Injured Black children are over-reported as abuse victims

Over-reporting of Black children and under-reporting of white children as suspected abuse victims suggests systemic bias.

Erin Digitale-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 8, 2023 ~8 min

Racial resentment overlaps with anti-abortion views

Scoring highly on racial resentment is strongly associated with believing that abortion should be illegal, research finds.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Feb. 8, 2023 ~5 min


Bias trainings for police don’t change behavior

"Our findings suggest that diversity training as it is currently practiced is unlikely to change police behavior."

Gerry Everding-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 8, 2023 ~6 min

Higher mortality rate for pregnancy with sickle cell remains

The mortality rate for pregnant people with sickle cell disease is 26 times higher than the national average, research finds.

Maura Kinney-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Feb. 8, 2023 ~8 min

Neighborhood ‘walkability’ may boost exercise, lower BMI

People who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to exercise and have lower BMIs. But the finding differs by race and ethnicity.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
Feb. 6, 2023 ~6 min

IRS sends Black taxpayers at least 2.9X more audit notices

Researchers demonstrate how the IRS could tweak its secret algorithm to reduce the audit disparity facing Black taxpayers.

Stanford • futurity
Feb. 3, 2023 ~13 min

Health stock photos skew too young, light-skinned, rich

It's tough to find health stock photos, particularly free ones, showing darker-skinned people, research finds.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Feb. 2, 2023 ~7 min

Expert: Affirmative action enriches higher ed

"Affirmative action policies benefit all students," argues Cara McClellan, who also addresses misconceptions about the practice.

Kristen deGroot-Penn • futurity
Feb. 1, 2023 ~8 min


Customer surveys can obscure discrimination

Customer satisfaction surveys can mask discrimination on the part of financial services employees, new research finds.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Feb. 1, 2023 ~8 min

Customer surveys can obscure discrimination

Customer satisfaction surveys can mask discrimination on the part of financial services employees, new research finds.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Feb. 1, 2023 ~8 min

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