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Released: 5-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EST
SLU/YouGov Poll: Majority of Missouri Voters Want to Say Goodbye to Switching Their Clocks
Saint Louis University

In February 2024, the SLU/YouGov Poll asked 900 likely Missouri voters their preferences on Daylight Saving Time. The poll found that a vast majority of Missouri voters prefer a consistent time throughout the year.

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Released: 5-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EST
"Flying Tigers" Come to Live Cornell Bird Cams Project
Cornell University

A streaming camera has gone live on the Great Horned Owl named Athena. She's nested for more than a dozen years at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. Now, everyone can see her family grow.

Newswise: Collaboration essential to meet open data challenges, says new report
Released: 5-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EST
Collaboration essential to meet open data challenges, says new report
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

A new report – part of The State of Open Data series – provides real-world insights into how the research community is responding to the challenges of data sharing.

     
Released: 4-Mar-2024 7:05 PM EST
Super Tuesday in an Unprecedented Election Year: Experts Available for Comment
American University

WHAT: Tomorrow, 16 states and one territory will head to the polls in the biggest primary election of this year’s election cycle. As we watch the results come in, American University experts are available to comment on a broad range of issues related to the 2024 presidential elections.   WHEN: March 4, 2024 – ongoing  WHERE: In studio, email, phone, or virtual   WHO:  Experts available for comments include  David Barker, director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, is an expert on a broad range of topics, including American political parties, campaigns and elections, representation, culture and polarization, ideology and attitudes, information and communication, political institutions, and a wide variety of public policy issues.

Newswise: MSU study: Key mental health services could reduce jail time
Released: 4-Mar-2024 6:05 PM EST
MSU study: Key mental health services could reduce jail time
Michigan State University

Counties could save money and keep more people out of jail by improving access to community-based mental health and substance use disorder services, according to a study led by a Michigan State University College of Human Medicine professor.

   
Newswise: Registration open for all LLNL summer education programs
Released: 4-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EST
Registration open for all LLNL summer education programs
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Registration is now open for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s summer education programs.

Newswise: Speaker Newt Gingrich donates congressional papers to Tulane University
Released: 4-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EST
Speaker Newt Gingrich donates congressional papers to Tulane University
Tulane University

Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, a Tulane University alumnus, has donated his congressional papers to the university’s Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC).

Released: 4-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EST
Global study unveils "problematic" use of porn
Universite de Montreal

Led by Université de Montréal assistant professor Beáta Bőthe, researchers explore how online pornography affects people differently around the world - not just men, but also women and non-binary people.

29-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Firearm Access and Gun Violence Exposure Are Common in Black and Native Communities
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center study is the first to provide nationally representative data on gun use, storage and violence within Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) families.

 
29-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Firearm Access and Gun Violence Exposure Are Common in Black and Native Communities
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center study is the first to provide nationally representative data on gun use, storage and violence within Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) families.

 
Released: 4-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EST
It’s Not Just You: Young People Look, Feel Older When They’re Stressed
North Carolina State University

A new study finds younger adults look and feel older on stressful days – but only on days when they also feel they have relatively less control over their own lives.

Released: 3-Mar-2024 9:15 PM EST
Experts from DePaul University available to discuss 2024 primaries, general election
DePaul University

With the 2024 election season underway, voters are weighing in at primaries and caucuses around the country. DePaul University experts are available to discuss key topics surrounding local, state and federal elections, including campaign strategy, Gen Z voters, voting rights, the impact of global politics and more.

28-Feb-2024 1:00 AM EST
Pioneering research reveals empathetic communication can help overcome vaccine hesitancy
University of Bristol

An international study has shown for the first time how empathetic correction of misinformation among vaccine-hesitant patients can significantly improve attitudes towards vaccination – and potentially boost vaccine uptake.

Newswise: URI English professor wins Wisconsin Poetry Prize in Translation
Released: 1-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EST
URI English professor wins Wisconsin Poetry Prize in Translation
University of Rhode Island

KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 26, 2024 – In the 1980s, as a poetry student in Italy, Peter Covino was introduced to the work of acclaimed Italian poet Dario Bellezza. It’s a moment he still remembers.“It was a big deal to learn at that time that there was this really wild, irreverent writer exploring ideas that I didn’t realize would speak to me so directly,” says Covino, associate professor of English at the University of Rhode Island.

Released: 1-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EST
A mental process that leads to putting off an unpleasant task
Ohio State University

Putting off a burdensome task may seem like a universal trait, but new research suggests that people whose negative attitudes tend to dictate their behavior in a range of situations are more likely to delay tackling the task at hand.

Released: 1-Mar-2024 10:15 AM EST
SLU Professor Studies Link Between Adversity, Psychiatric and Cognitive Decline
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Saint Louis University associate professor of health management and policy in the College for Public Health and Social Justice, SangNam Ahn, Ph.D., recently published a paper in Journal of Clinical Psychology that examines the relationship between childhood adversity, and psychiatric decline as well as adult adversity and psychiatric and cognitive decline.

   
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Released: 1-Mar-2024 9:30 AM EST
Maisha T. Winn Voted AERA President-Elect; Key Members Elected to AERA Council
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Maisha T. Winn, the Chancellor’s Leadership Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Davis, has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

Newswise: Dung beetles show their love by sharing the load
Released: 1-Mar-2024 4:05 AM EST
Dung beetles show their love by sharing the load
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Dung beetles share the load when it comes to showing their affection for each-other, when transporting a “brood ball”.

Newswise: Healthy sleep needs a healthy day: boost exercise to beat your bedtime blues
Released: 29-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
Healthy sleep needs a healthy day: boost exercise to beat your bedtime blues
University of South Australia

A world first study from the University of South Australia shows that getting a good night’s sleep is tied to how you structure your day, with exercise at the heart of sleep quality.

Released: 29-Feb-2024 4:40 PM EST
New Research Aims to Improve Global Security of Small Modular Reactors
University at Albany, State University of New York

The year-long project seeks to examine the risks to export control that still-developing SMR technology will play for the next several decades.

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Released: 29-Feb-2024 3:20 PM EST
Your Back Hurts? There’s Physical Therapy for That
Tufts University

Tufts University School of Medicine physical therapist Kathryn Sawyer shares tips and tools to help people experiencing acute low back pain.

   
Newswise: Notre Dame literacy research can improve learning outcomes and fight global poverty
Released: 29-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Notre Dame literacy research can improve learning outcomes and fight global poverty
University of Notre Dame

A new study by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers makes a significant contribution to understanding the factors that influence how young elementary school students respond to reading interventions in fragile and low-income contexts. The study evaluated an early-grade literacy intervention in Catholic schools in Haiti.



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