The children of stars who enter show business have come to be referred to as "nepo[tism] babies" in popular media. But Hollywood isn't the only industry where it pays to have a well-positioned parent. According to Matthew ...
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2023
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A research study led by J. Tom Mueller, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, was ...
Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2023
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Simulations that help determine how a large-scale pandemic will spread can take weeks or even months to run. A recent study in PLOS Computational Biology offers a new approach to epidemic modeling that could drastically speed ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 5, 2023
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Despite advances in gender equality, women still earn less than men in all advanced, industrialized societies. Who—or what—is to blame? A new 15-country study led by Andrew Penner at the University of California, Irvine, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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For the first time, Hispanics are the largest demographic group in Texas, and a Texas A&M University professor says now more than ever, it's time for state leaders to develop programs and set aside funds to address socioeconomic ...
Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2022
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As I opened a recent email from my local grocery store chain advertising Hispanic Heritage Month—it runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 each year—I was surprised to see it highlighting recipes from four distinct regions: Mexico, ...
Social Sciences
Oct 10, 2022
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Female Airbnb hosts in the United States earn on average about 25% less per year than their male counterparts for their rentals, according to our new study. That's slightly higher than the annual gender wage gap reported ...
Economics & Business
Sep 22, 2022
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During the first two years of the pandemic, the number of people working from home in the United States tripled, home values grew and the percentage of people who spent more than a third of their income on rent went up, according ...
Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2022
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A comprehensive update to NOAA's Billion Dollar Disasters mapping tool now includes U.S. census tract data—providing many users with local community-level awareness of hazard risk, exposure and vulnerability across more ...
Environment
Jul 28, 2022
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When Laura Zhang Choi testified to New Jersey legislators last month, she told them they needed better information about the state's fastest-growing population—Asian Americans.
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2022
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