Student suspension from school: Impact on academic achievement by race
2016 study published in Social Problems that examines how racial disparities in school suspension rates affect racial differences in student achievement in math and reading.
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‘Spotlight’ on the future of investigative journalism: A talk with Boston Globe editor Walter V. Robinson
2016 talk by Walter V. Robinson, editor at large for The Boston Globe, on his newspaper’s investigation into the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal and the Oscar-nominated film that’s based on it.
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Native Americans: Negative impacts of media portrayals, stereotypes
2015 study published in the Journal of Social Issues that looks at how mass media influences the way Native Americans see themselves and how others see and understand them.
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Lead poisoning: Sources of exposure, health effects and policy implications
2016 collection of research about lead poisoning, including sources of exposure, health effects and policy implications.
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Global trends in human infectious disease: Rising number of outbreaks, fewer per-capita cases
2014 study in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface that examines the relationship between the location and timing of disease outbreaks and the characteristics of outbreak sites.
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HPV vaccines: Research on safety, racial disparities in vaccination rates and male participation
2016 collection of research that looks at the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine from various angles, including vaccination rates, vaccine safety and the real and perceived barriers to vaccination.
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Teen drivers: Changes in crash rates after requiring Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) decals
2015 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that examines the long-term effect of New Jersey’s Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) decal requirement for young drivers.
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Are smart people less racist? New research
2016 study published in Social Problems that investigates whether white people with higher cognitive abilities are more likely to support racial tolerance and racial equality.
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Diet quality, child health and food policies in developing countries
2014 study from a scholar at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy that looks at child health and food policies in developing countries, including Bangladesh, India, Kenya and the Philippines.
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Poverty, fertility and health among Hispanics in America’s new immigrant destinations
2015 research brief on the impact of childhood poverty on immigrants’ adult contributions to American society, by Daniel T. Lichter, Cornell University, and Scott R. Sanders, Brigham Young University.
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