Sociologist interviews formerly incarcerated mothers about the trauma of institutional separation
When Zimife Umeh, a new assistant professor of sociology at the George Washington University's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS), first embarked on researching the experiences of incarcerated mothers, she worried nobody would talk to her......»»
Study: Community violence interventionists face on-the-job violence, secondary trauma
Two newly published articles by researchers at the University at Albany and Northwestern University show the extent to which civilians working to intervene in and de-escalate street violence face job-related violence themselves, as well as secondary.....»»
Two months after mass Twitter layoffs, affected employees still waiting for severance offers
Two months after Elon Musk laid off half of Twitter's workforce, some employees affected say they have yet to receive any formal severance offer or separation agreement......»»
CMMT suspends investment in production of wet separation film of batteries
Polarizer maker Cheng Mei Materials Technology (CMMT) originally planned to invest in production of wet separation film of lithium batteries but has decided to temporarily stop investing due to considering the amount of investment and return on inves.....»»
Revealing intermolecular hydrogen bond"s important role in separation, purification of structurally similar compounds
Coal tar, once considered waste, has become a huge treasure trove because hundreds of compounds can be isolated from it. Most of these compounds tend to be aromatic hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and heterocyclic compounds......»»
Study lays foundation for producing germanium-68/gallium-68 generator
Researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have conducted a study on the separation route of germanium-68 and successfully prepared a germanium-68/gallium-68 generator......»»
Week in review: LastPass breach disaster, online tracking via UID smuggling, ransomware in 2023
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: LastPass says attackers got users’ info and password vault data The information couldn’t come at a worst time, as businesses are winding down th.....»»
Cross-cultural study examines maternal attitudes and infant development
Mothers in the samples from the U.K. and Uganda have different attitudes toward parenting, but while on a group level the experience and development of their infants sometimes aligns with parenting attitudes, surprisingly, it did not always show such.....»»
How race matters for the student loan crisis
In his new book, sociologist Jason Houle reveals how Black borrowers are disproportionately affected by the student loan crisis and shows how this disparity perpetuates social and economic inequality......»»
Older people"s views are often ignored in digital skills training, find studies
The learning of digital skills is a complex process that is affected by older people's personal needs and motives as well as by societal, institutional, and learning situation related factors, according to recent international studies exploring older.....»»
Week in review: Citrix and Fortinet RCEs, Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Vulnerability with public PoC affects Cisco IP phones, fix unavailable (CVE-2022-20968) A high-risk stack overflow vulnerability (CVE-2022-20968) ma.....»»
Breaking up is hard to do: Separation of Fiji and Vanuatu tied to Samoan seamounts
The islands of Fiji and Vanuatu rise from the tropical waters of the South Pacific in one of the most tectonically active and geologically complex regions of the world. A new study of volcanism in this area sheds light on the ancient breakup of a lon.....»»
Adult children more likely to be estranged from dad than mom, national study finds
Adult children are over four times more likely to be estranged from their fathers than their mothers, a new long-term national study found......»»
Week in review: Rackspace outage, Kali Linux 2022.4 released, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Rackspace Hosted Exchange outage was caused by ransomware Rackspace has finally confirmed the cause of the security incident that resulted in an ong.....»»
How the UN’s ‘Sex Agency’ Uses Tech to Save Mothers’ Lives
Big Data, drones, diagnostics—the United Nations and other groups hope to innovate the world out of a maternal and reproductive health crisis......»»
Research has long shown institutional misogyny and racism within the UK"s fire services
Following the tragic death of trainee firefighter Jaden Matthew Francois-Esprit, who took his own life in August 2020, an independent review was set up to investigate the workplace culture at the London Fire Brigade. Chaired by the solicitor and form.....»»
A novel interfacial regulated broadband photocatalyst
Extending the light absorption from ultraviolet (UV) to near-infrared (NIR) region and improving photocarrier separation efficiency of photocatalysts are of vital importance for solar-driven H2 evolution......»»
Hollyland Lark C1 microsphone is an incredible wireless lav mic for your smartphone
Do you conduct interviews or make audio recordings while on the go? If you do, then investing in an external microphone might be a good idea, which is why the Lark C1 could be worth checking out. The post Hollyland Lark C1 microsphone is an incredibl.....»»
Why married mothers end up doing more housework when they start out-earning their husbands
The idea of a male "breadwinner" in married heterosexual couples might seem old fashioned. But as a social construct, the view that a husband's primary role is to earn money has proved to be exceptionally durable......»»
Sam Bankman-Fried speaks on FTX collapse: “I didn’t ever try to commit fraud”
Bankman-Fried does public interview despite his lawyers urging him to stay quiet. Enlarge / Andrew Ross Sorkin interviews Sam Bankman-Fried at The New York Times DealBook conference on November 30, 2022, in New York City. (credit.....»»
Rural educators struggle to meet student mental health with limited resources, study finds
Educators in Maine's rural schools are struggling to meet the mental and emotional needs of their students due to a lack of resources, and institutional support, according to a new study from the University of Maine......»»