April 7, 2016

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Study: US Latinosmayavoidstates with anti-immigrationlaws
The migrationpatterns of Latinos -- includingthosewhowereborn in the US -- havebeeninfluenced by state anti-immigrationlaws, a new studystates. "Thisis a loss of human capital," said Dartmouth College geography professor and study co-author Richard Wright. "The goals of the legislation are to target unauthorizedpopulations, butitisclear the effects of the legislation are affectingmigrationbehavior of allLatinos."
NBC News (3/30)

The past, present and future of OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMaphasgrownsinceitlaunched in 2004 to include more than 2.4 millionregisteredusers, althoughmost of the contributions come from a small fraction of thispopulation, writes Diana Sinton. Shediscusses the mappingprocess, the quality of the data generated and the future for the project. A presentation on OpenStreetMapwas made atAAG's conference in San Francisco.
Directions Magazine (4/6)

Other News
  • A look at the Nagorno-Karabakh conflictThe Washington Post (tieredsubscription model) (4/6)

Research, Education and Global Change
RisingsealevelsthreatenNASA'sspace centers

(Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via Getty Images)
NASA, a key contributor to climateresearch, isfacingthreats to itsfacilitiescaused by rising water levels. Much of the land the agency managesisnearsealevel and close to the coasts. "We are tremendouslylinked to the drink," saidKimToufectis, who heads the master planning program for the agency.
The New York Times (free-articleaccess for SmartBriefreaders) (4/4)

Studymonitorsmobilitypatterns in Hong Kong
Research in the journal Citiesusedcellphone data to trackmobilitypatterns of rich, middle-class and low-incomeresidents in Hong Kong. "While the authorsdescribe Hong Kong residentsasextremely mobile, theyfind a city thatisterriblysegregatednot just by wherepeople live, butacrossmanydimensions of howtheymovearound," writes Richard Florida.
CityLab (4/5)

Many Native American populationsdied out 500 years ago, studysuggests
A study of mitochondrial DNA from 92 mummies and skeletons of indigenous Americans wholived from 8,600 to 500 years ago suggests the arrival of Europeansmayhavewiped out some populations in North, Central and South America. Scientistssay some sort of catastrophereduced the geneticdiversity of indigenouspeoplesabout 500 years ago. "Weknewthat Native Americans living todayhave a relativelylowgeneticdiversity, meaningitishighlylikelythatsometime in the past, theylost some of theirgeneticdiversity in whatwe call a bottleneck," saidBastienLlamas, leadauthor of the studypublished in Science Advances.
The Christian Science Monitor (4/2)

  • Mapping the threat of leadexposureacross the USVox (4/6)

Technology and Applications
Satellite images point to possible Viking site in Newfoundland

(Pixabay)
Infrared satellite images have led archaeologists to a site in Newfoundlandthatcould be an ancient Viking settlement. Researchersspotted dark areasatwhatthey'vedubbed Point Rosee in high-resolutionphotostaken from space, and theyhavebegunexcavating, findingevidence of ironworkingthatsuggests the site may be a second Viking settlement in North America. The archaeologists' work will be highlighted in a two-hour documentary, "VikingsUnearthed," whichaired Wednesday on PBS.
The New York Times (free-articleaccess for SmartBriefreaders) (3/31)

Other News
  • Drone network to provideemergencysupplies in RwandaThe New York Times (free-articleaccess for SmartBriefreaders) (4/4)


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