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Homicide is declining around the world – but why?

Following decades of increasing crime during the 1960s, ‘70s and '80s, U.S. homicide rates declined by almost 40% throughout the 1990s, and have remained low since. Most of the world has experienced a parallel reduction in homicide over the previous three decades. In a new study, the case is made for a possible explanation: The population of countries around the world is getting older (The Conversation).

November 4, 2019Global Research

USF PIRE Sustainability Effort Transforms the Nature of Global Research & Partnerships

Over five years, one of USF's largest sustainability grants has resulted in a deeper understanding of how to build successful global partnerships to advance the well-being of communities.

October 28, 2019Global Research

Florida researcher testing bone fragments that could be Amelia Earhart's

Amelia Earhart's disappearance remains one of America's most mysterious, but a researcher at the University of South Florida is hoping to connect the dots and finally solve it (WTHR).

October 17, 2019Global Research, Research

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