How one small village in Germany reinvented itself to ensure its survival
Göttingen researchers provide insights to enable future-proofing for rural communitiesCredit: Kielhorn How can communities living together in rural areas be ...
Tag: Policy/Ethics
Distracted drivers 29 times more likely to wreck in a highway work zone
Highway work zone crashes happen every 5.4 minutes. Now, an MU study says an inattentive driver is 29 times more ...
Giving a voice to society’s maintainers
Alfred Sloan Foundation grant to address the chronic neglect of maintenanceCredit: Virginia Tech Mechanics, landscapers, computer technicians, electricians, engineers, and ...
Should patients be considered consumers?
There is broad support for building health care systems that are patient centered, seen as a means of improving health ...
Forecasting mosquitoes’ global spread
An international team gauges the coming threat of mosquito-borne diseasesCredit: Moritz Kraemer for Nature Microbiology; DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0376-y. Outbreaks of mosquito-borne ...
Study: Landlord disclosure of bedbugs cuts infestations, creates long-term savings
Credit: Photo by Stephen Ausmus, USDA Agricultural Research Service. AMES, Iowa - Policies requiring landlords to disclose a rental unit's ...
Genetics Society of America joins the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) has joined the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, ...
Sacrificing the climate for reelections
Why incumbents seeking reelections benefit from negotiating In business as well as international politics, the best and ideal agreement is ...
‘A gift from the city to itself’
Study creates a blueprint for city marine parksCredit: University of Plymouth Coastal cities are among the fastest growing population centres ...
Natural climate solutions are not enough
Forests, Carbon Sinks, Cannot Make Up for Delays in Decarbonizing the Economy WASHINGTON--To stabilize the Earth's climate for people and ...
Home insurance buyers lack access to public flood data
Canadian homeowners do not have the information they need to know if they should buy flood insurance leaving them exposed ...
Actor, advocate LeVar Burton named 2019 Inamori Ethics Prize-winner
CLEVELAND (For release Thursday, Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m.)--LeVar Burton, a celebrated American actor, director, producer and writer for more than ...
Predictive modeling could help fight neighborhood crime
Credit: WSU New technology developed by a Washington State University scientist could help police officers predict where burglaries are likely ...
Study: Political parties sideline minority voters, leave other orgs to pick up the slack
Outreach by nonpartisan institutions increases nonwhite voter participation A vote is a vote is a vote, supposedly, with each citizen ...
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