Employment

Aptitude test can steer women, underrepresented groups toward high-demand STEM careersCredit: University of Missouri College of Education COLUMBIA, Mo. -- When Patrick Rottinghaus began college, he had no idea what he wanted to do…

Stress was the most common reason teachers cited for leaving the profession before and during the pandemic, according to a RAND Corporation survey of nearly 1,000 former public-school teachers. Three of four former teachers said work was…

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Workers with science, technology, engineering and math backgrounds are typically in high demand - but the demand isn't so overwhelming that a "skills gap" exists in the labor market…

Credit: Craig E. Jones Transit-oriented development--which concentrates high-density housing, commercial activities and public spaces around a rapid transit station--can both be a boon and a bane for communities, suggests a new…

Provo-Orem, Utah is No. 1 among large cities in 2021 Best-Performing Cities Index; broadband access and housing affordability variables added to the methodologyCredit: Milken Institute Los Angeles - Feb. 17, 2021 - Provo-Orem, Utah has…

Study adds education and health care destinations to annual measure of access to jobs by auto, transit, biking and walking.Credit: University of Minnesota Groundbreaking transportation research from the Accessibility Observatory at…

The CIPD report reveals lower levels of psychological safety and lower job satisfaction for LGBT+ workers The CIPD is today launching a new research report, co-authored by the University of Bath's Dr Luke Fletcher, to highlight how LGBT+…

The needs of millions of overlooked, 'left behind' adolescent women must become a more significant priority within international efforts to end poverty by 2030, a UK Government-commissioned report is urging. The University of Cambridge…

What The Study Did: Researchers examined how common SARS- CoV-2 infection was among migrant workers in Singapore. Authors: Vernon J. Lee, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., of the Ministry of Health in Singapore, is the corresponding author. To access…

With rapid educational expansion in many developing countries, much progress has been made in terms of access to education. According to a new IIASA-led study, being in school is however not the same as learning and this expansion in…

National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) - issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - February 5, 2021 - As COVID-19 outbreaks continue…

Temperature rise due to climate change has negatively affected labour productivity in the past decades and will keep damaging it, potentially at a higher extent than what has been estimated in the literature up to now. In South Africa, a…

What The Study Did: This study investigated how unemployment insurance and a $600 per week federal supplement to unemployment insurance were associated with food insecurity among people in low- and middle-income households who lost jobs…

Credit: Wolf, Monnat, & Montez, 2021. ( "Effects of U.S. State Preemption Laws on Infant Mortality. " Preventive Medicine 145.) Syracuse, N.Y. - As President Joe Biden seeks to raise the federal minimum wage, a new study…

A new Expert Panel report from the Council of Canadian AcademiesCredit: Council of Canadian Academies Canada could be sitting on a significant untapped resource, as the number of PhD holders in this country rises, but persistent…

January 25, 2021 -- In a study to gain understanding of the future public health workforce, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), conducted…

Credit: ETH Zurich Education, professional skills and experience are the essential criteria for filling a position - or at least that is the expectation. The reality often looks different, as numerous studies have shown. When deciding…

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport also names UH Global Education Ambassador The Supply Chain & Logistics Technology bachelor's and master's degree plans at the University of Houston are now accredited by The Chartered…

National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire Institute on DisabilityCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - January 8, 2021 - Despite…

NIMH Career Enhancement Award of $266,988 to Helen Genova, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, supports research in job preparedness for youth with autism spectrum disordersCredit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover, NJ. December 28,…