News & Stories Breadcrumb Home All News Research Newsmakers SPIA Reacts Community Profiles 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… Jul 02, 2020 Global Threats: How Lessons from Covid-19 Can Prevent Environmental Meltdown Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of Covid-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went largely ignored until rising infection rates forced… Jun 23, 2020 Why the U.S. Doesn’t Need More Nuclear Pits Right Now The U.S. Congress is currently debating whether to build and operate a plutonium pit-production factory in South Carolina. It would be the country’s… Jun 22, 2020 Simple Interventions Can Help People Spot False Headlines The avalanche of online content available to people around the world has outpaced humans’ ability to separate fact from what can be highly toxic and… Jun 09, 2020 Study on Shorebirds Suggests That When Conserving Species, Not All Land is Equal Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
