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11-Mar-2025

Inequality destroys the benefits of positive economic growth for the poor

University of Johannesburg
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A unique analysis of district-level data reveals why inequality is so destructive to the household consumption welfare of people living below the poverty line. During negative economic growth, the welfare of the poor should be the main focus area.

Journal: Journal of African Economies
Funder: African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)

11-Mar-2025

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Ajzen, Albarracín, Banaji, Greenwald and Petty for contributions that have revolutionized attitude theory and its practical applications

BBVA Foundation
Grant and Award Announcement

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences has gone in this seventeenth edition to social psychologists Icek Ajzen (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Dolores Albarracín (University of Pennsylvania), Mahzarin Banaji (Harvard University), Anthony Greenwald (University of Washington), and Richard Petty (Ohio State University) for “revolutionizing the way we understand and measure attitudes” with an influence that extends to “psychology, sociology, political science, education, health, economics and other areas.”

11-Mar-2025

Empire Discovery Institute appoints Dr. Ronald Newbold as Chief Executive Officer

Empire Discovery Institute, Inc.
Business Announcement

Empire Discovery Institute (EDI), a leading non-profit drug discovery and development accelerator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ronald Newbold as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dr. Newbold, who joined EDI in 2021 as Chief Business Officer, has served as interim CEO since August 2022 and has been instrumental in driving the organization’s growth and success.

11-Mar-2025

Outdated assumptions about cost efficiency are costing firms millions, according to new study

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Many companies are operating under the false assumption that diversifying their product lines will automatically lead to cost savings, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. This misconception could be costing firms millions each year, as new findings suggest that traditional methods of evaluating economies of scope are fundamentally flawed.

Journal: Annals of Operations Research

11-Mar-2025

Cheap and environmentally friendly – the next generation LEDs may soon be here

Linköping University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cost, technical performance and environmental impact – these are the three most important aspects for a new type of LED technology to have a broad commercial impact on society. This has been demonstrated by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, in a study published in Nature Sustainability.

Journal: Nature Sustainability
Funder: Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse, Vetenskapsrådet, Energimyndigheten, Stiftelsen Olle Engkvist Byggmästare, Centre in Nano Science and Technology at LiU, The Swedish Government’s Strategic Research Area in Materials Science on Advanced Functional Materials, AFM, at LiU

10-Mar-2025

Pediatric chronic disease prevalence has risen to nearly 30% in the last 20 years

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The prevalence of chronic conditions has risen to unprecedented levels over the past twenty years, with nearly 1-in-3, or about 25 million, young people ages 5 to 25 estimated to now be living with pediatric onset conditions that significantly affect their lives

Journal: Academic Pediatrics
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

10-Mar-2025

Clothes dryers and the bottom line: Switching to air drying can save hundreds

University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

By replacing clothes dyers with line drying, households in the U.S. could save upwards of $2,100 and avoid 3 tons of carbon dioxide emissions over the lifetime of a dryer. The exact impacts, however, depend on what kind of dryer you have and where you live, new research from the University of Michigan shows.

Journal: Resources Conservation and Recycling