Two people of the same age can look and act very differently in terms of how old they seem. The secret lies in their “biological age,” a measure of cell and tissue health. In a recent study, CU ...
In the midst of yet another round of high-profile incidents involving racial injustice in America, and the protests that have followed, parents are faced with questions about how to talk with their ...
Human beings have an innate tendency to categorize and classify the world around them. This cognitive process, while essential for making sense of the environment, often gives rise to biases. Biases, ...
We are not born with prejudice toward specific groups of people. Prejudice is learned and reinforced over time so deeply and in so many unintended ways that it has proved very difficult to reduce ...
The limitations of anti-discrimination law reveal the need for an approach grounded in governance rather than individual liability, Kim argues. She notes that governance shifts the focus from ...
The law has long implicitly recognized that preconceived notions can infect decision-making. Now, recent developments have made that recognition explicit. The presidential election put identity ...
AKRON, Ohio - Marlean Ames was distraught in 2019 when she was bumped from an administrator position at the state agency overseeing youth corrections and replaced by a gay man who she says was less ...
Weight bias and stigma are common problems in obesity health care and may be having real consequences for your health. Learn how to spot bias and medical gaslighting and advice on how to overcome it.
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – New York State launched a hotline for the public to report incidents of bias and discrimination. According to the governor’s office, the hotline will bolster the state’s ...
In an email sent to the Cornell community on Thursday, administrators announced the new Cornell Office of Civil Rights which will handle “all reports of bias, discrimination, and harassment on the ...