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The discourses emerging around the “La Manada” case led to social and legal changes

University of the Basque Country
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Samara Velte of the NOR research team has investigated the social, media and legal discourses that emerged in relation to the gang rape perpetrated during the festival of San Fermin in 2016, and proposes discursive analysis as a methodology for studying conflicts and social movements. Her work brings together the discourses and the relationships between them that were established from the time of the assault until the passing of the ‘Only “Yes” means “Yes”' law, and highlights its usefulness as an instrument for shaping identities as well as social actions.

Journal: Violence Against Women

Teaching of intercultural communication calls for increasingly diverse approaches

University of Eastern Finland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by researchers at the University of Jyväskylä and the University of Eastern Finland highlights the need for multiple approaches in the teaching of intercultural communication in the context of international business.

Journal: Business and Professional Communication Quarterly

Risk of thyroid cancer among GLP1-RA users

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study found no evidence that glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP1-RA) use is associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer. The study is published in the peer-reviewed journal Thyroid^®, the official journal of the American Thyroid Association^® (ATA^®).

Journal: Thyroid

UTA becomes one of largest natural history libraries

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

Thanks to in-kind donations of tens of thousands of rare books, scientific journals, and articles, and reports over the past two years, The University of Texas at Arlington’s Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center (ARDRC) has become one of the largest publicly accessible herpetology libraries in the world.

Countering the next phase of antivaccine activism

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a recent essay, pediatrician-scientist Peter Hotez proposes a focus on local data, improved benefit-risk communications, actively countering health disinformation, and state-level action to address antivaccine sentiment in the U.S.

Journal: PLOS Global Public Health

Study links gene regulating brain circuit formation to autism and seizures

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study led by neuroscientist Viji Santhakumar at the University of California, Riverside, and collaborators at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, offers insights into how the gene neuropilin2 contributes to the development of behavioral changes associated with autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy.

Journal: Molecular Psychiatry

Cost-effectiveness of a polypill for cardiovascular disease prevention in an underserved population

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The results of this economic evaluation suggest that cardiovascular polypill treatment (single pill containing a statin and 3 half-standard dose antihypertensives) could be a high value intervention for a low-income, majority Black population with limited access to health care services. It could additionally reduce health disparities.

Journal: JAMA Cardiology