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Prof. explores whether colleges have created more equality or made things worse in new book

November 26, 2017
The Duke Chronicle

The richest one-fifth of American households makes more than half of the country’s income.

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Growing Less Equal

November 21, 2017
Inside Higher Ed

New book explores how colleges were not created equal — and how pressures have driven them to be even less so in recent decades.

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Duke research tackles underground gun market, curbing murder rate

November 19, 2017
The Duke Chronicle

Headlines depicting gun violence seem to be commonplace nowadays.

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Durham Connects makes free visits to new moms and helps with other services

October 31, 2017
The Herald Sun

Susie Deans recalls how her youngest child Christian, now 5, would not talk when he was younger.

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Homicides are more common in states with looser gun laws, study finds

October 25, 2017
The Duke Chronicle

In an era of deregulated gun laws, criminals are more likely to slip through the cracks, according to a study involving a Duke researcher.

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Rosanbalm Discusses Trauma-Sensitive Strategies

October 17, 2017
NC Center for Afterschool Programs

On October 17th, NCCAP hosted a webinar on Youth Behavior & Safety: Child Abuse & Neglect.

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Why (Almost) No One Is Charged With Gun Trafficking in Illinois

October 13, 2017
ProPublica

It’s how the laws are written, and trafficking is hard to prove.

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