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Released: 8-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Thwarted Terror Plot at a Taylor Swift Concert in Austria
George Washington University

Three of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna, Austria were cancelled after authorities thwarted a planned terror attack at one of the singer’s shows. ...

Newswise: Still El Paso Strong: Lessons from Aug. 3 Mass Shooting on Tragedy’s Fifth Anniversary
Released: 2-Aug-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Still El Paso Strong: Lessons from Aug. 3 Mass Shooting on Tragedy’s Fifth Anniversary
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Twenty-three people were killed and 22 wounded in the mass shooting. Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso treated patients that day, and Texas Tech Health El Paso physician residents and Hunt School of Nursing students assisted.

Released: 2-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
How America’s elites may hold the key to lowering murder rates
Ohio State University

New crime laws, police funding and similar efforts may have some effect on homicide rates in the United States – but the biggest impact will come from the actions of our political and economic elites.

Released: 1-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT
WashU Expert: ‘Ferguson’ inspired generation of activists, political leaders
Washington University in St. Louis

Clarissa Rile Hayward, a professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis and an expert on social movements, said that Michael Brown’s death forced law enforcement agencies around the country to grapple with the racism within their departments and led to an uptick in activism and political engagement.

Released: 1-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Convicted Rapist on Dutch Beach Volleyball Team
George Washington University

Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde was met with a mixed crowd during his Olympic debut this week due to the fact that he is a convicted rapist. ...

 
Newswise: Gun Permits May Be More Effective than Background Checks Alone at Reducing Firearm Homicides
30-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Gun Permits May Be More Effective than Background Checks Alone at Reducing Firearm Homicides
Tufts University

A Tufts University School of Medicine study, published August 1 in the journal JAMA Network Open, reports that states that require gun permits rather than relying solely on universal background checks see firearm homicide rates, on average, 18% lower than states with background check policies alone.

Newswise: WashU Expert: In Ferguson aftermath, marginal progress but also regression
Released: 31-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
WashU Expert: In Ferguson aftermath, marginal progress but also regression
Washington University in St. Louis

While some some progress has been made in the 10 years since Michael Brown’s death on Aug. 9, 2014, in many ways we have regressed as a nation, said Kimberly Norwood, the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis and editor of, and contributor to, the 2016 book “Ferguson’s Fault Lines: The Race Quake That Rocked a Nation.

 
Newswise: Washington University in St. Louis Experts: Faculty available to comment on 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death
Released: 30-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Washington University in St. Louis Experts: Faculty available to comment on 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death
Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis faculty listed below are available for media interviews on the 10th anniversary of the death of Michael Brown Aug. 9, 2014, and subsequent civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo. Topic: Where are we now? While some some progress has been made, in many ways we have regressed as a nation and that regression has no end in sight, said Kimberly Norwood, the Henry H.

 
26-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Mental Health Problems Often Go Undetected in Youth Who Die by Suicide
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Three out of five youth who died by suicide in the U.S. did not have a prior mental health diagnosis, signaling missed opportunities to identify children and adolescents for suicide prevention strategies, including therapy or medications to treat depression. This finding comes from an analysis of over 40,000 suicides by youth of 10-24 years of age from 2010 to 2021, recorded in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Violent Death Reporting System. Results were published in the journal JAMA Network Open.

Newswise: Study Finds Police Misconduct ‘Hotspots’ Across Florida
Released: 30-Jul-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Study Finds Police Misconduct ‘Hotspots’ Across Florida
Florida Atlantic University

Researchers analyzed data from 241 Florida law enforcement agencies across 67 counties to explore police misconduct. They uncovered 24 types of offenses, such as assault, weapons violations, manslaughter, and perjury. Notably, failure to report and perjury topped the list, with sexual crimes and drug/alcohol-related offenses also prominent.

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Released: 24-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
L.A. County’s Unhoused Population Faces Alarming Levels of Discrimination and Violence, First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Research from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Randall Kuhn and colleagues at UCLA and USC shows the health risk for people experiencing homelessness goes beyond challenges inherent to living without shelter.

Released: 19-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Most Pressing Threats to U.S. National Security This Election Cycle
George Washington University

A national security expert at GW shares his thoughts on some of the most pressing national security challenges the next U.S. president will have to face. ...

Released: 17-Jul-2024 11:50 AM EDT
Violence Prevention Researchers Release Toolkit Aimed at Establishing Violence Reduction Councils in Local Communities to Save Lives
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed a new toolkit to guide community efforts for violence prevention.

Newswise: Experts on Trump assassination attempt, fallout, political climate, and RNC
Released: 15-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Experts on Trump assassination attempt, fallout, political climate, and RNC
Virginia Tech

In the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump over the weekend, Virginia Tech experts are available to discuss the media and political fallout, what the event says about the climate of our politics, and the impacts it will have on the Republican National Convention this week in Milwaukee, as well as the broader presidential race.

   
Released: 15-Jul-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Assassination Attempts on Donald Trump: A Political Threat
Newswise

Recent events have brought the issue of assassination attempts on Donald Trump into sharp focus. These incidents have significant implications for national security and the political landscape.

9-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Does Living in America’s Wealthiest Communities Make You Safer?
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

Nationwide study published in Risk Analysis, compares the concentration of hazards and risks for the richest and poorest counties and municipalities in all 50 states (200 locations). Wealthier communities face higher economic consequences from natural hazard events compared to the poorest, mostly rural communities. The lowest-income municipalities have fewer impact from natural hazards, but at least 50% higher suicide and homicide rates, and firearm fatalities.



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