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Newswise: Research Shows Even Positive Online Reviews are a Minefield for Firms
Released: 26-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Research Shows Even Positive Online Reviews are a Minefield for Firms
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Customer’s online reviews of products and services are highly influential and have an immediate impact on brand value and customer buying behaviors.

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Released: 26-Mar-2024 12:00 AM EDT
America’s Top Public Companies De-Emphasize the ‘E’ in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Communications
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

Research by the USC Center for Public Relations finds the term Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is falling out of favor

Newswise: Essays on democracy draw attention to critical threats, explore safeguards ahead of Jan. 6
Released: 25-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Essays on democracy draw attention to critical threats, explore safeguards ahead of Jan. 6
University of Notre Dame

Shortly after Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building, the University of Notre Dame’s Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy established the January 6th, 2025, Project, which includes 10 Notre Dame faculty who are preeminent scholars of democracy.

Newswise: University of Northern Colorado Achieves Federal Designation as Hispanic Serving Institution
Released: 25-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
University of Northern Colorado Achieves Federal Designation as Hispanic Serving Institution
University of Northern Colorado

As Colorado's newest Hispanic Serving Institution, the university is now eligible for new funding opportunities to support student success, but will remain equally focused on building and fostering cultural responsiveness

Newswise: Inspiring Inclusivity in Music Through Achieving Milestones and Pushing Boundaries
Released: 25-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Inspiring Inclusivity in Music Through Achieving Milestones and Pushing Boundaries
University of Northern Colorado

Jolie González Masmela, an international conducting student recently achieved three important milestones. As a woman pursuing a career in a field that has traditionally been dominated by males, she’s hoping those achievements can open paths for future generations.

Newswise: Counted: Data Collection on Student Parents
Released: 25-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Counted: Data Collection on Student Parents
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

To comply with a recent California bill, the CSU is now collecting data on student parents—which will help the university better serve this group.

Newswise: Dr. Jean Giddens from Virginia Commonwealth University Appointed Chair of the AACN Board of Directors
Released: 25-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Dr. Jean Giddens from Virginia Commonwealth University Appointed Chair of the AACN Board of Directors
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

AACN is pleased to announce that Jean Giddens, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, dean and professor of nursing at the Virginia Commonwealth University, has been appointed Chair of the AACN Board of Directors. Dr. Giddens officially began her two-year term as Board Chair at noon today following AACN’s Spring 2024 Business Meeting in Washington, DC.

Released: 25-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
How firearms move from legal purchase to criminal use
UC Davis Health

A new study of California firearm data identifies specific risk factors associated with a legally purchased gun that is later used in a crime.

Newswise: Chulalongkorn Students Host 15th EU in Thailand National Inter-Varsity Debating Championship
Released: 25-Mar-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Chulalongkorn Students Host 15th EU in Thailand National Inter-Varsity Debating Championship
Chulalongkorn University

The Chulalongkorn University Debating Society supervised by the Office of Student Affairs Chulalongkorn University hosted the 15th EU in Thailand National Inter-Varsity Debating Championship on January 27 – 30, 2024, at Chulalongkorn University Secondary Demonstration School.

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Released: 25-Mar-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Forum on the Future of Illinois Education to Publicly Examine HB 2170 Progress
College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Forum on the Future of Illinois Education event is Thursday, March 28 beginning at 8:30 a.m. CDT at the I Hotel and Conference Center on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. The event is free and open to the public.

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Newswise:Video Embedded south-australian-artists-revive-treasured-artefacts-in-unique-restoration-project
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Released: 25-Mar-2024 12:05 AM EDT
South Australian artists revive treasured artefacts in unique restoration project
University of South Australia

More than a dozen artists are working to repair a collection of beloved items, including a cracked early 20th century teapot, as part of the Transformative Repair project led by UniSA's Dr Guy Keulemans and Dr Trent Jansen of UNSW.

Released: 22-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Eclipse folk tales show different relationships between people and the sun
Ohio State University

In preparation for this year’s eclipse on April 8, an Ohio State expert dug deep into folklore indexes to see what common motifs have been used to explain the phenomenon. A common one: the sun being consumed by a creature.

Released: 22-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
MSU offers first study on teacher effectiveness for students with and without disabilities
Michigan State University

Research has often focused on how teachers and educators can best instruct and accommodate students with disabilities. However, are the methods used to teach students with disabilities effective and inclusive for all students? Michigan State University researchers are some of the first to answer that question.  

Released: 22-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
USU Surgical Global Health Expert Named Fulbright Alumni Ambassador
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Navy Capt. (Dr.) Tamara Worlton, director of the Division of Global Surgery at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and director of Surgical Operations at USU’s Center for Global Health Engagement (CGHE), has been selected as a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, one of the most prestigious international exchange programs in the world.

   
Newswise: Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian and commentator Jon Meacham to address Tulane’s 2024 graduates
Released: 22-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian and commentator Jon Meacham to address Tulane’s 2024 graduates
Tulane University

One of America’s foremost public intellectuals will address graduates at Tulane’s 2024 commencement. Jon Meacham, the acclaimed presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author will share his insights, perspectives and behind-the-scenes knowledge of America’s history and its leaders at Commencement 2024, which will take place at 6:30 p.m., May 18, in Yulman Stadium.

Newswise: Film Shows Why Creativity Is an Essential Tool of Science
Released: 21-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Film Shows Why Creativity Is an Essential Tool of Science
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers scientists have put together a short film showing how biologists, chemists, physicists, mathematicians and engineers converge and brainstorm at every stage of the scientific effort to better understand the carbon cycle in the ocean.

Newswise: Closing Gender Gaps in Career Advancement
Released: 21-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Closing Gender Gaps in Career Advancement
University of California San Diego

Despite broad progress toward achieving equity in the workplace and educational achievement, data shows women still ascend the corporate ladder slower than their male peers and lag behind men in salary earnings.

Newswise: US House Foreign Affairs Committee Advances Bipartisan Bill for Global Conservation
Released: 21-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Advances Bipartisan Bill for Global Conservation
Wildlife Conservation Society

“USFICA would create a public-private partnership to save wildlife and wild places around the world. What that means is government funds would leverage private support, making public dollars go much farther. And those monies would go directly to protected areas and parks around the world.” John Calvelli, WCS Executive VP for Public Affairs

   
21-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
People Use Multiple Strategies to Successfully Resolve Alcohol Use Disorder Without Treatment
Research Society on Alcoholism

While highly effective, specialty alcohol treatment may present barriers, such as cost and stigma. A variety of strategies and other factors—often in combination—help people address their problem drinking without the use of specialized alcohol services, according to a study of untreated people in recovery from alcohol use disorder.

     
Released: 21-Mar-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Shakespeare’s sister: how using digital archives revealed hidden insights into world famous playwright’s unknown sibling
University of Bristol

By analysing digital copies of an incredibly rare and obscure 17th century Italian religious text, a University of Bristol academic has revealed that a long-lost document previously thought to have been written by William Shakespeare’s father belongs in fact to his relatively unknown sister Joan.

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Released: 20-Mar-2024 4:30 PM EDT
Young African students call out racial stereotypes in TikTok first
University of South Australia

Assumptions, misconceptions, and stereotypes – no one wants to be judged by how they look or where they’re from. But for many Black African students, that’s their reality and it’s taking a serious toll on their wellbeing and sense of belonging.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Susan G. Komen® Urges U.S. House, Senate to Pass Critical Breast Health Legislation After House Committee Vote
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen is urging the U.S. House and Senate to bring the SCREENS for Cancer Act to a floor vote as soon as possible so breast health services are available to those who need them now.

Newswise: Preventing another ‘Jan. 6’ starts by changing how elections are certified, experts say
Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Preventing another ‘Jan. 6’ starts by changing how elections are certified, experts say
Washington University in St. Louis

In a new paper published in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Daniel M. Butler, a political scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, argues that elections should be certified by nonpartisan commissions, rather than elected officials, to insulate the process from partisan influence.

Newswise: ‘Modern-Day Redlining’: Research Investigates Wall Street-Backed Rental Market
Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
‘Modern-Day Redlining’: Research Investigates Wall Street-Backed Rental Market
Washington University in St. Louis

Corporate investors “buy low and rent high” to populations who can least afford it. A two-year national study, led by Carol Camp Yeakey at Washington University in St. Louis, will examine the impact that corporate investors have on renters, especially marginalized communities of color, in St. Louis, Cincinnati and Atlanta.

Newswise: Starting Stem Earlier
Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Starting Stem Earlier
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

The UNM Comprehensive Center is expanding a program aimed at encouraging young people to explore research as a career field. In addition to a first-ever middle school component, the program is adding more opportunities for high school and undergraduates to get real world lab and research experience.



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