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Race and Poverty Often Unjustifiably Tied to School Security Measures
August 20, 2011 — Elementary, middle, and high schools with large minority populations -- but not necessarily higher crime rates -- are far more likely than others to require students and visitors to pass through ... > full story -
Emergency Workers Will Respond: Study Shows First Responders Will Report to Duty, but Need Assistance With Family Matters
August 18, 2011 — Worries that first responders will shirk duties in a disaster are overblown, but they do need assistance with family matters, a new study ... > full story -
Research Examines the Black-and-White Issues Surrounding Executions in the South
August 18, 2011 — Newspaper accounts of black executions in the old South reveal a social history that intersects race with crime and ... > full story -
Consumers Willing to Pay More for Sustainable Apparel If Business Is Transparent, Study Finds
August 17, 2011 — Researchers have found that consumers are willing to support apparel companies that do have employ sustainable and ethical practices; but those businesses have to prove ... > full story -
World Population to Surpass 7 Billion in 2011; Explosive Population Growth Means Challenges for Developing Nations
July 28, 2011 — Global population is expected to hit 7 billion later this year, up from 6 billion in 1999. Between now and 2050, an estimated 2.3 billion more people will be added -- nearly as many as inhabited the ... > full story -
Why People Phone Hack: A Look Into the Psyche of Wrongdoing
July 27, 2011 — Phone hacking. It doesn't even sound ethical. Neither does phone spying nor so called, 'phreaking.' So how does management at a best-selling newspaper approve this and everyone else play ... > full story -
Social Media Poised to Drive Disaster Preparedness and Response
July 27, 2011 — Social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare may be an important key to improving the public health system's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, according to a ... > full story -
Big Gap Exists on Health Care Spending Between Latinos and Whites, Study Finds
July 27, 2011 — Foreign-born Latinos living in the United States are much less likely to spend for health care and when they do are more likely to pay out-of-pocket for heath care when compared with the white ... > full story -
Afghanistan's Health System Shows Improvements, but Staff and Patient Protection Remains a Concern
July 26, 2011 — After a basic package of health services was introduced by Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health, the development and performance of Afghanistan's health care services improved dramatically in many ... > full story -
Stronger Social Safety Net Leads to Decrease in Stress, Childhood Obesity
July 21, 2011 — Social safety net programs that reduce psychosocial stressors for low-income families also ultimately lead to a reduction in childhood obesity, according to new ... > full story
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