The good and the bad of plastic bag bans: Research review
Government bans on lightweight plastic shopping bags have spread in recent years amid fears about plastic’s negative impact on the environment. But alternatives are not necessarily better.
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Mining census data to better cover the health-gap story: A tip sheet from AHCJ
This tip sheet from the Association of Health Care Journalists offers reporters insights on the best ways to mine census data to better cover health-gap stories.
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Smartphone users trust strangers less: New research
This PLoS ONE study indicates that people who consume more information on mobile phones have less trust in neighbors, strangers and people of other religions.
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Stay-at-home dads: How unemployment, mother’s education impact family decisions about child care
2016 study in the Journal of Marriage and Family that looks at the factors that influence which married men will become stay-at-home dads.
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Is “going green” unmanly? Gender stereotypes and perceptions of environmentally friendly behaviors
A 2016 study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that men avoid so-called “green” behavior because of concerns about gender identity, but behaviors can be changed with targeted advertising.
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Criminal history and background checks: A look at how criminal records can affect access to jobs, housing, higher education
2015 study in Criminology that looks at the evolution of the availability of criminal records and how having a criminal record affects a person’s ability to secure work, housing and higher education.
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Public attitudes toward a higher gas tax and other funding sources for transportation projects
2016 study in Public Finance Review that tries to gauge the public’s interest in new sources of revenue to fund road construction and maintenance.
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Reporting on health risk in medical studies, pharmaceutical trials: Tips from The Poynter Institute
2016 tip sheet from The Poynter Institute that explains how to report on changes in risk as it relates to health and medical studies and pharmaceutical trials.
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The economic benefits of community college certificates in the job market
2015 study published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis that looks at the economic and other benefits of community college certificates.
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Global fisheries: Benefits, trade-offs of alternative approaches to recovering depleted fisheries
2016 study published in PNAS that looks at the benefits and drawbacks of alternative approaches to recovering depleted fisheries worldwide.
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