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Social & Behavior

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Jul-2025 05:11 ET (15-Jul-2025 09:11 GMT/UTC)

5-Feb-2025

Lots of screentime in toddlers is linked with worse language skills, but educational content and screen use accompanied by adults might help, per study across 19 Latin American countries

Journal: PLOS One

5-Feb-2025

UTA president earns national prize for civic leadership

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

University of Texas at Arlington President Jennifer Cowley received a national award for civic and community engagement on Wednesday from Campus Compact, a coalition of colleges and universities focused on higher education and strong communities. Campus Compact recognized Cowley with its Richard Guarasci Award for Presidential Leadership, an honor reserved for presidents of four-year institutions who demonstrate deep and sustained commitments to civic and community engagement throughout their careers. The organization selected Cowley for her focus on UTA’s dedication to student accessibility and its role in contributing to the health and strength of local communities.

5-Feb-2025

Fool yourself: People unknowingly cheat on tasks to feel smarter, healthier

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When given the opportunity, individuals will cheat to feel smarter or healthier, engaging in diagnostic self-deception to convince themselves that their performance is due to their ability and not the cheating, according to Sara Dommer, a faculty member at Penn State.

Journal: Journal of the Association for Consumer Research

5-Feb-2025

University of Cincinnati experts present research at International Stroke Conference 2025

University of Cincinnati
Meeting Announcement

University of Cincinnati experts will present research at the International Stroke Conference 2025 in Los Angeles.

5-Feb-2025

Study in India shows kids use different math skills at work vs. school

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study by MIT economists shows a wide gap between the kinds of math problems kids who work in retail markets do well and the kinds of problems kids in school do well.

Journal: Nature

5-Feb-2025

Neurocognitive disparities in aging: Exploring ethnicity & mental health

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY—February 5, 2025 — A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on November 27, 2024, in Volume 17, Issue 1, titled “Neurocognitive disparities: investigating ethnicity and mental health in rural aging adults.”

Journal: Aging-US

5-Feb-2025

New book takes in-depth look at first ladies, how the position has evolved

University of Kansas
Book Announcement

"The Cambridge Companion to US First Ladies" takes an in-depth look at the position of first lady. While many books exist to tell the story of individuals, the new work examines the job from historical, media, political studies and other critical lenses covering how the job itself has changed, how media portrayed first ladies in their time, their influence on presidents and much more.