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Environment

Food packaging, diet and BPA chemical exposure

by John Wihbey | April 25, 2011

2011 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives on chemicals in food packaging and their possible role in endocrine disruption.

Expert Commentary

Criminal Justice, Politics & Government

Lessons from no-fly zones in Iraq and Bosnia

by Christopher Olver | April 22, 2011

2004 paper in the Journal of Strategic Studies on the dynamics of aerial campaigns over Iraq and Bosnia.

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Environment

Transgene flow in cotton seed production fields

by Christopher Olver | April 21, 2011

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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Media, Politics & Government

Pew Research Center report: The Internet and campaign 2010

by Rozanne Larsen | April 21, 2011

Pew Research Center report surveying online participation during election season.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Media

Beyond borders: Is media freedom contagious?

by Christopher Olver | April 21, 2011

2010 study published in Kyklos: International Review of Social Sciences on the geographic spillover of increased media freedom.

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Health

Smoking cessation and postoperative complications

by John Wihbey | April 20, 2011

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

by Sree Sreenivasan | April 20, 2011

Post by Columbia University’s Sree Sreenivasan on ways journalists can effectively leverage Twitter, the leading micro-blogging service

Expert Commentary

Education, Race & Gender

Comparing outcomes in foster care and group care

by John Wihbey | April 20, 2011

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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Environment

Human contribution to precipitation extremes

by Leighton Walter Kille | April 18, 2011

2011 study published in Nature on the relationship between human-induced increases in greenhouse gases and increased weather extremes.

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Criminal Justice, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

How girls and boys adjust to leaving risky neighborhoods

by Katie Gleason | April 14, 2011

2011 study in the American Journal of Sociology on gender differences and outcomes of housing relocations.

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