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Just Added (Weeks of June 11th, 18th, June 25th 2017)
Friday (June 30)
In 2015, US Institutions Awarded Most Doctorates Ever Recorded
- Data: Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2015 Report ||| Also available Data Tables (Excel and PDF)
Patient Characteristics of Opioid-Related Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits Nationally and by State, 2014 (via AHRQ)
Thursday (June 29)
2015 Survey of Doctorate Recipients Expands Its Population Coverage and Reporting on Field of Study (via National Science Foundation) ||| PDF Version also available
LexisNexis Rule of Law Analysis Shows U.S. Ranks 19th in Long Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
Wednesday (June 28)
Global Phishing Survey: Domain Name Use and Trends in 2016 (via Anti-Phishing Working Group) ||| Links to Previously Released Reports
48 pages; PDF.
Tuesday (June 27th)
2017 Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics (via Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration/USDOT)
62 pages; PDF.
U.S. Dept. of State Releases Trafficking in Persons Report 2017
Complete Report ||| Direct to Specific Sections of the Report, Fact Sheets, HTML Version
484 pages; PDF.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases 2016 “Americans Time Use” Survey Results/Data
Report Resources:
Drug Use, Dependence, and Abuse Among State Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2007-2009 (via BJS)
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Monday (June 26th)
Primary Document: Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: (“Scoring”) of Senate Health Care Bill
Released June 26, 2017 (49 pages; PDF).
Lessons for Future Department of Defense Social Media Analysis in Support of Information Operations (via Brookings)
92 pages; PDF.
WHO Guidelines on Ethical Issues in Public Health Surveillance (via World Health Organization)
56 pages; PDF.
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Friday (June 23rd)
“With the tool, users can compare the Senate bill to current law and the House-passed American Health Care Act in 17 key areas of health policy, including Medicaid, premium subsidies to individuals, state role, financing, women’s health, and individual health insurance market rules.”
Thursday (June 22nd)
U.S. Copyright Publishes Section 1201 Study (195 pages; PDF)
U.S. Census Releases New Population Estimates (Summary and Two Data Tables)
Additional Resources
- Infographic
- States With the Highest and Lowest Median Ages in 2016, With Change Since 2000 (PDF)
- Counties With the Highest and Lowest Median Ages in 2016, With Change Since 2000 (PDF)
- Detailed Data Tables
- Downloadable Datasets
2017 World Drug Report Released by UNODC
Summary/News Release ||| Direct to Complete Report, Charts
New Data: Indicators of Mental Health Problems Reported by Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-12 (17 pages; PDF via BJS) ||| Summary (1 page; PDF)
Wednesday (June 21st)
2016 Internet Crime Report (28 pages; PDF; via IC3/FBI)
Tuesday (June 20th)
Gov Docs in the News: Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan:Report to Congress…” (via U.S. Dept. of Defense)
102 pages; PDF. June 2017.
Green Growth Indicators 2017 (via OECD)
Highlights (16 pages; PDF) ||| Full Text Report (Read Online) ||| Interactive Map and Other Materials
Monday (June 19th)
Global Trends: Forced Displacement In 2016 (via UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency)
Food Insecurity Among Children in 2015 (via Brookings)
Canada’s Merchandise Trade with the United States (by State) (via Statistics Canada)
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Friday (June 16th)
President Donald J. Trump Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report (via U.S. Office of Government Ethics)
98 pages; PDF.
The Digital-Born and Legacy News Media on Twitter During the French Presidential Elections (via Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism/University of Oxford)
Full Text Report (8 pages; PDF) ||| Appendix (2 pages; PDF)
Report on the Situation of Cartoonists Worldwide 2016/2017 (via Cartooning for Peace)
31 pages; PDF. ||| See Also: Report Highlights Cartoonists Under Threat Worldwide (CBLDF)
Thursday
Times Higher Education Releases World University Reputation Rankings 2017
Overview ||| Complete Results ||| Methodology
EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2017
62 pages; PDF. ||| Summary/Key Findings
Wednesday
Fake News and Cyber Propaganda: The Use and Abuse of Social Media (via Trend Micro)
Summary ||| Direct to Full Text Report
81 pages; PDF.
Fear Thy Neighbor: Radicalization and Jihadist Attacks in the West
Published by George Washington University’s Program on Extremism, the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT). 108 pages; PDF.
New Article/Data: 1991-2014 Health Care Spending by Stats (via Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS))
Overview ||| Data Files ||| Full Text Article
County by County Analysis of Current Projected Insurer Participation (2018) in Health Insurance Exchanges (Map) ||| Summary/News Release (via Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
K-12 Education: More Than Half of School Expenditures Spent on Classroom Instruction, Largest Increase Since 2008 (via U.S. Census)
News Release/Highlights ||| Direct to Full Text Report (65 pages; PDF)
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends for Women 2017 (via International Labour Organization)
Summary (5 pages; PDF) ||| Full Text Report (66 pages; PDF) ||| Maps & Video
Abuse of Older People on the Rise – 1 in 6 Affected (via World Health Organization) ||| Direct to Full Text Study Discussed in WHO Announcement (via The Lancet)
Tuesday
Canada: Police-Reported Hate Crime Up 5% During 2015 (via Statistics Canada)
Higher Education: Promises and Pitfalls of Online Education (via Brookings)
PDF version also available. (8 pages)
Monday
Documents in the News: Full Text of Complaint Filed in State of Maryland and District of Columbia v. Donald J. Trump (Emoluments Lawsuit)
48 pages; PDF.
Brexit Reading List: Negotiations and Future Relations (via UK House of Commons Library)
11 pages; PDF.
Brexit Reading List: Defence and Security (via UK House of Commons Library)
8 pages; PDF.
Briefing Document: “Paris Agreement: United States Withdrawal” (via European Parliament Research Service)
2 pages; PDF.
Includes links to many documents and resources.
Sunday (June 11th)
Cisco Projects Annual Internet Protocol Traffic to Exceed Three Zettabytes by 2021
Global
Business
Update: Global Family Business Index Now Online (500 Largest Family Businesses in the World by Revenue)
via University of St.Gallen, Switzerland and EY ||| News Release/Highlights
China
China Economy Update, May 2017 (via Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UK)
2 pages; PDF.
Climate Change
Resource Document on Mental Health and Climate Change (via American Psychiatric Association (APA))
4 pages; PDF. Cites to more than 25 articles/reports.
Working Paper: Climate Change And Trade Policy Interaction: Implications Of Regionalism (via OECD)
55 pages; PDF.
FAQ: What is the History of the Paris Agreement (2015)?
via Dag Hammarskjöld Library, United Nations
Documents in the News
Prepared Remarks: Opening Statement to Senate Select Committee on Intelligence by James B. Comey
For hearing on June 8, 2017 (7 pages; PDF) via Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Energy
Nuclear Power Reactors in the World (via IAEA)
2017 edition. 88 pages; PDF.
Working Paper: The Empirics of Enabling Investment and Innovation in Renewable Energy (via OECD)
95 pages; PDF.
Environment
Marine Protected Areas: Economics, Management and Effective Policy Mixes (via OECD) ||| Highlights Document (16 pages; PDF)
Government
Breaking Down Democracy: Goals, Strategies, and Methods of Modern Authoritarians (via Freedom House)
64 pages; PDF. ||| HTML Version
Health
Integrated Responses to Human Smuggling from the Horn of Africa to Europe (via Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime)
83 pages; PDF.
Internet
Akamai Releases Q1 2017 “State of the Internet Connectivity” Report
64 pages; PDF.
Domain Tools Report (Spring 2017)
11 pages; PDF.
The Digital Footprint of Europe’s Refugees (via Pew Research Center)
Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report Released
355 Slides and/or Downloadable PDF (355 pages)
Journalism
2016 Report on the Aspen Institute Dialogue on the Future of Journalism
Direct to PDF Version (44 pages) ||| HTML Version
The Future of Journalism, captures a wide range of perspectives from media experts, academics, journalists and publishers about the challenges facing the journalism industry and its future trajectory. From the promises of virtual reality to the challenges of multi-platform distribution channels to the failures of staffing a diverse, representative newsroom, the report offers a series of recommendations to help re-establish journalism as a necessary component to a good society.
Legal
Laws Lifting Sovereign Immunity In Selected Countries (via Law Library of Congress)
HTML Version ||| PDF Version (19 pages)
Review of laws in Cuba, Iran, Libya, Russia, Sudan, and Syria.
Miranda Warning Equivalents Abroad (via Law Library of Congress)
HTML Version ||| PDF Version (70 pages) ||| Miranda Equivalents Map (PDF)
Peace
Global Peace Index 2017 (via Visions of Humanity)
Summary/News Release ||| Highlights (4 pages; PDF) ||| Full Text (140 pages; PDF)
Social Media
Twiplomacy 2017 Study Released (via Burson-Marsteller)
Use of Twitter and other social media in diplomacy. Rankings of world leaders and international organizations.
UK
Junk News and Bots During the 2017 UK General Election: What Are UK Voters Sharing Over Twitter? (via Project on Computational Propaganda, Oxford University)
US
Climate
Consumer Spending
By the Numbers: Spending Habits of Older Americans (via Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Energy
21st Century U.S. Energy Sources: A Primer (via Congressional Research Service)
May 21, 2017. PDF Version Also Available (41 pages).
Government
The Congressional Budget Office’s Work in 2016: A Report to the Congress (via CBO)
9 pages; PDF.
The State of Redistricting Litigation (May 2017 Edition)
From the Brennan Center at the New York School of Law.
Health
Healthcare
Higher Education
New: 2015 Data From the Humanities Indicators Project (American Academy of Arts & Sciences)
- Associate’s Degrees in the Humanities
- Bachelor’s Degrees in the Humanities
- Disciplinary Distribution of Bachelor’s Degrees in the Humanities
- Gender Distribution of Bachelor’s Degrees in the Humanities
- Humanities Bachelor’s Degrees as a Second Major
- Institutional Distribution of Bachelor’s Degrees in the Humanities
- Racial/Ethnic Distribution of Bachelor’s Degrees in the Humanities
Housing
2016 Characteristics of New Housing (via US Census)
751 pages; PDF
Isis
Statistics: GW Extremism Tracker / Isis in America (via George Washington University Program on Extremism)
May 2017 Update. Access Previously Releases Reports
National Endowment For the Arts
Industrial Design: A Competitive Edge for U.S. Manufacturing Success in the Global Economy
Revision Number Three, May 2017.
Online
US Mobile Time Spent and Activities StatPack 2017 (via eMarketer)
4o pages; PDF
State Department
U.S. Dept. of State: Semiannual Report to the Congress (October 1, 2016, to March 31, 2017)
From the DOS Inspector General.
Traffic Safety
Traffic Safety Facts: Seat Belt Use in 2016—Use Rates in the States and Territories
2 pages; PDF.
Traffic Safety Facts: Passenger Vehicles: 2015 Data (via National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
13 pages; PDF.
Transportation
Freight Intermodal Connectors Study (via Federal Highway Administration)
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