Posts Tagged ‘University of Southern California’
Society & Culture - Jan 22, 2010 13:03 - 14 Comments
Good parents wanted: All genders apply
USC/NYU—A new study calls into question the idea that “fatherless” children are necessarily at a disadvantage or that men provide a different, indispensable set of parenting skills than women. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2009 13:08 - 0 Comments
Sensor gauges good vs. killer plaque
USC (US)—A new tool may help clinicians distinguish cardiac emergencies requiring immediate surgical intervention from chronic problems that can be treated with diet and medication. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 8, 2009 18:25 - 0 Comments
Signs of stress may help predict quakes
USC (US)—Researchers are testing a new method of predicting earthquakes. The forecasting model developed by Danijel Schorlemmer of the University of Southern California aims to predict the rough size and location of future quakes. (more…)
Health & Medicine, Society & Culture - Dec 8, 2009 13:21 - 5 Comments
Fit teen boys smarter, better educated
USC (US)—Cardiovascular health in teen boys correlates to higher scores on intelligence tests, and more education and income as adults. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 23, 2009 13:15 - 0 Comments
West Bank map could inform peace talks
USC (US)—A team of American, Israeli, and Palestinian experts has developed the first map detailing 40 years of Israeli archeological activity in the West Bank and Jerusalem—much of it never publicly disclosed. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 20, 2009 11:45 - 2 Comments
Viral case of the blame game
USC/STANFORD (US)—Merely observing someone publicly blame an individual in an organization for a problem—even when the target is innocent—greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will spread, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 9, 2009 13:54 - 0 Comments
Keeps whites white and living cells on time
USC (US)—If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra—the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells—hydrogen peroxide may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 27, 2009 16:56 - 1 Comment
Break of curveball in eye of batter?
USC (US)—The answer to the question of whose curveball breaks harder—that of the Yankees’ A.J. Burnett or the Phillies’ Cole Hamels—may be neither. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 20, 2009 17:48 - 0 Comments
Hey neighbor, where’s the (edible) beef?
USC (US)—Residents in low-income areas of Los Angeles found at least one expired poultry, beef, or dairy product in about a third of store visits over a one-year period, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 15, 2009 16:26 - 0 Comments
Images capture details of ancient tablets
U. CHICAGO (US)—High-quality scans of ancient documents discovered in Iran are shedding new light on Imperial Aramaic, the dialect used for international communication and record-keeping in many parts of the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian empires, including parts of the administration at the imperial court of Persepolis. (more…)
Best of 2009 - Oct 14, 2009 11:33 - 5 Comments
BEST OF 2009: Bad bosses sabotage to boost ego
UC BERKELEY (US)—Bosses who are in over their heads are more likely to bully subordinates. That’s because feelings of inadequacy trigger them to lash out at those around them. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2009 17:49 - 0 Comments
1918′s lessons point to prenatal flu exposure
USC (US)—Fetal exposure to the 1918 H1N1 strain of influenza A appears to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease later in life, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 17, 2009 19:43 - 9 Comments
Same name, different lung cancer
“It is becoming increasingly clear that the genetic, cellular, and molecular nature of lung cancer in many never-smokers is different from that of smoking-related lung cancers, and there is good evidence now that the best treatment and prevention strategies for never-smokers may be different as well,” says Charles Rudin.
Society & Culture - Sep 11, 2009 16:17 - 0 Comments
Survey: Time to trim CEO salaries
The study also finds that corporate board members believe exorbitant CEO salaries exist in other companies, not their own, says Ed Lawler, the study’s lead author. As a result, boards may not change their company’s executive pay plans. “Directors increasingly think there is a problem with executive compensation, but that may not lead to change because they think it is the other organizations that need to change.”
Health & Medicine - Aug 27, 2009 11:10 - 0 Comments
Signs of prenatal smoking in DNA
“Maternal smoking during pregnancy is not only detrimental to the health of the mom and the newborn child, but research such as this suggests that it may impact the child into adulthood and possibly even future generations as well,” says Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Society & Culture - Aug 14, 2009 10:59 - 2 Comments
Virtual economies mirror the real deal
Researchers studied big economic trends—like GDP and inflation—taking place in the online role-playing game EverQuest II and found parallels to real-world economies. (Courtesy: Sony Online Entertainment)
Society & Culture - Aug 4, 2009 10:25 - 0 Comments
Video games: lots of dudes, little diversity
A screenshot from Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort, released this summer. (Courtesy: IGN Entertainment)
Society & Culture - Aug 3, 2009 11:13 - 0 Comments
Bottom line in business: be nice
Job stress in the United States accounts for $300 billion in losses, and, according to a new book, 80 percent of employees who were victims of insults or bullying in the workplace lost valuable work time worrying about the incident.
