Category: Politics

Drug-overdose deaths hold steady in some high drug trafficking areas

From the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences media release: Areas in the U.S. with the highest drug-overdose death rates are not always places with high drug trafficking, according… Read more »

New research: Nine laws particularly effective in reducing underage drinking fatalities

From the NORC at the University of Chicago media release: New research reveals that nine laws designed to reduce underage drinking have been instrumental in saving more than 1,100 lives each… Read more »

Imaging predicts long-term effects in veterans with brain injury

From the Radiological Society of North America media release: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a type of MRI, may be able to predict functional post-deployment outcomes for veterans who sustained mild traumatic… Read more »

Spending on public higher education overlooks net benefits as investment in state’s future

From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign media release: In spite of the overwhelming evidence of a skills deficit, a depressed middle class and growing inequality, the state of Illinois continues… Read more »

Polling station environments matter: Physical layout can impact the voting experience

From the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society media release: A presentation by human factors/ergonomics researchers at the HFES 2015 International Annual Meeting in Los Angeles in October explained how a voter’s… Read more »

Unmarried women: Politically cohesive, more concerned about women’s status

From the American Sociological Association media release: Why do unmarried women tend to be more liberal and Democratic than their married counterparts? A key reason is because unmarried women — those… Read more »

Implicit bias against lesbians, gays decreasing across demographic groups, study shows

From the University of Virginia media release: The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling legalizing marriage between same-sex couples in all 50 states follows on the heels of national polls showing rapid… Read more »