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Science Has Come Up with a Way to Measure Cultural Preferences

December 1, 2020

"Cultural analytics" is the use of computational analysis and pattern visualization to measure, comprehend, and compare cultural preferences, styles, behaviors, and artifacts. Read more ›

Could Fewer ‘Remedial’ Math Classes Lead to More Success?

November 30, 2020

| Guttman Community College

New research shows that remedial math classes may actually hinder student progress. Read more ›

Cropped hand wearing a nitrile glove holding a Covid-19 vaccine vial and a syringe

COVID-19 Vaccines Are on the Way — But Will People Get Them?

November 25, 2020

| Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy

A new study looks at how willing the public would be to get a COVID vaccine. It turns out trust in the government has a lot to do with it. Read more ›

How Statins’ Impact on Testosterone May Affect Heart Disease

November 16, 2020

| Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy

We know that statins reduce cholesterol. They also reduce testosterone levels, and that in turn could mean less heart disease. Read more ›

Is Banning Menthol Cigarettes a Social Justice Issue?

November 13, 2020

| Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy

A new study looks at menthol cigarettes through a social justice lens, finding that young Black people are most vulnerable to the flavored cigarettes. Read more ›

An oyster reef of adult eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica

Studying What Oysters Need to Thrive in Polluted Urban Waterways

November 11, 2020

| Baruch College, College of Staten Island, The Graduate Center

A new study looked at how water quality and other conditions in urban waterways affect oysters’ reproductive health. Read more ›

This Drug Combination Could Mean New Hope for Battling Pancreatic Cancer

November 9, 2020

| Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy

Outcomes for people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are generally not good. But a new drug combination may have potential for battling the disease. Read more ›

A New Way To Deliver HIV Results: Over the Phone

November 5, 2020

| Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy

There's so much stigma and fear surrounding HIV/AIDS that getting tested can be difficult. New research says delivering results by phone could help. Read more ›

Disabled person in power wheel chair entering a handicapped accessible van with the aid of a power lift.

Hunting for Clues: Why Some MS Cases Progress Faster than Others

November 3, 2020

| The Graduate Center

Why does multiple sclerosis progress more quickly in some patients than others? A new study suggests that lipids may play a role. Read more ›