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Social & Behavior

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Oct-2026 14:16 ET (23-Oct-2026 18:16 GMT/UTC)

1-Sep-2026

Muddying the waters makes fish more sociable, study finds

University of Bristol
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Stickleback fish can change their social behaviour to help them find food in cloudy water a new study by the University of Bristol and published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B has found.

Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

1-Sep-2026

Book tells the untold story of how New Farmers of America transformed rural Black life

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau
Book Announcement

A new book by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of African American studies Bobby J. Smith II tells how the New Farmers of America taught tens of thousands of rural Black boys about farming and transformed rural Black life.

1-Sep-2026

2027 Hertz Fellowship application info sessions offered for prospective applicants

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
Meeting Announcement

The Hertz Foundation will hold two Hertz Fellowship Application Information Sessions for applicants to learn more about the 2027 Hertz Fellowship application and experience as a fellowship recipient. On Thursday, September 10, at 6:00 p.m EDT -or- Monday, September 14 at 12:00 p.m. EDT, join Hertz Fellowship Director Derek Haseltine and Hertz Fellows for an online information session to learn more about this unique doctoral funding opportunity.

Funder: Hertz Foundation

1-Sep-2026

New U of A tool decodes pet talk and may help explain how pets affect our well-being

University of Arizona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

U of A researchers developed the first reliable tool to analyze how people talk to their pets on a day-to-day basis, which may hold clues to why pets affect the well-being of some owners more than others.

Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Funder: Mind and Life Institute, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Waltham Petcare Science Institute, Mars Petcare

1-Sep-2026

2027 Hertz Fellowship application now open

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
Grant and Award Announcement

The Hertz Foundation today opened applications for the 2027 Hertz Fellowship, the nation’s most competitive doctoral fellowship in the applied sciences, engineering and mathematics. The Hertz Fellowship application closes on October 30, 2026. Fellowship finalists will be named in February 2027, and fellowship awards will be officially announced in May 2027.

Funder: Hertz Foundation

1-Sep-2026

ESMT Berlin establishes European Expectations Center for research on economic expectations

ESMT Berlin
Business Announcement

The European Expectations Center (EEC), led by economist and recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship Michael Weber, examines how households, firms, and financial market participants form expectations about economic developments and how these expectations influence economic behavior.

1-Sep-2026

Youths with disruptive behaviour and callous-unemotional traits need a broad range of treatments, Concordia study shows

Concordia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Concordia study finds that treating youths with disruptive behaviour and callous-unemotional traits requires a broad, tailored approach addressing behavioural, emotional, cognitive, family and peer factors, rather than focusing solely on disruptive behaviour. ::: (concordia.ca)

Journal: BMC Psychology
Funder: American Psychological Foundation