Music training for the development of auditory skills
2010 study by Northwestern University on the potential larger effects of early music training on the brain’s development, including linguistic abilities.
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Global phytoplankton decline over the past century
2010 study published in Nature magazine on the change in the level of oceanic phytoplankton activity over the last 100 years.
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The impact of mandatory financial education: A field study
2010 University of Wisconsin study on the results of mandatory financial education among very low-income families in a subsidized housing program.
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Health effects of the Gulf oil spill
2010 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the health of area residents and workers.
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Unauthorized immigrants and their U.S.-born children
2010 report by the Pew Hispanic Center on the characteristics of unauthorized immigrants’ families, parenting status and their children.
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Do in-kind transfers affect health? Evidence from the Food Stamp program
2009 study by the Harris School of Public Policy on the effects of participation in the Food Stamp program on recipients’ health
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Disparities faced by boys and men of color in California
2009 RAND Corporation study on the disparities between Latino and African-American males and their white counterparts in California.
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School-based Intervention for diabetes risk reduction
2010 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on the effects of a school-based program addressing risk factors for diabetes and obesity.
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Geographic variation in the gender differences in test scores
2010 paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives on how the disparity in men’s and women’s math and verbal test scores might be explained by state or regional differences.
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Public smoking laws and environmental smoke exposure
2010 study from UC Irvine and Queen’s University examining the effects of public-place smoking laws on smoking prevalence and second-hand smoke exposure.
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