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Oct 29, 2024 | 
newswise.com | George Washington
WASHINGTON (October 29, 2024) – A new study published today details the ways in which the 2020 U.S. election not only incited new hate content in online communities but also how it brought those communities closer together around online hate speech.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
journals.plos.org | Ethan Porter |George Washington |Thomas Wood |R. Bailey Scott
DiscussionFive experiments, conducted simultaneously in five countries in and in close proximity to the Russia-Ukraine War, show that, in one respect, concerns about the effects of misinformation during wartime are unwarranted. It has long been argued that misinformation disseminated during war may prevent people from discerning truth from falsehood [35].
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
newswise.com | George Washington
Newswise — The FDA has given the greenlight to Pfizer and Moderna for updated Covid-19 vaccines for the fall. The updated vaccines are for people ages 6 months and older and are aimed to target the most recent strain, KP.2.The George Washington University has experts available who can offer insight and analysis. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, [email protected].
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
newswise.com | George Washington
Newswise — In recent years, there’s been a general consensus that the Republican Party and most notably, former President Donald Trump and his supporters, have claimed ideals of patriotism and the image of the American flag for their political party and messaging. However, there appears to be a shift emerging within the Democratic Party to reclaim patriotism and the flag, as evidenced by the influx of American-themed apparel and displays of other national symbols at the convention this week.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
newswise.com | George Washington
The U.S. surgeon general has declared gun violence a public health crisis following the increase in injuries and deaths involving firearms. In 2022, more than 48,000 Americans died as a result of gun injuries. Dr. Vivek Murthy is calling on the U.S. to ban automatic rifles, putting into place universal background checks for purchasing guns and penalizing those who fail to safely store their guns. George Washington University has experts available who can offer insight and analysis.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
newswise.com | George Washington |George Washington
Newswise — A heat wave is making its way across the country. Meteorologists are warning the extreme temperatures impacting more than 100 million Americans could intensify over the coming days and break records. Heat-related illnesses increase as the combination of temperature and relative humidity rises. According to the National Weather Service, excessive heat is the leading weather related killer in the United States.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
phys.org | George Washington
As more organizations attempt to increase the representation of women in traditionally male-dominated occupations (such as engineering, technology or banking), new research from George Washington University professor Jennifer Merluzzi indicates that simply hiring more women into these fields may not make diversity efforts more effective.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
newswise.com | George Washington
Newswise — 2024 is quite the election year globally, with millions of voters across at least 64 countries (plus the European Union) heading to the polls. Mexico elected its first female president. The U.S. presidential election is shaping up to be a rematch of 2020. And, there is a noticeable shift in far-right parties gaining momentum in the European Parliament elections. If you would like more context on this matter, please consider Michael K.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
newswise.com | George Washington
Newswise — The Centers for Disease Control is issuing a warning that backyard chickens are causing outbreaks of salmonella. According to a health advisory from the CDC, more than one hundred people across 29 states have gotten sick from salmonella either after touching or caring for backyard poultry. Nearly half of the people infected are those under 5 years old. The George Washington University has experts available to offer insight.
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May 16, 2024 | 01681-4/abstract&sz=64)
jhltonline.org | Shriprasad Deshpande |George Washington |Robert J. Gajarski |Baylor Scott
KeywordsHTxpediatric heart transplantcritical carecongenital heart diseaseheart failureGet full text accessLog in, subscribe or purchase for full access. References1. Singh, T.P. ∙ Hsich, E. ∙ Cherikh, W.S. ... The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: 23rd pediatric heart transplantation report-2020; focus on deceased donor characteristicsJ Heart Lung Transplant. 2020; 39:1028-10372. Hsich, E. ∙ Singh, T.P. ∙ Cherikh, W.S. ...
