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UTA study: In crisis, people trust feelings over factsCredit: UT Arlington A study conducted by two associate professors of marketing at The University of Texas at Arlington shows that people are more likely to base decisions…

Credit: Carol Silva NORMAN, OKLA. - Four months ago, the existence of COVID-19 was unknown. Now, the disease has spread rapidly to almost every country disrupting society on an unprecedented scale in modern times. As the world…

Amit Mukherjee shows how to foster creativity, collaboration, and inclusivityCredit: The MIT PRESS Certain ideas about business leadership are held to be timeless, and certain characteristics of leaders--often including a square jaw, a…

Results from the study found Medicaid expansions were associated with a greater increase in the percentage of patients with head and neck cancer with Medicaid coverageCredit: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center A study published in the JAMA…

Research shows that not all types of service firms are equally suited to automation TROY, N.Y. -- The temptation for businesses to use artificial intelligence and other technology to improve performance, drive down labor costs, and better…

Göttingen research team investigates public acceptance of food policy measures in Germany The increase in diet-related illness has led to a high burden of costs for society. However, German policymakers, in comparison with their…

Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, is celebrating women entrepreneurs in chemistry with a special issue highlighting 20 women who work across the fields of biotechnology, solar…

Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team…

Everyone approaches romantic relationships differently. On one end of the spectrum are people who crave closeness so much, they may come across as "clingy." On the other end are those who value their independence so deeply that they avoid…

Life expectancy in the United States has been in decline for the first time in decades, and public health officials have identified a litany of potential causes, including inaccessible health care, rising drug addiction and rates of…

Science has moved beyond the lab. Researchers are using non-scientists more and more to help conduct their research and expand their reach. Everyday people are contributing their data, helping researchers learn more about a topic and get…

Widely used estimates don't account for effects of affluence on consumer behavior -- and affluent consumers waste more food Consumers are likely wasting much more food than commonly believed, according to a study published February 12,…

'I want to serve'Credit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington professor is the University's first to be appointed a Jefferson Science Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences. Edmund Prater, professor in the College of…

Nearly half of adults in their 50s and early 60s aren't sure they'll be able to afford health insurance after they retire, and two-thirds worry about the potential effects of health policy changesCredit: University of Michigan Health…

A representative survey of undergraduate and graduate students at North Carolina State University finds that almost 10% of students experienced homelessness in the previous year, and more than 14% of students dealt with food insecurity in…

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. ? Publicly sharing a goal may help you persist after hitting a failure, but only if you care about what others think of you, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. However,…

Healthy Michigan Plan enrollees experienced a six-point increase in employment or student status in one year, while employment for all Michiganders stayed the same Getting covered by health insurance may have a major impact on a low-income…

Researchers will tackle the problem of gender and ethnic bias in recruitment and human resource management as part of a new £1m project Researchers will tackle the problem of gender and ethnic bias in recruitment and human resource…

Fine-grained data surface new insights into gender disparities at universities Over her lifetime, the average female scientific researcher at a New Zealand university earns about NZ$400,000 less than her male counterparts, and less than…

A first-of-its-kind study of over 200,000 Instagram posts showed that positive vaping hashtags are used 10,000 times more often than an FDA awareness campaign hashtag, highlighting limited impacts to address the growing use of vaping among…