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March 7, 2017

Wearing Police Uniform Changes Brain Processing

Black-White Earnings Gap Returns to 1950 Levels

Repeated Racism Most Damaging to Mental Health

Is Your Political Ideology in Your Head?

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Game Theory Could Improve Cyberwarfare Strategy

Mar. 1, 2017 — Whether a nation should retaliate against a cyber attack is a complicated decision, and a new framework guided by game theory could help policymakers determine the best ... read more

Racial Gap in Children's Asthma Linked to Social Inequality

Mar. 1, 2017 — African-American and poor children in the United States suffer disproportionately from asthma. But according to a new study, racial and socio-economic gaps in the proportion of children in Houston ... read more

Zero Tolerance Policies Unfairly Punish Black Girls

Feb. 16, 2017 — Black girls are disproportionately punished in American schools -- an 'overlooked crisis' that is populating the school-to-prison pipeline at rising rates, two education scholars argue in a new ... read more

People Assume Sexists Are Also Racist and Vice Versa

Feb. 16, 2017 — The stigma associated with prejudice against women and people of color seems to transfer from one group to another, according to new findings. In a series of experiments, researchers found that women ... read more

Link Between Immigration Coverage, Partisan Identity

Jan. 27, 2017 — Studies are often conducted on how media messages impact individuals’ opinions, but very few have demonstrated how these messages shift political opinions and political identities of a larger group ... read more

For Immigrant Mothers Delivering 'the Talk,' Facts Trump Culture

Jan. 27, 2017 — Where a shift in cultural behaviors and beliefs typically takes three generations, new research has found that among African immigrant mothers, cultural views regarding sex are rarely passed down to ... read more

Fat Shaming Linked to Greater Health Risks

Jan. 26, 2017 — Body shaming is a pervasive form of prejudice, found in cyber bullying, critiques of celebrities’ appearances, at work and school, and in public places for everyday Americans. People who are ... read more

New Study Highlights Need to Increase Female Peer Reviewers

Jan. 25, 2017 — Publishers of scholarly journals should take additional steps to get more women to serve as peer reviewers of manuscripts, according to a new analysis that shows women across ... read more

Immigration Fears Among Latinos Can Impact Baby Size at Birth

Jan. 24, 2017 — With deportation and discrimination fears currently on the minds of many in the United States, a study shows that the stress from an historic immigration raid is associated with Latina mothers ... read more

How Race Consciousness Influences Your Likelihood of Getting a Flu Shot

Jan. 23, 2017 — A new study is the first to explore racial factors and how they may influence attitudes and behaviors towards the ... read more

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March 7, 2017

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Hiring Data Creates Risk of Workplace bias

Mar. 7, 2017 — American employers increasingly rely on large datasets and computer algorithms to decide who gets interviewed, hired or promoted. While these data algorithms can help to avoid biased human ... read more

How to Improve Your Freshman Retention Rate

Mar. 3, 2017 — Incoming college students who already feel a connection to their institution are more likely to fit in and want to remain at the school, especially if they are ethnic minorities, indicates a new ... read more

Racial, Ethnic, Gender Bias Occurs in Pathway from Teacher to Principal

Feb. 28, 2017 — Race and sex still matter when public school teachers seek to become principals, a new study has ... read more

Premature Death in Delinquent Youth

Feb. 20, 2017 — Researchers have found alarming premature mortality rates for delinquent ... read more

When Does a Man Say 'I'm the Father'?

Feb. 15, 2017 — American men much more readily acknowledge that they are the legal father of a child born out of wedlock when the woman involved is more affluent, educated, and healthy. It also helps (slightly) if ... read more

Women, Minorities and Persons With Disabilities in Science and Engineering Report Released

Jan. 31, 2017 — The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) today announced the release of the 2017 Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering (WMPD) report, ... read more

Disparities Found Between Asian Immigrants, Sufficient Access and Utilization of Dental Services

Jan. 25, 2017 — The acculturation variable - length of stay in the US - had the strongest association with having a dental visit in the previous twelve months among Asian immigrants, results of a new study have ... read more

Large Pre-ACA Medicaid Expansion Did Not Level Health Disparities in Cancer Surgery

Jan. 24, 2017 — An analysis of the New York State's Medicaid expansion, which predated the 2010 Affordable Care Act, finds substantial decrease in uninsured rate but little change in racial disparities when it ... read more

Racial Bias in a Heartbeat: How Signals from the Heart Shape Snap Judgments About Threat

Jan. 17, 2017 — Our heartbeat can increase pre-existing racial biases when we face a potential threat, according to new ... read more

Biological Changes Could Underlie Higher Psychosis Risk in Immigrants

Jan. 10, 2017 — A new study could explain how migrating to another country increases a person's risk of developing schizophrenia, by altering brain chemistry. Immigrants had higher levels of the brain chemical ... read more

Is Student Debt Responsible for 'Boomeranging' Among Young Adults?

Jan. 6, 2017 — While student loan debt has reached an all-time high, it does not increase young adults' risk of 'boomeranging' or returning to their parental home, according to a study. Boomerangers, ... read more

Rare Look at Youth Post Detention Is Bleak

Dec. 19, 2016 — A new study offers a bleak assessment in a rare look at the outcomes of delinquent youth five and 12 years after juvenile detention. Central to poor outcomes for the youth post detention are stark ... read more

Meeting Patients' Socioeconomic Needs Can Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Dec. 12, 2016 — Patients enrolled in a program designed to help meet socioeconomic needs that can affect their health had modest but significant improvements in several key cardiovascular risk factors, report ... read more

Beyond Play: Sociologist Explores How Toys Fuel Stereotypes

Nov. 30, 2016 — Encouraging children to enjoy a wide variety of toys allows them to develop fully, according to one ... read more

Asian Americans Are at High Risk for Diabetes but Rarely Get Screened

Nov. 15, 2016 — Asian Americans have a high prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes. Less than half of Asian Americans who ought to be screened for type 2 diabetes actually get tested. They are the racial and ethnic ... read more

Nearly Every American Will Know a Victim of Gun Violence

Nov. 1, 2016 — Nearly all Americans are likely to know a victim of gun violence within their social networks during their lifetime, indicating that citizens are "closer to gun violence than they ... read more

Integrated Neighborhoods More Common Across the US, Study Finds

Oct. 26, 2016 — New research tracking population shifts over 30 years shows that increasing neighborhood-level diversity is a near-universal trend, outlines a new ... read more

Threatened by Diversity?

Oct. 26, 2016 — In this election year of unprecedented acrimony, one of the most polarizing issues of all is rooted in what's typically considered a national strength: diversity. But as it turns out, not all ... read more

Neighborhoods Important Factor in Risk of Stroke for All Races

Oct. 19, 2016 — Those living in more advantaged neighborhoods are less likely to have a stroke than are their counterparts who live in less advantaged neighborhoods, according to a new ... read more

Developmental Science Research Sheds New Light on the Origins of Discrimination, Social Exclusion

Oct. 19, 2016 — Experiencing prejudice and discrimination in childhood can have long term consequences, including depression, poor academic performance and negative health outcomes. New cutting edge research in ... read more

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Hiring data creates risk of workplace bias

Friday, March 3, 2017

How to improve your freshman retention rate

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Racial, ethnic, gender bias occurs in pathway from teacher to principal

Monday, February 20, 2017

Premature death in delinquent youth

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

When does a man say 'I'm the father'?

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report released

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Disparities found between Asian immigrants, sufficient access and utilization of dental services

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Large pre-ACA Medicaid expansion did not level health disparities in cancer surgery

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Racial bias in a heartbeat: How signals from the heart shape snap judgments about threat

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Biological changes could underlie higher psychosis risk in immigrants

Friday, January 6, 2017

Is student debt responsible for 'boomeranging' among young adults?

Monday, December 19, 2016

Rare look at youth post detention is bleak

Monday, December 12, 2016

Meeting patients' socioeconomic needs can improve cardiovascular risk factors

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Beyond play: Sociologist explores how toys fuel stereotypes

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Asian Americans are at high risk for diabetes but rarely get screened

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Nearly every American will know a victim of gun violence

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Employees can get away with unethical behavior when they imitate higher-ups

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Friday, October 7, 2016

African-American, Hispanic men less likely to get treatment for prostate cancer, even with high-risk disease

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Students of all races prefer teachers of color, finds study

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Large immigration numbers don’t lead to high levels of crime, new UK research shows

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Friday, September 23, 2016

Violence against police officers can trigger increased discrimination in police stops

Monday, September 12, 2016

Study finds STEM workers more likely to find jobs in denser STEM labor markets

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Recessions are harmful to health

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Why does dying cost more for people of color? New study takes a deeper look

Friday, August 26, 2016

Banning tobacco sales near schools could reduce socioeconomic disparities, new study shows

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Risk of adolescents being overweight impacted by neighborhood education, income levels

Friday, August 19, 2016

Young, gifted, first-generation minority science students motivated by prosocial values

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Ethnic differences in mental illness severity when hospitalized

Monday, August 15, 2016

Friday, August 12, 2016

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Viewing video in slow motion makes action appear more intentional, new study finds

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Blood sugar slumps affect how lean men treat the more rotund

Monday, July 25, 2016

US police killed or injured more than 55,000 people during 'legal interventions' in 2012

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Monday, July 18, 2016

Poor African-American men have lowest likelihood of overall survival

Friday, July 15, 2016

Race, not gender, is key factor in NIH awards

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Reducing racial bias possible in older children, finds study

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Report points to racial disparities in most forms of political participation in California

Monday, June 20, 2016

Friday, June 17, 2016

Racial disparities found in children's urologic surgery

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Adolescent alcohol, marijuana use leads to poor academic performance, health problems

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Support across ethnicities for physician-assisted death

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Relationship between school security, race, research shows

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Research finds offender risk assessment tools in US are promising, but questions remain

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Prevention is key to closing racial disparity gap in stroke

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Study investigates why blacks have higher risk of cognitive impairment

Friday, May 27, 2016

Genomic study tracks African-American dispersal in the Great Migration

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

As more states legalize marijuana, adolescents' problems with pot decline

Friday, May 20, 2016

Confidence: how has it achieved ‘cult’ status in the 21st century?

Thursday, May 19, 2016

African-American parents focus on equality when teaching preschoolers about race

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

30 percent of female physicians report sexual harassment

Monday, May 16, 2016

Police more likely than others to say they are blind to racial differences, study finds

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Perceived diversity in neighborhoods is related to more prejudice, study finds

Thursday, April 28, 2016

HPV vaccination expected to reduce cancer in all races, may not eliminate all disparities

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Questioning attitudes to dating across the color line

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Race and gender may not affect employer interest in resumes

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Study points to how low-income, resource-poor communities can reduce substance abuse

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Don't count on strangers in medical emergencies, especially if you're African-American

Monday, April 11, 2016

Thursday, April 7, 2016

New report identifies six practices to improve health care for disadvantaged populations

Monday, April 4, 2016

Study links disparities in pain management to racial bias

Friday, April 1, 2016

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Minorities' homicide victimization rates fall significantly compared to whites'

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Race, income affect responses to FDA drug safety warnings

Monday, March 14, 2016

Where we live affects our bias against mixed-race individuals, psychology study finds

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Early childhood offers opportunity to head off metabolic syndrome, obesity

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Disparity in student loan debt between blacks, whites

Friday, March 4, 2016

New study shows bias toward adopting children of certain ethnic, racial backgrounds