Minorities

Researchers will tackle the problem of gender and ethnic bias in recruitment and human resource management as part of a new £1m project Researchers will tackle the problem of gender and ethnic bias in recruitment and human resource…

UMass Amherst, international team suggest new route to social change, intergroup harmonyCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - For more than 50 years, social scientists and practitioners have suggested that having members of…

Researchers from DePaul University and Lurie Children's Hospital screen 10K children, teens in NIH-funded studyCredit: Lurie Children's Hospital/Jan Terry CHICAGO -- Most youth living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue…

Boston, Mass. - Racial disparities have previously been identified across a range of health care environments, sometimes extending into the highest levels of care. A new study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center…

To make sure historically undercounted populations along the Texas-Mexico border are included in the 2020 census, faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are joining forces with the U.S. Census…

Extreme heat kills more people in the United States than any other type of hazardous weather and will likely become even deadlier due to climate change. However, extreme heat does not affect all people equally. Surface temperatures in…

Autistic mothers are more likely to report post-natal depression compared to non-autistic mothers, according to a new study of mothers of autistic children carried out by researchers at the University of Cambridge. A better understanding…

Credit: Marianne Stein URBANA, Ill. - Affirmative action policies (AAP) such as quota systems based on racial or socio-economic criteria are often recommended as a way to increase enrollment of underrepresented students in higher…

UC Riverside research is supported by a four-year grant worth more than $1.2 millionCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A research team led by biochemists at the University of California, Riverside, has received a…

Credit: Marianne Stein URBANA, Ill. - School test scores often show gaps in performance between white and non-white students. Understanding the complex reasons behind this can help reduce those gaps and promote social equality, explains…