Research News
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Online Sentiment about Vaccines Previews Later Vaccination Rates, New Twitter Study Finds
Sentiments toward COVID-19 vaccines, whether positive or negative, previews subsequent vaccination rates, finds a study of related Twitter posts.
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Large Arena, Small Sodas
NYU research at Barclays Center explores impact of temporary soft-drink size limits
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Neoliberal Policies, Institutions Have Prompted Preference for Greater Inequality, New Study Finds
Neoliberalism has resulted in both preference and support for greater income inequality over the past 25 years, shows a new study by a team of psychology researchers.
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Four NYU Faculty Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Four New York University faculty have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences: Fedor A. Bogomolov, Paul DiMaggio, Benjamin G. Neel, and Michael J. Shelley.
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2022 Pulitzer Prize in History Awarded to NYU’s Nicole Eustace and Ada Ferrer
New York University historians Nicole Eustace and Ada Ferrer have each been awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in History for their respective works—Eustace’s "Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America" and Ferrer’s "Cuba: An American History".
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Does Presenting Credibility Labels of Journalistic Sources Affect News Consumption? New Study Finds Limited Effects
Labeling the credibility of information sources does not shift the consumption of news away from low-quality sources or reduce belief in inaccurate claims, but providing an indicator of sources’ quality may improve the news diet quality for some.
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The Pandemic and the Presidential Election: Feeling Certain about the Future Can Predict Poor Information-Seeking and Antisocial Behaviors
Those who feel certain about what the future of the COVID-19 pandemic would entail are more likely to both ignore medical experts and to adhere to conspiracy theories while those who were certain about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election were more likely to contend that it was rigged.
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Radiologists, AI Systems Show Differences in Breast-Cancer Screenings, New Case Study Finds
Radiologists and artificial intelligence systems yield significant differences in breast-cancer screenings, revealing the potential value of using both human and AI methods in making medical diagnoses.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Drug Use—and How It Contributes to Overdose Risk
In rural communities, structural and community factors during the pandemic have increased anxiety, depression, and loneliness and altered drug use behaviors
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How Do Our Eyes Stay Focused on What We Reach For? Researchers Uncover How Our Gaze is “Anchored” in the Brain
A team of researchers sheds additional light on the machinations that ensure we don’t look away from where we are reaching.