Fifty-five years ago, America’s death toll from automobile crashes was sky-high. Nearly 50,000 people died every year from motor vehicle crashes, at a time when the nation’s population was much smaller than today. But with help from data generated by legions of researchers, the country’s policymakers and industry made changes that brought the number killed and […]
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Organized cybercrime – not your average mafia
February 6, 2020 – Does the common stereotype for “organized crime” hold up for organizations of hackers? Research from Michigan State University is one of the first to identify common attributes of cybercrime networks, revealing how these groups function and work together to cause an estimated $445-600 billion of harm globally per year. “It’s not […]
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All global sustainability is local
January 2, 2020 – Nations across the world are following a United Nations blueprint to build a more sustainable future – but a new study shows that blueprint leads less to a castle in the sky, and more to a house that needs constant remodeling. Sustainability scientists have developed systematic and comprehensive assessment methods and […]
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Transnational environmental crime takes an estimated $91 to $259 billion bite out of the global economy
EAST LANSING, Mich. Aug. 12, 2019 – Transnational environmental crime – wildlife trafficking, illegal logging, dumping hazardous waste and more – takes an estimated $91 to $259 billion bite out of the global economy and has strong ties to organized crime finance, says a new study from Michigan State University and published in Nature Sustainability. […]
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Hydropower, innovations and avoiding international dam shame
Nov. 5, 2018 – For sweeping drama, it’s hard to beat hydropower from dams – a renewable source of electricity that helped build much of the developed world. Yet five scientists from Michigan State University (MSU) say that behind roaring cascades is a legacy of underestimated costs and overestimated value. The developing world can – […]
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Study: Democrat/Republican Partisan Divide Is the Worst It’s Ever Been
Oct. 1, 2018 – Party polarization is even worse than most people think, according to a new Michigan State University study. And neither party can shoulder the blame, as it doesn’t matter which party is in charge, said Zachary Neal, associate professor of psychology and global urban studies. “What I’ve found is that polarization has been steadily […]
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Using science to combat illegal wildlife trade
EAST LANSING, Mich. July 28, 2017 – Leading scientists from around the world convened this week at the International Congress for Conservation Biology in Cartagena, Colombia, to discuss how to better leverage science to combat illegal wildlife trade — both within countries and across international borders. “The scope and scale of illegal wildlife trafficking today […]
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Fish should figure in to fate of nation’s aging dams
May 11, 2017 – As nearly 75 percent of the nation’s largest dams approach the high maintenance years, safety and economics figure large in decisions to fix or replace. A recent study by Michigan State University (MSU) researchers makes a case to consider how those dams affect the streams and fish that live in them. […]
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Climate change, tornadoes and mobile homes: A dangerous mix in the U.S.
EAST LANSING, Mich. May 4, 2017 – Tornadoes and mobile homes don’t mix to begin with, but throw in the volatility of climate change and the potential for massive property damage and deaths is even higher in coming decades, indicates a new study by Michigan State University researchers. The number of mobile homes in the […]
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Teacher resignation letters paint bleak picture of US education
EAST LANSING, MI, April 7, 2017 – As teacher resignation letters increasingly go public — and viral — new research indicates teachers are not leaving solely due to low pay and retirement, but also because of what they see as a broken education system. In a trio of studies, Michigan State University education expert Alyssa […]
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Innocent African-Americans more likely to be wrongfully convicted
March 7, 2017 – African-American prisoners who were convicted of murder are about 50 percent more likely to be innocent than other convicted murderers and spend longer in prison before exoneration, according to a report released today that’s co-edited by a Michigan State University College of Law professor. “The vast majority of wrongful convictions are […]
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Study Gives Doctors Guidance on ‘Reproductive Coercion’ by Men
EAST LANSING, MI, Oct. 11, 2016 – New research finds that men purposely are breaking their own condoms and pressuring female partners in their teens and 20s to go without birth control in order to get them pregnant. The study, led by a Michigan State University scholar and published online in the journal Contraception, provides […]