News in Brief The Lifelong Effects of Music and Arts Classes Music teachers have it tough. Hours are long, pay isn’t great, and many live with the knowledge that… Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Trump Complains the FDA Is Slow, but It’s Already Faster to Approve Drugs Than Its Counterpart The issue of whether the Food and Drug Administration approves new medicines fast enough has taken on a… Francie Diep
News in Brief Out for a Jog? Not If You’re a Black Man in a White Neighborhood On average, African Americans are less likely to be fit, and more likely to be obese. As it… Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Pop Hits Are Picking Up the Tempo As we are bombarded with more and more electronically delivered information, our attention spans continue to shrink. One… Tom Jacobs
News in Brief One Big Benefit of Issuing Drivers’ Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants In January of 2015, a new law went into effect in California allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s… Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Political Protests Can Indeed Work Did the many protests against killing the Affordable Care Act — including loud demonstrations at public forums — convince moderate members of… Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Do Hot Foods Produce Hotheads? It has become one of our most popular consumer products, with many young people enjoying it literally every… Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Liberal Scholars Are Better Looking For liberals reeling from the November election, a January news item only added insult to injury. It described… Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Video Games and Religiosity Are Both Linked to Sexism It has long been clear that many video games portray their few women characters in highly sexualized ways,… Tom Jacobs
News in Brief The Changing Face of American Heroin Users The fact that more Americans are using heroin now than they were 15 years ago has been extensivelycovered.… Francie Diep