New research from Michigan State University finds that in the four years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended campus life, the majority of college students successfully bounced back. Students experienced rising life satisfaction and declining loneliness […]
A new study published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology reveals a hidden tension in ethical consumerism: While consumers morally support companies that hire individuals experiencing homelessness, deep-seated social stigmas can inadvertently drive down sales.This […]
Extending membership-based free shipping programs to third-party sellers can strengthen online marketplaces rather than cannibalize them, according to a new study published in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research. The findings suggest that programs like […]
A new report from Penn State’s Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) highlights the role colleges and universities can play in improving student outcomes by identifying financial insecurity early, and building coordinated support systems across […]
Legal efforts to tackle excessive personal information collection by social media giants could transcend international boundaries if nations moved away from a focus on assessing competition using the value of data, a new study says.This […]
The pastoralist lifestyle is often depicted as an unchanging dietary reliance on herd animals and mobility. This is particularly the case in eastern Africa, where a dedicated focus on herds, meat and dairy, alongside extreme […]
Being in “holiday mode” makes tourists less environmentally responsible, according to a recent University of Queensland study. Researchers found that while tourists’ core environmental values don’t change, traveling can activate a “vacation place identity” which […]
A new analysis of 471 U.S. counties has found that, for everyday travel, people from counties with particularly strong political leanings—whether liberal or conservative—are more likely to visit like-minded destinations. Zhengyi Liang and Jaeho Cho […]
Interlocking directorates—the practice of the same director sitting on the boards of competing companies—have long been identified with backroom deals and corporate collusion. In 1914, when antitrust laws began cracking down on the practice, future […]
A new study led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst economist shows that shrinking package sizes at U.S. grocery stores have played a hidden but important role in food inflation—though not in the way many […]
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