50+ countries, 300 physicists meet to address global shortage of women in physics
(Science in Public) The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) has recognized a need to foster the participation of women in physics. From 11-16 July they're bringing together 300+ physicists from over 50 countries for a virtual conference, co-chaired by Dr Cathy Foley, Chief Scientist of Australia, and Professor Sarah Maddison, Swinburne University. Over the next week we will be bringing you stories from the conference, with women physicists from Australia, international and developing nations available for interview. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Near the toys and the candy bars
(The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Despite legislation to prevent the marketing of tobacco products to children, tobacco companies have shrewdly adapted their advertising tactics to circumvent the ban and maintain their access to this impressionable--and growing--market share. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Songbirds like it sweet!
(The University of Hong Kong) Whether birds can taste sweet was previously unclear. An international team of researchers has now shown that songbirds, a group containing over 4,000 species, can sense sweetness regardless of their primary diets. The study highlights a specific event in the songbird ancestors that allowed their umami (savoury) taste receptor to recognise sugar. This ability has been conserved in the songbird lineage, influencing the diet of nearly half of all birds living today. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Sea-level rise may worsen existing Bay Area inequities
(Stanford University) Researchers examined the number of households unable to pay for damages from coastal flooding to reveal how sea-level rise could threaten the fabric of Bay Area communities over the next 40 years. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

HighT-Tech's innovative approach to catalyst development wins The Spinoff Prize 2021
(Springer) Start-up company's technique to use alloys to improve catalysts or build better batteries, wins over judges at 2021 pitch slam. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Akerlof receives award from NSF for project on equity in scientific co-production
(George Mason University) Karen Akerlof, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Policy, received funding from the National Science Foundation for a project in which she will develop a framework for addressing equity concerns in the co-production of knowledge with University of Alaska Fairbanks co-PI Kristin Timm. Employing Q methodology techniques, the study will identify common discourses among U.S. regional climate science center scientists, stakeholders, and partners in governance, such as tribal nations. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Hurley to receive funding for fellowship
(George Mason University) Jessica Hurley, Assistant Professor, English, will receive $35,000 from the National Humanities Center for a fellowship supporting her book project, " Nuclear Decolonizations. " Hurley will research how nuclearization has impacted the decolonization imaginary in India, South Africa, Oceania, and Native North America, and how writers and activists in the Global South have both represented the imperial violence of the nuclear complex and used fiction, poetry, film, and performance to theorize alternatives to it. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Testosterone therapy reduces heart attack and stroke
(European Association of Urology) Supplementing testosterone significantly reduces heart attacks and strokes in men with unnaturally low levels of the hormone, according to new research presented at the European Association of Urology congress today. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

The role of race and scientific trust on support for COVID-19 social distancing
(PLOS) Trust in science - but not trust in politicians or the media - significantly raises support across US racial groups for COVID-19 social distancing. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Black hairstyles will inspire innovative building materials in new research
(Penn State) Natural Black hair texture and styling practices - such a braiding, locking and crocheting - will help inspire and generate novel building materials and architecture structures using computational design processes in new Penn State research funded by the prestigious Graham Foundation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

The 'hijab effect': Feminist backlash to Muslim immigrants in Germany
(University of Pennsylvania) Why do some Europeans discriminate against Muslim immigrants, and how can it be reduced? The School of Arts& Sciences' Nicholas Sambanis conducted innovative studies at train stations across Germany involving willing participants, unknowing bystanders and, most recently, bags of lemons. His newest study finds evidence of significant discrimination against Muslim women, but it is eliminated when they show they share progressive gender attitudes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Interactive police line-ups improve eyewitness accuracy - study
(University of Birmingham) Eyewitnesses can identify perpetrators more accurately when they are able to manipulate 3D images of suspects, according to a new study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Disparities in vaccine acceptance among adults in China
(JAMA Network) What The Study Did: This survey study examined disparities in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and approaches to improve vaccination rates among adults in China. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Changes in care delivery during COVID-19
(JAMA Network)What The Study Did:Researcherscharacterized clinical content of ambulatory care among office-based compared withtelemedicine visits in the United States before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Gender pay gap means fewer female candidates on the ballot
(Bocconi University) Study analyzing electoral data finds that where gender pay gaps are larger, women candidates obtain fewer votes and are less present on the ballot (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news