New UH National Research Center to address health disparities in underserved areas
With $11.8 million award, new center is a 'game changer' for community healthCredit: University of Houston Slated to have a ...
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US democratic indicators plummet amid racial justice protests and pandemic
Latest Bright Line Watch analysis finds erosion 'across the board' on measures of democratic principles and how well the US ...
Malnutrition among a hunter-gatherer group
Why are key nutrients missing from their food environment?Credit: Matongo Tamie The diets of hunter-gatherers are changing at a fast ...
COVID-19 deaths among black essential workers linked to racial disparities
Credit: Charlie Ehlert Racial disparities among essential workers could be a key reason that Black Americans are more likely than ...
Want to save shelter animals? Fight for social justice
Humane communities would endorse animal-friendly affordable housing, living wages, and recognize the importance of human-animal bondsCredit: Stanford University Press Overpolicing ...
Racial segregation drives disparities in COVID-19 and HIV diagnoses
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 26, 2020--Across the U.S., COVID-19 and HIV diagnoses are lowest ...
Quick fixes won’t stop sexual harassment in academia, experts say
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- While many academic institutions are searching for ways to prevent sexual assault ...
New study calculates alarming lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in the US
One out of every 100 American children will die from firearms if current death rates continue; one out of every ...
Current lung cancer public health screening guidelines under count African Americans
Credit: UIC College of Nursing DENVER--Public health screening guidelines for lung cancer followed by the United States Preventive Services Task ...
Employers reject transgender people
Credit: Teiksma Buseva Employers in Sweden more often reject job applications from transgender people - especially in male-dominated occupations. Moreover, ...
The curious genome of the tuatara, an ancient reptile in peril
Researchers have sequenced the genome of the tuatara, revealing its unique evolutionary historyCredit: Bernard Spragg (Flickr, CC0) 5 August 2020, ...
Portland State University releases nationwide guidance on bike share equity programs
A set of ten new technical briefs synthesizes best practices and case studies from over 70 U.S. bike share systems ...
Racial and LGBT bias persists in ridesharing drivers despite mitigation efforts
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Despite efforts by ridesharing companies to eliminate or reduce discrimination, research from the Indiana ...
Concordian co-leads effort to see future of AI from an Indigenous perspective
A collaborative position paper challenges long-held assumptions about Western approaches to technologyCredit: Concordia University In the late winter and spring ...