Some multicultural ASU community members have questioned their identity due to others’ opinions, but have created their own space By Adriana Gonzalez-Chavez03/22/2021 “It’s hard enough finding out who you are without members of your own culture questioning your cultural identity.” When Diya Patel moved from the U.S. to India, she felt like an outsider in her family’s motherland. Patel, a freshman […]
by Daniel Braby & Marius Sältzer, The LoopMarch 19, 2021 Identifying the individual positions of MPs inside the same political parties is a longstanding problem for political science. Daniel Braby and Marius Sältzer argue that applying automated content analysis to MPs’ Twitter timelines can provide a good estimate of sub-party positions Focus on politicians, not just parties In Europe, parties […]
BY NICHOLAS OCCHIUTO, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR FOR THE HILL— 03/10/21 The House of Representatives has passed a sweeping election, governing and ethics bill, known as H.R. 1. One of the key objectives of the comprehensive bill is to reduce the influence of corporate money in the political process. To do so, the “For the People Act of 2021” creates a small-donor public financing system to offset corporate political […]
by Kristen Uppercue, 100 Days in AppalachiaFebruary 16, 2021 There’s often a disconnect between statistics on opioid use disorders and the real people the numbers represent. That disconnect tends to trickle its way down to the policymakers tasked with enacting change and providing opportunities to those living with a substance use disorder. At least, that’s what Travis Stimeling, associate professor […]
15.10.2020from cibf.edu.au To report on this phenomenon for the first time, Brain Function CoE investigator Sharna Jamadar and colleagues surveyed almost 200 women in Australia. They asked the women if they had experienced any sensations of movement after their pregnancy. They also asked how long after pregnancy the phantom kicks occurred, and how they made the women feel. Almost 40% […]
by Brianna Baker – Green Philly, New Jersey Sustainability Reporting HubJanuary 7, 2020 Entrepreneur Tom Marchetty pours his passion for history, reuse, and innovation into sustainably made furniture. Now, as the finalist in a Camden public art competition, he eyes his next possible project. Tom Marchetty loves a good backstory. Whether he’s slabbing 300-year-old lumber or servicing old manufacturing machinery, […]
by Kate Sutherland. Originally published on Policy OptionsOctober 3, 2018 When the verdict was handed down in the Gerald Stanley trial, it immediately seemed to me to be wrong on the law. I had trouble making sense of how anyone could apply the defences argued to the facts established and arrive at an acquittal in the death of 22-year-old Cree […]
by Fran Kritz, California Health ReportSeptember 4, 2014 Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that some people, particularly those with poor number and health literacy skills, may not be able to understand the numbers on lab reports, or what steps may be needed as a result of the test results. The study is important because since last February, […]
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