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Released: 8-Dec-2020 12:55 PM EST
COVID-19 transmission in nursing homes may be affected by nurses and direct care workers with multiple jobs
Dartmouth College

Nurses and other long-term care workers in nursing homes who hold multiple jobs, may be one of the factors contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in these facilities, according to a new study published in Medical Care Research and Review.

Released: 7-Dec-2020 2:05 PM EST
Whether or Not They Used Federal Payroll Loans, Firms’ Value Increased
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

A new National Bureau of Economics Research study examines some of the effects of the $659 billion federal Paycheck Protection Program, a central piece of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act passed by Congress last March.

   
Released: 7-Dec-2020 12:25 PM EST
How the pandemic revealed cracks in global supply chains
Ohio State University

At the start of the pandemic, Americans were shocked by empty store shelves as global supply chains sputtered to keep up with demand. But the end of the pandemic is unlikely to solve many of the issues with global supply chains.

Released: 7-Dec-2020 8:30 AM EST
Are people healthy enough to retire later?
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Many people are enjoying longer, healthier lives, but current retirement ages are posing challenges for both policymakers and retirees. A new study looked into whether there is potential to increase the retirement age.

Released: 7-Dec-2020 8:15 AM EST
解决性骚扰需要制度性承诺、价值观驱动的文化
Mayo Clinic

性骚扰在工作场所并不新奇或罕见,但自2017年底#MeToo运动开始以来,更多的受害者挺身而出,举报工作场所(包括医疗机构)中的骚扰行为。

Released: 7-Dec-2020 8:15 AM EST
التصدي للتحرش الجنسي يتطلب التزامًا مؤسسيًا وثقافة قائمة على القيم
Mayo Clinic

لا يُعد التحرش الجنسي ظاهرة جديدة أو نادرة في مكان العمل، ولكن منذ بدأت حركة #MeToo (#أنا_أيضًا) في أواخر عام 2017 تقدم المزيد من الضحايا للإبلاغ عن اتهامات بالتحرش في مكان العمل، ومنها مؤسسات الرعاية الصحية.

Released: 7-Dec-2020 8:10 AM EST
Lidar com o assédio sexual requer compromisso institucional e cultura voltada para valores
Mayo Clinic

O assédio sexual não é um fenômeno novo ou raro no local de trabalho, mas desde o início do movimento #MeToo (#EuTambém) no final de 2017, mais vítimas se apresentaram para relatar alegações de assédio no trabalho, inclusive em instituições de saúde.

Released: 7-Dec-2020 7:30 AM EST
Huddles — Not Electronic Communication — May Be the Best Way for Hospital Workers to Cope with Information Glut During COVID-19
Baylor University

Brief “huddles” — rather than a barrage of emails and texts about safety and risk — may be the fastest and simplest way for hospital workers to avoid communication overload as they deal with the flood of COVID-19 cases, a Baylor University researcher says.

Released: 4-Dec-2020 4:10 PM EST
Penn Geriatrician Lisa Walke, MD, Named to 2021 Carol Emmott Fellowship Class
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

The fellowship is a signature program of The Carol Emmott Foundation, established in 2016 to address the underrepresentation of women in the highest levels of healthcare leadership and governance.

Released: 4-Dec-2020 9:00 AM EST
Conference on Corporations and Democracy
Stanford Graduate School of Business

Corporations do not vote in elections, but their impact on democratic societies is immense.

   
Released: 3-Dec-2020 3:05 PM EST
Study finds COVID-19 hindering US academic productivity of faculty with young children
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

The academic productivity of higher education faculty In the United States in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) fields with very young children suffered as a result of the stay-at-home orders during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the University of Florida College of Medicine, and the University of Michigan School of Medicine.

Released: 3-Dec-2020 2:10 PM EST
Personality changes predict early career outcomes
University of Houston

Data analysis of a 12-year longitudinal study examining the importance of personality changes during young adulthood indicates personality growth has real-world career benefits.

Released: 2-Dec-2020 11:15 AM EST
Unmet Job Expectations Linked to a Rise in Suicide, Deaths of Despair
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

The study, published in JAMA Network Open, is the first to link the rise in suicide and drug-poisoning deaths among men without a college degree to declines in working-class jobs.

Released: 1-Dec-2020 3:15 PM EST
Preventing Physician Burnout Calls for a “Career-long” Approach
Palo Alto University

Physician wellness interventions vary widely and have yielded mixed results. This model would normalize and validate the full range of emotional reactions to occupational stress, acknowledge the universal emotional challenges and effects of patient care and empower physicians to self-identify distress, seek support and assert their needs individually and as a professional community

23-Nov-2020 5:20 PM EST
Stimulus Relief Funds Increase Social Distancing to Stop Spread of COVID-19
University of California San Diego

As case rates of COVID-19 reach new heights across the nation, many states and cities are tightening stay-at-home restrictions to stop the spread. New research suggests that that those suffering from economic hardships are less likely comply with new stay-at-home orders; however these same U.S. residents would be more likely to adhere to the new public health guidelines if their households received stimulus funds.

Released: 25-Nov-2020 11:05 AM EST
Pandemic Ups Game on Scenario Planning in The Arts
Wallace Foundation

Researcher/Author of new toolkit and report seeks to help arts and culture organizations add scenario planning to their strategic toolbox

Released: 24-Nov-2020 3:25 PM EST
Research Helps Identify High-Risk Populations to aidHealth Officials Combating the Pandemic
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

A team of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has developed a method to better guide public policy related to the control and prevention of COVID-19, based on identifying those most at risk in the pandemic

Released: 24-Nov-2020 3:15 PM EST
Workplace Expert: COVID-Safe Company Holiday Party Ideas and Why Celebrating is Significant
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Maryland Smith workplace expert Vijaya Venkataramani says Zoom fatigue notwithstanding, a COVID-safe staff or company holiday celebration is ideal for leaders and managers to give thanks to team members for their resilience in 2020.

Released: 24-Nov-2020 2:05 PM EST
Circle of Compassion Celebration Raises Necessary Funding for Hackensack Meridian Health Team Members
Hackensack Meridian Health

In lieu of its annual gala, Hackensack Meridian - Meridian Health Foundation hosted a virtual event, raising more than $600,000 for the Hackensack Meridian Health Circle of Compassion program, which provides compassionate, timely and equitable financial assistance to team members affected by a disaster or personal monetary hardship. Called the Circle of Compassion Virtual Celebration – Essential Workers, Essential Needs, the virtual event took place on Nov. 19 and featured updates from Hackensack Meridian Health leadership, moments of gratitude for frontline caregivers and special appearances by Jon Stewart and other New Jersey celebrities.

Released: 24-Nov-2020 11:35 AM EST
Narcissists love being pandemic ‘essential workers’
Ohio State University

There’s one group of essential workers who especially enjoy being called a “hero” during the COVID-19 pandemic: narcissists.

Released: 24-Nov-2020 9:50 AM EST
Women and Minorities Value, Perceive, and Experience Professionalism Differently than Their Peers
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Marginalized groups of people value professionalism more — and are more likely to leave a job at an institution due to issues of professionalism — compared to their white, male counterparts, according to a Penn Medicine study of staff, faculty, and students who were affiliated with a large, academic health system in 2015 and 2017.

   
Released: 23-Nov-2020 5:40 PM EST
Cynthia Rivera selected principal associate director for Operations & Business
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Cynthia Rivera has been named Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s principal associate director for Operations & Business (PAD/O&B), Lab Director Bill Goldstein announced today.

Released: 20-Nov-2020 1:15 PM EST
Arizona State University releases first comprehensive survey on how companies are protecting their employees from COVID-19
Arizona State University (ASU)

A new global business survey conducted by the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University (ASU) and the World Economic Forum (WEF), with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, finds that less than 20% of employers report testing their workers for COVID-19, and 35% have permanently reduced their workforce. The survey, which was completed by 1,125 employers from 29 countries with the majority over a period of six weeks, September to October, found that for companies with employees onsite at the workplace, many are taking some steps to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. Nearly three-fourths (74%) of these companies report they require masks for their employees, and nearly 80% make masks and hand sanitizer available.

   
Released: 18-Nov-2020 5:10 PM EST
Faced with competition, companies double down on corporate social responsibility
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

When faced with increased competition, one might expect companies to pull back from investments in employee safety training, environmental protections, and their local communities—activities that show them to be good corporate citizens, but might not directly contribute to their financial returns.

Released: 18-Nov-2020 1:15 PM EST
Businesses turn to social networks to build relationships during pandemic
Iowa State University

Networking with clients over dinner and drinks or out on the golf course is not an option for many companies during the pandemic. A new Iowa State University study illustrates how businesses can still maintain and build those relationships using online social networks.

Released: 18-Nov-2020 5:05 AM EST
Advisers with atypical conflict of interest may create harsher COVID lockdowns, says Dr. Leslie Norins
MCI 911

Most medical conflict-of-interest regulations focus on additional money influencing one's opinion. Little consideration is given to the retention of one's job while recommending others lose theirs. Disclosure can counterbalance this. .

Released: 17-Nov-2020 3:00 PM EST
Study Finds that 41% of Radiologists Changed Jobs Over 4 Years
Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study showed that nearly 20% of radiologists separated from a practice in a single year, indicating that radiology is impacted by broader workforce trends toward job hopping. This Journal of American College of Radiology (JACR) study tracked recent trends and characteristics of radiologist-practice separation across the United States.

Released: 17-Nov-2020 11:40 AM EST
Widening income gap means less grocery variety for all
Washington University in St. Louis

Even before COVID-19 and resulting shutdowns created gridlock for some global supply chains, the assortment at many neighborhood supermarkets was dwindling. The cause was not a lack of supply, though, but rather a lack of demand created by a widening income gap in the U.S.

Released: 16-Nov-2020 9:00 AM EST
Corporate fraud may lead to neighborhood financial crimes
Ohio State University

After a major corporate fraud case hits a city, financially motivated neighborhood crimes like robbery and theft increase in the area, a new study suggests. The revelation of corporate accounting misconduct is linked to a 2.3 percent increase in local financially motivated crimes in the following year.

   
Released: 12-Nov-2020 3:10 PM EST
UB sociologist says W.E.B. Du Bois’ legacy extends from civil rights to natural science
University at Buffalo

The research examines how and why W.E.B. Du Bois fused natural scientific knowledge into his social science, intertwining each with his broader intellectual and political aims.

Released: 11-Nov-2020 12:55 PM EST
Unique access: Doctors, nurses in COVID-19 epicenter aided by proactive personality
University of Notre Dame

A new study from Notre Dame offers the first examination of proactive personality in times of immediate response to a crisis — the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic at a hospital in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

   
Released: 11-Nov-2020 12:25 PM EST
Employment insecurity linked to anxiety and depression among young adults during COVID-19
University of Toronto

Young adults may be less susceptible to the serious adverse health effects of COVID-19, but they have not been absolved from economic and employment downturns -- and there has been little research on how employment insecurity has affected them.

   
Released: 11-Nov-2020 8:25 AM EST
Parola Analytics Launches ‘Parola Patent Expert Edge’ a Strategic Response During Uncertain Times
Parola Analytics

The new service features matching clients’ patent research needs with top-notch patent Experts.

Released: 10-Nov-2020 5:10 PM EST
Improving indoor ventilation to mitigate COVID-19
South Dakota State University

Businesses can learn how to be proactive in reducing the spread of COVID-19 by improving indoor ventilation and mitigation strategies through South Dakota State University’s Economic Development Administration Center.

     
Released: 10-Nov-2020 2:25 PM EST
Teens with autism to learn job skills from virtual training tool
Michigan State University

A team of researchers from Michigan State University, University of Michigan and tech-training company SIMmersion received a $3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a virtual reality training tool for youth with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, to improve their social skills as they transition from high school to the workforce.

   
Released: 10-Nov-2020 12:50 PM EST
More economic worries mean less caution about COVID-19
Washington State University

Workers experiencing job and financial insecurity are less likely to follow the CDC's guidelines for COVID-19, such as physical distancing, limiting trips from home and washing hands, according to a Washington State University study.

   
Released: 10-Nov-2020 12:30 PM EST
Issei Nakamura Wins CAREER Award for Charged Liquids Research
Michigan Technological University

Michigan Tech physicist Issei Nakamura has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his research on computational methods to simulate how polymeric liquids interact with electric charges.

Released: 10-Nov-2020 12:20 PM EST
Mechanical engineer at Sandia named Asian American Engineer of the Year
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories mechanical engineer Bo Song has been recognized as an Asian American Engineer of the Year.

Released: 10-Nov-2020 9:15 AM EST
Do Neurosurgeons Face Sexual Harassment in Their Profession?
Journal of Neurosurgery

Do neurosurgeons face sexual harassment in their profession? Yes. A survey on this matter was developed and disseminated to members of the neurosurgical community. The results of this survey have been published in a new article in the Journal of Neurosurgery.

Released: 9-Nov-2020 8:05 PM EST
The Impact of COVID-19 on Underserved Communities
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Richard Marlink, the director of Rutgers Global Health Institute who has worked extensively to confront issues of health equity both in the U.S. and around the world, discusses the complex obstacles facing low-income and minority communities during the pandemic and why it is important to help everyone recover.

9-Nov-2020 1:30 PM EST
Diseases of despair diagnoses increase in Pennsylvania
Penn State Health

Medical diagnoses involving alcohol-related disorders, substance-related disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors – commonly referred to as diseases of despair – increased in Pennsylvania health insurance claims between the years 2007 and 2018, according to researchers.



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