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Released: 5-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Amid Outcry Over Facebook's Privacy Issues, New Approaches Are Needed to Protect Consumers
Indiana University

Facebook's current privacy crisis and questions about how Google gathers, uses and stores our personal information demonstrate an urgent need to review and replace inadequate and outdated ways to regulate data and information, according to research from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Research on Coastal Housing Recovery After Natural Disasters Shows Gaps in Recovery Policies
Iowa State University

A team including an Iowa State University researcher studied Galveston, Texas, homes following Hurricane Ike, finding that the types of housing and homeowners – and how U.S. recovery policy handles each – played a major role in recovery outcomes.

   
Released: 3-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
The United Kingdom Announces One of the Strongest National Elephant Ivory Bans To-Date
Wildlife Conservation Society

Elephant conservation received a tremendous boost when the United Kingdom announced an end to all exports, imports and domestic sales of elephant ivory with very few narrow exemptions.

Released: 3-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Election 2018: More Women Than Ever Are Running for Office
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Political science faculty across the CSU say it's an exciting time for women in politics, but there's still plenty to do to achieve gender balance in federal, state, and local government.

28-Mar-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Payment Reform Fix?
Harvard Medical School

Hospital payment experiment in Maryland failed to deliver on the promise of shifting care from hospitals toward less expensive outpatient and primary care settings. Researchers say that weak incentives for physicians may have limited the program’s effectiveness.

Released: 2-Apr-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Drug Makers Engage in ‘Co-Opetition’ Through Drug Middlemen
Washington University in St. Louis

Prescription drug consumers confounded by the cost of their medications can get a peek behind the curtain thanks to new Washington University in St. Louis research into the complex “co-opetition” — cooperation and competition — among drug makers in the middleman-controlled US drug supply chain.But, as explained by  Panos Kouvelis, the Emerson Distinguished Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management at Olin Business School and director of The Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation, the system is so complex and opaque, it may be headed for government regulation.

28-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT
How Could a Trade War Affect Your Community and Your Wallet?
Northern Arizona University

The NSF-funded FEWSION Project maps the U.S. economy's food, energy and water systems. In light of the proposed tariffs, the researchers looked at how Americans could be affected differently.

Released: 29-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Rampant Tax Confusion in the U.S.
Michigan State University

If you're like most Americans, you see tax season as stressful - especially as the April 15 deadline looms. But, you're not alone. About 85 percent of taxpayers overstate their actual federal income taxes, according to new research from Michigan State University.

Released: 29-Mar-2018 7:05 AM EDT
Cassese Named First Harriet E. Lyon Professor in Women's and Gender Studies
West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Erin Cassese, an associate professor of political science at West Virginia University, has been named the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences’ first Harriet E. Lyon Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies.

Released: 28-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Online Sex Trafficking Bill Will Make Things Worse for Victims, Expert Says
University of Notre Dame

Alexandra Levy, who teaches “Human Markets” at Notre Dame, says that while it will likely cause a decrease in the number of reports of trafficking, that won’t be because it has actually reduced trafficking.

Released: 28-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Marking 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act: ‘Battle Not Yet Won’
University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame Law Professor Judith Fox, who directs the law school’s Economic Justice Clinic, says while much has been accomplished, the battle is not yet won and the issues minorities face today are simply less obvious.



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