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Released: 4-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Tips for setting, reaching financial goals
Texas A&M AgriLife

Everyone has financial dreams for the future — from buying a home or taking a luxury vacation to paying for a child’s college education — but fulfilling those dreams takes money.

Newswise: Fair and sustainable futures beyond mining
Released: 4-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Fair and sustainable futures beyond mining
University of Göttingen

Mining brings huge social and environmental change to communities: landscapes, livelihoods and the social fabric evolve alongside the industry. But what happens when the mines close? What problems face communities that lose their main employer and the very core of their identity and social networks?

Released: 3-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
UMD Smith Ramping up MSIS Student-Company Engagement to Spur Technology-Based Business Solutions
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

The Robert H. Smith School of Business has launched a push to engage companies with its information systems graduate students to spur technology-based business solutions

   
Released: 3-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Organizing can give tenants power to effect change
Cornell University

In new research, Jamila Michener, associate professor of government, demonstrates how people within racially and economically marginalized communities can, through organizing, build political power in response to poor living conditions.

Released: 2-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Wall Street Journal Ranks CSUF No. 7 ‘Best Value’ College in the U.S.
California State University, Fullerton

As the cost of attendance and employment opportunities become increasingly critical factors for future students, Cal State Fullerton tops a new ranking of best value colleges that graduate students with low debt and strong employment prospects.

Released: 2-Oct-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Susan G. Komen® Analysis Shows Many Breast Cancer Patients Struggle To Afford Basic Needs: Housing, Transportation, Utilities
Susan G. Komen

Lower income breast cancer patients often struggle to afford life’s necessities such as housing, transportation and utilities due to direct and incidental costs related to their treatment, according to a new analysis by Susan G. Komen®.

   
Released: 29-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Department of Energy Announces up to $500 Million for Basic Research to Advance the Frontiers of Science
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $500 million in funding for basic research in support of DOE’s clean energy, economic, and national security goals.

Released: 28-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Raw material requirements for reducing global poverty calculated for the first time
Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg

1.2 billion people live in poverty. To lift them out of it, an average of about six tons of raw materials are needed per person and year – in particular minerals, fossil fuels, biomass and metal ores.

Newswise: Ecological theory can help explain why segregation persists
Released: 26-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Ecological theory can help explain why segregation persists
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

An ecological theory may help to explain why segregation is so widespread and persistent in US cities, according to a paper published today in Buildings and Cities.

Released: 25-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
National Academies report identifies ways to reduce intergenerational poverty in US
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Sept. 25, 2023 — A report released Thursday, Sept. 21, by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies evidence-based programs and policies, such as increased K-12 spending for school districts serving low-income students, to combat intergenerational poverty in the United States.

Newswise: WVU earns prestigious designation as an ‘Innovation and Economic Prosperity University’
Released: 25-Sep-2023 10:45 AM EDT
WVU earns prestigious designation as an ‘Innovation and Economic Prosperity University’
West Virginia University

Reaffirming the commitment from West Virginia University to its land-grant mission, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has designated WVU as an “Innovation and Economic Prosperity University,” recognition that will help the University maximize its impact across West Virginia and beyond its borders.

Newswise: Is there more to palm oil than deforestation?
Released: 22-Sep-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Is there more to palm oil than deforestation?
University of Göttingen

Palm oil is the world's most produced and consumed vegetable oil and everyone knows that its production can damage the environment.

Released: 20-Sep-2023 8:05 PM EDT
Pandemic years created unmatched volatility in Utah’s housing market
University of Utah

The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s State of the State’s Housing Market report provides a detailed analysis of current market conditions in Utah, which shows residential construction activity, existing home sales, housing shortages, and affordability were all impacted in a way not seen since the Great Recession.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
UMD’s Justice for Fraud Victims to Host Business Fraud Prevention Seminar
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Speakers representing federal and local law enforcement will discuss the latest financial fraud tactics against businesses, and practical counter methods, in a free event in College Park, Md., Nov. 3, 2023

   
Newswise: A cautionary tale: How Italy’s ChatGPT ban hurt businesses, economy
Released: 19-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
A cautionary tale: How Italy’s ChatGPT ban hurt businesses, economy
Washington University in St. Louis

Initial data from Italy’s monthlong ChatGPT ban in early 2023 demonstrates the technology’s transformative impact on business and the economy, according to Jeremy Bertomeu at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis

Newswise: Unlocking urban diversity: The magnetism of complex amenities
Released: 19-Sep-2023 5:05 AM EDT
Unlocking urban diversity: The magnetism of complex amenities
Complexity Science Hub Vienna

Diversity fuels prosperity in cities, but where do people from diverse backgrounds meet? A study from the Complexity Science Hub now indicates that locations offering a range of rare shops and services may hold the key.

Newswise: What the French Revolution Can Teach Us About Inflation
Released: 18-Sep-2023 9:25 AM EDT
What the French Revolution Can Teach Us About Inflation
University of Texas at El Paso

Study finds that politics, public expectations fuel hyperinflation

Newswise: RUDN University Economist Told AI and Big Data Could Save O&G Companies from Crises
Released: 18-Sep-2023 7:05 AM EDT
RUDN University Economist Told AI and Big Data Could Save O&G Companies from Crises
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University economist and colleagues analyzed data from the largest oil and gas companies in Russia during the economic crises of 2020 and 2022 and proposed an algorithm that would increase the sustainability of the industry.

11-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Take the money now or later? Financial scarcity doesn’t lead to poor decision making
American Psychological Association (APA)

When people feel that their resources are scarce – that they don’t have enough money or time to meet their needs – they often make decisions that favor short-term gains over long-term benefits. Because of that, researchers have argued that scarcity pushes people to make myopic, impulsive decisions.

11-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Illuminating the path to sustainable wellbeing
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

IIASA is proud to announce the launch of its Flagship Report on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at an official UN event in the framework of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly and the Sustainable Development Goals mid-term review.

Newswise: The chair of finance at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, offers his top five moneybags of wisdom for finding financial freedom
Released: 12-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
The chair of finance at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, offers his top five moneybags of wisdom for finding financial freedom
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

When faced with a lucrative financial offer for more wealth than he could fathom – a wise man on a Millennium Falcon once said, “I can imagine quite a bit.” But there’s no need to imagine anything, and no waiting for the opportune moment. The big score, so to speak, is only as evasive as we allow it to be. “That may seem impossible, but it is entirely achievable,” said Daniel Chi, UNLV’s chair of the Department of Finance in the Lee Business School.

   
Released: 8-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
UIC’s Great Cities Institute launches Latino Research Initiative
University of Illinois Chicago

Initiative builds off of longstanding Latino-focused research at the University of Illinois Chicago

Released: 7-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
What the wealthy consider 'fair' may not be equal to others
University of Michigan

Wealthy Americans have distinct preferences regarding fairness, with a greater willingness to accept inequalities relative to the general public, according to a new University of Michigan study.

Newswise: Proposed Drug Pricing Policy Would Save Medicare Between $1 Billion and $2.1 Billion Annually
Released: 5-Sep-2023 4:05 AM EDT
Proposed Drug Pricing Policy Would Save Medicare Between $1 Billion and $2.1 Billion Annually
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, announced the publication of a report that identifies expensive Medicare Part B drugs with low added therapeutic benefit and models a reimbursement policy for them based on domestic reference pricing.

Released: 31-Aug-2023 3:35 PM EDT
New Analysis Examines Hurricane Risk Implications for Low-to-Moderate-Income Mortgage Borrowers
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Study led by risk management expert Clifford Rossi for UMD’s Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium assesses hurricane risk across the United States and focuses on economically vulnerable mortgage borrowers in Florida.

   
Released: 30-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Climate extremes hit stressed economies even harder
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

"The unprecedented societal interruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 and onward took their toll on economic activity.

Released: 30-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Snakebites in rural Mozambique can cost households five times more than uncomplicated malaria
Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal

A new study estimates that snakebites resulted in the loss of 3,000 productive days of work and school in the Mopeia district, causing a median financial setback of 17 USD for each affected household. This is almost five times the cost of contracting uncomplicated malaria.

Released: 29-Aug-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Extreme weather events linked to increased child marriage
Ohio State University

Among the negative impacts of extreme weather events around the world is one that most people may not think of: an increase in child marriages.

Released: 28-Aug-2023 10:55 AM EDT
11 projects funded through Grand Challenges competition
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

High-impact research projects that will use quantum approaches to address climate resilience and sustainable energy; scale up educational programs for at-risk children in Nebraska and support the early childhood workforce; and make food plastics safer for consumers have been funded through the second Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition.

   
Released: 25-Aug-2023 4:05 PM EDT
UC economist finds strong link between park funding, home values
University of Cincinnati

House prices higher in Ohio communities that vote to renew tax levies for recreational areas.

Released: 25-Aug-2023 5:05 AM EDT
As Medicaid ‘unwinding’ continues and more states expand eligibility, Michigan report provides key insights
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

At a pivotal time for Medicaid health coverage for Americans with low incomes, a report on the impacts of Michigan’s Medicaid expansion shows very positive effects, as well as opportunities for continued improvements.

Released: 24-Aug-2023 3:15 PM EDT
Millions of carbon credits are generated by overestimating forest preservation, study finds
University of Cambridge

Study analyses 18 major carbon offset projects, and compares their conservation claims with matched sites that offer a real-world benchmark for deforestation levels.

Released: 23-Aug-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Solar powered irrigation: a game-changer for small-scale farms in sub-Saharan Africa
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

A new study, published in Environmental Research Letters, finds that standalone solar photovoltaic irrigation systems have the potential to meet more than a third of the water needs for crops in small-scale farms across sub-Saharan Africa.

Released: 18-Aug-2023 3:20 PM EDT
UCI-OC Poll finds homelessness, affordable housing top resident concerns
University of California, Irvine

More than 100 policymakers, community leaders and researchers met on campus Thursday to craft solutions for Orange County’s top concerns: homelessness and the lack of affordable housing in the county.

Newswise: The Future of Farming Looks Bright
Released: 18-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
The Future of Farming Looks Bright
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Three years ago, administrative and faculty leaders at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station created a “beginner farmer” training program for people new to farming to address two related challenges: the aging of New Jersey farmers and the inexperience of many drawn to the profession.

Newswise: Economic expert explains why Halloween has already invaded retail stores
Released: 18-Aug-2023 12:45 PM EDT
Economic expert explains why Halloween has already invaded retail stores
Virginia Tech

Bewildering as the premature arrival of Halloween merchandise might seem, the impetus for retailers to get the jump on a holiday can be readily explained as simple economic behavior. Jadrian Wooten, a Virginia Tech professor of economics, explained what drives these early holiday displays.

   
Released: 17-Aug-2023 4:15 PM EDT
Economist group argues for scientific experimentation in environmental policymaking
University of Wyoming

Environmental regulators and other organizations should do more scientific experimentation to inform natural resource policy, according to an international group of economists that includes University of Wyoming researchers.

   


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