Emotionally Attuned Managers Are Better at Judging Workgroup Effectiveness: Study
Tagged in Education and Social Sciences Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service Research News
Researchers from NYU Wagner and other universities find that “perceivers who do well on detecting emotions in others are also better at discerning the effectiveness of group interaction,” even when observation time is brief.
How Alcohol Has Shaped and Been Shaped by Chinese Culture – Mar. 29
Tagged in Education and Social Sciences Global Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Derek Sandhaus will lead a discussion on Chinese spirits and share how alcohol, specifically baijiu, has impacted Chinese culture.
New Report: Protecting Access to Health and Human Services for Immigrant Youth
Tagged in Education and Social Sciences Health and Medicine Law and Policy Research Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
This new report examines the effects of current federal policies around legal immigrants’ access to public health benefits, highlights barriers to eligible immigrant families accessing social services, and outlines 12 response strategies to mitigate adverse impacts of policies.
For Infants, Distinguishing between Friends and Strangers is a Laughing Matter
Tagged in Education and Social Sciences Research Arts and Science
Infants as young as five months can differentiate laughter between friends and that between strangers, finds a new study by researchers at NYU and UCLA.
Research Shows the National Child Poverty Rate Could Be Cut in Half
Tagged in Education and Social Sciences Health and Medicine Law and Policy Research Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Both the U.S. historical record and the experiences of peer countries demonstrate that reducing child poverty is an achievable policy goal. NYU Steinhardt Professor J. Lawrence Aber and a committee at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have identified ways to do so.
“Overlooked U.S. HIV crisis among youth” spotlighted in The Lancet HIV article by NYU Silver School researcher Vincent Guilamo-Ramos
Tagged in Education and Social Sciences Health and Medicine Research News
Despite years of decline in the overall HIV rate in the U.S., there are troubling increases among adolescents and young adults, according to the newly published article.
New Study Finds that 1 in 8 NYC Elementary Students Experience Homelessness Before 5th Grade
Tagged in Education and Social Sciences Research Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
NYU Steinhardt's Research Alliance for New York City Schools followed the 81,699 NYC students who began kindergarten in fall 2012 and found that over 12 percent of them experienced homelessness before 5th grade.
One Question: Is 'Latinx' Here To Stay?
Tagged in Arts and Culture Education and Social Sciences One Question
Arlene Davila, professor of anthropology and American studies and founding director of The Latinx Project, discusses the ideological impact of the gender-neutral term.
Who Owns an Ancestral Photo, Song, or Language?
Tagged in Arts and Culture Education and Social Sciences College of Arts and Science
NYU professor Jane Anderson helps Native American communities regain their connection to centuries of culture
Young Children May See Nationality as Biological, New Study Suggests
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Young children see national identity, in part, as biological in nature, a perception that diminishes as they get older, finds a new study by psychology researchers.