… Fernando Furquim is a doctoral student and research assistant at the University of
Michigan’s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. His research interests …

Though randomized control trials continue to serve as the “gold standard” of causal inference,
they are neither feasible nor desirable in numerous instances. Even in the absence of …

This paper establishes five new facts about instructional costs in higher education using
department-level data from a broad range of institutions. Costs vary widely across fields, ranging …

Higher education researchers have applied increasingly sophisticated regression techniques
to the study of many important issues. Historically, the statistical workhorse of this work has …

In large parts of Brazil, fire is an extremely problematic and controversial issue. In the
Amazon region, fires are linked to both deforestation to clear pastures and to extreme drought …

Fire is widely used by farmers in Brazil during the winter, or the dry season, to remove
accumulated dead pasture biomass. These practices have substantial impacts on vegetation, soil …

In response to growing income stratification in higher education, President Obama
convened a White House Summit in 2014 where over 100 selective institutions committed to …

… FERNANDO FURQUIM is the director of institutional effectiveness at Minneapolis Community
and Technical … Fernando Furquim and KC Deane share first co-authorship of this paper. …

According to market projections, livestock production systems will have, in 2050, the challenge
of increasing their productivity by 60% while conserving natural resources. Rio Grande …

As pesquisas na linha de forragicultura do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia (PPGZ)
da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) iniciaram juntamente com as primeiras …