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Newswise: AI and the spread of fake news sites: experts explain how to counteract them
Released: 23-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
AI and the spread of fake news sites: experts explain how to counteract them
Virginia Tech

With national elections looming in the United States, concerns about misinformation are sharper than ever, and advances in artificial intelligence have made distinguishing genuine news sites from fake ones even more challenging. Virginia Tech experts explore three different facets of the AI-fueled spread of fake news sites and the efforts to combat them.

Newswise: How discrimination, class, and gender intersect to affect Black Americans’ well-being
Released: 23-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
How discrimination, class, and gender intersect to affect Black Americans’ well-being
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Black Americans experience racial discrimination as a chronic stressor that influences their quality of life. But it exists in conjunction with other social factors that may modify the impact in various ways. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores how discrimination, gender, and social class affect individual well-being and relationship quality for Black Americans.

Newswise: Artifact could be linked to Spanish explorer Coronado's expedition across Texas Panhandle
Released: 23-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
Artifact could be linked to Spanish explorer Coronado's expedition across Texas Panhandle
Southern Methodist University

It’s a small piece of obsidian, just over 5 centimeters long, likely found on a hard-scrabble piece of ranchland in the Texas panhandle. But when SMU anthropologist Matthew Boulanger looks at it, he gets a mental image of Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado making his way across the plains more than 470 years ago in search of a fabled city of gold.

Released: 22-Feb-2024 7:05 PM EST
High school biology textbooks do not provide students with a comprehensive view of the science of sex and gender
New York University

The teaching of science has long generated controversy in the United States—from evolution in the early 20th century to climate change today.

Released: 22-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
University of West Florida designated Purple Star Campus
University of West Florida

UWF has been named a Florida Collegiate Purple Star Campus for supporting military students and families during college transition, among the first in the Florida State University System.

Newswise: This Leap Day, Leap for Literacy!
Released: 22-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
This Leap Day, Leap for Literacy!
LaundryCares Foundation

To address the literacy gap in our community, the City of Milwaukee Office of Early Childhood Initiatives has been creating learning zones in places where families spend time. The latest learning zone will be unveiled on February 29—Leap Day—at Quick Wash Laundry (7613 W. Villard Avenue), which will provide children with access to early learning and literacy-rich materials while their caregivers attend to their laundry needs.

Newswise: Star of Mother Cabrini Biopic Visits Sbarro Health Research Organization On Premier of Film
Released: 22-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Star of Mother Cabrini Biopic Visits Sbarro Health Research Organization On Premier of Film
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

Cristiana Della’Anna, the actress who portrays Mother Cabrini in the upcoming biopic, Cabrini, visits with Sbarro Health Research Organization Founder and President Antonio Giordano

   
20-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Living in violent neighborhoods affects children's brain development
American Psychological Association (APA)

Living in neighborhoods with high levels of violence can affect children’s development by changing the way that a part of the brain detects and responds to potential threats, potentially leading to poorer mental health and other negative outcomes, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

21-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Only a third of NI voters believe the Assembly will see out its current mandate
Queen's University Belfast

According to a new report from Queen’s University Belfast, voters in Northern Ireland are split into three camps as to whether the restored Assembly will last until the end of its current mandate in 2027.

Newswise: Does Russia stand to benefit from climate change?
Released: 21-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Does Russia stand to benefit from climate change?
University of Notre Dame

There exists a narrative about climate change that says there are winners and losers — with Russia being one of the countries that stand to benefit from its effects. In a new study, researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that Russia is suffering from a variety of climate change impacts and is ill-prepared to mitigate or adapt to those climate impacts. And, as the rest of the world transitions to renewable energy sources, Russia’s fossil-fuel-dependent government is not willing or ready to make alternative plans for the country, changes that could potentially benefit the whole of their society.

Newswise: Preventing tragedy: FSU expert examines suicidal motives in mass shootings, terrorism
Released: 21-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
Preventing tragedy: FSU expert examines suicidal motives in mass shootings, terrorism
Florida State University

By: Amy Walden | Published: February 21, 2024 | 9:21 am | SHARE: According to the Gun Violence Archive, the United States reported 656 mass shootings in 2023. When it comes to understanding and preventing tragedies such as murder-suicides, mass shootings and terrorism, some may question why assailants in these cases are motivated to kill.

Newswise: Kia Hollis, MSN, CNM and Mercy patient Jnai Player Featured Guests for February 2024 edition of “Medoscopy”
Released: 20-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Kia Hollis, MSN, CNM and Mercy patient Jnai Player Featured Guests for February 2024 edition of “Medoscopy”
Mercy Medical Center

The February 2024 edition of Mercy Medical Center's monthly talk show, "Medoscopy," takes a look at The Centering Pregnancy Program with guests Mercy certified nurse midwife Kia Hollis and her patient, Jnai Player.

Newswise: An in-person look at in-flux soybean supply chains
Released: 20-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
An in-person look at in-flux soybean supply chains
Iowa State University

To meet the rising demand for renewable diesel fuel, the U.S. soybean market is rapidly changing. A group of Iowa State University students recently spent a week studying soybean supply chains in person, a trip that stretched from Midwestern processing plants to Pacific Northwest ports.

   
Newswise: UWF and DOD SkillBridge program help veteran transition to civilian nursing educator career
Released: 20-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
UWF and DOD SkillBridge program help veteran transition to civilian nursing educator career
University of West Florida

After serving in the U.S. Army for 24 years, Lt. Col. Brandy Clayton seamlessly transitioned from military nurse educator to civilian professor through the DOD SkillBridge program, finding her new home at UWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health School of Nursing.

Newswise: MTSU Quantum takes new leap with two NSF grants totaling $1M-plus
Released: 20-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
MTSU Quantum takes new leap with two NSF grants totaling $1M-plus
Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University’s Quantum Science Initiative is taking more giant leaps with two new grants — totaling more than $1 million — from the National Science Foundation to expand research, education and inclusivity in quantum education.

   
Newswise: Time watching videos may stunt toddler language development, but it depends on why they're watching
Released: 20-Feb-2024 12:00 PM EST
Time watching videos may stunt toddler language development, but it depends on why they're watching
Southern Methodist University

A new study from SMU psychologist Sarah Kucker and colleagues reveals that passive video use among toddlers can negatively affect language development, but their caregiver’s motivations for exposing them to digital media could also lessen the impact.

Newswise: GW Research Explores How People Make a Snap Judgment About Unfamiliar Dogs
Released: 20-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
GW Research Explores How People Make a Snap Judgment About Unfamiliar Dogs
George Washington University

A new study by researchers at the George Washington University Primate Genomics Lab finds that even dogs’ faces provoke instant judgement from people who don’t know them.

   
Released: 20-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Improving traffic signal timing with a handful of connected vehicles
University of Michigan

With GPS data from as little as 6% of vehicles on the road, University of Michigan researchers can recalibrate traffic signals to significantly reduce congestion and delays at intersections.

Released: 20-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: FSU researchers available to share insights behind scientific findings
Florida State University

By: Jenny Ralph | Published: February 20, 2024 | 9:14 am | SHARE: Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) is an annual campaign to garner public attention and engage in support for those affected by eating disorders. For 2024, the National Eating Disorders Association has designated Feb. 26-March 3 as EDAW.Eating disorders research is rapidly evolving and examines many psychological and biological factors that may impact individuals and society.

Newswise: Serious doubts raised over WhatsApp’s misinformation strategy – new report
Released: 20-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
Serious doubts raised over WhatsApp’s misinformation strategy – new report
Loughborough University

Just 10% of people surveyed understood that the terms 'Forwarded' and 'Forwarded many times' in WhatsApp meant they were reading potential misinformation.

Released: 19-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
Expressing Workplace Anger: Not the Way to Get Ahead
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Contrary to previous research suggesting that expressing anger in the workplace leads to higher status and positive outcomes, a new study by researchers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Princeton University found that expressing anger is not a catalyst for higher status in the workplace.

Newswise: CSU Engages Faith-Based Partners for Super Sunday Outreach in February and Beyond
Released: 19-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
CSU Engages Faith-Based Partners for Super Sunday Outreach in February and Beyond
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Annual statewide events seek to inspire a college-going culture among African American youth.

Newswise: New Study Unveils Dynamics of Sexual Racism Among Young Sexual Minority Black Men
Released: 19-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
New Study Unveils Dynamics of Sexual Racism Among Young Sexual Minority Black Men
School of Social Work, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ryan Wade, a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work, has published a new research article titled “Whose Role is It Anyway? Sexual Racism and Sexual Positioning Among Young Sexual Minority Black Men” in the Journal of Sex Research. This insightful study sheds light on a pressing issue within the LGBTQ+ community.

Newswise: To Boost a Preschooler’s Language Skills, Consider Reminiscing
Released: 19-Feb-2024 8:30 AM EST
To Boost a Preschooler’s Language Skills, Consider Reminiscing
Florida Atlantic University

Book sharing is a popular way parents engage young children in conversation. Not all parents are comfortable with book sharing and not all children like having books read to them. Research provides an alternative. To boost the quality of a preschooler’s language experience and skills, consider reminiscing with them. Findings show reminiscing is very good at eliciting high quality speech from parents, and in many ways, is just as good as book sharing (wordless picture books).

14-Feb-2024 7:05 AM EST
Music Exposes Listeners to Alcohol References, Potentially Influencing Drinking
Research Society on Alcoholism

At least one in four contemporary songs references alcohol, according to an analysis of multiple studies that hints at the effects of music exposure on listeners’ drinking.

     
Released: 16-Feb-2024 9:20 AM EST
New research finds that language shapes communication
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

The new study suggests there may be benefits of more carefully considering language as a core influence of human performance and communication.

Newswise: Chula Geologists Find New Evidence of Historic Human Activity on Khao Phanom Rung-Khao Plai Bat, Buriram
Released: 16-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST
Chula Geologists Find New Evidence of Historic Human Activity on Khao Phanom Rung-Khao Plai Bat, Buriram
Chulalongkorn University

Prof. Dr. Santi Pailoplee, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with the Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, discovered a large number of rocks and rock formations on Khao Phanom Rung-Plai Bat, Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Buriram Province, which geologically signify human activity in the past, not natural formation.

   
Newswise: Elevate Your Entrepreneurial Journey at Women Impact Entrepreneurship Day 2024!!
Released: 16-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST
Elevate Your Entrepreneurial Journey at Women Impact Entrepreneurship Day 2024!!
Chulalongkorn University

Dive into the realm of inspiration with Sasin Sustainability & Entrepreneurship Center as we proudly present "Women Impact Entrepreneurship Day (WIED) 2024"!

Released: 15-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Why we hate to wait
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

Back in 1981, Tom Petty sang that the waiting is the hardest part. New research from The University of Texas helps to explain why.

Released: 15-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Study shows background checks don’t always check out
University of Maryland, College Park

Employers making hiring decisions, landlords considering possible tenants and schools approving field trip chaperones all widely use commercial background checks.

Released: 15-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
2024 presidential and Michigan state elections: MSU experts can comment on wide range of issues
Michigan State University

The 2024 presidential election is in full swing. As President Joe Biden is set to cruise to the Democratic nomination and former President Donald Trump is likely poised to receive the Republican nomination, 2024 is setting up to be a rematch of 2020.

Newswise: Eboo Patel named U's 2024 Commencement speaker
Released: 15-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Eboo Patel named U's 2024 Commencement speaker
University of Utah

Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith America, will give the keynote address for the University of Utah’s 2024 general campus-wide commencement.

Newswise: Couple Establishes Endowed Scholarship to Empower Future Innovators in Computer Science
Released: 15-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Couple Establishes Endowed Scholarship to Empower Future Innovators in Computer Science
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

In a display of commitment to the importance of technology and education, a Conway couple has made a generous donation to create an endowed scholarship for computer science majors at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Released: 15-Feb-2024 9:50 AM EST
Helping caregivers help people with dementia eat at home
Ohio State University

A new study has laid the groundwork for a future intervention designed to help caregivers establish a safe and workable mealtime routine for people with dementia living at home.

   
Released: 15-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
AERA Announces 2024 Fellows
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the selection of 24 exemplary scholars as 2024 AERA Fellows.

Released: 14-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Economic data confirm higher education confers substantial individual and societal benefits
University of Utah

Utahns who secure higher education degrees earn more income, secure greater employment opportunities, achieve greater upward mobility, participate less in public assistance programs, and garner a variety of other positive benefits.

Newswise: Emojis are differently interpreted depending on gender, culture, and age of viewer
7-Feb-2024 11:40 AM EST
Emojis are differently interpreted depending on gender, culture, and age of viewer
PLOS

Gender, culture, and age all appear to play a role in how emojis are interpreted, according to a study published February 14, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Yihua Chen, Xingchen Yang and colleagues from the University of Nottingham, UK.

Newswise: University of Miami international relations specialists discuss the roots of the Houthi movement, their motivations, and the menace they pose
Released: 14-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
University of Miami international relations specialists discuss the roots of the Houthi movement, their motivations, and the menace they pose
University of Miami

University of Miami international relations specialists discuss the roots of the Houthi movement, their motivations, and the menace they pose.

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Released: 14-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Online images may be turning back the clock on gender bias, research finds
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

A paper published today in the journal Nature finds that online images show stronger gender biases than online texts. Researchers also found that bias is more psychologically potent in visual form than in writing.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
When caring for grandma is followed by a university lecture
Goethe University Frankfurt

About one in eight young people undergoing training – as pupils, apprentices or university students – is wholly or partially responsible for the well-being and care of older, sick or disabled relatives or other loved ones, a study by the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies shows.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Successful employer-driven disability initiatives benefit individuals and companies
IOS Press

Successful employer-driven disability initiatives share certain characteristics, even when the companies and programs differ in other ways.

   
Newswise: Uni sector scores poor report card when it comes to workplace health
Released: 13-Feb-2024 7:05 PM EST
Uni sector scores poor report card when it comes to workplace health
University of South Australia

A large survey of Australian university employees over the past four years paints a bleak picture, with almost 73% of professionals and academics reporting poor work environments in 2023.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday: the beginning 40 days of abstinence
University of Agder

Lent in the Church of Norway is a period of 40 days, beginning on Ash Wednesday an ending on Easter Saturday. The Sundays during this period are not considered days of fasting.

Newswise: FAU and Mainstreet Research Poll Shows Trump Leading Haley Comfortably in South Carolina GOP Primary
Released: 13-Feb-2024 4:30 PM EST
FAU and Mainstreet Research Poll Shows Trump Leading Haley Comfortably in South Carolina GOP Primary
Florida Atlantic University

Former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a strong lead over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the South Carolina Republican primary ahead of the 2024 election, according to a new poll released today by the FAU Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Lab (PolCom Lab) and Mainstreet Research.

Newswise: Future of U.S.-China relations depends on U.S. presidential election and China's expansion into Global South
Released: 13-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Future of U.S.-China relations depends on U.S. presidential election and China's expansion into Global South
University of Notre Dame

For more than a decade, China has invested heavily in the economic development of countries collectively known as the Global South. More recently, China has demonstrated that its ambitions are growing beyond the economic realm and extending into the geopolitical sphere. This shift carries implications not only for the developing countries that are the beneficiaries of China’s investment, but also for the United States and other developed democracies, said a scholar at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 3:00 PM EST
The University of Delaware is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
University of Delaware

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized the University of Delaware as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
 American University Named a Leader in Fulbright U.S. Student Scholars
American University

American University is a top producer of Fulbright students, and was recognized by the U.S. Department of State as having one of the highest number of students and alumni selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.



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