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19-Nov-2024

Study raises concerns about the climate change and global conflict crises

University of Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As a lawyer Luisa Bedoya Taborda worked with rural communities forced off their land by armed groups in Colombia, South America. Now, she is doing a PhD at the University of Sydney on the impact of climate change in communities affected by conflict and has found that many countries most impacted by these crises are being overlooked.

19-Nov-2024

Masks affect how kids — and parents — read emotions, USC brain research finds

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Decoding emotions, especially sadness, behind masks requires extra brain power, complicating interactions for stressed parents and children in key stages of social-emotional development.

Journal: Emotion
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

19-Nov-2024

Columbia Aging Center epidemiologist co-authors new report from National Academies on using race and ethnicity in biomedical research

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Reports and Proceedings

A new report addresses the responsible use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research and is a call to action for biomedical research to rethink how it uses race and ethnicity. The number of people who identify as multiracial in the U.S. is increasing, yet there is no standard way to account for multiracial or multiethnic people in biomedical research, according to the final report, Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research.

Funder: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

19-Nov-2024

$4.5 million Dept. of Education grant to expand mental health services through Binghamton University Community Schools

Binghamton University
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Binghamton University Community Schools (BUCS) a five-year grant, totaling more than $4.5 million, to expand mental health services in Chenango County as part of its Mental Health Service Provider Demonstration Grant Program.

19-Nov-2024

Why inclusive product lines may not be seen as equally positive by all consumers—and how companies can respond

American Marketing Association

Demonstrating respect for underrepresented consumers’ needs can help boost reception of product line extensions.

Journal: Journal of Marketing

19-Nov-2024

UTA recognized for innovation and economic prosperity

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

Each year, UT Arlington and its graduates have an estimated economic impact in Texas of $27 billion, leading to the creation of about 227,000 jobs statewide. And within North Texas specifically, UTA and its alumni are responsible for about 4.2% of total employment. These are among the many reasons that the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) named The University of Texas at Arlington an Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) designee – one of just 88 higher education institutions in the United States and Canada to receive this identification.

19-Nov-2024

Beyond backlash: how feeling threatened by diversity can trigger positive change

University of British Columbia - Sauder School of Business
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Studies have shown that fostering diversity at organizations through EDI programs can come with a steep cost, as employees from dominant groups often felt threatened, leading to a backlash against the very groups the employers are seeking to support. But could those feelings of threat also lead to learning and change, and eventually allyship? A new UBC Sauder study says they can — as long as employers keep communication channels open.

Journal: Academy of Management Review