The start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s led to misinformation fueling fear about the conditions. Now, the number of people living with HIV is tapering off, but it seems misconceptions are once again…
Research
‘It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace’: Women’s Hostility Toward One Another is Not in Their Nature
The “mean girl” trope of women being petty, resentful and two-faced toward one another has followed them beyond high school and into the workplace. Women are often dismissed in professional environments based on this stereotype,…
Research Roundup: Cornell Study Shows Companies Prefer to Keep Hiring Algorithms a Black Box
To combat time constraints and attempt to eliminate human bias, many companies have taken to entrusting at least part of their hiring processes to outside companies that use machine-learning algorithms to weed out applicants. However,…
Research Roundup: Study Finds Many Nonprofits Conscious of Staff Diversity, But Still Struggling with Implementation
Nonprofit HR released its 2019 diversity report Tuesday, which included the results from surveys of 566 nonprofit organizations throughout North America. These organizations were surveyed on their diversity practices, and the results revealed that though many…
Research Roundup: Survey Finds 4 in 5 Graduates Consider Student Loan Debt a Life Sentence
For many college graduates, student loan debt is such a large burden that some would take drastic measures — like shaving their heads, giving up caffeine or spending a week in jail — if it…
University of Washington Study Finds Discrimination Affects Students’ Daily Behaviors
Though many studies have covered the long-term effects of discrimination on people’s health and careers, researchers at the University of Washington have found experiencing discrimination affects students’ daily behavior and habits. The study, “Passively-sensed Behavioral…
Research Roundup: Survey Finds Most Americans Support Better Healthcare for Veterans, But Not Raising Taxes to Cover It
A report by the Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com shows most Americans believe veterans deserve better healthcare — but they don’t want to pay for it. The survey asked respondents to agree or disagree with three…
Research Roundup: Parent PLUS College Loans Disproportionately Burden Black Families, HBCUs
Student debt is not out of the ordinary for families in the U.S., but a Medill News Service report shows parent borrowing is disproportionately burdening Black families and those who attend historically Black colleges and universities…
Research Roundup: Study Finds Perceptions of Speech Lead to Class Bias in Hiring
The narrative of the American Dream — of pulling oneself up by one’s bootstraps — is a popular mythology in the U.S., but a recent Yale study found another roadblock in achieving this upward mobility:…
Combat Veterans and Troops at High Risk for Opioid Abuse, NBER Study Finds
Many have called the War on Terror the “War of Terror” because it has taken the lives of over half a million civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is also having alarming health effects…
Research Roundup: Black Men’s Jobs Most Likely to be Displaced by Automation, Study Says
People have long fearfully imagined a time when robots take over the world. And though it may still seem like a far-off Orwellian fantasy, automation is beginning to replace jobs formerly held by blue-collar workers….
Research Roundup: Study Shows Possible Positive and Negative Health Effects of ‘Strong Black Woman’ Schema
The trope of the “strong Black woman” may seem like a positive stereotype, but Black women have reported that the stoicism prescribed to them can take its toll on their mental health. A new study…
Research Roundup: Women in Tech Positions have Increased to Nearly 30%, According to AnitaB.org
The number of women working in tech positions is growing, according to the 2019 Top Companies for Women Technologists Insights Report by AnitaB.org. AnitaB.org is a nonprofit that works to increase representation of women working…
Research Roundup: Student Debt a Large Contributor to Racial Wealth Gap, Study Finds
A study by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) found student debt disproportionately affects Black people, leading to the large wealth gap between Black and white people. The report, authored by Laura Sullivan,…
Research Roundup: Study Finds Investors Predict Tech and Finance Companies With More Gender Diversity Will See Stock Prices Rise
A study by Stanford University, Northwestern University, Dartmouth College and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology found investors are more likely to bet that a company will see its stock prices rise if it…
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