Posts Tagged ‘economy’
Do minorities get ‘hosed’ on water bill?
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — White flight from urban centers often means minority residents are left to pay to maintain aging water and sewer systems, a new study finds. Continue…
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 10:45 - 6 Comments
Science & Technology - Nov 15, 2011 11:29 - 0 Comments
How to keep turkeys from gobbling profits
U. MISSOURI (US) — Scientists have developed a less expensive turkey feed that could save the industry more than $100 million. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 15, 2011 8:40 - 6 Comments
No buyer fatigue at daily deal sites
RICE U. (US) — Rumors of the demise of daily deal companies are greatly exaggerated according to a new study that finds they are more popular that ever with consumers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 5, 2011 11:19 - 4 Comments
To ignite economy, local beats global
PENN STATE (US) — To generate income, communities should think outside the big box of large corporations and concentrate on small, locally owned businesses and startups. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 1, 2011 12:58 - 1 Comment
Thrifty firms keep on an even keel
UC DAVIS (US) — Frugal companies succeed by controlling spending and being resourceful as a matter of course rather than as a reaction to events like recession. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 27, 2011 9:10 - 3 Comments
Nixing nuclear plants will strain system
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Curtailing nuclear power will put undue stress on the supply and cost of electricity, while increasing air pollution, carbon emissions, and the reliance on fossil fuels
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Society & Culture - Jun 3, 2011 12:34 - 0 Comments
Hispanics keeping rural towns afloat
IOWA STATE (US) — Small towns in the Midwest are being saved from growing ever smaller in part because of an influx of Hispanics in the last 20 years. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 28, 2011 11:31 - 2 Comments
Regional voice a win-win for forests
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Forests are more economically and ecologically beneficial when local residents have a say in how they are managed. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 9, 2011 14:59 - 0 Comments
Education spending hot, foreign aid not
U. CHICAGO (US) — Education is the top spending priority of Americans for the tenth time since 1990, according to a new report that finds aid to the poor has replaced health care for the No. 2 position. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 1, 2011 15:32 - 0 Comments
Out-of-work men face depressing future
EMORY (US) — As rates of unemployment rise in the 21st century, depression among men is expected to follow suit. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 9, 2011 17:22 - 0 Comments
Employee training gets smart
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Fears that companies in the UK would slash investment in skills training as a result of the recession have proved to be largely unfounded. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 7, 2010 15:40 - 1 Comment
Early warnings ease market toxicity
CORNELL (US) — Stock market “flash crashes”—like the one on May 6 that briefly erased almost $1 trillion in value and left the financial world reeling—are now predictable and possibly preventable. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2010 10:42 - 3 Comments
Is obesity a threat to national security?
CORNELL (US) — Nearly 12 percent of women and 35 percent of men of military age are ineligible for duty because they are overweight or obese. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 8, 2010 10:45 - 0 Comments
Fisheries net bigger catch
IOWA STATE (US) — New regulations aimed at protecting fish stocks will likely be an economic boon to the fishing industry, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 7, 2010 15:52 - 0 Comments
No silver bullet to save crops
U. LEEDS (UK) — Large-scale crop failures are likely to become more common under climate change, but could be mitigated by improved farming and new crop development. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 12, 2010 16:46 - 8 Comments
Roots of world poverty misunderstood
DUKE (US)—Too much focus is spent on finding new ways to lift people out of poverty instead of coming to terms with why they became poor in the first place, according to a new book. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 15, 2010 9:20 - 1 Comment
Lithium could be gold mine for Afghanistan
TEXAS A&M (US)—Afghanistan has mineral deposits that could potentially turn it from being one of the poorest countries on Earth to one of the richest. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 23, 2010 11:59 - 1 Comment
Microfinance success tied to macroeconomy
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Success or failure of microfinance depends largely on the state of a nation’s economy, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 20, 2009 11:45 - 2 Comments
Viral case of the blame game
USC/STANFORD (US)—Merely observing someone publicly blame an individual in an organization for a problem—even when the target is innocent—greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will spread, new research shows. (more…)
