MU expert looks back to debate 1 and forward to the vice presidential debate September 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The 2008 presidential campaign has been running for a very long time, but we have now entered another phase with the commencement of the debates. Friday night saw the first presidential debate of 2008, between John McCain ... | |
Ethnic conflict stoked by government economic intervention, not globalization September 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Economic globalization and liberalization have been blamed for numerous social ills over the last two decades, including a sharp rise in interethnic violence in countries all over the world. Not so, say the results of a study ... | |
Campus green spaces enhance quality of life September 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The next time you see students playing an energized game of touch football or studying in the sunshine on a college quadrangle, consider this: campus green spaces can help students feel better about life and improve learning. | |
Optimism experts handicap the presidential election with about 6 weeks remaining until Nov. 4 September 26, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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With less than six weeks until the general election, a University of Pennsylvania study analyzing the relative optimism of the 2008 presidential and vice presidential candidates has found Barack Obama and John McCain to be ... | |
 UW science photo takes second in national contest September 26, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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With a photograph that embodies the unexpected – and sometimes breathtaking – outcomes of science, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student Jenna Eun has won second place in the 2008 Science and Engineering ... | |
Bison roam prairie at renowned physics laboratory September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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The herd appeared docile, grazing quietly on the lush prairie and flicking away flies with their tails. But John Plese knew better. He dared not get out of his truck, parked just feet from a 1,500-pound bull. If there's one ... | |
Study reveals homeowner perceptions in fire-prone areas September 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Most residents in fire-prone communities surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest have taken steps to protect their homes from wildland fires, according to a U.S. Forest Service study completed this summer. | |
Reducing Work Commutes Not Easy In Some Cities, Study Suggests September 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shorter work commutes are one way to reduce gasoline consumption, but a new study finds that not all cities are equal in how easy it would be to achieve that goal. | |
New research finds workers more prone to lie in E-mail September 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A pair of recent studies suggest that e-mail is the most deceptive form of communications in the workplace–even more so than more traditional kinds of written communications, like pen-and-paper. More surprising is that people ... | |
Brand attitudes improve when product is paired with favorable actor September 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Love a rap artist's music, and you may develop fond feelings for the products placed in that artist's rap video. That is essentially the conclusion that a team of investigators came to in an intriguing research article published ... | |
New recommendations for better corporate portfolio management September 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Divesting the right businesses at the right time is critical to maximizing shareholder value. However, even the most sophisticated companies encounter substantial barriers to good corporate portfolio management. | |
Risky behaviors on TV may be modeled by inexperienced viewers September 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Content analyses demonstrate that TV programming is highly saturated with sexual content and risky sexual behavior. A new study in the Journal of Communication shows that people with direct experience with such behavior ... | |
Government involvement in the economy increases ethnic rebellion September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A new study in the journal International Studies Quarterly reveals that ethnic violence is actually much less likely in countries where the free market predominates than it is in countries where the government plays ... | |
Presidential debates are mostly positive and emphasize policy September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are preparing for their first presidential debate this week. William Benoit, one of the nation's leading experts on political campaigns at the University of Missouri, says ... | |
What's the difference between a liberal and conservative? September 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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Political conservatives operate out of a fear of chaos and absence of order while political liberals operate out of a fear of emptiness, a new Northwestern University study soon to be published in the Journal of Research ... | |
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