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Earl Gregg Swem Library

Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth

Categories: Births/Deaths,Income/Poverty,United Nations

http://www.who.int/pmnch/media/news/2012/201204_borntoosoon-report.pdf

Provides statistics on the number and rates of preterm births, inequality in survival rates based on socioeconomic differences, and offers recommendations for must be done to save more lives.  From the World Health Organization

 

Graduate Enrollment in Science and Engineering Grew Substantially in the Past Decade but Slowed in 2010

Categories: Education-Higher,Science/Technology,Statistics

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12317/nsf12317.pdf

Provides data and trends on enrollment in postgraduate science and engineering programs by field of study and demographic characteristics of students.   From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation

 

OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2011

Categories: Disability,Elderly,Retirement/Social Security,Statistics

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2011/index.html

Offers statistics on the number and type of beneficiaries and the amount of benefits paid in each state and county during 2011.  From the Social Security Administration

 

Selected Oral Health Indicators in the United States, 2005-2008

Categories: Health/Medical,Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db96.pdf

This report describes the prevalence of untreated dental caries, existing dental restorations, dental sealants, and tooth loss in the United States by age, race, ethnicity, and poverty level during 2005-2008.

From the National Center for Health Statistics

 

Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts, 2009: Preliminary

Categories: Crime/Justice,Govt Finance,Statistics

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4335

Offers data files on all national and state level spending for police protection, all judicial functions, and corrections in 2009.  Subject to later revision.   From the Bureau of Justice Statistics

 

Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts, 2008: Final

Categories: Crime/Justice,Govt Finance,Statistics

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4333

Offers data files on all national and state level spending for police protection, all judicial functions, and corrections in 2008.  From the Bureau of Justice Statistics

 

Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations

Categories: Headlines,Science/Technology,Telecommunications/Internet

http://www.nist.gov/customcf/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911075

Defines cloud computing, describes benefits and open issues, presents an overview of major classes of cloud technology, and provides guidelines and recommendations on the opportunities and risks of cloud computing.  From the National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

State Tobacco Revenues Compared with Tobacco Control Appropriations: United States, 1998-2010

Categories: Govt Finance,Laws/Regulations,Smoking/Tobacco

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6120a3.htm?s_cid=mm6120a3_x

Examines spending on smoking control measures by state since the Master Settlement Agreement and reports that overall the ratio of state tobacco revenues from various sources to state and federal tobacco control appropriations was about 30 to 1. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

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