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22-Jul-2025

First impressions count: How babies are talked about during ultrasounds impacts parent perceptions, caregiving relationship

University of Notre Dame
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Notre Dame psychologist Kaylin Hill studied the impact of a parent’s first impression of their baby during an ultrasound exam. The words used by the medical professional to describe the baby (positive or negative) influence how the parents perceive their baby, relate to them after they're born and even how that child behaves as a toddler. The research has broad implications for how we train medical professionals to interact with expectant parents, as well as how we care for parents during the perinatal period when they are most susceptible to depression.

Journal: Communications Psychology
Funder: Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, Jacobs Foundation Early Career Research Fellowship, John and Polly Sparks Foundation Investigator Award, National Institute of Mental Health, National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Grant, Vanderbilt Strong Grant, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Grant

22-Jul-2025

Sustainability Accelerator selects 41 new projects with potential for rapid scale-up

Stanford University
Grant and Award Announcement

The latest awards enable development and implementation of cross-disciplinary projects tackling real-world sustainability challenges in food and agriculture, industry, water, electricity, and biology.

22-Jul-2025

Americans prefer a more diverse society

University of Copenhagen
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study challenges the notion that Americans fear ethnic and religious replacement. On the contrary, the majority want a more diverse United States.

Journal: Ethos

22-Jul-2025

UTA study links police fatigue to performance risks

University of Texas at Arlington
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Police understand the importance of sleep—but for many, the nature of the job makes it hard to get enough of it.

A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington, published in Policing: An International Journal, explores how sleep deprivation affects police and their performance on the job.

Journal: Policing An International Journal

22-Jul-2025

New study links power outages, social vulnerability in Gulf Coast

Ohio State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study shows how extreme weather and power outages can impact socially vulnerable populations in counties near the U.S. Gulf Coast. The researchers also estimated the 10 counties most and least likely to have long-term power outages in the five states that border the Gulf.

Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

22-Jul-2025

Hotel revenues are reaching a new high in Colorado

Virginia Tech
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new Virginia Tech study highlights the impact of marijuana legalization on hotels.

Journal: Production and Operations Management

22-Jul-2025

Teens are using dating apps more than you’d think. It may not be a bad thing.

Northwestern University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nearly one in four teenagers are using dating apps — and it may not be hurting their mental health, suggests a new Northwestern Medicine study that monitored adolescents over six months. The findings challenge the popular belief that dating apps are harmful for teenagers. Instead, the study suggests, these apps may provide teens with valuable social connections, particularly for those who identify as sexual and gender minorities populations.

Journal: Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science