Archive for October 2024

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program provides important flood insurance relief, researchers say. But due to its design, it’s used more in communities with greater means to protect themselves, while lower-resourced areas benefit less.

The case of a Muhlenberg College faculty member whose anti-Israel comments have been at the center of campus controversy for months has reignited in recent days, prompting a new wave of discussion about whether professors’ extramural speech is protected by academic freedom.

Dr. Ian Rice, the program’s Director and an Associate Professor of Social Work was instrumental in developing the curriculum and ensuring that the inaugural cohort of 33 would be well-supported. Rice emphasizes the importance of the program in addressing the chronic shortage of social workers across the region.

Research at the University of Portsmouth has explored the relationship between high impulsivity and boredom, in an effort to find out what drives rash and sometimes unhealthy decisions.

German Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Hubertus Heil speaks during the “Jobturbo” round table in the Federal Chancellery.

The hype surrounding machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, can make it seem like it is only a matter of time before such techniques are used to solve all scientific problems. While impressive claims are often made, those claims do not always hold up under scrutiny. Machine learning may be useful for solving some problems but falls short for others.

Psilocybin, the psychedelic substance found in magic mushrooms, is a promising new treatment for psychiatric disorders, especially depression. The beneficial effects on mood and anxiety of psilocybin are rapid and pronounced after just a single treatment. A small study even suggested that these benefits remain after a year. But what is really needed is a comparison of the long-term effect of psilocybin with another treatment (an antidepressant) or a placebo.