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Newswise:Video Embedded digital-science-appoints-its-first-vp-of-research-integrity
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Released: 8-Feb-2023 5:00 AM EST
Digital Science appoints its first VP of Research Integrity
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, has today announced the appointment of Dr Leslie McIntosh as its first Vice President, Research Integrity.

     
Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Health System Generates Broad Economic Impact
Released: 6-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
Cedars-Sinai Health System Generates Broad Economic Impact
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai Health System contributed $15.4 billion in economic benefit to Southern California in fiscal year 2021 by creating and supporting tens of thousands of jobs, fueling major construction spending and assisting numerous community benefit programs across the Los Angeles region, according to a new analysis.

   
Released: 6-Feb-2023 10:05 AM EST
Why shareholder lawsuits are bad news for competitors
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

When a company is sued by shareholders, other companies in the same industry often see a drop in their own stock price and start to behave more transparently, presumably to avoid similar lawsuits.

Newswise: Group working with University of Kentucky researchers to meaningfully involve people who use drugs
Released: 6-Feb-2023 10:05 AM EST
Group working with University of Kentucky researchers to meaningfully involve people who use drugs
University of Kentucky

A group of University of Kentucky researchers in the Substance Use Priority Research Area is working to make studies more responsive and inclusive. The group formed a community advisory board, called the Survivors Union of the Bluegrass, including those who identify as people who use drugs and/or people in non-abstinence-based recovery.

Released: 6-Feb-2023 2:05 AM EST
Mayo Clinic opens patient information office in India
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic has opened a patient information office in Mumbai to assist patients who wish to make appointments at Mayo Clinic locations worldwide. The office staff, fluent in Hindi and English, will help patients, their families and physicians who refer patients to make appointments at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota; Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London.

   
Released: 3-Feb-2023 8:05 AM EST
42 Finalists Named for the 2023 Hertz Fellowships
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation today announced 42 finalists for the 2023 Hertz Fellowships in applied science, mathematics, and engineering.

   
Newswise: American Chiropractic Association Elects New Leadership
Released: 1-Feb-2023 2:00 PM EST
American Chiropractic Association Elects New Leadership
American Chiropractic Association

The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) installed new leadership during its annual meeting last week in Washington, D.C.

   
Newswise: Ochsner Ventures Celebrates One Year of Partnering with Emerging Companies to Support Ochsner Health’s Mission
Released: 1-Feb-2023 9:00 AM EST
Ochsner Ventures Celebrates One Year of Partnering with Emerging Companies to Support Ochsner Health’s Mission
Ochsner Health

Operating out of Benson Tower in downtown New Orleans, Ochsner Ventures was created in 2022 to foster new collaborations, support Ochsner’s emerging healthcare and innovation ecosystem and develop diversified businesses to support Ochsner’s mission and positively impact the communities it serves.

   
Newswise: State-of-the-Art Healthcare Destination Provides Comprehensive Suite of Services
Released: 31-Jan-2023 5:40 PM EST
State-of-the-Art Healthcare Destination Provides Comprehensive Suite of Services
Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health leaders joined with Jefferson Parish officials today to celebrate the opening of Ochsner Medical Complex – Clearview (4430 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, LA 70006). The new patient-centered healthcare destination features state-of-the-art technology and a comprehensive suite of services, amenities and wellness offerings.

   
Released: 31-Jan-2023 5:10 PM EST
Coin Laundry Association Aims to Elevate Industry with New Sponsorship Program
Coin Laundry Association

The Coin Laundry Association (CLA) has partnered with five leading laundromat equipment providers in a bold new sponsorship initiative that will have benefits for the entire industry.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded jmir-neurotechnology-a-new-addition-to-the-jmir-publications-journal-portfolio
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Released: 31-Jan-2023 7:05 AM EST
JMIR Neurotechnology | A New Addition to the JMIR Publications Journal Portfolio
JMIR Publications

JMIR Publications is pleased to announce the expansion of their journal portfolio with JMIR Neurotechnology (JNT) a gold open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on the intersection between clinical neuroscience and technology to prevent, diagnose, and treat neurological disorders.

     
Newswise: Michigan Ross Startup BlueConduit Joins White House Partnership to Find, Remove Lead Pipes Across U.S.
Released: 30-Jan-2023 5:05 PM EST
Michigan Ross Startup BlueConduit Joins White House Partnership to Find, Remove Lead Pipes Across U.S.
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

A Ross School of Business startup that helped accelerate the removal of dangerous lead pipes in Flint and many other communities has joined a White House partnership aimed at replacing all of the nation’s lead service lines in a decade.

Newswise: Relying on customer surveys alone may mask poor service
Released: 30-Jan-2023 10:00 AM EST
Relying on customer surveys alone may mask poor service
Iowa State University

New research demonstrates perceptions of customer service do not always align with the actual service provided. Results from three studies found consumers belonging to underrepresented racial and ethnic groups rated poorer quality service less negatively compared to white consumers.

   
27-Jan-2023 2:00 PM EST
RSNA Flagship Journal ‘Radiology’ Celebrates Centennial
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Radiology, the flagship journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), and the leading journal in the field of medical imaging, will feature special centennial content this year in connection with the publication’s 100th anniversary.

   
Newswise: Chulalongkorn Business School in Collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, for Excellence in Academics and Management
Released: 27-Jan-2023 8:55 PM EST
Chulalongkorn Business School in Collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, for Excellence in Academics and Management
Chulalongkorn University

On Monday, January 9, 2023, at Meeting Room 2, 2nd Floor, Jaiyossompati Building 2, the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wilert Puriwat, Dean of Chulalongkorn Business School, and Prof. Dr. Apichat Asavamongkolkul, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, signed an agreement for an academic collaboration between Chulalongkorn Business School and the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, to enhance excellence in academics and management.

   
Released: 26-Jan-2023 4:15 PM EST
Tweets reveal where in cities people express different emotions and other behavioral studies in the Behavioral Science channel
Newswise

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
Released: 26-Jan-2023 1:15 PM EST
New study suggests that when forecasting trends, reading a bar chart versus a line graph biases our judgement
City University London

A new study suggests that the format in which graphs are presented may be biasing people into being too optimistic or pessimistic about the trends the graphs display.

   
Released: 26-Jan-2023 11:00 AM EST
Attributing the rising costs of groceries to “price gouging” is not accurate
Newswise

Is putting the blame on grocery store managers for your rising costs of orange juice accurate? It’s not quite that simple.

Released: 26-Jan-2023 10:10 AM EST
University of Maryland's Smith School and the Deloitte Foundation to Fund Scholarships for Students Pursuing a Fifth-year Master's Program in Accounting
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Maryland’s Smith School of Business and Deloitte Foundation have launched a scholarship program to support a racially and ethnically diverse student population and help strengthen the pipeline of diverse CPA talent.

   
Newswise: St. Jude names leading researcher as new chair of oncology department
Released: 26-Jan-2023 10:00 AM EST
St. Jude names leading researcher as new chair of oncology department
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Julie R. Park, M.D. to succeed longtime chair Ching-Hon Pui, M.D.

   
Newswise: NIH launches intramural bioengineering center to foster technology collaboration across the agency
Released: 25-Jan-2023 11:05 AM EST
NIH launches intramural bioengineering center to foster technology collaboration across the agency
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NIBIB has established the Center for Biomedical Engineering Technology Acceleration—BETA Center, a new intramural research program to solve a range of medicine’s most pressing problems. The BETA Center will serve the wider NIH intramural research program as a biotechnology resource and catalyst for NIH research discoveries.

Released: 25-Jan-2023 10:05 AM EST
New Study on the Role of Community in the Abandonment of Not-for-Profit Status
American Sociological Association (ASA)

Why did some savings and loans eagerly embraced the market while in others remained community-based? Researchers add communities and local associations to economic sociology’s toolkit for understanding the social foundations of firms and markets.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded green-energy-patents-more-focused-on-clean-conventional-energy-instead-of-renewables
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Released: 25-Jan-2023 9:00 AM EST
‘Green’ energy patents more focused on ‘clean’ conventional energy instead of renewables
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

A new study by world leaders in patent data has revealed some unusual trends in energy tech R&D, questioning whether companies are more committed to extracting fossil fuels or in pursuing genuinely ‘green’, renewable energy technologies.

   
Newswise: Conference to tackle scope of health care uncertainties
Released: 25-Jan-2023 8:30 AM EST
Conference to tackle scope of health care uncertainties
University of Miami

With the aim to address key challenges impacting U.S. and global health care organizations, leaders representing every facet of the industry will converge for the 2023 “The Business of Health Care Conference,” to be held Feb. 24 at the University of Miami Coral Gables Campus.

   
23-Jan-2023 12:40 PM EST
Comparing airfares instead of seat size fairer indicator of passenger carbon emissions
University College London

Allocating passenger aircraft emissions using airfares rather than travel class would give a more accurate idea of individual contributions, finds a study led by UCL.

   
Released: 24-Jan-2023 7:40 PM EST
New research finds variable pricing for NFL games increases ticket sales
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

How can a sports team win off the field with variable ticket pricing strategies? A new study in the INFORMS journal Management Science sheds light on the adoption of variable pricing increases in primary market ticket sales by looking at National Football League (NFL) ticket markets.

   
Newswise: Kim Wirthlin to Lead Huntsman Cancer Foundation as President and COO
Released: 24-Jan-2023 5:35 PM EST
Kim Wirthlin to Lead Huntsman Cancer Foundation as President and COO
University of Utah Health

Generous donations make the remarkable growth and advancements in cancer care at Huntsman Cancer Institute possible. Huntsman Cancer Foundation, the nonprofit organization whose sole purpose is to raise funds to support the institute, has a new leader. Kim Wirthlin will be the president and chief operating officer (COO) beginning February 1. The foundation’s work is critical in supporting cutting-edge research and the highest standards of clinical care at Huntsman Cancer Institute.

   
Newswise: New Human Capability Framework Offers Groundbreaking Approach to Creating Value Through HR
Released: 24-Jan-2023 5:05 PM EST
New Human Capability Framework Offers Groundbreaking Approach to Creating Value Through HR
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Ross School of Business management expert Dave Ulrich and his colleagues have developed a game-changing approach to human resources that focuses on achieving results for all stakeholders of an organization.

Released: 24-Jan-2023 10:05 AM EST
Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons Withdraws from Participation in U.S. News & World Report Medical School Rankings
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Columbia University's medical school announced it will no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report's medical school rankings.

Newswise: Meat import ban in Africa hurts local population
Released: 23-Jan-2023 2:20 PM EST
Meat import ban in Africa hurts local population
University of Bonn

The EU regularly exports large quantities of poultry meat to West African countries. These exports have been criticized for harming importing countries in West Africa and exacerbating poverty there.

   
Newswise: Indiana University Kelley School of Business students establish $4.2 million real estate private equity fund
Released: 23-Jan-2023 11:05 AM EST
Indiana University Kelley School of Business students establish $4.2 million real estate private equity fund
Indiana University

Students at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business have raised $4.2 million to establish a real estate private equity fund that they and their future peers will manage and use to make investments in existing and future developments. Called Sample Gates Management Inc., it is the largest undergraduate student-managed real estate private equity fund launch, measured by dollars raised, in the country.

Newswise: Ochsner Health Among America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2023 by Newsweek
Released: 23-Jan-2023 10:05 AM EST
Ochsner Health Among America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2023 by Newsweek
Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health has been named one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2023 by Newsweek. Ochsner earned 4.5 of 5 stars on a scored list of 1,000 companies that most respect and value having different kinds of people.

   
Newswise: Digital Science acquires knowledge graph and decision intelligence software company metaphacts
Released: 23-Jan-2023 9:00 AM EST
Digital Science acquires knowledge graph and decision intelligence software company metaphacts
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science has completed the acquisition of metaphacts, which has become the newest member of the Digital Science family.

   
Newswise: Anti-Chinese Bias Harms Asian American Businesses, New Research Finds
Released: 20-Jan-2023 6:05 PM EST
Anti-Chinese Bias Harms Asian American Businesses, New Research Finds
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

An increase in anti-Chinese sentiment has led to consumer discrimination against Asian American-owned small businesses, according to new Ross School of Business research.

Released: 19-Jan-2023 3:05 PM EST
Product images could boost food pantry use
Cornell University

Cornell University researchers found that visual depictions of food pantry offerings, including brand names, have an ameliorative effect on negative product perceptions.

   
Released: 19-Jan-2023 2:05 PM EST
Innovate UK, the Urban Future Lab, and Greentown Labs bring innovative clean energy and climatetech startups to the U.S.
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Beginning in January, the Urban Future Lab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, in partnership with Greentown Labs, will provide a soft landing pad in the U.S. for the third cohort of Innovate UK’s Global Incubator Programme: Clean Growth edition, which is designed to cultivate and support the launch of innovative climatetech companies with a strong potential to scale internationally to new markets.

   
Released: 19-Jan-2023 9:00 AM EST
UChicago Launches Transform Accelerator for Data Science & Emerging AI Startups
University of Chicago

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Data Science Institute today announced the launch of Transform, a new accelerator for startup companies focused on the breakthrough technologies of data science and artificial intelligence.

   


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