Media coverage fostered support for gun control in wake of NZ mosque shootings
Credit: University of Otago Media coverage of the March 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings contributed to an increase in public support ...
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UMD addresses African vulture poisoning with global disease and biodiversity implications
Findings suggest that a more holistic and coordinated approach leveraging community engagement and pre-existing resources could maximize conservation impactsCredit: Edwin ...
BU researchers: ‘Gun culture 3.0’ is missing link to understand US gun culture
Leading firearm violence prevention researchers are first to use data to show differences in gun culture across the country, identifying ...
Researcher develops tool to protect children’s online privacy
Tracking instrument nabs apps that violate federal law with 99% accuracyCredit: The University of Texas at Dallas A University of ...
Helping to protect the most illegally trafficked mammals in the world
Researchers help wildlife crime investigators disrupt poachers and animal traffickers in an effort to bring them to justice.Credit: Credit: University ...
UC Davis study details use of extreme risk protection orders in Calif. over first four years
Males and whites make up the majority of individuals subjected to gun violence restraining ordersCredit: UC Davis Violence Prevention Program ...
Environmental justice defenders victims of violence and murder
Credit: Daniela Del Bene Activists protesting against environmental injustices around the world suffer from high rates of criminalization, physical violence ...
Persistent inequitable exposure to air pollution in Salt Lake County schools
Minority students experience higher concentrations of PM 2.5 levels in clean, moderate and poor air quality scenariosCredit: Mullen et. al. ...
Alternate light 5 times more effective in detecting bruises on victims of color
With COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, rates of domestic abuse have increased; improved procedures are needed to detect bruises for people of ...
COVID-19 could spell the end of an egalitarian National Health Service
A return to the principles of equality and universality of care that informed the NHS 70 years ago could be ...
‘Whiskey webs’ are the new ‘coffee ring effect’
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08984 Spilled coffee forms a ring as the liquid evaporates, depositing solids along ...
Firearm violence solutions from a public health perspective
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (March 9, 2020) - While firearm violence is a major public health challenge in the United ...
Study reveals how green space can reduce violent crime
Researchers seek to enhance public safety by harnessing natureCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Properly designed and maintained outdoor green ...
New app launched for public to help pioneering hand identification research
Scientists behind a pioneering hand-identification research program are launching a new app and are calling on thousands of members of ...
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