Researchers, journalists and Indigenous student advocates share tips on covering tribal colleges and universities, which serve students from over 250 federally recognized tribal nations and a growing ...

2016 roundup of research that looks at the media's coverage of suicide and mental illness in different countries and how news stories influence suicide-related trends. Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas; et ...

In this first of a three-part series, we look at recent research on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a major component of the farm bill that Congress typically debates and renews every ...

2013 study by the UMass Amherst and the U.C. Irvine in Social Forces on the effect of unions' political activities on members' levels of broader social engagement. Through formal training programs and ...

Health misinformation is not a new phenomenon, but modern-day factors such as social media, in addition to politicization of health and science and the fast pace of scientific development during the ...

Each year, thousands of people die trying to cross roads in the U.S., making pedestrian safety a perpetual policy issue in cities and towns of all sizes. That’s why local news outlets pay close ...

U.S. citizens ages 18 and older who are registered to vote can cast ballots in local, state and federal elections. But states, which conduct and administer many elections, including federal elections, ...

There is a band of water across the equatorial Pacific Ocean, stretching from the coast of South America through to the island nations of Southeast Asia, whose temperature climatologists closely ...

Migrants often face a variety of health challenges in their host countries, depending on the circumstances of their migration and a host of obstacles such as language barriers, lack of knowledge about ...

What better way to start the new year than by learning new things about how best to battle fake news and other forms of online misinformation? Below is a sampling of the research published in 2019 — ...

In June 2023, Nevada legislators approved $380 million in public funding for a 30,000-seat ballpark for the Oakland A’s, who are expected to throw their first pitch in Las Vegas in 2028 after Major ...

When states take on debt, it’s usually for large infrastructure projects that may benefit multiple generations — for example, replacing bridges, building hospitals, or expanding highways and transit ...