Black, Hispanic adolescents significantly more likely to die by police intervention than whites
Study findings mirror racial and ethnic disparities for police violence in adults
Read morePOLICY/ETHICS
COVID-19 second wave in Myanmar causes dramatic increases in poverty
Yangon, Myanmar: In September 2020, 59 percent of 1000 households surveyed in urban Yangon and 66 percent of 1000 households
Read moreUS seafood industry flounders due to COVID-19
Monthly fresh seafood trade dropped up to 43%, with total exports down 20% from January to August, rapid research project finds
Read moreRewarding excellence in Open Science
Donor-funded prize recognizes talented researchers who share resources
Read moreStates unfairly burdening incarcerated people with ‘pay-to-stay’ fees
Rutgers researcher examines how states sue incarcerated people in civil court to recoup incarceration costs
Read moreFrequent, rapid testing could cripple COVID within weeks, study shows
Research shows test turnaround-time, frequency far more important than sensitivity in curbing spread
Read moreMore than 1.1 million deaths among Medicare recipients due to high cost of drugs
Beneficiaries skipping medications is causing early death and worsening medical conditions that will cost Medicare an extra $177.4 billion over the next 10 years
Read moreIOP Publishing signs transformative agreement with the Polish Academic Consortium
Society publisher now has 14 licensing agreements in place in 10 countries
Read moreStudy of hope and optimism: New paper examines research in emerging fields
How does practicing hope and optimism benefit or harm us?
Read moreAccounting for ‘research fatigue’ in human studies
An article published in Bioethics examines the topic of research fatigue–or psychological and emotional exhaustion both towards and as a
Read moreFirst US nationwide estimates of sexual minority representation in STEM fields
Results suggest a diversity of experiences — with work to be done to achieve parity
Read more
Study finds some sport fish are caught repeatedly – which may throw off population count
A new study reports that, for several species of oceanic sport fish, individual fish that are caught, released and recaught are more likely to be caught again than scientists anticipated. The findings raise some interesting questions for policy makers tasked with preserving sustainable fisheries.
Read more