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Social & Behavior

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 10-Sep-2025 12:11 ET (10-Sep-2025 16:11 GMT/UTC)

18-Mar-2025

Whose air quality are we monitoring?

University of Utah
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The EPA’s network consistently failed to capture air quality in communities of color across six major pollutants. The monitors are the key data source driving decisions about pollution reduction, urban planning and public health initiatives. The data may misrepresent pollution concentrations, leaving marginalized groups at risk.

Journal: JAMA

18-Mar-2025

Kennedy Krieger screening model improves early autism diagnosis for underserved communities

Kennedy Krieger Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI) finds that a community-based screening model is helping children receive autism diagnoses faster, particularly in underserved communities.

Journal: Pediatric Investigation

18-Mar-2025

Diverging views of democracy fuel support for authoritarian politicians, Notre Dame study shows

University of Notre Dame
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from Marc Jacob, assistant professor of democracy and global affairs at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, found that diverse understandings of democracy among voters shape their ability to recognize democratic violations and, in turn, affect their voting choices.

Journal: British Journal of Political Science
Funder: Swiss National Science Foundation

18-Mar-2025

Internal displacement in Syria used to reshape the country’s political and social landscape, new study shows

University of Exeter
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Internal displacement in Syria was used by the Assad regime to reshape the country’s political and social landscape, a new study shows.

Journal: Comparative Migration Studies

18-Mar-2025

When did human language emerge?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Humans’ unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.

Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

18-Mar-2025

Discrepancies between national climate targets and citizens' willingness to contribute to climate action

University of Oldenburg
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Governments are guided by ethical principles when it comes to climate protection, while cost-benefit considerations take priority for their citizens, according to a new study from the University of Oldenburg, Germany. The research paper reveals a discrepancy between the relatively ambitious climate targets of rich and carbon-intensive countries in colder regions and the lower levels of willingness among their populations to contribute to combating climate change. This poses a dilemma for ambitious climate politics: The study also shows that there is a correlation between this discrepancy and lower levels of satisfaction with democracy.

Journal: Ecological Economics

18-Mar-2025

BBRF awards $1 million in 2025 Distinguished Investigator Grants to advance mental health research, with transformative support from WoodNext Foundation

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Grant and Award Announcement

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) today announced it is awarding Distinguished Investigator Grants totaling $1 million to 10 senior-level scientists conducting groundbreaking research in neurobiological and behavioral science. These $100,000, one-year grants support projects exploring critical areas of mental health, including opioid use disorder, depression in pregnant women, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the effects of psychedelics on perception and consciousness. The awards are made possible by the WoodNext Foundation. This is year two of their overall grant commitment of $5 million over 5 years to support the BBRF Distinguished Investigator Grants program.