Why have women lagged behind in finance, while their numbers grow in other professions?
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Many factors influence women’s underrepresentation in investment careers. One that isn’t often discussed: their concerns about ethics.
Washington state was home to some of the nation’s first dispensaries for legalized marijuana.
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Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon all experienced big increases in both deposits and lending shortly after legalizing marijuana for recreational use.
Young people say they don’t use protection during oral sex.
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Oral sex is common among young people. Protection from STIs is not.
Most nonprofits must file this paperwork with the IRS every year.
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The government makes the information nonprofits report on this form available to the public, enhancing transparency and accountability.
A new study found that the child tax credit advance payments immediately helped families who were suffering from food insufficiency.
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The 2021 child tax credit expansion helped lift millions of families with children out of hunger. After those payments ended in December 2021, those families may again face food insufficiency.
Students and teachers alike struggle with digital connectivity – but education is just one area in which technology matters.
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Claims the digital divide has been ‘closed’ don’t include the full picture of internet inequality in the United States.
Grand Park, a multi-use sporting facility in Westfield, Ind., was built to lure youth sports competitions and tourists to the region.
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New research suggests parents are too focused on their children’s competition to spend time or money on things that don’t involve the tournament, hotel stays or quick dining.
It’s good to get insights from different perspectives.
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The lack of racial and ethnic diversity among nonprofit leaders could make it hard for their organizations to achieve their goals.
First-generation college students say higher education is a way for them to improve their families’ lives, and their own.
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Students who are the first in their family to attend college view a college degree differently than children of college-educated parents, researchers find.
When in doubt, throw it out – but not in the recycling bin.
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Tossing something into your recycling bin that can’t be processed does more harm than good.
A new study identifies significant language barriers between doctors and their patients.
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Communication breakdowns between doctors and their patients have real-life consequences and can result in poorer health outcomes and sicker patients.
Telecommunications companies around the world are expanding their next-generation, or 5G, networks.
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5G is 10 times faster than 4G, promising better wireless internet access. It’s also expected to put the Internet of Things revolution in high gear.
Flipping jobs?
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The job market continued to improve in December, but a stagnating labor pool will pose more challenges for employers in 2022.
Mothers in college have less time to study than students without children.
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College students with children have slightly higher GPAs but often take a longer time to graduate and are more likely to drop out of school.
When people have to pay for every bag of trash they throw out, they produce less waste.
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When governments want people to do less of something, one way to make that happen is to charge them for doing it. That’s the idea behind pay-as-you-throw waste policies.
Parents nurture their child’s development when they tell stories and have conversations with them.
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Demonstrating for parents how to talk with their babies and toddlers can improve kids’ vocabulary and math skills, new research finds.
Facebook renamed itself Meta in 2021, but the year was more notable for revelations about the company’s bad behavior.
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Meta felt the heat in 2021 as whistleblower revelations, congressional ire and demands for data knocked the company back on its heels. Here’s a look at research into the problems Meta poses for society.
Even college-educated adults can still struggle with numbers.
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People who struggle with numbers are also likely to struggle in life, new research shows.
You get the metaphor.
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Republicans and a few Democrats say the Build Back Better plan would increase the already fast pace of inflation.
Biomedical research relies on large amounts of genomic data, which has to be protected from revealing people’s identities.
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Keeping biomedical data private is important, but so is sharing it for research. Game theory can help researchers accomplish both.