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25-Mar-2025

Research reveals gender bias blind spot among men in local leadership

University of South Australia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Men in local leadership positions are unaware of gender leadership disparities and are less likely to challenge dominant stereotypes compared to women, suggests new research by the University of South Australia.

Journal: Contemporary Social Science

25-Mar-2025

Government of Guyana, Mount Sinai Health System and Hess Corporation announce five-year extension of national healthcare initiative.

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Business Announcement

Initiative aims to transform Guyana’s public health system by 2030 with world-class healthcare services accessible to all citizens, especially vulnerable communities

25-Mar-2025

Lessons from Venezuela’s democratic collapse: How opposition movements can defy autocratic leaders

University of Notre Dame
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Laura Gamboa, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame, explores how opposition movements navigate authoritarian regimes in a study of Venezuela's political transformation. The research analyzes the effectiveness of various strategies, including electoral participation, in the face of eroding democratic norms.

Journal: The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

25-Mar-2025

Automated lead nurturing boosts sales—but only under the right conditions

American Marketing Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Automated Lead Nurturing (ALN) can increase conversions, but its effectiveness depends on factors like sales cycle length, deal size, and customer type.

Journal: Journal of Marketing

25-Mar-2025

Basketball analytics investment is key to NBA wins and other successes

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An MIT study finds NBA teams that hired more analytics staff, and invested more in data analysis, tended to win more games.

Journal: Journal of Sports Economics

25-Mar-2025

UTA inventors recognized worldwide for innovations

University of Texas at Arlington
Business Announcement

Inventors from The University of Texas at Arlington have once again been a vital part of the University of Texas System’s recognition as one of the world’s leading innovation centers. According to the prestigious National Academy of Inventors (NAI), UT System ranks No. 6 on its Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents list for 2024. UTA contributed 23 patents—an increase of 15% over 2023—to UT System’s total of 234 last year.

25-Mar-2025

Study explores how characteristics of communications networks affect development of shared social identity, group performance

Carnegie Mellon University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study, researchers explored how the characteristics of communication networks in groups (i.e., density and centralization) affected the development of shared social identity and, as a result, group performance. The study’s findings can help managers and other business leaders develop strategies to enhance the performance of their teams.

Journal: Small Group Research
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation