Tag: Philanthropy and nonprofits
Giving food pantry clients choices – and gently nudging them toward...
Caitlin Caspi, University of Connecticut and Marlene B. Schwartz, University of Connecticut
Food banks and pantries across the U.S....
Why I use the NRA as a case study for how...
Elizabeth Schmidt, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The National Rifle Association keeps getting itself into trouble by flouting the best...
Service dogs can help veterans with PTSD – growing evidence shows...
Leanne Nieforth, Purdue University and Marguerite E. O'Haire, Purdue University
As many as 1 in 5 of the roughly...
Most couples still make decisions together when they give money to...
Jacqueline Ackerman, IUPUI and Jon Bergdoll, IUPUI
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Why cash payments aren’t always the best tool to help poor...
Heath Henderson, Drake University
The concept is simple and seductive: Give people cash, lift them out of poverty. It’s...
Citizen scientists are filling research gaps created by the pandemic
Theresa Crimmins, University of Arizona; Erin Posthumus, University of Arizona, and Kathleen Prudic, University of Arizona
The rapid spread...
What is food insecurity?
Caitlin Caspi, University of Connecticut
Among the many striking images from the pandemic is an aerial photo showing cars in seemingly endless rows lined up...
People take better care of public places when they feel like...
Suzanne Shu, Cornell University
Takeaways
· People can feel “psychological ownership,” a sense of personal attachment, even for parks and other public places.
· These feelings lead...
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Yanny or Laurel? It’s your brain not your ears that decides
Jennell Vick, Case Western Reserve University
As a speech scientist, I never thought I’d see so much excitement on social media about one tiny little...
