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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 27-May-2026 17:15 ET (27-May-2026 21:15 GMT/UTC)

China Finance Review International achieves "A" rating in ABDC JQL

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal Center
Business Announcement

In March 2026, the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) officially released the 2025 Journal Quality List, elevating China Finance Review International (CFRI) to Grade “A”. This marks a significant milestone in CFRI's development journey, reflecting a major leap in the journal's recognition within the international academic community.

For details: https://abdc.edu.au/abdc-journal-quality-list/

Journal: China Finance Review International

New survey on strike at JBS Meatpacking Facility shows most Americans prioritize workers’ rights over beef production

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Reports and Proceedings

A new survey by Morning Consult and the nonprofit Physicians Committee finds that in response to the workers’ strike at one of the country’s largest slaughterhouses, a JBS facility in Colorado, a large percentage, 71%, of Americans say workers have the right to strike as opposed to staying on the job to continue beef production. In a separate survey question, younger Americans favor the transition of slaughterhouses to produce plant-based protein. The Physicians Committee is a nonprofit health advocacy organization with 17,000 physician members nationwide.

How our reactions shape what is perceived as ethical on social media

Abo Akademi University
Reports and Proceedings

Social media have become an integral part of everyday life for most people. Many of us follow companies on social media and react to images and campaigns that resonate with us. Each post and each “like” also contributes to a continuous exchange between companies and consumers about what is regarded as ethical, valuable and legitimate on social media. These findings are presented in a new doctoral thesis from Åbo Akademi University, where Anna Granstedt explores how organisations and users together shape norms and values on platforms such as Instagram.

Foreign direct investment is no silver bullet for growth, new research shows

University of East London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has long been seen as a reliable engine of economic growth, bringing jobs, productivity gains and new technologies into host economies. But new research suggests the reality is far more complex, and far less predictable.

Journal: Journal of Industry Competition and Trade

Geographic shifts in early-stage biopharmaceutical innovation

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Global early-stage drug development has nearly doubled over the past decade, shifting from a system dominated by the U.S. toward a 2-hub structure centered on the U.S. and China. Because early-stage drug candidates shape future drug approvals and investment, these shifts may have downstream implications for regulatory coordination, scientific workforce development, and patient access to new therapies. Continued monitoring will be essential for policymakers to understand these consequences and to design appropriate financial and regulatory incentives.

Journal: JAMA

From Oman to everyday life: New issue highlights research shaping health and society

Sultan Qaboos University
Business Announcement

The new issue of Tawasul Bulletin, published by Sultan Qaboos University, highlights a range of research addressing real-world challenges across health, environment, and society. The collection features studies on food preservation, mental health, and public health, showcasing how research can contribute to practical solutions and improve everyday life.

Study links past emissions to trillions in future economic damages

Stanford University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Future climate damages from past greenhouse gas emissions dwarf the economic harm already inflicted.

Journal: Nature

The UJI’s GRAPE group proposes a paradigm shift in language teaching with a computer tool for multimodal analysis of oral discourse

Universitat Jaume I
Grant and Award Announcement

The Research Group on Academic and Professional English at the Universitat Jaume I (GRAPE-UJI), led by professors Inmaculada Fortanet and Noelia Ruiz, is developing a computer tool to promote a paradigm shift in language teaching — in this case, English — that will make it possible to move from an exclusively linguistic approach to a global approach in which visual elements play as important a role as verbal elements.

The team has received funding from the UJI>LAB IMPULS call with a project led by Edgar Bernad that will help accelerate the software development of GRAPE-MARS (Multimodal Analysis Research Software). The first prototype, already in operation and tested by a large number of researchers at international level, was created in a previous project with the participation of Noelia Ruiz, Inmaculada Fortanet, Edgar Bernad and Julia Valeiras. The current project aims to improve the programme and commercialise it in relevant contexts such as research, education and business.

Funder: Universitat Jaume I

Who will govern the AI of the future? A UOC study analyses who will set the rules

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The study analyses how certain technological initiatives not only provide services but also promote governance models based on private digital identity and biometric data systems.

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