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12-Feb-2025

Mothers with incarcerated children shoulder emotional and financial burdens

Rice University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The financial and emotional toll borne by mothers whose adult children have experienced incarceration is often overlooked but can exacerbate financial burdens, especially for Black mothers, according to new research from Rice University sociologist Brielle Bryan.

Journal: Demography

12-Feb-2025

Tennessee professor receives SAEA Emerging Scholar Award

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Grant and Award Announcement

Charles Martinez, assistant professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, recently received the Emerging Scholar Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA). The award is presented to high-performing, early-career professionals with demonstrated research and resulting publication activity.

Martinez was chosen among peers nationwide for this distinguished honor. He received the award February 3 during the annual SAEA meeting in Irving, Texas.

12-Feb-2025

FAIR Health launches Alzheimer’s disease shared decision-making tool and supplementary resources

FAIR Health
Business Announcement

Today, as part of a national initiative funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF), the national, independent nonprofit FAIR Health launched a new shared decision-making tool for Alzheimer’s disease that features clinical information for self-care and drug therapy options, as well as related cost information.

12-Feb-2025

Long drives & high costs stand between Americans and safe surgery – especially in rural areas

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When they need surgery, nearly one in three Americans may find themselves in a precarious position: They live more than an hour’s drive from a high-quality hospital, and their insurance plan may leave them paying more than they can afford out of their own pockets. The situation is worse for Americans living in rural areas.

Journal: JAMA
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

12-Feb-2025

Telehealth may be closing the care gap for people with substance use disorder in rural areas

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research suggests that people who live in rural areas may be benefiting from telehealth as a modality for substance use disorder treatment to a greater extent than their urban counterparts. Meanwhile, despite accounting for the vast majority of substance use disorder services, people covered by Medicaid managed care are less likely to use telehealth compared with their counterparts who have Medicare Advantage or are commercially insured.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: National Institute on Aging

12-Feb-2025

Renowned computing society announces new class of Distinguished Members

Association for Computing Machinery
Grant and Award Announcement

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named 56 Distinguished Members for their impact in the field.

12-Feb-2025

Consumer stress over grocery prices stands at midpoint

Purdue University
Reports and Proceedings

Stress levels due to grocery prices are mixed, and most consumers are at least somewhat familiar with the concept of tariffs, according to the January issue of the Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI).

The survey-based report out of Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability(CFDAS) assesses food spending, consumer satisfaction and values, support of agricultural and food policies, and trust in information sources. Purdue experts conducted and evaluated the survey, which included 1,200 consumers across the U.S.