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Released: 13-Sep-2022 3:15 PM EDT
Failure to prevent rail strike could be ‘catastrophic’ for US business
 Cornell University

Released: 13-Sep-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Study Outlines Steps To Reduce ‘Cybervetting’ Bias in Hiring
 North Carolina State University

A new paper on cybervetting finds organizations need to implement clearly defined rules regarding how they use online information about job candidates. Failing to regulate ‘cybervetting’ can introduce bias into an organization’s hiring processes and hurt the organization’s bottom line.

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6-Sep-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Harvard researchers present 4-step framework to increase voter turnout among medical professionals
 American College of Physicians (ACP)

Over the past 2 decades, medical professionals voted about 20% less often than the general population. When asked why they did not vote, physicians often cited busy schedules, lack of voter registration, and feeling that their individual vote did not matter. To remedy this issue, a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School and UT Southwestern Medical Center developed a 4-step framework to increase voter turnout among medical professionals, with specific actions that individuals and health systems can take. The Framework is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Released: 22-Aug-2022 3:45 PM EDT
Find expert commentary on the monkeypox outbreak here
 Newswise

The latest research and expert commentary on the monkeypox outbreak.

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Released: 17-Aug-2022 10:30 AM EDT
GW Experts Analyze Alaska and Wyoming Elections
 George Washington University

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Released: 15-Aug-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Study: Holocaust Museum motivates visitors to create social change
 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

“Dark tourism” experiences – sites and museums associated with violence, tragedy and war – draw millions of travelers each year.

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3-Aug-2022 2:20 PM EDT
Minorities bore disproportionate mental health impact of pandemic
 PLOS

In early 2021, racial and ethnic minorities had higher rates of depression and anxiety than white people, even after controlling for various factors.

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Released: 20-Jul-2022 8:05 PM EDT
Survey Finds Alarming Trend Toward Political Violence
 UC Davis Health (Defunct)

A new report published by researchers at the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program reveals alarming trends in attitudes toward violence, including political violence, in the United States.

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Released: 20-Jul-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Racial discrimination affects brain microstructure
 Elsevier

Anomalies could underlie higher risk for health conditions in Black Americans.

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Released: 15-Jul-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Haitian Revolution shows that human rights do not protect against inequality
 University of Gothenburg

Analysing the Haitian Revolution offers new perspectives on our times.

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Newswise: GW Expert Available to Discuss Sri Lankan President’s Resignation
Released: 14-Jul-2022 2:05 PM EDT
GW Expert Available to Discuss Sri Lankan President’s Resignation
 George Washington University

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Released: 12-Jul-2022 2:35 AM EDT
How race, gun ownership, and Black Lives Matter shape Americans’ views of the January 6 Capitol attack
 Harvard University

A new survey shows Americans’ view of the January 6 Capitol attack can be predicted by their opinions on social movements, such as Black Lives Matter, but not as much by someone’s race or whether they own a gun except when the two are looked at together.

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29-Jun-2022 3:10 PM EDT
Women earn less than men overall, but the gender pay gap is smaller in occupations with a higher ratio of male employees, according to study of over 6,000 Germans
 PLOS

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Released: 27-Jun-2022 1:45 PM EDT
The latest expert commentary on SCOTUS decisions, including the overturn of Roe v. Wade
 Newswise

The latest expert commentary and research on SCOTUS decisions, including the overturn of Roe v. Wade

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Released: 27-Jun-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Constitutional Law scholar John Vile available to comment on Kennedy v. Bremerton School District decision
 Middle Tennessee State University

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Newswise: GW Law Experts Available to Discuss SCOTUS Decision in Kennedy vs Bremerton
Released: 27-Jun-2022 10:05 AM EDT
GW Law Experts Available to Discuss SCOTUS Decision in Kennedy vs Bremerton
George Washington University

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Released: 24-Jun-2022 12:45 PM EDT
SCOTUS Reverses Roe v. Wade: American University Experts Available to Comment
 American University

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Newswise: Johns Hopkins Experts Available to Discuss Juneteenth
Released: 15-Jun-2022 9:40 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Experts Available to Discuss Juneteenth
 Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University faculty are available to discuss topics ranging from the holiday’s historical significance to its impact today.

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Newswise: Major Report: How to Drastically Increase Youth Voter Participation and Reduce Inequities in Turnout
Released: 13-Jun-2022 10:15 AM EDT
Major Report: How to Drastically Increase Youth Voter Participation and Reduce Inequities in Turnout
 Tufts University

Institutions and communities have not been doing their part to prepare the nation’s young people to participate in democracy, according to a new report from the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life. The report recommends that groups committed to voter growth must adopt a new paradigm to grow voters, eliminate inequities in turnout, and create a more representative electorate.

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Released: 8-Jun-2022 3:55 PM EDT
Commercializing Juneteenth: UMD Marketing Expert Available, Comments
 University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

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