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Reciprocity matters--people were more supportive of climate policies in their country if they believed other countries were making significant efforts themselves

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Reciprocity matters--people were more supportive of climate policies in their country if they believed other countries were making significant efforts themselves, per survey of 4,000 Chinese, Indian, Japanese and US citizens.

Journal: PLOS Climate

Tufts University hosts the fourth annual ‘Future of Food Innovation Day’ January 8, 2026

Tufts University
Meeting Announcement

Tufts University, a leader in research and innovation at the intersection of science, engineering and food policy, will host its fourth annual Future of Food Innovation Day on January 8, 2026 at the Joyce Cummings Center in Medford, Mass.

New book examines how educational reforms have attempted to fix past problems instead of inventing the future

University of Kansas
Book Announcement

In his new book "Fix the Past or Invent the Future: Moving Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Education" education scholar Yong Zhao outlines how decades of reform efforts and millions in investments have not notably improved American education. The problem is trying to fix things in one way for everyone, and the time has come to focus on crafting an individualized approach to education that empowers students and teachers to solve problems they care about, as each has the power and the technology to do so, Zhao writes.

Born from IIT, Generative Bionics raises €70 million to build a new generation of intelligent “Made in Italy” humanoid robots

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT
Grant and Award Announcement

The first start-up focused on intelligent humanoid robotics “made in Italy” is being launched at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Genoa, supported by an investment round of 70 million euros—one of the most significant in Europe in the deep-tech sector. The start-up, called Generative Bionics, stems from the Institute’s research on humanoid robotics and is preparing to establish itself as a key reference point in Europe. The round was led by the Artificial Intelligence Fund of CDP Venture Capital, with the participation of AMD Ventures, Duferco, Eni Next, RoboIT and Tether.

Study shows how everyday repairs sustain autonomy in a Japanese squat

Ritsumeikan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from Ritsumeikan University reveals how everyday repairs and spatial adjustments help maintain autonomy within a Japanese squatted space. Based on participant observation in the Takayama Architecture Summer School squat, the research shows that social activism can emerge from ordinary acts, such as fixing a door or rearranging a room, enabling diverse groups to coexist and shape their environment without the need for professional expertise

Journal: Space and Culture

Fair distribution of emissions

University of Graz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Ten years ago, on 12 December 2015, the Paris Climate Agreement was signed at the UN Climate Conference. In order to limit global warming to well below two degrees, only a certain amount of CO₂ may be emitted worldwide. While the focus was originally on national emission targets, more than 200 subnational regions and almost 300 cities have now adopted their own targets. But how many emissions are they fairly entitled to? Researchers at the University of Graz have now developed transparent criteria for fair distribution at the subnational level for the first time and determined corresponding greenhouse gas budgets for all European regions. The distributive justice framework and analysis, published today in the scientific journal Nature Communications, may serve as a useful starting point, and can be operationalised for other countries, e. g. the USA or China.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: European Union under the EU Horizon Europe program (project DISTENDER), Austrian Climate Research Program (13th Call) of the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund (TransFair project)

NCCN Summit seeks to improve care for veterans and first responders with cancer from line-of-duty exposure

National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Meeting Announcement

NCCN hosted a Patient Advocacy Summit on how veterans, firefighters, and other national heroes face elevated cancer risk on the job, what policies and programs are in place currently to help with long-term care, and how to better meet these needs in the future.

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