A new paper from a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in labor law shows that current work-refusal laws are out-of-step with modern workplaces and provided meager benefits to employees who have refused to work ...
Social Sciences
May 5, 2021
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There are various reasons COVID-19 is killing black people at six times the rate of white people, including a lack of access to health care, and poor environmental conditions in black communities.
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2020
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Research has shown that police are about three times more likely to kill black men compared to white men. A new University of Minnesota School of Public Health study surveyed various stakeholders to learn why they think violent ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2020
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Consider the last time you hired an electrician, plumber or painter. Did you care to check if they were licensed or not?
Economics & Business
Jan 13, 2020
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The more you know about the news media and how it works, the less likely you are to believe conspiracy theories – even ones you might find politically tempting.
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2017
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Although Laura Abrams and Dr. Elizabeth Barnert come from opposite ends of the UCLA campus, their work in their respective academic professions meets at the intersection of health and juvenile justice.
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2017
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President Barack Obama cast the adoption of clean energy in the U.S. as "irreversible," putting pressure Monday on President-elect Donald Trump not to back away from a core strategy to fight climate change.
Environment
Jan 9, 2017
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Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled in part by Americans' skepticism about what they read on social media.
Other
Apr 17, 2016
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X-ray vision, a comic book fantasy for decades, is becoming a reality in a lab at MIT.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 22, 2015
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The government stored sensitive personal information on millions of health insurance customers in a computer system with basic security flaws, according to an official audit that uncovered slipshod practices.
Security
Sep 25, 2015
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