Elisabeth Best

How the print media in China and India are succeeding — and what America's ailing journalism industry might learn from them.

The quake in Haiti and floods in Pakistan highlight that the multimillion-dollar emergency seed aid industry is in need of a makeover.

Thousands of Latin-American migrants come to work in the United States every year, legally and illegally. But does their time in the U.S. help or hurt them when they return to their home countries?

Researchers suggest limiting liability issues to make playgrounds and other recreation areas on school grounds accessible as a cost-effective way to promote public health.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has been rebounding slowly. Five years after the disaster, researchers suggest that the city promote its entertainment industry as a development strategy.

Bamboo houses combat climate change, encourage economic growth and protect the poor from natural disaster. Why aren't there more of them?

To stop or to speed through? That is the question.

A legacy of corruption leads the citizenry more toward resignation and connivance than to activism, a new study looking at Mexico reports.

Parents and grandparents lecturing the "Me Generation" how easy they have it get research to support their argument (at least when they're talking about college).

Researchers find that heavier-drinking American college students are more likely to study abroad or intend to study abroad.

New research suggests that the iPhone's success is largely due to its ability to offer what other smart phones did not: Browsing was the killer app.

Feeling let down by that financial firm you invested in? New research suggests class-action lawsuits should go after the people responsible for your loss, not the company.

One drink of alcohol may make a smaller guy more drunk, but research suggests it makes a bigger guy more aggressive.

Research has shown that "sin taxes" help reduce consumption of addictive substances like cigarettes and alcohol. Could the same be true for tanning?

If money equals fun, the adage that blondes have more of it appears to be true. Research suggests that blond women make more and marry richer than women with a different hair color.

Researchers are testing a new technology to protect whales from human enterprises by rerouting them.

Continental and United’s proposed merger entails a relocation of Continental’s headquarters to Chicago. Houstonians (rightfully) fear that this means a relocation of charitable contributions, too.

One year out of college, Miller-McCune fellow and economics aficionado Elisabeth Best examines her options for work or more schooling.

In spite of major advances in offensive military technology, researcher Marco Nilsson says the most cost-efficient weapon is a motivated soldier fighting a defensive war.

Universal broadband Internet probably won’t help people find jobs, but it may improve their health outcomes (and music libraries).

Scientists at Tel Aviv University are bioengineering tissues that can take the place of lab rats, saving untold lives.

Finally, some research that may have positive public health implications for minorities! (Or at least recent immigrants.)

Music festivals, like the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, provide a model for reducing the carbon footprint of large events.

New research indicates Transcendental Meditation may help reduce symptoms of depression, which could also lower the risk of heart disease.

New research suggests that to be effective, counterterrorism efforts should support human rights, rather than violate them.

This just in: Drinkers more likely to pair potato chips than apple slices with beer.

Although shopping at the farmers market may or may not reduce your carbon footprint, these community bazaars offer benefits beyond efficiency.

More data comes in proving that, for American workers, specifically the older ones, job insecurity is bad for your health.

Research indicates that even underused carpool lanes have a smoothing effect on freeway traffic.

Researchers from Oregon State argue that when it comes to carbon emissions, not all forest fires are created equal.

Research shows that in Canada, health determines who sees a specialist, but in the U.S., income does.

Researchers find that poor smokers' children are the victims of the habit: Their nutrition takes a hit when their parents divert precious resources to pay for tobacco.

What do gombo, hidden cameras and advertorials have in common? Hint: Each is a part of mainstream journalism somewhere in the world.

A collection of academic musings on Valentine's Day traditions to keep you warm in bed at night (in the event that you don't find a date).

Researchers have found a protein that may be the immune system's fountain of youth.

A cross-national comparison of alcohol and marijuana use among adolescents indicates that stricter laws may prevent high school kids from drinking, but not from smoking pot.

Highly math-anxious female teachers may lead girls to conform to the stereotype that, when it comes to math, they just can't compete with the boys.

Research shows that nutritional information about fast food inspires parents to make healthier choices for their kids.

The real meaning of the fair trade label on your gourmet coffee.

Obama's State of the Union speech addressed the problem of student loan debt.

Rebates for energy-efficient appliances don't stand up to the economic analysis that, until now, no one bothered to do.

Research suggests a possible specific target for drugs fighting the most common type of breast cancer.

If you commit to a public service salary for 10 years, the government will forgive your student loans.

A new study finds that people watch the news more for affirmation than for information.

New research shows that when corporations relocate their headquarters to new cities, they bring with them millions of dollars in charitable contributions.

Researchers are using cockroaches as inspiration for robots that run.

Privacy and security expert Fred H. Cate believes we can make it safer to fly without a new airport security system — but we do need to improve the one we have.

Your genes may determine whether you cling furiously to your political beliefs or cast them aside at a shift in the breeze.

Stem cells might be able to prevent blindness caused by macular degeneration.

Framing international conflicts as comedies could help to resolve them.