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Newswise: Program Leads to Sustained Improvements in Nurses’ Moral Resilience
26-Apr-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Program Leads to Sustained Improvements in Nurses’ Moral Resilience
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

An experiential educational program led to sustained improvements in nurses' skills in mindfulness, resilience and competence in confronting ethical challenges. In the study, more than 95% of the 245 participating nurses reported confronting ethical challenges in their workplace, but only 15% had previously received formal ethics training.

Released: 28-Apr-2023 5:20 PM EDT
Study warns of underestimated uncertainty in published research
University of Sydney

New research involving the University of Sydney Business School has found researchers underestimate the degree of uncertainty in their findings.

Newswise: April Research Highlights
Released: 28-Apr-2023 4:50 PM EDT
April Research Highlights
Cedars-Sinai

A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai for April 2023.

Released: 28-Apr-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Incubator to support projects for work and social change
Cornell University

The Yang-Tan WorkABILITY Incubator, recently launched through the ILR School’s Center for Applied Research on Work (CAROW), will support innovative applied research projects and collaborations that bring together two or more parts of the university to address important societal issues linked to work.

   
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Released: 27-Apr-2023 4:30 PM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Live Event for April 26: Misinformation and Media Relations
Newswise

We are forming a panel to discuss misinformation and how it affects media relations. For the last two years, we have been looking at how Newswise can tackle issues around spreading and consuming fake news.

       
Newswise: Wilkins’ 'PoRT’ Scale Rebalances Burden of Initiating Trust in Science 
Released: 27-Apr-2023 10:20 AM EDT
Wilkins’ 'PoRT’ Scale Rebalances Burden of Initiating Trust in Science 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The Perceptions of Research Trustworthiness (PoRT), described in an original investigation published in JAMA Network Open, is a groundbreaking tool designed as an on-going gauge of perception of trust and distrust in biomedical research, said team leader Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI, Senior Vice President and senior associate dean for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence and professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

   
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Released: 21-Apr-2023 3:10 PM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer’s proteins
Newswise

Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

       
Newswise: Student's Award-Winning Research Could Influence Future of Sports Marketing
Released: 21-Apr-2023 1:30 PM EDT
Student's Award-Winning Research Could Influence Future of Sports Marketing
University of Northern Colorado

Alicia Romano combined her passions for sports, research and teaching in the University of Northern Colorado’s Sport and Exercise Science Ph.D. program. One of the highlights of her UNC education was her research “Consumers’ Visual Attention and Explicit Memory of Sponsorships: An Eye-Tracking Investigation at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials.”

Newswise: Lack of Women as Research Subjects Connected to Lack of Women as Researchers
12-Apr-2023 4:10 PM EDT
Lack of Women as Research Subjects Connected to Lack of Women as Researchers
American Physiological Society (APS)

The underrepresentation of female research subjects has been documented from clinical trials down to sources for cell cultures. Now, researchers out of Marquette University in Milwaukee have found that in exercise research, this inequity correlates with the gender of the researchers conducting the study.

   
Released: 19-Apr-2023 1:00 PM EDT
UC Irvine’s Leo Chavez elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
University of California, Irvine

Acclaimed anthropologist, author and professor Leo Chavez from the University of California, Irvine – best known for his work in international migration, particularly among Latin American immigrants – has been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. The 243rd class of inductees includes nearly 270 people from around the world, recognized for their accomplishments and leadership in academia, the arts, industry, public policy and research.

Newswise: UTEP Researcher Receives Prestigious NSF Grant for Early-Career Faculty
Released: 11-Apr-2023 5:05 PM EDT
UTEP Researcher Receives Prestigious NSF Grant for Early-Career Faculty
University of Texas at El Paso

Alexander Friedman, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UTEP College of Science, received a $1.15 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. The funding will support his work on the neural mechanisms of decision-making.

Released: 3-Apr-2023 3:00 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Health Awarded Nearly $477,000 for Medical Research and Community Health Projects
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health has been awarded 16 grants totaling nearly $477,000 from the New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) for important research and community health projects.

Newswise: Top US and Italian Researchers Unite for Cutting-Edge Conference on Medicine, Science, and Technology Hosted by SHRO
Released: 29-Mar-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Top US and Italian Researchers Unite for Cutting-Edge Conference on Medicine, Science, and Technology Hosted by SHRO
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

The Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO), led by Prof. Antonio Giordano, in collaboration with the Texas Scientific Italian Community (TSIC), led by Prof. Andrea Giuffrida, will present the XVII Conference of Italian Researchers in the World on Saturday April 1st from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM at Temple University of Philadelphia.

   
Released: 28-Mar-2023 2:20 PM EDT
From the doctor's office to the operating room: Keep up with the latest in healthcare here
Newswise

From septic shock to sticker shock. Keep up with this ever-growing, changing sector. Below are some of the latest stories on healthcare on Newswise.

Newswise: Rainy-Day Savings: CSU Studies Stormwater Capture Technology
Released: 27-Mar-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Rainy-Day Savings: CSU Studies Stormwater Capture Technology
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

See how CSU faculty and students are studying ways to capture stormwater and strengthen drought resilience.

Released: 27-Mar-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Pacira’s Lawsuit Against ASA and Authors
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is extremely pleased that the decision in the lawsuit filed against ASA, the editor-in-chief of Anesthesiology – the official peer-reviewed scientific journal of ASA – and 11 contributing authors by Pacira Biosciences Inc., which was originally dismissed by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2022, has been affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

20-Mar-2023 3:55 PM EDT
Harvard Medical School Neurobiologist Wins Major Neuroscience Award
Harvard Medical School

Michael Greenberg shares The Brain Prize with two neuroscientists for critical insights into brain plasticity

   
Newswise: Disparities in research effort: combating risk of animal-borne diseases amid climate change
Released: 23-Mar-2023 10:45 AM EDT
Disparities in research effort: combating risk of animal-borne diseases amid climate change
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science has released its analysis of the global research response to climate change and animal-borne diseases, in the context of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on climate and health.

     
22-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Vision Research Funding Partnership Event Takes Place Today
Research to Prevent Blindness

Today, Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) and more than 30 other organizations are convening in Washington DC for the Vision Research Funding Partnership event, which was organized around the theme of “The Research Pipeline – From Premise to Patient.”

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Released: 20-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Antibiotic resistance is an increasing problem. Learn all about it in the Drug Resistance channel.
Newswise

Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridioides difficile, Candida auris, Drug-resistant Shigella. These bacteria not only have difficult names to pronounce, but they are also difficult to fight off. These bacteria may infect humans and animals, and the infections they cause are harder to treat than those caused by non-resistant bacteria. Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent global public health threat.

     
Released: 17-Mar-2023 4:30 PM EDT
Mining the Gap
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

More and more students are graduating with their bachelor's degrees and taking a gap year, a period of time before jumping into a postgraduate program. A new grant from the American Cancer Society will help the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center introduce these students to scientific research.

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Released: 16-Mar-2023 10:55 AM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Newswise Live Event: What can we expect from AI and Chatbots in the next few years?
Newswise

We're thrilled to announce our upcoming expert panel on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on journalism. As a platform for verified news, Newswise often hosts such panels on trending topics. We invite both reporters and the public to join us and interact with our panelists.

     
14-Mar-2023 11:35 AM EDT
Taylor Geospatial Institute Awards $1.7 Million in Seed Grants to Advance Collaborative Research
Saint Louis University

The Taylor Geospatial Institute today awards its first $1.7 million in Geospatial Institute Seed Grant Program to stimulate Collaborative Research (GISCoR) grants to research faculty across its partner institutions. The TGI consortium includes Saint Louis University, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Harris-Stowe State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Missouri University of Science & Technology, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Washington University in St. Louis.

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Newswise: The Great Outdoor Classroom
Released: 13-Mar-2023 1:25 PM EDT
The Great Outdoor Classroom
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

See how CSU field courses provide hands-on​ learning and prepare students for future research careers.

   
Released: 9-Mar-2023 1:30 PM EST
You can't put a price tag on knowledge. Read the latest news on finance and the world economy in the Economics channel
Newswise

The U.S. economy is on people's minds as the government prepares for a showdown on the deficit and government spending. Find the latest research and expert commentary on money issues here. Below are some of the latest headlines in the Economics channel on Newswise.

       
Released: 8-Mar-2023 2:35 PM EST
University Hospitals chosen to participate in a groundbreaking initiative to accelerate uptake of practice-changing evidence in health care
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Announcement that the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) tapped University Hospitals (UH) as one of 42 health systems nationwide to carry out a pioneering initiative to accelerate the implementation of practice-changing research results in clinical care to improve patients’ outcomes.

Newswise: UAH-led statewide effort to apply plasma technologies reaches out to broad coalition
Released: 8-Mar-2023 12:00 PM EST
UAH-led statewide effort to apply plasma technologies reaches out to broad coalition
University of Alabama Huntsville

A statewide University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)-led effort to fund, develop and commercialize plasma research and the high-tech workforce it requires is reaching out to a broad coalition of researchers, students, businesspeople and the public with a goal of stimulating thousands of high-paying jobs in Alabama and the Southeast.

Released: 8-Mar-2023 9:30 AM EST
AERA Announces 2023 Fellows
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the selection of 24 exemplary scholars as 2023 AERA Fellows.

Newswise: SMFA at Tufts Announces Traveling Fellows for 2022
Released: 7-Mar-2023 11:00 AM EST
SMFA at Tufts Announces Traveling Fellows for 2022
Tufts University

The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University has announced its 2022 class of SMFA at Tufts Traveling Fellows. The five artists will journey to places around the world to conduct research and find inspiration for their art.

Released: 1-Mar-2023 4:05 PM EST
Three Penn Medicine Faculty Members Named Hastings Center Fellows
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Three faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been named 2023 Hastings Center Fellows. Emily Largent, PhD, RN, Peter Reese, MD, PhD, and Dominic Sisti, PhD, are among 12 new Fellows joining an elected group of over 200.

Newswise: S&T volleyball star ‘jumps’ at environmental research opportunity
Released: 1-Mar-2023 1:55 PM EST
S&T volleyball star ‘jumps’ at environmental research opportunity
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Several phrases can be used to describe Shelby Ply, a senior in environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, including: aspiring environmental engineer, accelerated master’s degree student, decorated collegiate athlete, proud alumna of Rolla High School and equestrian aficionado.

Released: 1-Mar-2023 12:10 PM EST
FSU criminology faculty ranked No. 1 in the nation for research productivity and scholarly influence
Florida State University

Faculty in Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice are No. 1 in the country for research productivity and influence among faculty in their field, according to a quantitative assessment in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education.  The journal’s findings draw from data gathered from criminology and criminal justice doctoral programs in the United States from 2015-2021.

 
Released: 27-Feb-2023 11:15 AM EST
FASEB Journals Provide Researchers with SciScore Tool to Improve Rigor and Reproducibility
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

Researchers submitting to FASEB Journals now have the ability to use the SciScore tool to help improve the rigor and reproducibility of their submitted work.

   
Released: 24-Feb-2023 5:10 PM EST
Rutgers Researchers to Study the Impact of Multiple Health Conditions on Medication Outcomes in Older Adults
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Rutgers a $3.5 million grant to conduct a five-year study exploring the impact medications have on older adults with multiple medical conditions.

Released: 24-Feb-2023 5:05 PM EST
ASU ranks in top 10 for inventions, patents, licenses and startups among universities without medical schools
Arizona State University (ASU)

Arizona State University ranks among the top 10 research institutions without a medical school for inventions disclosed, U.S. patents secured, license and option deals closed and startups launched, according to the Association of University Technology Managers.

Newswise: The Biophysical Journal Names Carlas S. Smith the 2022 Paper of the Year-Early Career Investigator Awardee
Released: 24-Feb-2023 7:00 AM EST
The Biophysical Journal Names Carlas S. Smith the 2022 Paper of the Year-Early Career Investigator Awardee
Biophysical Society

Carlas S. Smith, PhD, of Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands was honored as the recipient of the Biophysical Journal Paper of the Year-Early Career Investigator Award at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, held February 18-22 in San Diego, California. This award recognizes the work of outstanding early career investigators in biophysics.

   
Released: 21-Feb-2023 1:30 PM EST
Public voting now open for the 2023 Morgridge Ethics Cartooning Competition
Morgridge Institute for Research

The public is invited to help determine the winners of the 2023 Ethics Cartooning Competition, an annual contest that encourages scientists to shed light on timely or recurring issues that arise in scientific research.

Newswise: Three Talented Researchers Recognized as Endowed Chairs
Released: 21-Feb-2023 12:50 PM EST
Three Talented Researchers Recognized as Endowed Chairs
University of Utah Health

Huntsman Cancer Institute is proud to announce Brad Cairns, PhD, as the inaugural recipient of the Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research given by the 2018 Utah State Legislature. In addition, Aik Choon Tan, PhD, was named the Jon and Karen Huntsman Presidential Professor in Cancer Research and Alana Welm, PhD, received a five-year extension as the Ralph E. and Willia T. Main Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research.

Released: 21-Feb-2023 11:00 AM EST
FASEB and NIH Announce DataWorks! Prize Winners
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

FASEB and NIH select inaugural winners of the DataWorks! Prize, showcasing research teams' exemplary data sharing and reuse projects.

Newswise: FAU Teams Up with Shipwreck Park for Underwater Public Project, ‘Wahoo Bay’
Released: 21-Feb-2023 8:30 AM EST
FAU Teams Up with Shipwreck Park for Underwater Public Project, ‘Wahoo Bay’
Florida Atlantic University

Several years in the making, Wahoo Bay will serve partly as an educational marine park as well as an initiative to restore the natural habitat. Using AI and sensors, FAU engineers and students will deploy automated weather monitoring stations, underwater cameras, vehicles, acoustic and water quality monitoring sensors in Wahoo Bay, a "living" laboratory that provides an immersive experience for visitors while raising awareness of keeping oceans and coral reef systems healthy.

Released: 17-Feb-2023 3:30 PM EST
Brookhaven HSRP and SPARK Program Alumni Selected in 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Last month, Society for Science (the Society) announced the 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023. The scholars were each awarded $2,000 and also awarded $2,000 for their school. Scholars were chosen based on their research, leadership skills, community involvement, commitment to academics, creativity in asking scientific questions, and promise as STEM leaders, demonstrated through the submission of their original, independent research projects, essays and recommendations.

Released: 17-Feb-2023 12:15 PM EST
PFF Celebrates Black History Month and Encourages Diversity in Research
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

The PFF celebrates and honors Black History Month this February. The PFF advocates for increasing diversity of patient representation through the PFF Community Registry to enhance research and improve treatment options for those in the African-American and other communities.

Newswise: Strengthening ecology and conservation in the Global South
Released: 15-Feb-2023 7:25 PM EST
Strengthening ecology and conservation in the Global South
University of Göttingen

The tropics hold most of the planet’s biodiversity. In order to preserve this fragile and valuable asset, many individuals and communities need to get involved and be well informed.

Released: 15-Feb-2023 4:20 PM EST
MD Anderson receives nearly $19.4 million in CPRIT funding
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was awarded 15 grants totaling $19.38 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) in support of cancer research projects across the institution.

   
Newswise: Iowa State to study growing crops in solar farm’s footprint
Released: 15-Feb-2023 2:45 PM EST
Iowa State to study growing crops in solar farm’s footprint
Iowa State University

A new Iowa State University research project will explore how to grow crops and keep bees amid solar panels. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, most of the research will be conducted a few miles south of Ames, where Alliant Energy plans to begin construction in April on a 1.35 megawatt solar farm.

Newswise: Glaucoma Research Foundation Awards 2023 Shaffer Prize to Dr. Rachel Wang Kuchtey (Vanderbilt) and Dr. Lev Prasov (University of Michigan)
Released: 14-Feb-2023 5:40 PM EST
Glaucoma Research Foundation Awards 2023 Shaffer Prize to Dr. Rachel Wang Kuchtey (Vanderbilt) and Dr. Lev Prasov (University of Michigan)
Glaucoma Research Foundation

The 2023 Shaffer Prize for Innovative Glaucoma Research recognizes two Shaffer Grant recipients whose projects best exemplify the pursuit of breakthrough ideas in the quest to better understand and cure glaucoma.

   
Newswise: Five Faculty Selected for Newly Created “Rising Professorship”
Released: 14-Feb-2023 4:10 PM EST
Five Faculty Selected for Newly Created “Rising Professorship”
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Five from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing have been selected as the inaugural holders of the newly established Term Professorship for Rising Faculty (Rising Professorship). The Rising Professorship is a three-year period of funding for emerging and distinguished faculty to grow their research, increase their local, national, or global collaboration, strengthen their policy involvement, and advance their leadership within nursing and beyond.



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