blast in a U.S. city

by John Wihbey | March 30, 2011

2007 report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center on necessary steps in the aftermath of an act of nuclear terrorism in a U.S. city.

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Economics, Media

Attacks against media and human rights websites

by John Wihbey | March 29, 2011

2010 study by Harvard’s Berkman Center on the frequency and type of Internet attacks on targeted groups.

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Environment

Microbial quality of food in poorer communities

by Katie Gleason | March 28, 2011

2010 study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on the conditions of fresh food in stores in lower-income neighborhoods.

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Criminal Justice, Economics, Politics & Government

Effects of nuclear conflicts and acts of nuclear terrorism

by John Wihbey | March 22, 2011

2006 study by the University of Colorado, Rutgers and UCLA on the likely effects of a nuclear explosion in a densely populated city.

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Criminal Justice

Firearm ownership and homicide across the United States

by Rozanne Larsen | March 21, 2011

2002 study published in the American Journal of Public Health on the relationship between firearm-ownership rates and homicide rates.

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Health

Impact of antibiotic regimens on antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

by Leighton Walter Kille | March 21, 2011

2008 study by researchers in the United States and Europe on antibiotics and the creation of drug-resistant strains of bacteria.

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Environment, Health

Thyroid cancers in Ukraine related to the Chernobyl nuclear accident

by Christopher Olver | March 18, 2011

2011 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives investigating the continued level of thyroid cancer risk among Chernobyl victims two decades later.

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Health

Injuries in cribs, playpens and bassinets among U.S. children

by Rozanne Larsen | March 17, 2011

2011 study in Pediatrics, the journal of American Academy of Pediatrics, on nonfatal injuries to infants from cribs and related products.

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Criminal Justice, Environment

Tsunami data supports forecast, warning, research and mitigation

by Christopher Olver | March 17, 2011

2008 chapter from Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami measuring the action taken on a Tsunami activity database.

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How to use SEC filings to cover companies

by Chris Roush | March 17, 2011

Six important Securities and Exchange Commission filings that business journalists need to know how to read quickly and effectively.

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