Social & Behavior

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13-Jul-2026

Brains of teens with autism ‘tune in’ less to unfamiliar voices, Stanford Medicine-led study finds

Stanford Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Unlike typically developing teenagers, teens with autism don’t become more attuned to unfamiliar voices as they mature, a difference that helps explain their social struggles.

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

13-Jul-2026

Is using screens to calm a child bad? It depends.

Ohio State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from The Ohio State University looked how using technology to regulate young children’s emotions affects their cognitive development, and found it isn’t a one-size-fits-all story.

Journal

Journal of Communication

13-Jul-2026

 

UTA launches Doctor of Social Work degree

University of Texas at Arlington
Business Announcement

The University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work has launched a new online Doctor of Social Work program, with its first cohort scheduled to begin in fall 2026.

13-Jul-2026

How an adolescent’s brain reacts to faces may predict their social future

University of California - Davis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UC Davis researchers have found that how an adolescent's brain reacts to faces may predict their social future. It's different for boys and girls.

Journal

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Funder

National Institutes of Health

13-Jul-2026

 

WVU engineers develop AI system to speed satellite tracking of wildfires

West Virginia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new artificial intelligence system developed by West Virginia University engineers could help firefighters respond to wildfires sooner by enabling satellites to detect blazes and automatically adjust their positions for continued monitoring.

Journal

Journal of Aerospace Information Systems

Funder

NASA West Virginia Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

13-Jul-2026

Batter up, bias down: Robot umpires curb favoritism for star hitters

University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When South Korea's professional baseball league introduced "robot umpire" ball-and-strike calls in 2024, famous batters appeared to lose an edge—but star pitchers did not.

13-Jul-2026

 

Are 988 and other mental health crisis lines missing people over 50?

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Reports and Proceedings

Many middle-aged and older adults still aren’t aware of the 988 Lifeline or other free mental health crisis services, or aren’t sure about using them, a new poll finds. Among people aged 50 and over, 31% have never heard of any mental health crisis line.

Funder

University of Michigan, Michigan Health Endowment Fund