Policy & Ethics

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22-Aug-2025

Remote work spurs grassroots environmental action in New York City

NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Remote and hybrid work arrangements enabled New Yorkers to participate in community environmental action by giving them both the time and the motivation to do so, a new study from NYU Tandon School of Engineering finds.

Journal

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

22-Aug-2025

How a gift card could help speed up Alzheimer’s clinical research

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Offering a small gift card boosted enrollment in a patient registry, though other approaches may be more cost-effective for engaging low-income patients. 

Journal

JAMA Health Forum

Funder

American Heart Association

21-Aug-2025

Introducing New Contaminants – a new era in environmental science!

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Business Announcement

We’re excited to announce the launch of New Contaminants, a pioneering journal dedicated to emerging pollutants and their impacts on our planet and health. From microplastics to antimicrobial resistance genes, this journal explores the unseen threats in our environment.

21-Aug-2025

Walkable communities lowered mental health stressors during COVID-19 pandemic

University of New Hampshire
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research out of the University of New Hampshire shows that communities that were easier for people to lace up and get out for a walk during the COVID-19 pandemic also helped lower the impact of mental health issues, like stress and anxiety.

Journal

Health Economics

21-Aug-2025

Why parents should have a bigger say in how schools are run

Ohio State University
Book Announcement

One reason why so many schools in the United States struggle to provide a high-quality education is that their core constituents – students and parents – have the least say in how they’re run. That’s the argument made by Vladimir Kogan, a political science professor at The Ohio State University, in his new book “No Adult Left Behind: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids.”

21-Aug-2025

How AI will transform mental health support for patients with breast cancer

University of Virginia Health System
Peer-Reviewed Publication

From virtual counselors that can hear depression creeping into a person’s voice to smart watches that can detect stress, artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize mental health care for patients with breast cancer.

Journal

AI in Precision Oncology

21-Aug-2025

Hospital stays among migrants in Austria much lower than among Austrians

Complexity Science Hub
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) analyzed 13 million hospital stays involving around 4 million individuals in Austria: Although about 20% of the population in Austria does not hold Austrian citizenship, this group accounts for only 9.4% of hospital patients and 9.8% of total hospital nights.

Journal

Journal of Migration and Health