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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

Rural health disparities need greater focus in COPD research

COPD Foundation

COPD research needs to increase focus on rural health disparities and consider the impact of sociocultural and environmental exposures on health outcomes, according to a new perspective in the September 2025 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, a peer-reviewed, open access journal.

Journal: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation

Childhood blindness: Leopoldina discussion paper recommends realignment of prevention and medical treatment in development cooperation

Leopoldina
Reports and Proceedings

International health policy and German development cooperation focus primarily on preventive measures. This is evident, for example, in diseases such as childhood blindness, which can be prevented through vaccinations or vitamin A supplements. However, eye diseases such as cataracts and glaucoma cannot be prevented. Only early diagnosis and surgery can protect affected children from going blind. In a discussion paper published today by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the authors therefore recommend that German development cooperation should focus on both strengthening treatment and maintaining a strong emphasis on prevention; an approach they refer to as “Global Clinical Care”. The paper “Focus on childhood blindness – Rethinking prevention and treatment” illustrates these proposals with practical examples from southern Africa.

Adapting to change is the real key to unlocking GenAI’s potential, ECU research shows

Edith Cowan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has had a transformative impact on business, enabling the automation of routine tasks, freeing up employees to focus on more strategic and creative work, while also reducing costs and accelerating time to market.

Journal: International Journal of Information Management

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