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Released: 25-Oct-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Author to Discuss How Black Homeownership Undermined by Discriminatory Real Estate, Banking Tactics
University of Illinois Chicago

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s discussion continues UIC's Social Justice Initiative's theme, “Home,” for the 2019-2020 school year

Released: 11-Oct-2019 10:20 AM EDT
Rutgers Native American Experts Weigh in on Columbus Day vs. Indigenous Peoples Day Debate
Rutgers University

Camilla Townsend, a history professor in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick whose research focuses on the relationship between indigenous people and Europeans throughout the Americas, says there is room for both holidays.

9-Oct-2019 12:40 PM EDT
Study Identifies Religious Bias Against Refugees
University of California San Diego

When you hold constant national origin, religion is the most powerful source of discrimination against refugees to the United States – mattering more than gender, age, fluency in English or professional skill. Also: Though anti-Muslim bias prevails across the board in the U.S., it differs across subgroups.

Released: 9-Oct-2019 4:55 PM EDT
Race Effect: Researchers Find Black Offenders More Likely to Be Arrested Than White Offenders When Committing Violent Crime Together
Florida State University

Racial disparities at every level of the criminal justice system in America are well documented. Now, a new study by Florida State University researchers reveals it also exists at the initial level of arrest, even when the crime is committed by a diverse pair of co-offenders.

Released: 8-Oct-2019 11:00 AM EDT
Political Science Professor can Provide Analysis, Context on Supreme Court Hearing on LGBTQ Workplace Rights Dispute
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Sara Benesh's research interests include decision-making in federal and state courts, as well as the legitimacy of courts and institutions.

Released: 20-Aug-2019 12:05 PM EDT
How Public Health Practitioners Can Address Racism: New Book Edited by Fielding School Professor
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

In a new book edited by a professor from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, academicians and community organizers explain how public health practitioners can identify and address racism.

16-Aug-2019 8:00 AM EDT
Scarcity of Scientific Studies on Interventions to Reduce Health Inequities in LGBTQ Youth
Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh

There is a dearth of scientifically investigated, evidence-based interventions to address substance use, mental health problems and violence victimization in sexual and gender minority youth, according to new research.

Released: 26-Jul-2019 9:35 AM EDT
@floridastate expert @davishouck available to comment on latest incident at Emmett Till historical marker
Florida State University

Sixty years ago, the murder of an African-American teenager helped galvanize the civil rights movement in America. Today, the history of that iconic event is being shared through a location-based smartphone application.Florida State University Professor Davis Houck helped lead the Emmett Till Memory Project to commemorate the death and memory of Till, whose 1955 murder in the Mississippi Delta sparked protests across the country.

Released: 23-Jul-2019 10:30 AM EDT
APA Calls on Amazon's Bezos to Resist Pressure to Resume Selling Conversion Therapy Books
American Psychological Association (APA)

Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com’s CEO, should resist calls by some members of Congress to resume selling books that promote “conversion therapy” because there is insufficient scientific evidence that such practices are safe, especially for young people facing rejection by their parents, according to the American Psychological Association.

12-Jul-2019 11:25 AM EDT
Women Now Seen as Equally as or More Competent Than Men
American Psychological Association (APA)

Women have come a long way in the United States over the last 70 years, to the point where they are now seen as being as competent as men, if not more so, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

12-Jul-2019 12:35 PM EDT
'Racist Police Officer' Stereotype May Become a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
American Psychological Association (APA)

Belief in the “racist police officer” stereotype may become a self-fulfilling prophecy for law enforcement officers and lead to increased support for forceful or threatening policing tactics, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 8-Jul-2019 4:05 PM EDT
Augustana University Professor’s Research Leads to Surprising Mating Decision in Butterfly Species
Augustana University, South Dakota

The males of one species of butterfly are more attracted to females that are active, not necessarily what they look like, according to a recent research conducted at Augustana University.The paper, “Behaviour before beauty: Signal weighting during mate selection in the butterfly Papilio polytes,” found that males of the species noticed the activity levels of potential female mates, not their markings.

17-Jun-2019 2:10 PM EDT
High School Seniors Losing Trust in Law Enforcement, Justice System
American Psychological Association (APA)

High school seniors’ confidence in law enforcement and the justice system significantly declined from 2006 to 2017 while their faith in religious organizations and schools was comparatively higher and more stable, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

17-Jun-2019 4:05 PM EDT
Study Findings Highlight the Need for Diversity in Genomic Research
Mount Sinai Health System

More than three-quarters of genomic data is derived from people of European descent, leaving other ethnic groups understudied.

Released: 17-Jun-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Public Opinion Data Offers Insights Into Transgender Issues
Indiana University

In the first national public opinion survey of its kind, sociologists from Indiana University, University of Maryland and Ohio State University found evidence that undermines some of the primary arguments used to restrict the rights of transgender Americans.

7-Jun-2019 8:55 AM EDT
UPDATED EMBARGO: How much would you pay to eliminate child labor from your cocoa?
PLOS

An increase in cocoa price by 2.8 percent could potentially eliminate the very worst forms of child labor from cocoa production in Ghana, according to a new economic model described in a study published June 5

Released: 30-May-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Examining perceptions of accessibility symbols
University of Alabama at Birmingham

The International Symbol of Access has been criticized for its inadequate representation of disability diversity, poorly representing universal design of space and products.

Released: 29-May-2019 4:10 PM EDT
Structural Sexism: FSU Researcher Offers New Perspective on Gender and Health Inequality
Florida State University

A Florida State University researcher has found gender inequality in U.S. states is bad for everybody’s health. In a new study published in the American Sociological Review, FSU Assistant Professor Patricia Homan developed a new structural sexism approach to the study of gender inequality and health.  Her approach goes beyond sexist mistreatment by individuals to examine how the degree of systematic gender inequality in power and resources — i.

   
8-May-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Connecting journalists with quality fact check sources, Newswise adds Google Fact Check
Newswise

This month, Newswise launches Google Fact Check as a new submission option for their network of communicators at more than 400 institutions worldwide. Submissions to this feed will be configured specifically for indexing as a fact check article in Google News and traditional search, in addition to standard distribution in the Newswise wires and website reaching more than 7,000 media subscribers.

       
Released: 21-Mar-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Expert Available to Comment on Perceptions of Race and the Misuse of Medieval Icons
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Laura Wiegert, director of the Program in Medieval Studies at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, is available to discuss the misuse of medieval icons in white supremacist rhetoric, as well as common misperceptions about the racial diversity of Europe during the Middle Ages.

Released: 15-Mar-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Law Professor Available to Comment on New Zealand Mosque Shootings
Rutgers University

PROFESSOR SAHAR AZIZ of Rutgers Law School, an expert on national security and civil rights with a focus on the impact of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian diasporas in the West is available today to talk about the mosque shootings in New Zealand.

Released: 15-Feb-2019 9:45 AM EST
UA Little Rock researcher uncovers history of black activism during World War I
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate student is shedding light on long-overlooked contributions black communities in Arkansas made to the World War I effort. Crystal Shurley, an archivist at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies who completed her Master of Arts in public history in December 2018, wrote her thesis on the history of the Arkansas Colored Auxiliary Council, an early archivist group that was active during World War I and has remained a relatively undocumented part of Arkansas history.

Released: 29-Jan-2019 8:00 AM EST
Giving High School Students the Tools to Question Classic Literature
Iowa State University

Generations of students have read Shakespeare and Hemingway for high school literature class. Assigning these texts without questioning issues of race or gender may exclude students and make them feel their voices are not valued, says an Iowa State researcher.

19-Dec-2018 2:05 PM EST
Millions of Google Searches For Sexual Harassment, Assault Since #MeToo
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

An estimated 40 to 54 million Google searches for sexual harassment and assault were recorded in the United States in the eight months after public accusations against film producer Harvey Weinstein and the ensuing #MeToo movement. Searches related to reporting and preventing such actions also were up based on the results of a study that monitored and analyzed search activity.

   
Released: 28-Nov-2018 3:15 PM EST
Researchers Explore Division of Public Opinion on Black Lives Matter
University of Texas at Dallas

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas recently examined public opinions about Black Lives Matter, an activist movement founded in 2013 that has gained national attention in subsequent years.

Released: 29-Oct-2018 12:45 PM EDT
American Sociological Association Expresses Strong Objection to Newly Proposed Legal Definition of Sex, Due to Risk of Transgender Discrimination
American Sociological Association (ASA)

The proposed definition would allow only a binary classification that is immutable and based on genitalia at birth. Such a policy stands to have detrimental impacts on the physical and mental health of transgender and intersex individuals.

   
Released: 29-Oct-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Ohio State to Lead National Study of Same-Gender Couples
Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, along with Bowling Green State University, has been selected to conduct a first-of-its-kind national, five-year study of health in same-gender couples.

   
Released: 15-Oct-2018 12:00 PM EDT
More than half a century after Civil Rights Act, work still to be done in quest for equal rights, says political scientist
DePaul University

While the U.S. civil rights movement is often said to have ended in 1968, the continued fight for equal rights for all Americans can be seen in today’s protests, said Valerie Johnson, an associate professor and chair of DePaul University’s Political Science Department in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

Released: 10-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Gonzaga University Hate Studies Institute Marks 20th Anniversary Oct. 12
Gonzaga University

The Gonzaga University Institute for Hate Studies will mark its 20th anniversary with a program featuring a video presentation by Nadine Strossen, author, law professor and former president of the American Civil Liberties Union, followed by a panel discussion. The event begins at 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 12 in the Hemmingson Center Ballroom.

Released: 3-Oct-2018 3:30 PM EDT
How "Supergirl" is Changing the Game for Transgender Youth
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

UNLV professor Erika Abad on the history of LGBTQ people in comics, television, film, and other media, and why TV's latest superhero is just what we need.

Released: 27-Sep-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Understanding Access and Use of Digital Resources Could Help Narrow Sexual Health Equity Gap for Puerto Rican Adolescents
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Persistent and significant health disparities related to sexual health, including a higher teen birth rate and HIV prevalence, exist among Puerto Rican adolescents compared to other racial and ethnic adolescents. The Internet is a major platform for the dissemination of health information and has the potential to decrease health disparities and provide quality, culturally sensitive health information to disadvantaged populations.

26-Sep-2018 2:00 PM EDT
Historic Survey of Documentary Filmmakers Reveals New Opportunities for Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Alongside Economic Hurdles
American University

First of its kind survey of the documentary filmmaking industry offers insights into the state of the industry for racial and ethnic minorities, women, and the changing economics of the business.

Released: 17-Sep-2018 4:20 PM EDT
UIC Lauded with National Award for Diversity, Inclusion
University of Illinois Chicago

Oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education recognizes UIC.

Released: 2-Sep-2018 12:05 AM EDT
Research Finds Troubling Disadvantages, Including Bias, Against Women in Business
Florida State University

A research study in the works for more than two years documents bias and discrimination against women seeking CEO jobs ion the workforce.

   


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