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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 8-Nov-2025 00:11 ET (8-Nov-2025 05:11 GMT/UTC)

Companies that "sell to buy" reap a $234 million shareholder boost, study finds

University of Surrey

Companies that sell parts of their business to raise cash for acquisitions make better deals and win greater shareholder approval, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Journal: The Journal of Financial Research

How much benefit comes from programs aimed at reducing pollution?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Because policies to address pollution are costly to implement and impose social burdens, it is important to understand the full benefits of pollution-reducing programs. An article in Health Economics provides compelling evidence that one such program offered considerable benefits for infant health, especially in vulnerable populations.

Journal: Health Economics

What factors determine the severity and outcomes of cyberwarfare between countries?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cyberwarfare between nation states has become increasingly common in recent years. To address several important questions that this phenomenon raises, researchers in Economic Inquiry developed a game theoretical model of cyberwarfare between nations.

Journal: Economic Inquiry

Study finds moral costs in over-pricing for essentials

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study led by UC Riverside School of Business professor Margaret C. Campbell found that when companies hike prices on essentials like food, medicine, or medical devices, the financial rewards may be immediate—but the reputational damage may linger and ultimately cost more in the long run.

Journal: Journal of Consumer Research

Helping adults in recovery

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Grant and Award Announcement

University of Tennessee Extension has secured nearly $500,000 in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s INSPIRE (Investments in Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems) initiative to expand current efforts that specifically target individuals with substance abuse disorder. The commission is a partnership between the federal government and 13 state governments to strengthen economic growth in the region.

The grant funds the Skill Up Tennessee Recovery Initiative, an expansion of UT Extension’s Skill Up Tennessee program, to build on and increase current efforts in workforce development to focus specifically on job training and skill building for individuals with or at risk of developing substance use disorder in the identified counties.

University of Houston assists in designing robotic hands for use in health, agriculture, manufacturing

University of Houston
Grant and Award Announcement

With NSF support, the University of Houston and a collaborative team of researchers are creating skill-augmented prosthetic hands, drawing from years of study on how people use their hands, to bridge the gap in industry and bring functional dexterity to real-world applications.

Cross-fertilizing effects found in dual roles for academic entrepreneurs

Strategic Management Society

Academic entrepreneurs — scientists who found research-based startups while remaining in academia — creatively find cross-fertilizing effects between their academic and entrepreneurial work, helping them to reevaluate and extend their professional identity, according to new research published in Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

Journal: Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

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