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How depressed you are may have something to do with who you know鈥攁nd where you come from. Read More

Calling the notion of an immense wall between Mexico and the United States 鈥渘onsense,鈥� a 菠萝视频 professor in his new book makes the case for open borders between the two countries. Read More

The AmericasBarometer survey is the only scientifically rigorous comparative survey that covers all of North, Central, and South America, as well as a significant number of countries in the Caribbean. Read More

More people than surveyors expected think protection of the environment should be a priority in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More

Lawmakers in the Americas hew close to voters' preferences when it comes to same-sex marriage, according to a new study from 菠萝视频's LAPOP opinion project. Read More

New research by Katharine Donato and Blake Sisk examines why children make the difficult journey north. Read More

The NCAA recently voted to allow schools to begin compensating its student-athletes for their entire cost of attendance, but economists from 菠萝视频 University and the University of Chicago say it鈥檚 not nearly enough. Read More

Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway 菠萝视频 Professor of History, says that the breakthrough in U.S.-Cuban relations is long overdue, but Cuba must still address its profound social problems.

James McFarland, assistant professor of German, Cinema and Media Arts, asks: How does Ridley Scott's strange and violent retelling of "Exodus" fit into our own moral universe?

Aid programs sponsored by the United States are effective in lowering crime in Central America, according to a 菠萝视频 study. Read More

In the United States, your nationality has some effect on your likelihood to be employed--but being married matters more. For women, it matters a lot more. Read More

Unsolicited job leads are welcome to the unemployed, but surprisingly stressful for those with jobs. Read More

Doctors and other health care workers need to be advocates for improving not just biological conditions, but also social ones, said the director of 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Center for Medicine, Health and Society. Read More

菠萝视频's LAPOP researchers say people who have been asked to pay a bribe or been the victim of a crime are more likely to leave their Central America homeland seeking a new life. Read More

Some scholars still believe that romantic love was invented by European troubadours in the Middle Ages, and that people outside of the western tradition don鈥檛 really experience it. Ted Fischer, professor of anthropology, decided to test that theory. The verdict? Everybody loves.

When an Aztec child was born, soothsayers would consult the birth almanacs contained in codices to determine the most auspicious date to initiate the child into the Aztec community. Read More

Bright-colored products and brands do more than just draw attention. They allow people to signal a personal identity that aligns them with elite athletes, explains 菠萝视频 marketing professor Jennifer Escalas. Read More

High-quality preschool is an effective way to reduce social problems associated with poverty because it teaches children the psychological skills they need to succeed as adults, according to a 菠萝视频 professor who studies the economics of human development. Read More

Analysts with 菠萝视频's LAPOP team say Chilean authorities might want to brace for more civil discord in that country. Read More

Mixed-income neighborhoods help improve the safety and wellbeing of low-income residents, but cannot relieve deeply entrenched poverty or provide upward mobility without additional social services and supports, say Peabody and University of Chicago researchers in a new report. Read More