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Released: 27-Feb-2024 6:05 AM EST
Can hunger be eradicated by 2030?
McGill University

World hunger is growing at an alarming rate, with prolonged conflicts, climate change, and COVID-19 exacerbating the problem.

Newswise: Chulalongkorn Awards 14th ASEAN and Thailand’s Top Corporate Brands to Companies with Highest Brand Value in 2023
Released: 27-Feb-2024 3:05 AM EST
Chulalongkorn Awards 14th ASEAN and Thailand’s Top Corporate Brands to Companies with Highest Brand Value in 2023
Chulalongkorn University

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Guntalee Ruenrom and Asst. Prof. Dr. Ake Pattaratanakun, representing the Master in Branding and Marketing Program, Department of Marketing, Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University, joined forces with The Stock Exchange of Thailand and Manager Group of Media in organizing “ASEAN and Thailand’s Top Corporate Brands 2023,” an event to award organizations with the highest brand value in Thailand and ASEAN of the year 2023, which marked the 14th year of propagation of corporate brand valuation research.

Newswise: Researchers use AI, Google Street View to predict household energy costs on large scale
Released: 26-Feb-2024 11:15 AM EST
Researchers use AI, Google Street View to predict household energy costs on large scale
University of Notre Dame

An interdisciplinary team of experts from the University of Notre Dame, in collaboration with the University of Maryland and University of Utah, have found a way to use artificial intelligence to analyze a household’s passive design characteristics and predict its energy expenses with more than 74 percent accuracy. By combining their findings with demographic data including poverty levels, the researchers have created a comprehensive model for predicting energy burden across 1,402 census tracts and nearly 300,000 households in Chicago.

   
Newswise: Michigan Ross Professor Explores the Financial Implications of DEI Policy in Government Contracting
Released: 26-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Michigan Ross Professor Explores the Financial Implications of DEI Policy in Government Contracting
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

In a new paper published in the Rand Journal of Economics, Ben Rosa, assistant professor of business economics and public policy, explores the impact of procurement policies on disadvantaged businesses and government spending.

   
Newswise: How discrimination, class, and gender intersect to affect Black Americans’ well-being
Released: 23-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
How discrimination, class, and gender intersect to affect Black Americans’ well-being
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Black Americans experience racial discrimination as a chronic stressor that influences their quality of life. But it exists in conjunction with other social factors that may modify the impact in various ways. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores how discrimination, gender, and social class affect individual well-being and relationship quality for Black Americans.

Released: 22-Feb-2024 7:05 PM EST
Entrepreneurs’ stock losses bruise their businesses
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

When a recession takes a bite out of an entrepreneur’s personal stock portfolio, does that person’s business suffer more than those of older and larger competitors?

Released: 22-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Michigan Ross Professor Sarah Miller Examines Relationship of Reproductive Health and Economics in Financial Times Poll
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Access to reproductive health care — and abortion in particular — is an issue that resonates with voters’ deeply held personal beliefs and reflects their underlying moral, philosophical, and religious views. But is it also an economic issue?

   
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Released: 21-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Expert shares advice on the most effective strategies for tax season
Virginia Tech

Navigating tax season can be a source of stress for many individuals. Virginia Tech finance expert Jesse Lineberry shares ways to stay ahead on tax season to avoid being overwhelmed as the April 15 deadline approaches. Get organized early. “With so many details to account for it's essential to retrieve all information from previous employers and bankers,” said Lineberry.

Newswise: 25 innovative solutions to the housing affordability crisis
Released: 21-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
25 innovative solutions to the housing affordability crisis
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

Each year since 2018, Ivory Innovations has recognized organizations working on solutions to the lack of affordable housing in the United States.

Newswise: Rutgers Computer Scientist Named Sloan Fellow
20-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
Rutgers Computer Scientist Named Sloan Fellow
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A Rutgers professor who studies and improves the design of algorithms – human-made instructions computers follow to solve problems and perform computations – has been selected to receive a 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship. Aaron Bernstein, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, was named one of 126 researchers drawn from a select group of 53 institutions in the U.S. and Canada.

Newswise: Invasive weed could be turned into a viable economic crop
Released: 19-Feb-2024 6:05 PM EST
Invasive weed could be turned into a viable economic crop
University of South Australia

One of the most invasive Australian weeds is being touted as a potential economic crop, with benefits for the construction, mining and forestry industries, and potentially many First Nations communities.

15-Feb-2024 1:45 PM EST
Lockdown skin cancer diagnosis delays linked to deaths and £6bn costs in Europe
University College London

Delays in diagnosing melanoma due to Covid-19 lockdowns may have contributed to over 100,000 years of life lost across Europe and over £6bn in costs, mainly indirectly due to loss of productivity, finds a new study led by UCL and University Hospital of Basel researchers.

Newswise: High out-of-pocket costs hindering treatment of diabetes
Released: 16-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
High out-of-pocket costs hindering treatment of diabetes
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Diabetes care providers should account for impacts caused by financial insecurity, researchers suggest

Newswise: Elevate Your Entrepreneurial Journey at Women Impact Entrepreneurship Day 2024!!
Released: 16-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST
Elevate Your Entrepreneurial Journey at Women Impact Entrepreneurship Day 2024!!
Chulalongkorn University

Dive into the realm of inspiration with Sasin Sustainability & Entrepreneurship Center as we proudly present "Women Impact Entrepreneurship Day (WIED) 2024"!

Released: 15-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Q&A: What is the best route to fairer AI systems?
University of Washington

Mike Teodorescu, a University of Washington assistant professor in the Information School, proposes that private enterprise standards for fairer machine learning systems would inform governmental regulation.

14-Feb-2024 5:20 PM EST
Labor Action Tracker annual report reveals number of striking US workers rose 141% in 2023
Cornell University

The number of striking workers, particularly in private-sector industries, more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, according to the third Labor Action Tracker Annual Report, which presents key findings from work stoppage data.

Released: 14-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Economic data confirm higher education confers substantial individual and societal benefits
University of Utah

Utahns who secure higher education degrees earn more income, secure greater employment opportunities, achieve greater upward mobility, participate less in public assistance programs, and garner a variety of other positive benefits.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
When caring for grandma is followed by a university lecture
Goethe University Frankfurt

About one in eight young people undergoing training – as pupils, apprentices or university students – is wholly or partially responsible for the well-being and care of older, sick or disabled relatives or other loved ones, a study by the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies shows.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Successful employer-driven disability initiatives benefit individuals and companies
IOS Press

Successful employer-driven disability initiatives share certain characteristics, even when the companies and programs differ in other ways.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Life doesn't stop at age 65. Get the latest on seniors and healthy aging in the Seniors channel
Newswise

Below are some of the latest research and features on this growing population of older adults in the Seniors channel on Newswise.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Tech Layoffs Signal ‘Feeling Economy’ Shift
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

UMD Smith expert explains the wave of tech job layoffs as a sign of a broader, labor market shift to where “humans need to recalibrate and capitalize on strengths beyond pure intelligence—like intuition, empathy, creativity, emotion and people skills.”

     
Released: 12-Feb-2024 11:05 PM EST
Customers prefer text over video to provide service feedback
Washington State University

At a time when one viral video can damage a business, some companies are turning to their own commenting platforms rather than letting social media be the main outlet for customer feedback.

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Released: 12-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Economist shares advice for managing your budget for Valentine’s Day
Virginia Tech

On Valentine’s Day, people celebrate their relationships with friends, family, or a significant other. Often, the expression of affection involves monetary expenditures. Jadrian Wooten, a Virginia Tech professor in the Department of Economics, provides valuable insight on effectively managing a budget around the holiday. “People should start by determining a realistic amount they can afford to spend on gifts, activities, or experiences for their loved ones,” said Wooten.

Released: 9-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
Low Pay Is Driving Primary-Care Doctors From New Jersey, Endangering State Residents
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A report co-authored by a Rutgers Health official advocates better pay and (eventually) a different payment model.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
This common medication could save half a million children’s lives each year. So why is it underprescribed?
University of Southern California (USC)

Health care providers in developing countries know that oral rehydration salts (ORS) are a lifesaving and inexpensive treatment for diarrheal disease, a leading cause of death for children worldwide — yet few prescribe it.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Surprising new evidence on happiness and wealth
McGill University

Global polls typically show that people in industrialized countries where incomes are relatively high report greater levels of satisfaction with life than those in low-income countries.

Newswise: What is Social Mobility Anyway?
Released: 7-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
What is Social Mobility Anyway?
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Learn how higher education is a primary driver of improved socioeconomic status.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Clarity needed for businesses to achieve greenhouse gas mitigation
Newcastle University

Despite efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, companies are not set up for success, due to conflicting national and sectorial targets and differing availability of abatement options, a new study reveals.

Newswise: Japan's electric vehicle transition by 2035 may be insufficient to combat the climate crisis, but there are solutions
Released: 7-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Japan's electric vehicle transition by 2035 may be insufficient to combat the climate crisis, but there are solutions
Kyushu University

Researchers at Kyushu University have found that Japan's current policy of stopping the sale of gas vehicles by 2035 and transitioning only to hybrids and electric vehicles may be insufficient to reduce the country's CO2 emissions and prevent it from reaching its decarbonization target goals.

Released: 6-Feb-2024 6:05 PM EST
Do digital technologies offer a better way to loan people money?
Oxford University Press

A new paper in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, published by Oxford University Press, finds that a new form of digital technology—essentially preventing people from using an asset for which they have a loan if they don’t make payments, rather than repossessing the asset itself—may be a better way for lenders to secure loans, particularly for loan recipients in developing countries.

Newswise: Paper: Multistate foodborne illness outbreaks impact restaurant stock price, public perception
Released: 5-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Paper: Multistate foodborne illness outbreaks impact restaurant stock price, public perception
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

As demand for food from restaurants soars in the U.S., so does the importance in understanding the impacts of foodborne illness outbreaks. A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in food marketing and food policy finds that outbreaks spanning multiple states bring swift financial losses, increased media attention and a public-relations hit that makes smaller outbreaks more financially damaging.

Released: 5-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Former White House Economists to Kick Off ‘Finance Grand Challenges’ Series at UMD Smith
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Michael Faulkender and Phillip Swagel (both formerly served as Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the Treasury Department), plus Tyler Goodspeed (formerly on the White House Council of Economic Advisers), will discuss such topics as the social security and the national debt to kick off a new speaker series at UMD’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

   
Released: 5-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
How the Russian invasion of Ukraine has impacted the global wheat market
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused an immediate disruption in the global wheat market, with serious implications for food prices and global food security. Wheat is a staple commodity in many countries and one of the most extensively traded crops worldwide. A new paper from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Texas Tech University examines the long-term impacts of the war in Ukraine on global wheat prices and market responses.

   
Newswise: UNLV Experts Available: Super Bowl 2024
Released: 4-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
UNLV Experts Available: Super Bowl 2024
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

The Super Bowl: It's annually one of the nation's most-watched television broadcasts. And this year it's happening in what's perhaps the most fitting destination yet — Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World. From tourism and gaming to history and health, UNLV has experts who are uniquely poised to share perspectives on the sport, as well as the city where the Big Game is being held.

Released: 2-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Big oil companies continue to expand fossil fuel extraction worldwide
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Despite the growing social and political discourse in favor of energy transition and the greening of the industry, big oil companies continue to rely almost exclusively on fossil fuels to perpetuate their function of obtaining and concentrating energy.

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Released: 1-Feb-2024 5:00 PM EST
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Nurses -- The Most Trusted Profession in an Age of Mistrust
Newswise

For 21 years, nurses have consistently been the most trusted profession, according to the yearly Gallup poll. (The new poll will be issued by the end of January). Dr Rushton, who specializes in burnout, will speak on trust, moral injury, and how nurses cope in this day and age.

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Released: 31-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Podcast: Down to Business Episode 101 – Robert Isom, CEO of American Airlines
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

On this inaugural episode of the Down to Business podcast, host Sharon F. Matusik, Edward J. Frey Dean of the Ross School of Business, is joined by Robert Isom, MBA ’91, to discuss his path to Michigan Ross, his career as a Ross MBA, his journey to becoming CEO and president of American Airlines, and his advice for current and prospective Ross students who are interested in leadership careers.

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Released: 31-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Michigan Ross Professor Jerry Davis Examines Polarizing Voter Sentiments During First Three Months of the Michigan Ross-Financial Times Poll
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Announced in October 2023, Michigan Ross and the Financial Times are partnering on a monthly poll to track how American voters perceive financial and economic issues in the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election. The poll will run for 12 months leading up to the election.

Released: 31-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
The New Rules of Tipping
Tufts University

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people increased their tips as a nod to the risks taken by front-line service workers; now that the pandemic has eased and prices have risen, it’s sparked a backlash to “tipflation.”

Released: 30-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Our winter of discontent: Get the latest news on the flu in the Influenza channel
Newswise

The latest research and expertise on the flue can be found in the Influenza channel on Newswise.

Released: 29-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
How a double major in college can protect future income
Ohio State University

Here’s one good reason for college students to consider a double major: It could soften the blow to their incomes from future economic slumps.

Released: 29-Jan-2024 6:00 AM EST
Inaugural Berkeley Haas Sustainable Business Research Prize awarded to paper on biodiversity risk
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

A team of researchers who developed tools for investors, academics, and businesses to measure economic risks from the loss of the planet’s biodiversity has won the inaugural Berkeley Haas Sustainable Business Research Prize.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Young people from poorer families make fewer friends
University of Zurich

A new study has found that children growing up in low-income families have fewer opportunities to make friends and to socially integrate at school.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
How COVID changed the way Americans work, and how much money they have
Oxford University Press

According to a new paper in the Review of Economic Studies, published by Oxford University Press, the widespread adoption of work-from-home technology has had dramatic consequences for American life.

Released: 23-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Right-wing nationalists are seen in the labour market as less creative, open-minded and empathetic, greens as better organised
Ghent University

Election year 2024 is now well and truly underway. But what does political engagement mean for your career? Researchers of Ghent University examined the stigma surrounding the seven main parties through an innovative experiment.



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