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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: Anti-vaccine conspiracies fuel divisive political discourse
Released: 26-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Anti-vaccine conspiracies fuel divisive political discourse
University of Tokyo

Heightened use of social media during the coronavirus pandemic brought with it an unprecedented surge in the spread of misinformation.

   
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: Political expert on what the GOP South Carolina primary means for Nikki Haley, Donald Trump
Released: 23-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Political expert on what the GOP South Carolina primary means for Nikki Haley, Donald Trump
Virginia Tech

The Republican race for a candidate to take on President Joe Biden in November’s election continues to be a two-person show, with Saturday’s South Carolina primary the latest stage. Virginia Tech political expert Caitlin Jewitt answers questions about the shape of the race through the South Carolina primary, the Super Tuesday contest on March 5, and beyond.

Newswise: AI and the spread of fake news sites: experts explain how to counteract them
Released: 23-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
AI and the spread of fake news sites: experts explain how to counteract them
Virginia Tech

With national elections looming in the United States, concerns about misinformation are sharper than ever, and advances in artificial intelligence have made distinguishing genuine news sites from fake ones even more challenging. Virginia Tech experts explore three different facets of the AI-fueled spread of fake news sites and the efforts to combat them.

Released: 15-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Study shows background checks don’t always check out
University of Maryland, College Park

Employers making hiring decisions, landlords considering possible tenants and schools approving field trip chaperones all widely use commercial background checks.

Released: 15-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
2024 presidential and Michigan state elections: MSU experts can comment on wide range of issues
Michigan State University

The 2024 presidential election is in full swing. As President Joe Biden is set to cruise to the Democratic nomination and former President Donald Trump is likely poised to receive the Republican nomination, 2024 is setting up to be a rematch of 2020.

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Released: 15-Feb-2024 11:15 AM EST
VIDEO and TRANSCRIPT: Presidential Primaries Expert Panel with South Carolina Political Scientists
Newswise

Political Science experts from Furman University will speak and answer questions from the media on South Carolina politics leading up to the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.

Newswise: University of Miami international relations specialists discuss the roots of the Houthi movement, their motivations, and the menace they pose
Released: 14-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
University of Miami international relations specialists discuss the roots of the Houthi movement, their motivations, and the menace they pose
University of Miami

University of Miami international relations specialists discuss the roots of the Houthi movement, their motivations, and the menace they pose.

Newswise: FAU and Mainstreet Research Poll Shows Trump Leading Haley Comfortably in South Carolina GOP Primary
Released: 13-Feb-2024 4:30 PM EST
FAU and Mainstreet Research Poll Shows Trump Leading Haley Comfortably in South Carolina GOP Primary
Florida Atlantic University

Former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a strong lead over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the South Carolina Republican primary ahead of the 2024 election, according to a new poll released today by the FAU Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Lab (PolCom Lab) and Mainstreet Research.

Newswise: Researcher working to identify trees likely to trigger power blackouts
Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:30 AM EST
Researcher working to identify trees likely to trigger power blackouts
West Virginia University

A West Virginia University urban forester is developing a method — with the help of artificial intelligence — to identify trees at risk of falling on power lines and causing blackouts.

Newswise: FAU and Mainstreet Research National Poll Reveals Immigration and Incivility Key Issues for Voters
Released: 13-Feb-2024 8:30 AM EST
FAU and Mainstreet Research National Poll Reveals Immigration and Incivility Key Issues for Voters
Florida Atlantic University

Immigration and incivility are two major issues that continue to inform voter behavior and expectations in U.S. politics and the 2024 the presidential election, according to the latest national poll by the FAU Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Lab (PolCom Lab) and Mainstreet Research.

Released: 12-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
Including socioeconomic status of patients in calculation of Medicare readmission penalties would reduce stress on safety-net hospitals
Regenstrief Institute

The Affordable Care Act requires Medicare to issue penalties that reduce payment to hospitals if post-operative readmission rates within 30 days exceed the national average.

   
Released: 9-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
VP Kamala Harris Recognizes End of Community Violence Awareness Week and Acknowledges the Historic Graduation of Pioneering CVI Leadership Academy’s Inaugural Cohort at White House Ceremony
University of Chicago

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Friday at a White House ceremony recognizing the inaugural graduating class of the University of Chicago's pioneering Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy

Newswise: AACN Applauds the Reintroduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act in Congress
Released: 9-Feb-2024 10:00 AM EST
AACN Applauds the Reintroduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act in Congress
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

AACN applauds the introduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act (H.R.7266/S.3770) by our Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and House Nursing Caucus Vice Co-Chair, and nurse Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14). This legislation calls for historic investments to address immediate nursing education needs, while providing proactive measures to meet future workforce demands.

   
Released: 8-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Lifting of federal funding ban tied to increase in gun violence research
Yale University

The lifting of a two-decade drought in federal funding for firearm injury prevention research was strongly associated with an increase in both clinical trials and publications on gun violence, according to a new report published in JAMA Surgery.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
High-profile incidents of police brutality sway public opinion more than performance of people’s local law enforcement, new study from NYU Tandon reveals
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

In a study published in Communications Psychology, a NYU Tandon research team tracked media coverage of police brutality in 18 metropolitan areas in the United States – along with coverage of local crimes – and analyzed tweets from those cities to tease out positive attitudes from negative ones towards the police.

Newswise: FAU and Mainstreet Research National Poll Reveals Tight U.S. Presidential Race
Released: 7-Feb-2024 10:30 AM EST
FAU and Mainstreet Research National Poll Reveals Tight U.S. Presidential Race
Florida Atlantic University

Former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the lead over incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden by 4 percent, according to the latest findings from the FAU Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Lab (PolCom Lab) and Mainstreet Research.

Released: 6-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
New Report Shares First-Hand Experiences of Young Americans’ Relationship with Guns
American University

New Report Shares First-Hand Experiences of Young Americans’ Relationship with Guns

Released: 6-Feb-2024 2:00 PM EST
Can Trump Legally Be President?
University of Chicago

The latest episode of the University of Chicago podcast Big Brains features leading legal scholar William Baude discussing his argument that former President Trump is barred from holding office under Section 3 of the 14th amendment.

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.

   
Newswise: Brexit-induced spatial restrictions reveal alarming increase of fishing fleet’s carbon footprint
Released: 2-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Brexit-induced spatial restrictions reveal alarming increase of fishing fleet’s carbon footprint
University of Bergen

In a study published today in Marine Policy, researchers have unveiled striking evidence that fisheries management decisions such as spatial fisheries restrictions can increase greenhouse gas emissions.

   
Released: 1-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
How does the majority population feel about policies for minorities?
University of Konstanz

On the international level, there is broad consensus that it is essential to recognize and implement Indigenous rights as well as to correct inequalities and historical injustices.

 
Released: 1-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Health care leaders to examine innovations and industry tensions
University of Miami

Issues shaping the health care sector take center stage at the 2024 “Business of Health Care Conference,” taking place at the University of Miami on Feb. 16.

       
Released: 31-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Pedestrian injuries from falls versus motor vehicle collisions: are we lacking critical policy and interventions?
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health

Using Emergency Medical Services (EMS) data, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health compared the national burden of pedestrian injuries from motor vehicles to that of pedestrian falls occurring on streets and sidewalks and found that the probability of a pedestrian suffering a severe injury is higher for motor vehicle collisions as compared to falls.

   
Newswise: Rounds with Leadership: Focusing Federal Investments on Nursing
Released: 31-Jan-2024 1:00 PM EST
Rounds with Leadership: Focusing Federal Investments on Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

In response to workforce concerns, the National Advisory Council on Nursing Education and Practice (NACNEP) issued its 19th report to Congress and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month titled "Mitigating Nursing Workforce Challenges by Optimizing Learning Environments." In this report, NACNEP is advocating for immediate action to address four leading concerns, including the nursing faculty shortage, clinical preceptor training, nursing student internship opportunities, and nursing education infrastructure.

   
Released: 31-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Black History Month: FSU expert available to offer insights on contributions and history of Black Americans
Florida State University

By: Jenny Ralph, Rodrigo Santa Maria | Published: January 31, 2024 | 12:27 pm | SHARE: During Black History Month, America celebrates the legacy of Black Americans whose leadership brought about positive change across the nation. Florida State University’s new Civil Rights Institute Director, Ted Ellis, will travel to Capitol Hill this month as Acting Chair for the federal 400 Years of African-American History Commission (400YAAHC).

Released: 30-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
New research finds concerningly low levels of trust in fisheries institutions post-Brexit
University of East Anglia

Rebuilding trust in fisheries governance will be vital to create a sustainable industry post-Brexit England, according to new research.

   
Released: 30-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Machine sentience and you: what happens when machine learning goes too far
Tsinghua University Press

There’s always some truth in fiction, and now is about the time to get a step ahead of sci-fi dystopias and determine what the risk in machine sentience can be for humans.

   
Released: 29-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
When Chinese citizens are surveyed anonymously, support for party and government plummets
University of Southern California (USC)

Chinese citizens who rarely voice open criticism of their government reveal stronger negative views when they can answer questions anonymously, according to a new study published in The China Quarterly.

Released: 29-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Education and information can increase the acceptance of climate policies
University of Gothenburg

An important question for policymakers worldwide is how to make climate and environmental policies acceptable among the populations.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Bill Introduced in Illinois Would Increase Access to Genetic Testing
Susan G. Komen

Legislation introduced in Illinois would eliminate financial barriers to clinically appropriate genetic testing and additional screenings in an effort to detect breast cancers related to a known inherited gene mutation.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
White House rule dramatically deregulated wetlands, streams and drinking water
University of California, Berkeley

The 1972 Clean Water Act protects the "waters of the United States" but does not precisely define which streams and wetlands this phrase covers, leaving it to presidential administrations, regulators, and courts to decide.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 6:05 PM EST
Introduction of Breast Imaging Legislation Will Benefit Thousands of South Dakotans
Susan G. Komen

Legislation introduced in South Dakota will eliminate financial barriers to earlier breast cancer detection by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging.

   
Released: 24-Jan-2024 6:05 PM EST
Introduction of Breast Imaging Legislation Will Benefit Thousands of South Dakotans
Susan G. Komen

Legislation introduced in South Dakota will eliminate financial barriers to earlier breast cancer detection by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging. This imaging is critical in ruling out or confirming breast cancer but can cost hundreds-to-thousands of dollars.

   
Released: 24-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Examining Trump v. Anderson: A conversation with law professor Derek Muller
University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame Law School Professor Derek T. Muller discusses the Supreme Court case that will determine whether the Colorado Supreme Court erred in its order to exclude former president Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential primary ballot.



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