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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 12-Jan-2026 17:11 ET (12-Jan-2026 22:11 GMT/UTC)

AI TechX awards seed funding to find AI solutions to real-world problems

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Grant and Award Announcement

Nine projects led by faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will receive the first round of funding from AI TechX, a new initiative created by UT to empower Tennessee communities and industry partners to adopt AI technologies that enable high-quality job creation.

Global trends and disparities in social isolation

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, social isolation was found to have increased globally after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the initial increase disproportionately seen in lower-income populations and subsequent increases broadening across socioeconomic strata. Targeted interventions for vulnerable groups and research examining country-level policies are urgently needed to mitigate high isolation levels and reduce inequities.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Navigating the knowledge paradox: Why having some answers can be worse than having none

Yonsei University

Temporally complex problem-solving environments are commonplace in organizations. In an innovative study, a researcher from Yonsei University, in collaboration with other scientists, has shown that limited external knowledge in such situations can lead to worse performance than having no external knowledge at all. These findings are expected to further organizational decision-making and strategy, education and training, public policy and healthcare, technology and AI integration, and individual career development.

Journal: Organization Science

School meals could drive economic growth and food system transformation

University College London
Reports and Proceedings

School meals, provided for free by governments around the world, could be used to curb global hunger and promote a sustainable global food system, finds a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers.

ORNL receives 2025 SAMPE Organizational Excellence Award

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering has named the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory as the recipient of the 2025 SAMPE Organizational Excellence Award.

Mizzou economists: 2025 farm income boosted by high cattle prices and one-time payments

University of Missouri-Columbia
Reports and Proceedings

Net farm income in the United States is projected to reach $177 billion in 2025, a sharp increase from $128 billion in 2024. This is according to the latest update of the annual U.S. farm income and consumer food price report by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.

Schaeffer Center white paper outlines FDA reforms to boost pharmaceutical innovation and expand access

University of Southern California
Reports and Proceedings

To harness the full potential of new medical technologies, a new white paper calls for significant FDA reforms to streamline clinical trials, provide greater certainty for innovators and speed game-changing treatments to more patients.

Funder: Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics

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