From the University of Rhode Island media release: We all know that carrying extra pounds can be bad for your health. Now a URI professor has found that how society treats overweight people makes matters worse.…
From the Purdue University media release: New research in game theory shows that people are naturally predisposed to over-use “common-pool resources” such as transportation systems and fisheries even if it risks failure of the system, to…
From the Michigan State University media release: From recycling to reusing hotel towels, consumers who participate in a company’s “green” program are more satisfied with its service, finds a new study co-led by a Michigan State…
From the American Psychological Association (APA) media release: Is empathy the result of gut intuition or careful reasoning? Research published by the American Psychological Association suggests that, contrary to popular belief, the latter may be more…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology media release: Women who go to college intending to become engineers stay in the profession less often than men. Why is this? While multiple reasons have been offered in the…
From the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School media release: Misconduct within an organization is generally seen as a predicament at best, a catastrophe at worst. But a new study by a Johns Hopkins University business…
From the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne media release: EPFL scientists have elucidated for the first time how a notoriously elusive serotonin receptor functions with atom-level detail. The receptor transmits electrical signals in neurons and is…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign media release: You may not win friends, but a new study finds that you can influence people simply by lowering the pitch of your voice in the first moments…
From the NORC at the University of Chicago media release: New research reveals that nine laws designed to reduce underage drinking have been instrumental in saving more than 1,100 lives each year in the states that…
From the Johns Hopkins University media release: When evaluating the same black student, white teachers expect significantly less academic success than black teachers, a new study concludes. This is especially true for black boys. When a…