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\nHello and happy Friday<\/a>!\u00a0We are enjoying our last few days of winter break here in Minnesota, but we are excited to be back in full force for the spring semester next week. In this roundup, we\u00a0have\u00a0our last round of Best Of and Most Popular 2016 posts, and we\u00a0highlight some new pieces on charitable giving, medical school, and\u00a0repertoires of contention.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s Research on That!<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“The Social Determinants of Charitable Giving<\/a>,” by Caity Curry<\/a>. The holidays are an annual “giving season” for many, but research shows that social factors often determine who gives and for what.<\/p>\n

*~!MOST POPULAR 2016!~*
\n“Millennials Misunderstood<\/a>,” by Evan Stewart<\/a>. In the most viewed TROT of 2016, social\u00a0research helps explain\u00a0why Millennials are at once fiercely independent, but also missing key markers of adulthood.<\/p>\n

Clippings<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Teaching Medical Students To Rethink Race<\/a>,” by Caty Taborda-Whitt<\/a>.\u00a0Dorothy Roberts<\/a>\u00a0talks to\u00a0Stat News<\/em> about the need for medical students to learn about the social construction of race.<\/p>\n

Discoveries<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

*~!BEST OF 2016!~*
\n“Fifty Shades of Pay<\/a>,” by Neeraj Rajasekar<\/a>. Voted Best Title of 2016, this Discovery details a study from\u00a0Sociology of Race and Ethnicity<\/em> that finds wage inequalities between dark and light skinned immigrants.<\/p>\n

*~!MOST POPULAR 2016!~*
\n“On Noisy Neighbors<\/a>,” by Evan Stewart<\/a>.\u00a0The most viewed Discovery of 2016\u00a0summarizes research from AJS\u00a0<\/em>that\u00a0shows how class and culture determine what we find “noisy.”<\/p>\n

From Our Partners:<\/h3>\n

Contexts<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Revisiting the Rationing of Medical Degrees in the United States<\/a>,” by Tania M. Jenkins<\/a> and Shalini Reddy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The Contemporary American University, In Seven Emails<\/a>,”\u00a0by Rebecca Schuman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scholars Strategy Network<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Disabled American Workers Need Ongoing Social Support As Well As Jobs and Fair Wages<\/a>,” by Gwendolyn Barnhart<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And a Few from the Community Pages:<\/h3>\n