Instead of using actual donation histories to predict who might respond to fundraising appeals, nonprofits can use community-clustered profiles. The profiles use readily available public data to identify where potential supporters are more likely to live, based on demographic, financial, and social characteristics.

Researchers from the University of Kansas school of journalism conducted interviews with farmers in Missouri and Kansas about their thoughts on climate change. Even though they are on the front lines of the topic, the farmers reported they avoid discussing it, even with family, regardless of their opinions to avoid arguments, violence and damage to their livelihood. The findings show it is difficult to address the issue for policy or mitigation if those most affected do not want to dicuss, researchers argue.

MIT research finds the brain’s language-processing network also responds to artificial languages such as Esperanto and languages made for TV, such as Klingon on “Star Trek” and High Valyrian and Dothraki on “Game of Thrones.”

For years, therapy dogs have ruled the world of animal-assisted services (AAS), offering stress relief to college students, hospital patients, and those in need of emotional support. But new research suggests that some cats might also have what it takes to join the ranks of therapy animals—bringing their purrs, gentle headbutts, and calm demeanor to the field.

The Politecnico di Milano, coordinator of the WORLD – Waste Oils RecycLe and Development project, proposes an innovative, circular and sustainable process to turn used vegetable oil into a valuable resource.  The study was published by the British Royal Society of Chemistry in the prestigious international journal RSC Sustainability and was rewarded for its originality by being featured on the cover.