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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-May-2026 15:16 ET (11-May-2026 19:16 GMT/UTC)

3-Mar-2026

Hairdressers could be a secret weapon in tackling climate change, new research finds

University of Bath
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Hairdressers are emerging as powerful, under-recognised influencers in tackling climate change, according to new research from academics at the University of Bath’s Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST), and the Universities of Cardiff, Oxford and Southampton.

Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Funder: UK Energy Research Centre, UK Research and Innovation

2-Mar-2026

Digital targeting creeps out customers

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Years into the grand experiment of personalized digital marketing, most of us have had the experience: You search for a product — or just casually mention it. Suddenly, ads for that exact item stalk you across apps, websites, and social media. The targeting may be technically impressive, but it can feel unsettling.

That uneasy sentiment is the center of new research by Wayne Hoyer, professor of marketing at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. He finds that when digital personalization crosses perceived boundaries, it triggers a powerful emotional response, which he calls “creepiness.” That response can backfire on digital marketers by materially reducing consumers’ willingness to buy.

Journal: Psychology and Marketing

2-Mar-2026

Study finds that on-demand wage access boosts savings and financial engagement for low-wage workers

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research published in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research finds that giving low-wage workers access to their earned wages before payday can significantly increase saving behavior, financial monitoring and long-term planning.

Journal: Information Systems Research

2-Mar-2026

ESMT Berlin to award new Executive Education scholarships for women in 2026

ESMT Berlin
Grant and Award Announcement

ESMT Berlin is offering full and partial scholarships for women leaders in its Executive Education programs. Through this, the business school continues its support of experienced women managers in strengthening their strategic and general management capabilities and advancing into top leadership roles.

2-Mar-2026

Insilico pilots the automated AI-driven partnering system for biotechnology assets and AI platforms

InSilico Medicine
Business Announcement

Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage biotechnology company driven by generative artificial intelligence (AI), today announced the pilot launch of its Automated AI-Driven Partnering System. This first of its kind business development automation platform is designed to help biotechnology companies partner more efficiently, allowing them to increase engagement, manage due diligence and operate their pipelines on a greater scale. The new system expands Insilico’s applied AI capabilities and introduces an infrastructure that can utilize partnering decks and publications, respond to scientific or diligence questions, support data room management, and streamline standard business development activities end to end.

28-Feb-2026

Science reveals why you can’t resist a snack – even when you’re full

University of East Anglia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) may finally explain why we still reach for the biscuit tin, even when we’re full. A new study reveals that the human brain continues to respond to tempting food cues even after we’ve eaten enough. In a world of endless adverts and snack cues on every corner, the team say their findings shed light on why so many of us struggle to maintain a healthy weight.

Journal: Appetite

27-Feb-2026

Reduced international donor funding associated with higher household economic burden of Tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries, according to modelling study

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Reduced international donor funding associated with higher household economic burden of Tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries, according to modelling stud

Journal: PLOS Medicine

26-Feb-2026

NJIT faculty named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Grant and Award Announcement

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named two NJIT faculty members — Cesar Bandera, master teacher and Leir Endowed Chair for Entrepreneurship, and Sara Zapico, assistant professor of forensic science — to the 2026 class of Senior Members. Bandera’s work sits at the intersection of technology innovation, entrepreneurship education and mobile health. Zapico directs NJIT’s Interdisciplinary Forensics and Biomedical Sciences Lab (ForenBioS), where she applies biochemical, epigenetic and molecular approaches to advance forensic science.

26-Feb-2026

New research offers businesses a playbook for surviving social media firestorms

Binghamton University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Sexist. Dystopian.

This was how critics labeled a 30-second Peloton holiday ad in 2019 that featured a man giving a woman an exercise bike as a gift. Backlash was so severe that Peloton’s stock fell by about 9%, after social media erupted over perceived outdated gender roles and body image standards.

Journal: Journal of Business Strategy