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Shootings in U.S. schools are linked to increased unemployment January 30, 2017 By Megan Fellman EVANSTON – A rigorous Northwestern University study of a quarter-century of data has found that economic insecurity is related to the rate of gun violence at K-12 and postsecondary schools in the United States. When it becomes more difficult for people coming out of school to find ... 'Friending' your way thin January 28, 2015 By Erin White EVANSTON, Ill. —- If you want to lose pounds using an online weight management program, don’t be a wallflower. A new Northwestern University study shows that online dieters with high social embeddedness — who logged in regularly, recorded their weigh-ins and ‘friended’ other members — lost more ... Data analysis trumps critics, wisdom of crowds and number of awards January 20, 2015 EVANSTON, Ill. —- Don’t rely on the Academy Awards next month if you are seeking to know whether the movies deemed great today will survive the test of time. According to a new Northwestern University study, the best predictor of a movie’s significance is how often a movie is referenced ... Daniel Stouffer receives University of Canterbury’s Early and Emerging Career Researcher Award October 10, 2014 Two University of Canterbury (UC) academics have been named the inaugural recipients of the University of Canterbury ’s Early and Emerging Career Researcher Award. Dr Brendon Bradley (Civil and Natural Resources Engineering) and Dr. Daniel Stouffer (Biological Sciences), an alumnus of the Amaral Lab, received the award for their outstanding ... Big data study provides first insights into behavior of users of peer-to-peer file sharing October 8, 2014 OCT 8, 2014 // Megan Fellman Peer-to-peer file sharing of movies, television shows, music, books and other files over the Internet has grown rapidly worldwide as an alternative approach for people to get the digital content they want — often illicitly. But, unlike the users of Amazon, Netflix and other ... Nicolás Peláez awarded HHMI International Student Research Fellowship January 20, 2012 Nicolás Peláez, a Colombian born graduate student jointly advised by Luis Amaral and Rich Carthew, was one of 48 international students working at U.S. institutions awarded the prestigious HHMI International Student Research Fellowship. Sean B. Carroll, HHMI’s vice-president for science education, noted that the “applicant pool was spectacular” and that ... Group IQ December 21, 2010 Carolyn Johnson, of the Boston Globe, wrote a fascinating story on “What makes one team of people smarter than another? “ You can read the full story here.

Shootings in U.S. schools are linked to increased unemployment

January 30, 2017

By Megan Fellman EVANSTON – A rigorous Northwestern University study of a quarter-century of data has found that economic insecurity is related to the rate of gun violence at K-12 and postsecondary schools in the United States. When it becomes more difficult for people coming out of school to find ...

'Friending' your way thin

January 28, 2015

By Erin White EVANSTON, Ill. —- If you want to lose pounds using an online weight management program, don’t be a wallflower. A new Northwestern University study shows that online dieters with high social embeddedness — who logged in regularly, recorded their weigh-ins and ‘friended’ other members — lost more ...

Data analysis trumps critics, wisdom of crowds and number of awards

January 20, 2015

EVANSTON, Ill. —- Don’t rely on the Academy Awards next month if you are seeking to know whether the movies deemed great today will survive the test of time. According to a new Northwestern University study, the best predictor of a movie’s significance is how often a movie is referenced ...

Daniel Stouffer receives University of Canterbury’s Early and Emerging Career Researcher Award

October 10, 2014

Two University of Canterbury (UC) academics have been named the inaugural recipients of the University of Canterbury ’s Early and Emerging Career Researcher Award. Dr Brendon Bradley (Civil and Natural Resources Engineering) and Dr. Daniel Stouffer (Biological Sciences), an alumnus of the Amaral Lab, received the award for their outstanding ...

Big data study provides first insights into behavior of users of peer-to-peer file sharing

October 8, 2014

OCT 8, 2014 // Megan Fellman Peer-to-peer file sharing of movies, television shows, music, books and other files over the Internet has grown rapidly worldwide as an alternative approach for people to get the digital content they want — often illicitly. But, unlike the users of Amazon, Netflix and other ...

Nicolás Peláez awarded HHMI International Student Research Fellowship

January 20, 2012

Nicolás Peláez, a Colombian born graduate student jointly advised by Luis Amaral and Rich Carthew, was one of 48 international students working at U.S. institutions awarded the prestigious HHMI International Student Research Fellowship. Sean B. Carroll, HHMI’s vice-president for science education, noted that the “applicant pool was spectacular” and that ...

Group IQ

December 21, 2010

Carolyn Johnson, of the Boston Globe, wrote a fascinating story on “What makes one team of people smarter than another? “ You can read the full story here.