Recording of webinar on using data in an upper division class now available!

The second in a series of webinars on integrating quantitative data analysis into substantive undergraduate social science courses is availa...

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Americans Weigh in on the 2010 Health Care Law

Americans Weigh in on the 2010 Health Care Law

March 29 th marks the completion of the final day of the Supreme Court’s health care hearings.  The Court is expected to make its ruling ...

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Housing Prices Continue to Fall

Housing Prices Continue to Fall

On March 27 th , Business Insider featured a chart of the Case-Shiller House Price Index.  The index compiles housing prices across twe...

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Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance On the Decline

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance On the Decline

Paul Krugman and Reed Abelson , writing with the New York Times, recently highlighted a study displaying the trends within the sources o...

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Cigarette Smokers Worldwide

Cigarette Smokers Worldwide

A recent post on the Economist’s Graphic Detail blog includes a global map of cigarette smokers in 2010, as reported by the American Cance...

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Air Pollution in Beijing Decreasing

Air Pollution in Beijing Decreasing

A recent Economist article discusses the decrease in air pollution and uncharacteristically blue skies in Beijing as a result of more stri...

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Join us for a Webinar on March 29, 2 pm EDT!

Integrating Quantitative Data Analysis into Substantive Undergraduate Social Science Courses, Part 2 with Dr. Rongjun Sun, Associate Profes...

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Congress' Approval Ratings Remain Low

Congress' Approval Ratings Remain Low

Gallup reports that Americans continue to retain an unfavorable view of Congress.  Congress’ approval rating is 12%, up from an all-time...

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Obesity a Continuing Problem for Metropolitan Areas

Obesity a Continuing Problem for Metropolitan Areas

Despite the public campaigns meant to encourage healthy living styles, obesity rates remain high. Gallup reports that 187 out of 190 met...

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Corruption Costs Illinois $500 Million a Year

Corruption Costs Illinois $500 Million a Year

The Economist recently highlighted a report published by the University of Illinois at Chicago in which corruption amongst American sta...

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Teens Turn to Text Messages as Dominant Form of Communication

Teens Turn to Text Messages as Dominant Form of Communication

On Monday, the Pew Research Center released a report which monitors texting frequency among teenagers. The report finds that teenagers ...

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Hispanics Represent Sizable Proportion of Labor Force Growth

Hispanics Represent Sizable Proportion of Labor Force Growth

The Pew Research Center reports that from 2010 to 2020, Hispanics are predicted to add 7.7 million jobs to the labor force.  This figure w...

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Recording of Today's Webinar Available Now!

Webinar on integrating data analysis into undergraduate courses available for viewing The first in a series of webinars on integrating qua...

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World's Nuclear Power Producers

World's Nuclear Power Producers

The Economist’s Graphic Detail blog post earlier this week highlighted their nuclear energy interactive guide , which shows the nuclear...

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Female Economic Advancement

Female Economic Advancement

The Economist's recent Graphic Detail post "Where to Be Female" discusses the results of the annual Women’s Economic Opport...

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Unemployment By Industry

Unemployment By Industry

In one of the New York Time’s Economix blog posts , Motoko Rich discusses changes in the unemployment rate by industry from February 2011 ...

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GDP Growth Predictions Indicate Sluggish Recovery, but Possible Return to Form In 2013 For Some Economies

GDP Growth Predictions Indicate Sluggish Recovery, but Possible Return to Form In 2013 For Some Economies

Each month, The Economist asks a group of renowned economists to forecast GDP growth in 2012 and 2013.  Of the fourteen countries/region...

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Dealing With the Costs of Health Care in America

Dealing With the Costs of Health Care in America

MSNBC recently covered the National Center for Health Statistic's (NCHS) report on the financial burden of health care.  The NCHS quest...

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Join us for a Webinar on March 15, 2 pm EDT!

Integrating Quantitative Data Analysis into Substantive Undergraduate Social Science Courses with Dr. Jim Jones, Professor of Sociology Eme...

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Case-Shiller Index: Housing Prices Decline

Case-Shiller Index: Housing Prices Decline

The New York Times has gathered data from the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller index , which charts prices from 20 major cities across...

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Length of Tenure of Leaders Around the World

Length of Tenure of Leaders Around the World

Gallup has released a graphic displaying the staying power of leaders in countries across the globe.  The data investigates how long indi...

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US Smartphone Ownership Increases

US Smartphone Ownership Increases

On March 1 st , Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project published a report comparing smartphone ownership among US a...

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Hawaii Ranks First In Well-Being Index

Hawaii Ranks First In Well-Being Index

Gallup recently released the 2011 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index scores for each of the fifty states.  Gallup gathered the data thr...

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The Growth of Russia's Middle Class

The Growth of Russia's Middle Class

The Economist recently investigated the growth of Russia’s middle class in its March 2 nd daily chart .  The data inspected various cha...

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