diversity: A college might enroll a large number of students just above the Pell cutoff, for instance. Still, many experts say that Pell figures are the best available gauge of how many low-income undergrads there are on a given campus. Pell Grant percentages were calculated using fall 2023 ...
Islands have disproportionate importance for biodiversity conservation, yet they may be underrepresented in protected areas. Here the authors assess how climate, geography, habitat diversity, and socio-economic conditions explain terrestrial and marine protected area coverage on inhabited islands and in the...
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Trump Administration Ends Diversity Programs, Reshapes Federal Workforce The Trump administration, under its broader agenda to overhaul federal bureaucracy, has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across government agencies. In a speech to the World Economic Forum,... ...
We examine the ways in which place-specific characteristics - the commodity produced, local economic diversity and basic demographic features of a town - interact and have contributed to change in socio-economic well-being of mining communities across Western Australia over a 10-year period. 展开 ...
(Farnsworth et al.2012,2015), the most common conceptions used by economists refer to specific biological components of diversity (Pearce and Moran1994) such as the number or richness of species, threatened or endangered species, genetic resources of value, and ecosystem functions and services ...
Based on the spatial distribution of vertebrates and the likelihood to convert non-protected areas into strictly protected areas, we identify ‘potential’ versus ‘unrealistic’ conservation gains on land and sea, which we define as areas of high vertebrate diversity that are, respectively, ...
To identify the best cities in the nation for young families, Insurify scored locations based on real estate market hotness and inventory, diversity in local school districts, access to parks and outdoor recreational facilities, and residential and road safety. Meacham: Plug-and-play differentiates...
Climate change (particularly the effect on bushfire vulnerability), diversity in the local economy, and a shortage of housing were identified as major aspects of local sustainability by stakeholders which were already represented in our narratives. Expert feedback also highlighted an overemphasis on int...
But Australia’s system has made beer extra pricey By Anthea Gerrard Beer has existed for thousands of years. It was the drink of choice in ancient Egypt, in northern Europe in the Middle Ages and, of course, remains popular around the world today. And, sin...