- The president of West Texas A&M University faces a federal lawsuit calling his cancellation of a student group’s drag show to benefit LGBTQ+ suicide prevention “textbook viewpoint discrimination” that violates the First Amendment https://lawandcrime.com/first-amendment/textbook-viewpoint-discrimination-west-texas-am-president-faces-first-amendment-lawsuit-after-canceling-student-drag-show/ 27 comments law
- Cambridge University finds it gained ‘significant benefits’ from slave trade https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/sep/22/cambridge-university-finds-it-gained-significant-benefits-from-slave-trade?CMP=twt_gu#Echobox=1663874111 9 comments worldnews
- Universal DH Means Fewer Roster Spots, Benefits for Fringe Players https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/opinions/universal-dh-means-fewer-roster-spots-benefits-fringe-mlb-players-trade-rumors-national-league 23 comments baseball
- [Heyman] Barring something totally unexpected, it can be assumed at this point that the universal DH will be in place in 2022. Both sides are in favor (though true to these talks, they don’t seem to totally agree on who benefits most from a DH on all 30 teams) https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1489002737354395656?cxt=HHwWkMC-2beGgKopAAAA 116 comments baseball
- Fluctuations in income from month to month and low levels of out of work benefits are placing significant stress and strain on couples with joint claims for Universal Credit. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-01-26-stress-couples-universal-credit-living-costs-soar-new-research 5 comments science
- Universal Benefits Make Sense. Means-Testing Doesn’t. https://jacobinmag.com/2021/12/universal-benefits-means-testing-build-back-better-childcare 187 comments politics
- Myanmar Military Storms Universities and Hospitals, Revokes Press Licenses: The military said the public had requested that the generals take more control “for the benefit of the people.” At least three protesters were killed in further crackdowns. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/world/asia/myanmar-coup-violence.html 13 comments worldnews
- Trudeau rejects turning CERB’s $2,000 a month into a universal benefit for Canadians https://nationalpost.com/news/universal-benefit-minimum-basic-income-justin-trudeau-cerb 12 comments worldnews
- Universal vote-by-mail doesn’t benefit any political party, study finds https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/16/universal-vote-by-mail-doesnt-benefit-any-political-party-study-finds/ 17 comments politics
- VA plans to suspend University of Phoenix and other colleges from accessing GI Bill benefits https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/03/09/va-plans-suspend-university-phoenix-other-colleges-accessing-gi-bill-benefits/ 59 comments politics
- University of Liverpool’s Kieran Maguire: "Man city will actually benefit from not being in Europe because FFP limits under UEFA are €30million losses over three years, compared to £105m under Premier League limits." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8026577/manchester-city-wont-forced-sell-star-players-two-year-champions-league-ban-enforced.html 37 comments soccer
- Developing a broadly reactive or “universal” influenza vaccine would save the US $3.5 billion in direct medical costs per year, according to a new study. The benefits would easily outweigh the cost of developing such a vaccine. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/09/17/1909613116 31 comments science
- Universal Credit claimant ‘begging and eating out of bins’ after DWP benefit error https://welfareweekly.com/universal-credit-claimant-begging-and-eating-out-of-bins-after-dwp-benefit-error/ 8 comments worldnews
- An international team led by the University of Washington and Stanford University has created a framework for how city planners and municipalities around the world can start to measure the mental health benefits of nature and incorporate those into plans and policies for cities and their residents. http://www.washington.edu/news/2019/07/24/how-to-consider-natures-impact-on-mental-health-in-city-plans/ 7 comments science
- Sedentary lifestyle cancels out heart benefits of having a normal weight for adults, University of Florida study finds https://www.ajconline.org/article/s0002-9149(18)32148-9/fulltext 93 comments science
- Universal credit has become a serious threat to public health, doctors have said, after a study revealed that the stress of coping with the new UK benefits system had so profoundly affected claimants’ mental health that some considered suicide. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/15/exclusive-new-study-links-universal-credit-to-increased-suicide-risk 17 comments worldnews
- US air pollution deaths nearly halved between 1990 and 2010. Air pollution in the U.S. has decreased since about 1990, and a new study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill now shows that this air quality improvement has brought substantial public health benefits https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/uonc-uap101918.php 25 comments science
- Two studies published recently found that patients with health conditions such as chronic pain and insomnia saw "statistically and clinically significant therapeutic benefits" when they used medical cannabis, according to a press release from the University of New Mexico. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-care-news/articles/2018-09-11/study-medical-marijuana-relieves-range-of-symptoms-with-no-serious-side-effects 3 comments science
- Glasgow University is to launch a "reparative justice programme" after discovering it benefited by tens of millions of pounds from racial slavery. A study by the university into thousands of donations it received in the 18th and 19th Centuries found some were linked to slave trade profits. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-45539706 32 comments worldnews
- We may crave stability in life, but the brain benefits from volatility, according to a Yale University study on cognition (involving monkeys) that shows how uncertainty boosts learning. Activity in areas of the frontal cortex were dramatically reduced when outcome probabilities were fixed. https://news.yale.edu/2018/07/19/arent-sure-brain-primed-learning 55 comments science
- This popular supplement is pretty much useless, says new study. Omega-3, fish oil, has been widely publicized as being protective against heart disease, but according to a new Cochrane review, led by the University of East Anglia, the supplements offer little benefit to those taking them. https://www.sciencealert.com/omega-3-supplements-fish-oil-is-pretty-much-useless-heart-protection-smarter-well-behaved 14 comments science
- Science AMA Series: My name is Ulrik Wisløff, and I am a professor of physiology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. My research focuses on the cardiovascular benefits of exercise both in healthy individuals and in individuals with lifestyle related diseases. AMA! http://www.ntnu.edu/cerg 53 comments science
- With Falwell as Education Advisor, His Own University Could Benefit https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/upshot/with-falwell-as-education-adviser-his-own-college-could-benefit.html 10 comments politics
- Universal Basic Income Is the Path to an Entirely New Economic System - "Let the robots do the work, and let society enjoy the benefits of their unceasing productivity" https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/vbgwax/canada-150-universal-basic-income-future-workplace-automation 923 comments technology
- With Falwell as Education Adviser, His Own University Could Benefit https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/upshot/with-falwell-as-education-adviser-his-own-college-could-benefit.html 5 comments politics
- Many people place greater trust in university & industry scientists than in faith organizations to tell the truth about the risks & benefits of technologies & the applications. But the pattern is reversed with Evangelicals, with faith organizations trusted significantly more than scientific sources. http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/11/28/503551431/for-some-scientists-aren-t-the-authority-on-science 14 comments science
- Donald Trump is denying any connection between a political contribution benefiting the Florida attorney general and her office's decision to drop an investigation into Trump University. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/09/05/donald-trump-pam-bondi-florida-trump-university/89886962/ 38 comments politics
- The big way Obamacare helps the poor isn’t really about their health "Kaestner, working with colleagues at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the University of Michigan, showed that people who benefited from the expansion used the money they saved on health care to pay down their other debts." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/20/the-big-way-obamacare-helps-the-poor-isnt-really-about-their-health/ 4 comments politics
- Bruce Rauner, Illinois’s new Republican governor, on Wednesday proposed more than $6 billion in cuts in state spending on universities, health care, local governments and other areas and called for sharply reducing pension benefits for state workers. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/us/politics/illinois-governor-proposes-6-billion-in-cuts-and-reducing-pension-benefits.html 57 comments politics
- Big strides could come from a small bump in pay: "...[W]hy did 47[%] of economists tell University of Chicago pollsters that the distortionary effects of a proposed $9-an-hour federal minimum wage are outweighed by its benefits to low-wage workers? (And another 32[%] said they weren’t sure.)" http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/big-strides-could-come-from-a-small-bump-in-pay/2015/01/02/471984fe-8fa6-11e4-a412-4b735edc7175_story.html 11 comments politics
- Fart smells have health benefits, according to Exeter University researchers http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/fart-smells-health-benefits-according-exeter/story-21447028-detail/story.html 8 comments nottheonion
- Research Shows Strategic Thinking Strengthens Intellectual Capacity: Strategy-based cognitive training has the potential to enhance cognitive performance and spill over to real-life benefit according to a data-driven perspective article by the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas http://www.brainhealth.utdallas.edu/blog_page/brainhealth-research-shows-strategic-thinking-strengthens-intellectual-capa 368 comments science
- Companies like Apple and Google dodge taxes in the U.S. and Europe while benefiting from highly educated workers trained in universities supported by taxpayers http://thecontributor.com/economy/how-tech-companies-are-cheating-americas-young-adults 35 comments politics
- Recalling a discussion with an ex-CIA director, professor testifies: "The Masters of the universe with their petrodollars suppress technology that would end dependency on oil, gas, and save the planet. We don't have a free market, but a managed market benefitting the Masters at Goldman Sachs." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2013/05/03/believe-in-ufos-highlights-of-the-citizen-hearing-on-disclosure/ 123 comments politics
- Paul Ryan already benefited from Social Security which he used to pay for his education at Miami University of Ohio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/paul_ryan#early_life.2c_education.2c_and_career 15 comments politics
- Can we have an honest debate about the benefits and drawbacks of creating universal healthcare in the USA? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy#List_by_the_United_Nations_.282005.E2.80.932010.29 18 comments politics
- Researcher accused of faking red wine studies: A U.S. university on Thursday accused one of its researchers of widespread fraud by publishing fake studies that touted the benefits of red wine in as many as 11 scientific journals. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/12/researcher-accused-of-faking-red-wine-studies/ 37 comments science
- People who are deaf benefit from better vision due to the fact their retinas develop differently, experts at the University of Sheffield have shown. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110601171620.htm 31 comments science
- Three dozen of the University of California's highest-paid executives are threatening to sue unless UC agrees to spend tens of millions of dollars to dramatically increase retirement benefits for employees earning more than $245,000 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/29/mndc1gusct.dtl&tsp=1 27 comments reddit.com
- University of Kansas study shows that paying for lobbyists reaps benefits http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-influence-game-firms-reap-apf-14887957.html 13 comments business