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Released: 11-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Is it safe to buy from a farmers market? Experts say yes and explain why.
Virginia Tech

Shopping at a neighborhood farmer’s market boosts the local economy, helps protect the environment, and provides healthy, fresh foods to consumers, says Virginia Tech experts.

Newswise: Attending local events strengthens neighbourhood bonds
Released: 6-Jun-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Attending local events strengthens neighbourhood bonds
University of South Australia

Researchers at the University of South Australia have investigated how often people visit and actively participate in local events and how this affects their sense of place or their connection to their community.

Newswise: FAU and Mainstreet Research Poll of Battleground States
Highlights Partisan Divide on Top Issues, Trump Conviction
Released: 4-Jun-2024 1:00 PM EDT
FAU and Mainstreet Research Poll of Battleground States Highlights Partisan Divide on Top Issues, Trump Conviction
Florida Atlantic University

A new poll of voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, often considered battleground states, highlights the partisan divide on important issues and on the legal case against former U.S. President Donald Trump.

Released: 4-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Study Shows AI-Driven Cyberattacks Can Inflict Damage on GDP and Supply Chains for the World’s Largest Economies
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

A forthcoming study from the journal Risk Analysis explores the cascading impacts of AI-driven cyberattacks, including damage on GDP and supply chains for the world’s largest economies

   
Newswise: Investors generally underestimated the risk and impact of hurricanes, prior to feeling “Superstorm” Sandy’s fury on Wall Street
Released: 4-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Investors generally underestimated the risk and impact of hurricanes, prior to feeling “Superstorm” Sandy’s fury on Wall Street
Indiana University

In a paper forthcoming in the Journal of Finance, professors at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, studied firm-level exposures to hurricanes over a 24-year period to better understand how extreme weather events impact performance in financial markets as measured by option and stock prices.

Newswise: Sunshine spurs spending: Investors bet big on sunny days
Released: 3-Jun-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Sunshine spurs spending: Investors bet big on sunny days
University of South Australia

New research by the University of South Australia has found a connection between pleasant weather conditions and higher investment in lottery-like stocks.

Newswise: Stony Brook University Appoints Dr. Michael Kinch as Inaugural Chief Innovation Officer
Released: 3-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Stony Brook University Appoints Dr. Michael Kinch as Inaugural Chief Innovation Officer
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University announced today that Michael Kinch, PhD, has been appointed as the inaugural chief innovation officer (CINO) for the university.

Newswise: Tidal Innovations: Charting the Course for Coastal Urban Sustainability
Released: 3-Jun-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Tidal Innovations: Charting the Course for Coastal Urban Sustainability
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent study unveils the geographical features and development models of global estuarine cities. These cities, situated at the confluences of rivers and oceans, exhibit unique ecological and socioeconomic characteristics.

Newswise: Enhancing energy efficiency in China's public buildings: a multifaceted approach
Released: 27-May-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Enhancing energy efficiency in China's public buildings: a multifaceted approach
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A collaborative study has identified key policy tools and challenges in improving energy efficiency (EEI) for public buildings in China. The research, published in the City and Built Environment journal, offers a comprehensive analysis of the current state of EEI policy tools and proposes innovative solutions to overcome existing obstacles.

Newswise: Unlocking cryptocurrency profits: AI-powered trading strategies tame market swings
Released: 23-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Unlocking cryptocurrency profits: AI-powered trading strategies tame market swings
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency, volatility management remains a crucial challenge. Researchers have now developed a novel approach that integrates Exponential Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (EGARCH) with genetic algorithms and neural networks to enhance the precision of trading decisions in this volatile market.

Newswise: Want to improve the odds government-backed economic development incentives succeed?
22-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Want to improve the odds government-backed economic development incentives succeed?
Case Western Reserve University

A new study from Case Western Reserve University School of Law seeks to help settle a long-standing debate about how to design incentives to spark economic development in distressed places. It finds that “smart” incentives—those selectively awarded, monitored and adaptable—yield greater community impact.

Released: 16-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Ivory Innovations announces four winners of affordable housing prize
University of Utah

Ivory Prize honors organizations that embody the spirit of innovation and power of transformative ideas in developing solutions to the crisis in housing affordability.

Newswise: Worker rights are one of the least protected human rights, new research reveals
1-May-2024 9:10 AM EDT
Worker rights are one of the least protected human rights, new research reveals
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Worker rights are among the least protected human rights in the world, according to new research from faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Newswise: Expert on rural Appalachia champions coalition building and local knowledge
Released: 7-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Expert on rural Appalachia champions coalition building and local knowledge
West Virginia University

Research from a West Virginia University scholar of rural Appalachia shows how even the most marginalized communities can assert power and create change when they come together to form coalitions.

Newswise: Stagflationary Environment Likely and SoCal in a Slowdown
Released: 6-May-2024 5:05 AM EDT
Stagflationary Environment Likely and SoCal in a Slowdown
California State University, Fullerton

The threat of a recession has been replaced by a slow and steady stagflationary environment of rising prices and sluggish economic growth, say Cal State Fullerton College of Business and Economics economists Anil Puri and Mira Farka.

Newswise: COVID-19-induced financial hardships reveal mental health struggles
Released: 29-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
COVID-19-induced financial hardships reveal mental health struggles
University of South Australia

Economic researchers at the University of South Australia have examined the mental health effects on people who experienced financial setbacks during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 29-Apr-2024 5:05 AM EDT
May 1st Fed Announcement Experts
Newswise

The Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions can significantly affect businesses and finance. Markets expect interest rates to remain steady at the Federal Open Market Committee's next decision on May 1.

Released: 17-Apr-2024 4:05 AM EDT
Study reveals household spending trends over 30 years
University of Portsmouth

A new study led by the University of Portsmouth has used 30 years of data from the Office for National Statistics to distinguish between how much people spent on essential and non-essential goods and services.

Newswise: New research reveals there are more school-based than regular foodbanks nationwide
16-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT
New research reveals there are more school-based than regular foodbanks nationwide
University of Bristol

Research shows schools have increasingly stepped in as a fourth emergency service and are now the biggest source of charitable food and household aid for families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.

Newswise:Video Embedded florida-wildlife-corridor-eases-worst-impacts-of-climate-change
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11-Apr-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Florida Wildlife Corridor Eases Worst Impacts of Climate Change
Florida Atlantic University

Florida is projected to lose 3.5 million acres of land to development by 2070. A new study highlights how Florida can buffer itself against both climate change and population pressures by conserving the remaining 8 million acres of “opportunity areas” within the Florida Wildlife Corridor (FLWC), the only designated statewide corridor in the U.S.



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