Research

A school bus sits parked on the the side of a busy New York City street.

Could riding older school buses hinder student performance?

Q&A with Meredith Pedde

Students who ride newer, cleaner-air buses to school have improved academic performance, according to the latest University of Michigan School of Public Health study that documents the effects on students who ride new school buses rather than old ones.

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US rice exported to Haiti may be harmful to health

New research from Jackie Goodrich

Rice exported to Haiti—mostly from the United States—contains unhealthy levels of arsenic and cadmium, which can increase the risk of various cancers, heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses, new research shows.