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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Released: 6-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
GW Experts Available: Meta To Add Label to AI-Generated Images On Its Platforms from Third-Party Tools
 George Washington University

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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Released: 29-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Iran has little incentive to dissuade proxy attacks against US troops
 Cornell University

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.

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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.

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Newswise: Experts available: Child Tax Credit Expansion
Released: 29-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Experts available: Child Tax Credit Expansion
 Scholars Strategy Network

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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.

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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.

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