Social sciences articles
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Distinguished Researcher Award, Social Sciences: Claire Decoteau, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
How can crises help us better understand community health inequities?
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Rising Star Award, Social Sciences: Nicole Nguyen, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
How has U.S. national security policy affected everyday life?
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Opinion: Does social media rewire kids' brains? Here's what the science really says
America’s young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame phones and social media. A new round of conversation has been spurred by Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Anxious Generation,” which contends that rising mental health issues in children and adolescents are the result of social media replacing key experiences during formative years of brain development. The book has been criticized by academics, and rightfully so. Haidt’s argument is based largely on...