Archive: 04/12/2015
Benefit cuts to teachers won't lead to taxpayer savings
Cutting benefits for teachers or other public-sector workers may not save taxpayers as much as one might think, according to a new University of Illinois at Chicago study.
Dec 4, 2015
When fear is a weapon—how terror attacks influence mental health
On November 13 2015, a series of coordinated attacks in Paris left 130 people dead. A week later, armed gunmen stormed a hotel in Mali, seizing hostages while also firing indiscriminately at guests, killing 27 people. And ...
Dec 4, 2015
Action needed to set legal limits on trans fats in food
On 3 December, the European Commission adopted a report on trans fats (TFA) in food and in the overall diet of Europeans. Based on JRC input, it suggests that setting a legal limit for industrial TFA content would be the ...
Dec 4, 2015