a new study from the University of California San Diego finds that adults in California and Louisiana who experienced intimate partner violence in the past year — either as victims or perpetrators — are significantly more likely to own firearms and to have purchased a firearm in the past year.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has selected new editors to lead three of its peer-reviewed journal titles, effective January 1. They are Jason D. (Jace) Flatt, PhD, MPH, as the editor-in-chief of the Social Sciences section of The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences; Karen Kopera-Frye, PhD, FAGHE, FGSA, as the editor-in-chief of Gerontology & Geriatrics Education; and Joyce Siette, B Psych (Hons), PhD, as the editor-in-chief of the Medical Sciences section of The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences.

A naturally fluffy white beard, a round belly and a jolly laugh might seem like the keys to being a successful Santa Claus, but new research suggests that a calling to play the man with the bag full of toys is enough to help candidates overcome a lack of typical attributes for the role.

 

LMU researchers conduct representative survey on the perception and use of AI in journalism.

Volcanic activity may have exacerbated the spread of the Black Death through medieval Europe, according to a study published in Communications Earth & Environment.