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Can Catalonia survive without economic growth? A new study says it can

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Reports and Proceedings

With an unprecedented level of detail, an ICTA-UAB report describes the policies required to put a post-growth transition into practice in Catalonia (Spain). The measures could be applicable in both a national and international context.

New process for making MXenes via vapor-phase synthesis could expand technological applications

Drexel University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MXenes are two-dimensional nanomaterials first synthesized at Drexel University in 2011.They have been recognized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry as an emerging technology with “true potential to transform our world.” But their widespread use has thus far been limited by the complicated process it takes to produce them. In a recent paper, researchers from Drexel, with collaborators at the University of Pennsylvania and Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., show that a process called chemical vapor deposition can be tailored to produce the nanomaterials in a form, quality and quantity — and potentially at a lower cost — that could one day allow them to be used in electronic, environmental and quantum technologies.

Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

The anthropological dimensions of sari-sari stores as liminal community pharmacies

Ateneo de Manila University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Ateneo de Manila University study finds sari-sari stores quietly fill medicine-access gaps in remote communities, while exposing the limits of informal care.

Journal: Acta Medica Philippina

Temperature measurement error may cause climate-impact studies to understate impacts by 15% or more

Wake Forest University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When policymakers and city officials plan for climate change, they rely on economic studies showing how extreme heat impacts violent crime, public health, energy grids and crop yields. However, a new study published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists reveals a hidden problem in that research: the temperatures used in many climate-impact studies can contain substantial measurement error, leading researchers to misestimate the true impacts of temperature and, on average, potentially understate climate impacts by at least 15%.

National Science Foundation awards $2 million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute for student scholarships and STEM programs

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $2 million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for scholarships and mentoring aimed at improving the retention and graduation rates of low-income undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of robotics, smart infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing.

The “cold-start” problem: online employment platforms are misaligned with skilled late-career workers, finds new study

University of Cambridge
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Many skilled older workers seek to transition from full-time stressful jobs to more flexible work, but freelance employment platforms don’t adequately recognise their credentials so there is a mismatch, finds a new study published in the journal Administrative Science Quarterly.

Journal: Administrative Science Quarterly

The high cost of climate change on worker productivity

University of California - Davis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

What's the price of climate-driven heat stress on worker producivity? A UC Davis study quantifies the cost.

Journal: Nature Climate Change
Funder: Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies Bass Fellowship, Rockefeller Foundation, NASA, Stanford Energy, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy

National study finds violence affects millions across US with links to health, economic hardship

Tulane University
Reports and Proceedings

A new national study finds violence touches the lives of millions of Americans, with particularly high rates among women and people facing economic instability. Researchers found intimate partner violence has affected six in 10 women and nearly half of men, while recent violence was strongly associated with eviction, homelessness, mental health challenges and substance use. The first-of-its-kind national survey provides a new baseline for understanding who is most at risk and helping guide future violence prevention efforts.

Oughton to receive funding for project on space weather satellite risk characterization and socio-economic impacts

George Mason University
Grant and Award Announcement

Edward Oughton, Associate Professor, Geography and Geoinformation Science, College of Science, is set to receive funding for the project: “Collaborative Research: AI-enabled, Uncertainty-Aware Space Weather Risk Characterization and Mitigation for Satellite Operations.”

Funder: National Science Foundation

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