Research Briefs

Life expectancy
Research Briefs
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…
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Research Briefs
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…
Coast
Research Briefs
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…
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Research Briefs
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…
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Research Briefs
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…
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Research Briefs
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,…