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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 27-Jun-2025 21:10 ET (28-Jun-2025 01:10 GMT/UTC)

New U of A 3-year medical degree program receives ABOR approval

University of Arizona Health Sciences
Business Announcement

Medical students who want to specialize in primary care can take advantage of an accelerated pathway to residency training.

History of Humanities celebrates a decade of publishing

University of Chicago Press Journals
Business Announcement

History of Humanities (HOH) is publishing its tenth volume in 2025, marking a milestone for the publication as well as the relatively young field of study that has grown up alongside it. Founded in 2015 by editors Rens Bod, Julia Kursell, Jaap Maat, and Thijs Weststeijn, the journal was launched as a new forum for research on the history of humanistic knowledge—the first publication of its kind, and one that sought to establish the study of the history of the humanities as its own robust field to stand proudly alongside longstanding disciplines such as the history of science. HOH is published by the University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Society for the History of the Humanities.

Journal: History of Humanities

Drug treatment among women increases with access to social safety net programs

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Women with drug use disorder (DUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) are more likely to receive treatment when enrolled in Medicaid alongside other government assistance programs such as childcare, employment services, and SNAP benefits.

Journal: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse

Suicide risk elevated among young adults with disabilities

Florida Atlantic University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young adults. But for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), the crisis is even worse. A study highlights a critical yet overlooked public health crisis: the rising risk of suicide among young adults with IDD. Despite common misconceptions, individuals with IDD face heightened vulnerability due to social isolation, trauma, limited support, and systemic gaps in mental health care. The need for tailored prevention strategies is urgent to address this growing need.

Journal: Current Psychology

AI perceived more negatively than climate science or science in general

Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Driven by worries that the development and use of AI might have unintended consequences, the public's attitudes toward AI science are more negative than those toward general and climate science, researchers affiliated with the Annenberg Public Policy Center found.

Journal: PNAS Nexus

Why resisting social pressure is harder than you think

Ohio State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Whether you have a rebellious personality or not, most people imagine they are better at overcoming pressure to violate their own principles than they really are, finds a new study.

Journal: Current Psychology

LGBTQ-friendly firms more innovative

Aalto University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

LGBTQ-friendly policies can have a significant impact on innovation in major US firms. The study found that for every standard deviation increase in a company’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the number of patents increased by 20 percent. LGBTQ-friendly firms also demonstrated an almost 25 percent increase in the number of patent citations.

Journal: International Review of Financial Analysis

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