In the midst of traumatic events, such as a neighborhood shooting, positive classroom behavior management interventions may not work as well for all kids, a new study shows. In general,…
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A report published by The Global Alliance for the Future of Food and Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS) Initiative reveals that social and environmental investments create sustainable, equitable, and…
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American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) peoples have long faced barriers to asset building. More than half of AI/AN populations are un- or underbanked, financial services often don’t operate on…
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Exploiting the arrangement of railroad tracks in northern cities, we explore the extent to which segregation impacts homicide victimization by race. Our results reveal a robust positive relationship between segregation…
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Cancer remains a devastating health crisis nearly fifty years after the declaration of the “War on Cancer.” Better treatments and earlier detection have dramatically improved prognosis for some types of…
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Click here for more.Many communities across America are finding it difficult to locate available apartments for homeless services clients participating in the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program, a temporary federal measure created in…
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More than anything else in our lifetime, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the interconnectivity of all facets of our nation’s health and social welfare system. History will…
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have purchased small devices called pulse oximeters for use in their home – based on well-intentioned recommendations from health care providers and the media.…
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Click here for more.In response to the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Congress pumped trillions of dollars into the economy in the form of stimulus checks, expanded unemployment benefits, and targeted…
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Click here for more.Rather than indiscriminately shooting, the 18-year-old suspect targeted a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood. He allegedly wrote a white supremacist manifesto online, traveled about 200 miles to the store, and livestreamed…
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Click here for more.In 2019, renewable power was having a moment — but not where you’d expect. Arkansas, South Carolina, and Utah, among the reddest of red states, passed landmark legislation paving the…
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Click here for more.In the 2018-19 school year, one in six students attended a school where over 90% of their peers were of the same race, with school districts in New York City…