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How do universities and colleges decide who to admit? Given the earnings advantage of a post-secondary degree both globally and in Canada, this is an important social mobility question. While the answer varies from one institution to the next, most focus on education criteria like exam scores and grades. However, Canada’s new intake cap on study permit applications puts increased pressure on Canadian institutions to also consider immigration criteria when admitting international undergraduate students. This is just the latest example of immigration’s growing influence on the societal roles of Canadian universities and colleges. Yet those who value public higher education…

The International Comparison Program (ICP) showed that, in 2021, the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP) represented 15.2% of world GDP when expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS).  The largest economy in the world in 2021 was China with about 18.9% of world GDP. The United States was the second largest, with 15.5% of world GDP. The EU was in third place, with 15.2%. Source dataset: International Comparison Program 2021 and  Eurostat calculation  Among the 20 countries in the world with a share larger than 1% of the world GDP expressed in PPS, there were 5 EU countries: Germany (3.4%), France (2.4%),…

At the time of the survey in March and early April, Israelis voiced differing views of the war. Reactions to the military response against Hamas were generally mixed, as were attitudes toward the principal decision-makers – the three members of Israel’s war cabinet. However, most Israelis shared concerns that the war could expand across the region and last a long time. Views of the Israeli military response against Hamas When asked to assess their country’s military response against Hamas in Gaza, about four-in-ten Israelis say it has been about right. Another 34% say it has not gone far enough, while…

Employer name:                Dirty Al’s 2 Inc., operating as Dirty Al’s at Pelican Station Investigation sites:         201B S. Garcia St.                                                    Port Isabel, TX 78578Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Dirty Al’s 2 Inc., operator of Dirty Al’s at Pelican Station in Port Isabel, violated federal law by employing eight minors, including 14 and 15 year-old children, to work as hostesses and bussers. The employer required…

Message to Macron Schmit, who holds the commission’s jobs and social rights portfolio, also criticized von der Leyen’s party, the EPP, which is set to come first in the election. He attacked the EPP for constantly complaining about an excess of rules at the EU level despite having played a large role making them. “You govern for 20 years, you have the [Commission] presidency and the biggest group at the parliament, and then you discover that there is too much regulation,” he said. “There has been 20 years of EPP presidency. It seems to me that they let [over-regulation] happen,…

In our survey fielded from March 3 to April 4, 2024 – prior to the Biden administration’s statement about halting the shipment of some arms to Israel – Israelis offer somewhat mixed reviews of President Joe Biden and his actions during the conflict. For example, while 57% of Israelis express confidence in U.S. President Joe Biden to do the right thing regarding world affairs, a similar share (60%) disapprove of his handling of the ongoing war. Still, roughly seven-in-ten Israelis want the U.S. to play a major role in diplomatically resolving the conflict, more than say this about the United…

Despite their mixed opinions about the military response to Hamas and concerns about the war expanding and going on a long time, most Israelis were confident in our recent survey (conducted in March and early April) that their country will achieve its war aims. By roughly two to one, more feel optimistic than pessimistic about the future of Israel’s national security. However, this optimism does not extend to the prospect of peaceful coexistence alongside a Palestinian state, which Israelis now see as less likely than they did in recent years. A plurality of Israelis also think that Israel should govern…

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Laura Silver, Associate Director, Global Attitudes ResearchMaria Smerkovich, Research Associate Sarah Austin, Research AssistantLaura Clancy, Research AnalystAlan Cooperman, Director, Religion ResearchManolo Corichi, Research AnalystJonathan Evans, Senior ResearcherMoira Fagan, Research AssociateJanell Fetterolf, Senior ResearcherGar Meng Leong, Communications ManagerKirsten Lesage, Research AssociateCarolyn Lau, International Research MethodologistWilliam Miner, Research AssistantPatrick Moynihan, Associate Director, International Research MethodsGeorgina Pizzolitto, Research MethodologistJacob Poushter, Associate Director, Global Attitudes ResearchSofia Hernandez Ramones, Research AssistantSofi Sinozich, International Research MethodologistKelsey Jo Starr, Research AnalystBrianna Vetter, Administrative AssociateRichard Wike, Director, Global Attitudes Research pewresearch

The data is from a survey of 1,001 Israeli adults conducted face-to-face from March 3 to April 4, 2024. Interviews were conducted in Hebrew and Arabic, and the survey is representative of the adult population ages 18 and older, excluding those in East Jerusalem and non-sanctioned outposts. (The survey also did not cover the West Bank or Gaza.) The survey included an oversample of Arabs in Israel. It was subsequently weighted to be representative of the Israeli adult population with the following variables: gender by ethnicity, age by ethnicity, education, region, urbanicity and probability of selection of respondent. Here is…

When a star is born or dies, or when any other very energetic phenomenon occurs in the universe, it emits X-rays, which are high-energy light particles that aren’t visible to the naked eye. These X-rays are the same kind that doctors use to take pictures of broken bones inside the body. But instead of looking at the shadows produced by the bones stopping X-rays inside of a person, astronomers detect X-rays flying through space to get images of events such as black holes and supernovae. Images and spectra – charts showing the distribution of light across different wavelengths from an…