Connecting Research and Experts with Journalists

• share
• favorite_border

Since the early 1970s, there has been a worldwide promise to support women in achieving positions of authority in U.S. corporations. However, the business world has not necessarily met that promise. Cindy Schipani, Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration and professor of business law, explores some of the limiting factors and opportunities for improvement in her recent research.

• share
• favorite_border

The pathogen that causes bacterial spot is very good at what it does. Forming small lesions on the rinds of pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, and other cucurbits, it mars the fruits’ appearance and ushers in secondary pathogens that lead to rot and severe yield loss. The bacterium, Xanthomonas cucurbitae, is so successful that it has had no reason to evolve through time or space. That’s according to new University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research characterizing the pathogen’s genetic diversity across the Midwest.

• share
• favorite_border

Johns Hopkins Researchers Develop AI-Enhanced Navigation System for Visually Impaired

• share
• favorite_border

A new study from Keck Medicine of USC published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology finds that transgender adults have double the prevalence of cirrhosis compared to cisgender adults (people whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth), suggesting a need for more supportive, preventive care.

• share
• favorite_border

A person in Colorado tested positive for the bird flu. This is the fourth case reported in the U.S. Two other cases were reported in Michigan and in Texas. ...

• share
• favorite_border

Recent findings shed light on why Donald Trump’s support remains strong despite various challenges. ...

• share
• favorite_border

The Associated Press reported that “Textile waste is an urgent global problem, with only 12% recycled worldwide… ...

• share
• favorite_border

According to CNN, President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced plans to supply new air defenses to Ukraine in a speech opening the NATO summit. ...

• share
• favorite_border

GW's CPS is pleased to announce the appointment of Lesley Lopez as the new Director of the Public Relations and Communications master’s degree program. ...

• share
• favorite_border

Many of these accounts alleged to be Americans who were taking to social media sites like X, formerly known as Twitter, to praise Putin.  ...