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While detailed information about the race and gender of law enforcement officers in the United States has been available for decades and has prompted many police departments to diversify their workforces, there has been virtually no publicly available information to answer the question of how...
As Dan-el Padilla Peralta toggled fluidly between worlds for much of his life — ancient and modern, poor and privileged, Dominican and American — there were times when he managed to forget he was a child without a country.
He found refuge in New York’s libraries, the Greek and Latin texts speaking...
Schwartz, an expert in human cognition and educational technology, will assume the post Sept. 1. Professor Daniel Schwartz, an expert in human cognition and educational technology, has been named the next dean of Stanford University Graduate School of Education, Provost John Etchemendy announced...
Jul 2 2015 | KQED
Hispanics reached a historic milestone in California last week: they are now the Golden State's largest single ethnic group, according to new U.S. Census estimates. The new data confirms projections made last year by California's Department of Finance. But while Hispanics make up 39 percent of the...
In the past several months, a bevy of studies have added to a growing literature on the mental and physical benefits of spending time outdoors. That includes recent research showing that short micro-breaks spent looking at a nature scene have a rejuvenating effect on the brain — boosting levels of...
