2011 report by federal legislative group tasked with watching over spending during financial crisis rescue programs.

Semester-long course on how to understand what's going on at companies and to report and write compelling business stories.

2011 study by RAND Corporation on the potential of educational programs in minimizing summer learning losses and their associated costs.

2011 study in American Journal of Epidemiology on how depression rates are affected by types and qualities of city neighborhoods.

2010 study by USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion on the costs of providing for child-rearing needs, based on a survey of more than 15,000 households.

2011 U.S. Government report on the challenges facing the Social Security system and its ability to meet its obligations to retirees and those on disability.

Study by researchers at Towson University and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute on survival rates and causes of death of gray catbirds.

2011 study in the Journal of Marriage and Family on educational results for children in nontraditional families and related causes.

2011 study by the Brookings Institution on how well U.S. public-transportation networks line up with the needs of workers and commuters.

2010 study by Perspectives on Politics on Internet usage and patterns of participatory inequality in American politics.