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8-Oct-2025

Energy flexibility is reshaping Finland’s electricity market

University of Vaasa
Reports and Proceedings

The future of the electricity market may depend less on big power plants and more on everyday choices made at home. Nayeem Rahman’s dissertation at the University of Vaasa, Finland, shows how consumers are gaining influence through energy flexibility, with direct implications for sustainability and costs.

Funder: Evald ja Hilda Nissin Säätiö, Liikesivistysrahasto

8-Oct-2025

Collaboration between academic research and business to better grasp environmental issues relating to the uranium mining cycle

CNRS
Business Announcement

The CNRS, the University of Poitiers, and Orano inaugurated the M-Cube (Environments and Materials in a Mining Context) associated research laboratory on 7 October 2025 to explore solutions for more responsible operation of uranium mines across the entire cycle, from exploration to remediation. The LabCom will bolster the strong collaboration initiated over thirty years ago between academic research teams and those from Orano.

7-Oct-2025

U.S. Latinos hit new population and labor force records

University of California - Los Angeles
Reports and Proceedings

For the first time in history, one out of every five people in the U.S. is Latino, according to a new data analysis by the Latino GDP Project from UCLA and Cal Lutheran. Using 2024 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, researchers discovered an increase of 2 million persons in this demographic compared to the updated 2023 population estimates. The total U.S. Latino population is estimated to be more than 68 million. The population growth is even more striking when analyzed alongside the U.S. Census Bureau’s recent American Community Survey, which showed the Latino labor force grew 5.5% last year, the single strongest growth recorded by the researchers.

7-Oct-2025

Once dominant, US agricultural exports falter amid trade disputes and rising competition

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The U.S. has traditionally been an agricultural powerhouse with a healthy trade surplus. But global dynamics are changing due to a confluence of political and economic factors. U.S. agricultural imports now exceed exports, and the trade deficit is projected to worsen in the coming years. In a new study, researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Texas Tech University discuss recent developments affecting the U.S. trade in row crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton.

Journal: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
Funder: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

7-Oct-2025

Questionable lead reporting for drinking water virtually vanished after Flint water crisis, study reveals

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Public water systems in the U.S. were far less likely to report suspiciously rounded lead levels after the Flint, Michigan water crisis drew national outrage and federal scrutiny, according to new research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Journal: American Economic Review Insights
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

7-Oct-2025

New USF study: Rapid change makes leaders seem less authentic

University of South Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Leaders shouldn’t rush to change their behaviors too fast, according to new research from the University of South Florida. If change happens too quickly, skepticism may arise, and employees are likely to believe it’s too good to be true.

Journal: Academy of Management Journal

7-Oct-2025

UT Extension consumer economics specialist receives national award

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Grant and Award Announcement

Christopher Sneed, an associate professor and consumer economics specialist in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) at the University of Tennessee, has received the 2025 Excellence in Extension Award for an individual.

The prestigious national award was presented at the recent Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Conference by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Cooperative Extension and the APLU. The award recognizes one Cooperative Extension professional who has demonstrated outstanding scientific programming, visionary leadership and positive community impact.