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Week in Review, October 11th

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Read about Latinos registered to vote, past Latino voter turnout, and the number of eligible Latino voters in Texas. (Pew Hispanic Center, October 1, 2012)
  • Consider the funding challenges of public research universities. (National Science Foundation, 2012)
  • Examine teen drinking and driving statistics. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October 2012)
  • See which states have laws related to traumatic brain injury and youth sports-related concussions. (National Conference of State Legislatures, updated September 2012)
  • View a map of dried-out vegetation across America. (NASA Earth Observatory, October 3, 2012)