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Released: 9-Mar-2016 10:05 AM EST
UNF Poll Reveals Trump Leads in Florida Republican Presidential Primary Race
University of North Florida

A new University of North Florida statewide poll of likely Republican primary voters reveals that if the Florida Republican presidential primary were held today, Donald Trump would garner 35.5 percent of the votes through the Sunshine State.

Released: 8-Mar-2016 3:05 PM EST
IU School of Global and International Studies Convening Conference, 'America's Role in the World'
Indiana University

The School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University will convene a high-level, two-day conference March 30 and 31 at which about two dozen policy analysts, scholars, political leaders and journalists will consider the critical foreign policy issues that will face the United States’ next president.

Released: 8-Mar-2016 9:05 AM EST
University of Utah Researchers: Better Protections Needed for Migrant Women Trapped in Abusive Situations
University of Utah

New report from the S.J. Quinney College of Law focuses on remedies to help protect migrant women from domestic violence and sexual assault. The research is part of a broader initiative at the law school focused on drawing attention to empowering people through human rights education.

4-Mar-2016 9:00 AM EST
New Study Finds Troubling Health Care Outcomes for U.S. Workers Without Paid Sick Leave
Florida Atlantic University

There are 49 million U.S. workers without paid sick leave, causing an even greater divide in health care disparities as well as undesirable health care outcomes. A new study is the first to examine the relationship between paid sick leave benefits and delays in medical care and forgone medical care for both working adults and their family members.

Released: 3-Mar-2016 2:05 PM EST
University of Miami Research Explains Success of Extremist Politicians
University of Miami

Today's longer campaign cycles, filled with numerous televised debates and constant news reporting and social media coverage, are causing the rise of extremist politicians, according to a new study from the University of Miami School of Business Administration, just published in the American Economic Journal: Economics.

   
Released: 3-Mar-2016 1:05 PM EST
University of Maryland Study Links Anti-Immigration Policies & Terrorism
University of Maryland, College Park

Recent acts of terrorism have fueled concern both about Muslim immigrants becoming radicalized in the West and about the possibility of terrorists entering new home nations via refugee routes. As a result of the political backlash, many Muslims in Europe or the United States feel harassed and isolated.

Released: 1-Mar-2016 11:05 AM EST
Researchers ID Risk Factors That Predict Violence in Adults With Mental Illness
North Carolina State University

Researchers have identified three risk factors that make adults with mental illness more likely to engage in violent behavior. The findings give mental health professionals and others working with adults with mental illness a suite of characteristics they can use as potential warning signs, allowing them to intervene and prevent violent behavior.

Released: 29-Feb-2016 3:05 PM EST
Ending Mass Incarceration in the U.S.
Northwestern University

California’s prison downsizing experiment is the nation's largest. But Republican states are the ones leading the way, according to Northwestern University professor Heather Schoenfeld, who is investigating why states are seeking reform and how these efforts might help the U.S. reverse mass incarceration.

Released: 29-Feb-2016 9:05 AM EST
NYU Study Defines Social Motivations of Urban Farms
New York University

Two thirds of urban farmers have a social mission that goes beyond food production and profits, finds new research led by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Released: 29-Feb-2016 9:00 AM EST
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Former Rutgers Law Professor Led the Legal Campaign for Gender Equality
Rutgers University

She recognized discriminatory laws hurt women – and men – and sought to revamp them one case at a time.

Released: 29-Feb-2016 8:05 AM EST
Stop-and-Frisk, Plainclothes Policing in Poor, Minority Communities Part of Problem in Police Shootings, Analysis Shows
Georgia State University

A Georgia State University assistant professor of law found relationships between stop-and-frisk, plainclothes policing and other tactics used in predominantly poor and minority communities with incidents of police shootings of civilians.

Released: 29-Feb-2016 8:00 AM EST
No Reputational Penalty for CEOs on Environment Lawsuits
University of Adelaide

Chief executives whose companies are embroiled in lawsuits over serious environmental or intellectual property issues either experience no reputational damage or – quite the reverse – find themselves better off, according to research from the University of Adelaide.

   
Released: 29-Feb-2016 7:45 AM EST
Study Finds Consistent Link Between Violent Crime and Concealed-Carry Gun Permits
Indiana University

The first study to find a significant relationship between firearm crime and subsequent applications for, and issuance of, concealed-carry gun permits has been published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.



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