Chatbots can help clinicians become better communicators, and this could boost vaccine uptake
By: Reshma Ramachandran, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale University Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025, to shrink its workforce by 20,000 people. Among workers dismissed in early April were several teams responsible for fulfilling requests for […]
Taking intermittent quizzes reduces achievement gaps and enhances online learning, even in highly distracting environments
By: Jason C.K. Chan, Professor of Psychology, Iowa State University, Zohara Assadipour, Graduate Student in Cognitive Psychology, Iowa State University Inserting brief quiz questions into an online lecture can boost learning and may reduce racial achievement gaps, even when students are tuning in remotely in a distracting environment. That’s a main finding of our recent […]
US solar manufacturers lag skyrocketing market demand
By: Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, Associate Research Scientist, University of Michigan U.S. consumer demand for renewable energy continues to grow, with more solar panel capacity installed in 2024 than in 2023, which saw more than in 2022. But U.S. trade policy is in flux, and high tariffs have been imposed on imported solar panels, which may cause shortages. I am […]
From business exports to veteran care − here’s what some of the 35,000 federal workers in the Philadelphia region do
By: Todd Aagaard, Professor of Law, Villanova School of Law Layoffs of federal employees and cutbacks to federal agencies have direct consequences for the Philadelphia area. I am a law professor at Villanova University outside Philadelphia, and my research focuses on the work of the administrative agencies that compose the federal government. I believe that understanding the federal government’s presence in […]
I’m a business professor who asked dozens of former students how they define success. Here are their lessons for today’s grads
By: Patrick Abouchalache, Lecturer in Strategy and Innovation, Boston University As the Class of 2025 graduates into an uncertain and fast-changing working world, they face a crucial question: What does it mean to be successful? Is it better to take a job that pays more, or one that’s more prestigious? Should you prioritize advancement, relationship […]
The federal government wants to boost productivity. Science can help
By: Deanna D’Alessandro, Professor & Director, Net Zero Institute, University of Sydney and Kate Harrison Brennan, Director, Sydney Policy Lab, University of Sydney In the wake of Labor’s resounding victory in Australia’s federal election earlier this month, there has been much talk about flailing productivity in Australia. In fact, last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer […]
Real-time crime centers are transforming policing – a criminologist explains how these advanced surveillance systems work
By: Kimberly Przeszlowski, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Quinnipiac University In 2021, a driver in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ran a red light, striking and killing a 7-year-old and injuring his father. The suspect fled the scene and eventually escaped to Mexico. Using camera footage and cellphone data, the Albuquerque Police Department’s real-time crime center played a crucial […]
The public service has a much smaller gender pay gap than the private sector. It’s a big achievement
By: Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra After two years of publishing the gender pay gaps of Australia’s private-sector companies, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released public-sector employer data for the first time. The report shows a stark contrast between the private and public sectors. The Commonwealth public sector has a […]
Leaders can promote gender equity without deepening polarization − here’s how
By: Colleen Tolan, Postdoctoral Researcher for the Center for Women in Business, Rutgers University Lisa Kaplowitz, Associate Professor & Executive Director, Center for Women in Business, Rutgers University Americans largely agree that women have made significant gains in the workplace over the past two decades. But what about men? While many Americans believe women are thriving, over […]
We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence
By: Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst Jorge Quesada Velazco, Ph.D. in Economics, UMass Amherst Kevin L. Young, Professor of Economics, UMass Amherst In 2020, American businesses responded to an unprecedented wave of racial justice protests with an equally unprecedented surge in corporate commitments. Even as President Donald […]