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Expert Commentary

Vernon, FL Family Health Center
Economics, Health, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Sexually transmitted infections on the rise in rural America: A research roundup

by Chloe Reichel | April 27, 2019

The latest research analyzing the spread of HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia across the United States.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Media, Politics & Government

Covering political polls: A cautionary research roundup

by Clark Merrefield | April 25, 2019

Journalist’s Resource rounds up some of the latest political polling research as Joe Biden jumps into the 2020 presidential race.

Expert Commentary

Police car
Criminal Justice, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Victims less likely to report violent crime in newer immigrant communities

by Denise-Marie Ordway | April 25, 2019

Victims are less likely to report violent crime to police if they live in counties where immigrant populations swelled after 1990, according to research forthcoming in Criminology.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Environment, Politics & Government

Global warming has worsened economic inequality and made some rich countries richer

by Clark Merrefield | April 24, 2019

New research quantifies how global warming has hampered — and benefited — wealthier and poorer economies.

Expert Commentary

W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center - Salisbury, NC
Economics, Health, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Equal access to health care lessens racial, ethnic death rate disparities

by Chloe Reichel | April 23, 2019

Research shows that when people of different races and ethnicities had equal access to health care, disparities in death rates decreased.

Expert Commentary

citizenship census
Economics, Politics & Government

Adding citizenship question to U.S. Census could result in significant undercounts

by Rebecca Roach | April 22, 2019

Evidence from a randomized control trial indicates that when you introduce a question about citizenship on a United States Census form, respondents answer a smaller percentage of the questions.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Health

The multi-trillion-dollar cost of sexual violence: Research roundup

by Clark Merrefield | April 19, 2019

Estimates put the the economic cost of sexual violence in the United States in the trillions of dollars.

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Prince Harry
Media, Politics & Government

Prince Harry in Afghanistan: Miguel Head shares the story of a historic media blackout

by Carmen Nobel | April 18, 2019

Miguel Head shares the inside story of how and why a cutthroat press kept a major secret about Prince Harry, a beloved public figure.

Expert Commentary

marijuana
Health

Marijuana holiday 4/20 not as risky for traffic accidents as Labor Day weekend

by Chloe Reichel | April 17, 2019

There is little evidence to suggest that fatal car accidents increase on April 20 (4/20), an annual holiday that celebrates marijuana.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Politics & Government

New economic shock model estimates reverberations from Trump tariffs

by Clark Merrefield | April 17, 2019

A new macroeconomic shock model built on interconnected networks estimates consequences of the U.S. tariffs on European metal.

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4 takeaways on the economic consequences of the Iran war

March 20, 2026

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Childhood vaccines: What research shows about their safety and potential side effects

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In this piece, we share reporting tips, explain how vaccine side effects are tracked in the U.S., and discuss research on the safety of childhood vaccines.

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287(g): The program that lets state and local police perform the functions of federal immigration officers
Criminal Justice, Politics & Government

287(g): The program that lets state and local police perform the functions of federal immigration officers

April 30, 2025

“In the span of about two months, the Trump administration radically expanded the 287(g) program beyond anything I have seen in the past 15 years of close study of this precise policy,” writes immigration scholar Austin Kocher.

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