State and local investments in stadiums, land and youth programs have shaped the sport’s growth — and posed budget risks.

A developmental psychologist who studies college student mental health explains why it's time to retire the "kids these days" ...

Alexis Redding. Alexis Redding is a developmental psychologist and leading expert on college student mental health. She is an ...

State and local investments in stadiums, land and youth programs have shaped the sport’s growth — and posed budget risks. This explainer will give journalists a solid understanding of the public ...

5 infographics that tell the story of legal sports wagering in the U.S. Whether you are a casual or die-hard sports fan, it’s difficult to root for your favorite team without encountering sportsbooks ...

This piece about research on hope, originally published in January 2024, was updated on Feb. 2, 2026, with additional findings. Research on hope has flourished only in recent decades. There’s now a ...

Since January 20, the Trump administration has aggressively — yet quietly — expanded a controversial program that delegates immigration enforcement powers to state and local law enforcement agencies ...

A new paper examines decades of research on receptiveness to opposing views, offering insights into how to evaluate other people’s opinions and why some discussions — even when the goal is civil ...

In a call with a long-time source, what stood out most to STAT reporters Bob Herman and Casey Ross was just how viscerally frustrated and angry the source was about an algorithm used by insurance ...

On May 12, we published a methods paper and a corresponding blog post that introduced a new way to calculate recent detained population numbers at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention ...

A common complaint I hear from researchers is that journalists make a lot of mistakes when they report on academic studies. They often describe study findings incorrectly, for example, or claim that a ...