News & Stories Breadcrumb Home All News Research Newsmakers SPIA Reacts Community Profiles Mar 10, 2021 Outbreak of a Rare, Polio-like Syndrome Likely Prevented or Postponed by Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions Social distancing not only helped slow the spread of COVID-19 — it also may have prevented the transmission of an outbreak of a rare polio-like… Mar 08, 2021 Life Expectancy Falling for Adults Without a Bachelor’s Degree Life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2020 due to COVID-19, but, for American adults without a college degree, an increase in mortality… Mar 02, 2021 Climate Change “Winners” May Owe Financial Compensation to Polluters Climate change is generally portrayed as an environmental and societal threat with entirely negative consequences. However, some sectors of the… Feb 16, 2021 Despite Sea-Level Rise Risks, Migration to Some Threatened Coastal Areas May Increase In coming decades as coastal communities around the world are expected to encounter sea-level rise, the general expectation has been that people’s… Feb 11, 2021 Diversity in Policing Can Improve Police-Civilian Interactions The recent killings of Black Americans have reignited calls for policing reform, including proposals to diversify police departments, which have… Jan 14, 2021 Covid-19 Reduced U.S. life Expectancy, Especially Among Black and Latino Populations The Covid-19 pandemic, which claimed more than 336,000 lives in the United States in 2020, has significantly affected… Jan 04, 2021 Data-Driven Model Provides Projections of a 21st Century Urban Climate Cities only occupy about 3% of the Earth’s total land surface, but they bear the burden of the human-perceived effects of global climate change. Yet,… Dec 11, 2020 Polarization Increases with Economic Decline, Becoming Cripplingly Contagious The rise of populist movements is changing political systems around the world. As support for these “anti-elite” movements intensifies, many are… Nov 30, 2020 Covid-19 Shutdowns Disproportionately Affected Low-Income Black Households The alarming rate at which Covid-19 has killed Black Americans has highlighted the deeply embedded racial disparities in the U.S. health care system… Nov 16, 2020 Implementing Carbon Pricing during the Pandemic Could Help Countries Recover Greener, Smarter Countries across the globe have been struggling to deal with the impact of Covid-19 and its accompanying economic slowdown. As economies “build back… Nov 16, 2020 People in Developing Countries Eat Less Bushmeat as They Migrate from Rural to Urban Areas People around the world, especially in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and South America, consume wild game, or bushmeat, whether out of… Oct 12, 2020 Tighter Border Policies Leave Migrants Vulnerable to Effects of Climate Change Open Borders Strengthen Developing Countries Economically As the planet continues to warm, people living in the world’s most vulnerable regions —… Aug 17, 2020 Society Perceives the Poor as “Hardened,” Less Affected By Distress Than Those With More Means Negative life events can cause crippling distress, significant hardships, and even lifelong trauma. The poor are perceived to be “hardened” by these… Aug 10, 2020 Online Political Manipulation Efforts Persist in Russia, China, and the Middle East As technology becomes more advanced and accessible, its role on the global political stage has increased — for better or worse. While the internet… Jul 21, 2020 Tracking Misinformation Campaigns in Real-Time Is Possible, Study Shows A research team led by Princeton University has developed a technique for tracking online foreign misinformation campaigns in real time, which… Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
