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EFSJclimategrant and European Science Journalist of the Year winners to be announced at ECSJ2020
EFSJclimategrant and European Science Journalist of the Year winners to be announced at ECSJ2020 Trieste on the 1st of September
Improving FDA’s COVID-19 vaccine authorization and approval process
Lessons from hydroxychloroquine
COVID-19 exposes broadband gaps
The COVID-19 crisis has increasingly highlighted shortcomings in Australia’s National Broadband Network, Flinders University experts say.
Kelly receives funding for digital humanities initiative
Initiative focuses on building financial resilience in the field
Researchers explore how retail drone delivery may change logistics networks
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas say drone technology has the potential to be a genuine game changer in the retail industry, with its promise to enable retailers to offer unheard-of delivery lead times and near-perfect delivery-time customization…
Survey finds election concerns vary by race, education levels, party affiliation
Although most voters say they believe that voting will be safe and that their ballot will be counted despite the coronavirus pandemic, those who question election safety and some who question election integrity appear less likely to vote, according to a new RAND Corporation survey.
Cigarette-like ‘cigarillos’ flout efforts to curb smoking
The introduction of cigarette-like mentholated ‘cigarillos’ (mini cigars which are leaf-wrapped) to the UK is helping big tobacco companies to bypass strict public health measures intended to reduce smoking, say researchers. Writing in the BMJ’s Tobacco Control in an article…
Dealing a blow on monetarism
Lobachevsky University scientists investigate the peculiarities of money origins in the modern Russian economy
Survey finds election concerns vary by race, education levels, party affiliation
Safety and integrity concerns may deter a few people from voting
Our energy hunger is tethered to our economic past
Civilization may need to ‘forget the flame’ to reduce CO2 emissions
NCI, Cancer Research UK launch partnership to support bold new ideas for cancer research
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, will partner with Cancer Research UK to fund Cancer Grand Challenges, an international initiative to address profound and unanswered questions in cancer research. Through Cancer Grand Challenges, NCI…
New SciDev.Net Plus service offers members exclusive benefits
SciDev.Net – the world’s leading source of reliable and authoritative news, views and analysis about science and technology for global development – is launching a new service offering members a range of exclusive benefits
How men and women network impacts their labor market performance
A new paper in The Economic Journal , published by Oxford University Press, develops a theory of how people’s social network structure impacts productivity and earnings. While large and loosely connected networks lead to better access to information, smaller and…
Restoring the world’s forests requires partnering with local communities
Global forest restoration is a critical strategy for removing carbon from the atmosphere but its success depends on empowering local communities, according to a new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution . Focusing on tropical forest restoration, the study…
Researchers introduce new theory to calculate emissions liability
A comparison of the results for conventional point source pollution and bottleneck carbon emissions sources shows that oil and natural gas pipelines are far more important than simple point-source emissions calculations would indicate. It also shifts the emissions liability towards…
Video is not always effective in science communication
Audiences shown a video about coral reefs had less willingness to pay (WTP) for conservation than when shown a slideshow of texts and photographs. The findings suggest the importance of the type and amount of information used in science communication.…
Trust the power of markets
People trust decisions made by groups, but information markets are more accurate
Study: Student debt may hurt chances at full-time employment
UTA-led study suggests student debt negatively affects chances of securing full-time job
Flexible production system enables variety of variants
Engineers at KIT and industrial partners work on the economic production of individualized industrial and consumer goods
NCI and Cancer Research UK to announce new partnership
World’s largest funders of cancer research form transatlantic partnership to establish cancer grand challenges
Value of agricultural water
Researchers report that across 16 globally important crops, factoring the increased crop value associated with irrigation results in an average value of water in agriculture of around 0.23 USD/m3; the results provide a spatially distributed global estimation of the value…
Texas A&M researchers create a contagion model to predict flooding in urban areas
The model can accurately forecast the spread and recession process of floodwaters in urban road networks
Citizens’ adherence to COVID-19 social distancing measures depends on government response
CU Denver researcher studied citizen responses to government orders in the United States, Kuwait, and South Korea
Skat and poker: More luck than skill?
Heidelberg economists develop rating system
Women surgeons earn their cut of NIH funding — and then some
Women are underrepresented in the field of academic surgery, but women surgeons are earning a disproportionate share of research grants from the National Institutes of Health, a new study has found. Women make up 19% of surgery faculty at academic…
Göttingen professors share their expert opinions on more sustainable nutrition
Germany’s Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Food and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE) submits recommendations to the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture
Johnson To receive funding for fellowship at Securities & Exchange Commission
Johnson To Receive Funding For Fellowship At Securities & Exchange Commission Bret Johnson, Assistant Professor of Accounting, is set to receive $322,764 from the Securities and Exchange Commission for an SEC Academic Fellowship. Johnson will serve as a research resource…
New research showcases Italian town as blueprint for ‘anchor entrepreneurship’ framework
New research from The Business School (formerly Cass) has shed light on how Mirandola, a small town in the North East of Italy, became a major hub for the production of medical devices and sets a roadmap for the origins of industrialisation in small, quiet communities.
New research showcases Italian town as blueprint for ‘anchor entrepreneurship’ framework
Study by The Business School (formerly Cass) uncovers how effective entrepreneurship can ignite economic growth of an entire community
C19 Rapid Review Initiative expands to include 20 publishers and organizations
MIT Press, SpringerNature, and Cambridge University Press join the C19 Rapid Review Initiative endorsed by RoRI, SSRN, and AfricArxiv and OASPA, making it one of the largest cross-publisher collaborations in the scholarly publishing industry.
Heating our climate damages our economies – study reveals greater costs than expected
Rising temperatures due to our greenhouse gas emissions can cause greater damages to our economies than previous research suggested, a new study shows. Scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Mercator Research Institute for Global…
Unconventional monetary policy and bank risk taking
As central banks pump cash, research suggests loose lending is not a concern
Affordable Care Act key to keeping people insured amid COVID 19-related job losses
Overturning the ACA could be devastating to patients, clinicians, hospitals, and state economies that are already struggling with the pandemic’s effects
Two UTA faculty members honored with UT System awards
Rasmussen and Robinson-Freeman recognized for teaching excellence
Women less likely to receive pay for college internships
The odds of women receiving pay for a college internship are 34% lower than for men, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. A team of researchers led by Binghamton University Assistant Professor of Student…
NUS-led study considers potential and constraints of reforestation for climate mitigation
Reforestation is a promising nature-based climate solution. However, there are practical considerations beyond the suitability of land for planting trees, such as financial, land-use and operational constraints, which can limit its outcomes and thus need to be taken into account.…
COVID-19 pandemic likely to cause sales tax loss for Ohio municipalities
Most municipalities will lose money because of decreased shopping, study finds
How power distance belief affects consumers’ price sensitivity
News from the Journal of Marketing
Lopez Atencio working on project to help US Army workforce focus on strategic goals
López Atencio Working On Project To Help U.S. Army Workforce Focus On Strategic Goals Eduardo López Atencio, Director of Graduate Studies, Computational Science and Informatics PhD, Computational Science MS, Data Science Graduate Certificate, and his collaborators are working to analyze…
Green electricity for Europe: Small scale solutions also affordable
The European Union aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and is relying largely on renewable electricity to reach this goal. The implementation of this energy transition is the subject of heated debate: A continental-scale system that concentrates energy generation…
Academia from home
Embracing remote research can benefit postdocs and their research teams
Effective new tool created for discerning fake news
AUSTIN, Texas — We hear a lot about fake news, but do we know it when we see it? Research from The University of Texas at Austin has found that although Facebook users may be too quick to believe or…
Unread second-opinion radiology reports waste health care resources
AJR finds clinicians not reading a considerable proportion (11.4%) of second-opinion radiology reports, especially sonography, pediatrics, interventional radiology
Employers reject transgender people
Employers in Sweden more often reject job applications from transgender people – especially in male-dominated occupations. Moreover, transgender people face discrimination from two different grounds for discrimination. This is according to a study from Linköping University that was recently published…
Many medical ‘rainy day’ accounts aren’t getting opened or filled, study finds
People with high-deductible health plans aren’t using health savings account option as intended
Child disability can reduce educational outcomes for older siblings
A recent paper published in The Economic Journal indicates that, in families with disabled children, the second born child is more adversely affected cognitively than the first-born child. Brothers and sisters share a unique bond. They typically grow up in…
Announcing the 2020 ‘State of Journal Production and Access’ report from Scholastica
CHICAGO, IL (13 August 2020) — Scholastica , a peer review and publishing software and service provider for academic journals, announced today the release of ” The State of Journal Production and Access 2020 ” report. The report details the…
How anxiety–and hope–can drive new product adoption
News from the Journal of Marketing
Analysis: Health sector, big pharma spent big on lobbying for COVID-19 funding
(PROVO, Utah — 10 Aug. 2020) To date, Congress has authorized roughly $3 trillion in COVID-19 relief assistance — the largest relief package in history. With more COVID relief money on the way, a new study led by two Brigham…