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Middle-School Math Classes Are Key To Closing Racial Academic Achievement Gap
April 20, 2009 — More challenging middle-school math classes and increased access to advanced courses in predominantly black urban high schools may be the key to closing the racial academic achievement gap, according ... > full story -
Simple Writing Assignment Improves Minority Student Grades
April 16, 2009 — In a follow-up to a 2006 study, researchers found that an in-class writing assignment designed to reinforce students' sense of identity and personal integrity increased the grade-point averages of ... > full story -
Middle School Youth As Young As 12 Engaging In Risky Sexual Activity
April 8, 2009 — Middle school youth are engaging in sexual intercourse as early as age 12, according to a new study. Researchers examined sexual risk behaviors among middle school students in a large southeastern US ... > full story -
Diversity Linked To Increased Sales Revenue And Profits, More Customers
March 31, 2009 — Workplace diversity is among the most important predictors of a business' sales revenue, customer numbers and profitability, according to new ... > full story -
Racial Biases Fade Away Toward Members Of Your Own Group
March 23, 2009 — White people don't show hints of unconscious bias against blacks who belong to the same group as them, a new study suggests. But this lack of bias only applied to black people in their group, ... > full story -
Depression Twice As Likely In Seizure Sufferers
March 16, 2009 — The prevalence of depression is almost twice as high in people with epilepsy compared to the general ... > full story -
Black Young Adults Hospitalized For Stroke At Much Higher Rate Than Whites, Hispanics
March 13, 2009 — A new study shows that black young adults are hospitalized for stroke at a rate three times higher than whites and Hispanics, indicating pressing need for early detection and prevention of stroke ... > full story -
Ethnicity And The Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Gene Can Predict Drinking
March 3, 2009 — The two genes that have the strongest associations with alcohol use and alcohol dependence are mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 and alcohol dehydrogenase IB. Mutations of these genes are ... > full story -
All Prejudice Isn't Created Equal; Whites Distribute It Unequally To Minorities
February 25, 2009 — The Declaration of Independence may proclaim that all men are created equal, but American whites tend to distribute their prejudice unequally toward certain members of minority ... > full story -
The Liberating Effects Of Losing Control
February 18, 2009 — Self-control is one of our most cherished values. But is it possible that willpower can sometimes be an obstacle rather than a means to happiness and harmony? A new study reveals that the volunteers ... > full story
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