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Poverty, food insecurity, and housing instability among US health care workers

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Significant rates of financial hardship exist among U.S. health care workers. At least 1 measure of food insecurity was reported by 1 in 4 direct care/support workers and 1 in 10 health technologists/technicians; these rates exceed prior reports, perhaps reflecting worsening hardship.

Journal: JAMA

FAU historian traces the transformation of U.S. nursing homes into big business

Florida Atlantic University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A historian explores how a little-known Illinois company, the Americana Corporation, helped shape the modern nursing home in postwar America. Her research shows how architecture was central to this shift, not just housing older adults but creating an entire system of care. By examining the physical and institutional design of Americana’s homes, she uncovers how midcentury ideals around aging, medicine and profit became embedded in the built environment – a legacy that continues to define long-term care today.

Journal: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

How do land use policies contribute to racial segregation in communities?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research published in International Studies of Economics sheds light on an important but often overlooked driver of racial segregation in housing: minimum lot size zoning policies, or local regulations requiring a minimum amount of land for a property.

Journal: International Studies of Economics

Why it’s not just about money: Who goes to the ballet, opera and symphony

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Why do some people regularly attend the opera, visit art galleries, or go to classical music concerts—while others rarely, if ever, do? The easy answer might be, “They can’t afford it.” But according to recent research from the University of California San Diego Rady School of Management, the real explanation goes far beyond money.

Journal: Journal of the Association for Consumer Research

Changes in colorectal cancer screening modalities among insured individuals

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Among privately insured individuals, the use of colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical tests decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic while stool DNA test use increased, with differences by sex, area-level socioeconomic status, and metropolitan area residence.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Disruptive investments can build a cleaner aviation industry

UCD Research & Innovation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Taking greater investment risks with technologies and new lines of business can help lower emissions from the aviation industry, one of the world’s fastest-growing sources of climate pollution, shows new research from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.

Journal: Science

Mizzou researchers help farmers prevent and manage livestock losses

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Farmers handle a wide range of responsibilities to keep operations running — and a routine but often overlooked duty is safely disposing of dead livestock. Left unattended, carcasses can spread disease and jeopardize entire herds or flocks.

Journal: Compost Science & Utilization

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