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UrduA new special issue of the journal The Gerontologist from The Gerontological Society of America explores how contemporary trends in immigration, migration, and refugee movement affect how people age and how societies care for aging people. Under the issue title…
Tag: IMMIGRANTS & MIGRATION
Big data could yield big discoveries in archaeology, Brown scholar says
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Centuries of archaeological research on the Inca Empire has netted a veritable library of knowledge. But new digital and data-driven projects led by Brown University scholars are proving that there is much more to discover…
Human populations survived the Toba volcanic super-eruption 74,000 years ago
New archaeological work supports the hypothesis that human populations were present in India by 80,000 years ago and that they survived one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the last two million years
Big data could yield big discoveries in archaeology, Brown scholar says
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Centuries of archaeological research on the Inca Empire has netted a veritable library of knowledge. But new digital and data-driven projects led by Brown University scholars are proving that there is much more to discover…
Human populations survived the Toba volcanic super-eruption 74,000 years ago
New archaeological work supports the hypothesis that human populations were present in India by 80,000 years ago and that they survived one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the last two million years
Gest & Goldstone studying US immigration policy & demographic scenarios
Justin Gest, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government, and Jack Goldstone, Hazel Professor/Eminent Scholar/Director of the Center for the Study of Social Change, Institutions and Policy (SCIP), Schar School of Policy and Government, are conducting…
5,200-year-old grains in the eastern Altai Mountains redate trans-Eurasian crop exchange
Agricultural crops dispersed across Eurasia more than five millennia ago, causing significant cultural change in human populations across the ancient world. New discoveries in the Altai Mountains illustrate that this process occurred earlier than believed
Gest & Goldstone studying US immigration policy & demographic scenarios
Justin Gest, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government, and Jack Goldstone, Hazel Professor/Eminent Scholar/Director of the Center for the Study of Social Change, Institutions and Policy (SCIP), Schar School of Policy and Government, are conducting…
5,200-year-old grains in the eastern Altai Mountains redate trans-Eurasian crop exchange
Agricultural crops dispersed across Eurasia more than five millennia ago, causing significant cultural change in human populations across the ancient world. New discoveries in the Altai Mountains illustrate that this process occurred earlier than believed
Can bilingualism protect the brain even with early stages of dementia?
Researchers find bilingualism provides the brain with greater cognitive reserve, delaying onset of symptoms
Can bilingualism protect the brain even with early stages of dementia?
Researchers find bilingualism provides the brain with greater cognitive reserve, delaying onset of symptoms
UTSA examines reporters’ portrayal of US border under Trump
(San Antonio — February 12, 2020) Social scientists analyzed journalistic stories over the course of three years in the run-up and during the Trump campaign. The researchers found that the long-held implicit beliefs that tend to shape American thought about…
Nutrition a key ingredient for psychological health in Canadian adults
Chronic pain, physical illness, poverty and immigrant status were also found to be strongly associated with psychological distress among midlife and older Canadians
UTSA examines reporters’ portrayal of US border under Trump
(San Antonio — February 12, 2020) Social scientists analyzed journalistic stories over the course of three years in the run-up and during the Trump campaign. The researchers found that the long-held implicit beliefs that tend to shape American thought about…
Nutrition a key ingredient for psychological health in Canadian adults
Chronic pain, physical illness, poverty and immigrant status were also found to be strongly associated with psychological distress among midlife and older Canadians
Mind the trust gap: it’s wider than you think
Migration between southern and northern US regions doesn’t alter wide gap in trust levels among Americans, York U study shows
Mind the trust gap: it’s wider than you think
Migration between southern and northern US regions doesn’t alter wide gap in trust levels among Americans, York U study shows
Role-playing game increases empathy for immigrants, study shows
Games created shared experiences and built trust, even among groups that seldom interact in person, research indicates
Role-playing game increases empathy for immigrants, study shows
Games created shared experiences and built trust, even among groups that seldom interact in person, research indicates
Political Islamophobia may look differently online than in person
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Islamophobia was rampant on social media during the midterm elections, but researchers say future Muslim candidates running for office should know that the hatred they see online may be different than what they experience on the…
Political Islamophobia may look differently online than in person
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Islamophobia was rampant on social media during the midterm elections, but researchers say future Muslim candidates running for office should know that the hatred they see online may be different than what they experience on the…
The Lancet Global Health: Guided self-help intervention reduces refugees’ psychological distress and improves wellbeing in humanitarian crises
First randomized trial of its kind finds multimedia guided self-help intervention can be delivered rapidly to large numbers of people in low-resource humanitarian settings by non-specialists with minimal training
US is polarizing faster than other democracies, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Political polarization among Americans has grown rapidly in the last 40 years — more than in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or Germany — a phenomenon possibly due to increased racial division, the rise of…
US is polarizing faster than other democracies, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Political polarization among Americans has grown rapidly in the last 40 years — more than in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or Germany — a phenomenon possibly due to increased racial division, the rise of…
Psychology program for refugee children improves wellbeing
A positive psychology program created by researchers at Queen Mary University of London focuses on promoting wellbeing in refugee children. It is unusual in that it focuses on promoting positive outcomes, rather than addressing war trauma exposure. This is the…
Six social scientists receive inaugural impact writing prize from Social Science Space
Six social and behavioral scientists were recently awarded the 2019 Impact in Action Writing Prize for their submissions detailing how their research makes a valuable difference beyond academia. Four submissions received the top prize from Social Science Space, an online…
Six social scientists receive inaugural impact writing prize from Social Science Space
Six social and behavioral scientists were recently awarded the 2019 Impact in Action Writing Prize for their submissions detailing how their research makes a valuable difference beyond academia. Four submissions received the top prize from Social Science Space, an online…
Six social scientists receive inaugural impact writing prize from Social Science Space
Six social and behavioral scientists were recently awarded the 2019 Impact in Action Writing Prize for their submissions detailing how their research makes a valuable difference beyond academia. Four submissions received the top prize from Social Science Space, an online…
Public health experts awarded funds to ‘get out the count’ for 2020 census
To make sure historically undercounted populations along the Texas-Mexico border are included in the 2020 census, faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are joining forces with the U.S. Census Bureau, community health workers, and…
Public health experts awarded funds to ‘get out the count’ for 2020 census
To make sure historically undercounted populations along the Texas-Mexico border are included in the 2020 census, faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are joining forces with the U.S. Census Bureau, community health workers, and…
Carnegie Mellon Leverages AI To Give Voice to the Voiceless
Hate Speech Countered by Detecting, Highlighting “Help Speech”
Carnegie Mellon Leverages AI To Give Voice to the Voiceless
Hate Speech Countered by Detecting, Highlighting “Help Speech”
Carnegie Mellon Leverages AI To Give Voice to the Voiceless
Hate Speech Countered by Detecting, Highlighting “Help Speech”
It’s not about East and West, it’s about top and bottom
New study shows the influence of income and education on everyday experiences of social appreciation and disrespect in Germany
Caribbean settlement began in Greater Antilles, say University of Oregon researchers
Rigorous reexamination of radiocarbon dating of sites on 55 islands shoots down the idea that colonization moved step by step from south to north
SUCCESS identifies potentials for promoting refugee students’ access to higher education
Diverse access requirements hinder refugees’ successful integration into higher education in 66 host countries
Caribbean settlement began in Greater Antilles, say University of Oregon researchers
Rigorous reexamination of radiocarbon dating of sites on 55 islands shoots down the idea that colonization moved step by step from south to north
SUCCESS identifies potentials for promoting refugee students’ access to higher education
Diverse access requirements hinder refugees’ successful integration into higher education in 66 host countries
New modeling will shed light on policy decisions’ effect on migration from sea level rise
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new modeling approach can help researchers, policymakers and the public better understand how policy decisions will influence human migration as sea levels rise around the globe, a paper published today in Nature Climate Change suggests. “I’m…
New modeling will shed light on policy decisions’ effect on migration from sea level rise
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new modeling approach can help researchers, policymakers and the public better understand how policy decisions will influence human migration as sea levels rise around the globe, a paper published today in Nature Climate Change suggests. “I’m…
FAPESP Week highlights research in cooperation with France
Scientists from France and São Paulo State will attend a symposium to be held on Nov. 21-27 in Lyon and Paris to discuss topics at the knowledge frontier
FAPESP Week highlights research in cooperation with France
Scientists from France and São Paulo State will attend a symposium to be held on Nov. 21-27 in Lyon and Paris to discuss topics at the knowledge frontier
When reporting climate-driven human migration, place matters
University of Arizona researchers have shown that the conversation around migration out of Central American countries should be more nuanced and based on local trends rather than regional expectations
When reporting climate-driven human migration, place matters
University of Arizona researchers have shown that the conversation around migration out of Central American countries should be more nuanced and based on local trends rather than regional expectations
Depression linked to nutrition in middle-aged and older Canadians
Study also finds women immigrants more depressed than Canadian-born women
Depression linked to nutrition in middle-aged and older Canadians
Study also finds women immigrants more depressed than Canadian-born women
Beyond borders: Geographers link formation of international laws to refugee crisis
West Virginia University geographers are linking the political and human rights issues at borders today to the legacies of foreign and domestic policy across the globe since World War I. Karen Culcasi and Cynthia Gorman , of the Department of…
Stanford researchers lay out first genetic history of Rome
Scholars have been studying Rome for hundreds of years, but it still holds some secrets – for instance, relatively little is known about the ancestral origins of the city’s denizens. Now, an international team led by researchers from Stanford University,…
WPI wins NSF grant to help New York city youths at risk for human trafficking
Team will use data analytics and optimization tools to identify and recommend resources
Time in host country — a risk factor for substance abuse in migrants
Refugees and other migrants who move to Sweden are initially less likely to be diagnosed with alcohol or drug addiction than the native population but over time their rates of substance abuse begin to mirror that of the Swedish born…