Online schools: Students’ performance often falls behind kids at other public schools
This roundup of research looks at online schools, including how their students perform compared with kids who attend traditional, brick-and-mortar public schools.
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What you need to know about the microbiome
What is the microbiome? We highlight recent research on the unique communities of trillions of bacteria that we all host.
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A week in a day for HIV medications
A new delivery system for HIV medications could allow once-a-week consumption of drugs typically taken daily.
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Amtrak safety, rail transit and Positive Train Control: Research roundup
An updated collection of recent reports, research and analysis relating to Amtrak, rail transit and Positive Train Control.
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Journalism branding: Impact on reporters’ personal identities
This study, published in Journalism in 2017, examines how journalism branding efforts affect the personal identities of reporters, editors and columnists.
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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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Girls in blue-collar communities face poorer job prospects
Young women in blue-collar communities are less likely to have jobs eight years after high school than their peers in other areas, an American Sociological Review study finds.
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First-time international reporting: Tips from a former foreign correspondent
A tip sheet for journalists traveling abroad to report for the first time.
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Excessive or reasonable force by police? Research on law enforcement and racial conflict
Updated review of studies and reports that provide insights into law enforcement actions and recent patterns in America.
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Student learning with laptops: Measuring the effectiveness of laptops in American classrooms
2016 study in Review of Educational Research that looks at whether student use of laptop computers results in learning improvements.
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