• WBOY

    2 charged after disabled elderly person in Marion County reports almost $18K in fraudulent charges

    Two people have been charged after a disabled elderly person in Marion County reported fraudulent charges totaling more than $17,000.

  • Dangote spends N15bn on food interventions

    It has been revealed that the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has spent about N15bn on food intervention programme with beneficiaries across Nigeria. According to a statement issued on Sunday, the food intervention programme which was launched in Kano on Saturday is being spearheaded by his foundation, Aliko Dangote Foundation. The intervention will Read More

  • RIVM researcher: healthier and more sustainable food does not have to be expensive

    Healthier and more sustainable food choices does not necessarily mean people have to pay more, according to RIVM researcher Reina Vellinga, who has written about the subject in a thesis for which she will get her doctorate on Wednesday at the Wageningen University & Research.Her research claims climate-friendly and healthier food is possible at costs comparable to the current prices. This goes for people of all socioeconomic groups.

    • WRIC

    VCU professor researching effect of what you wear to work

    “There is no white-collar job for which this issue isn't important, but there is almost no research on the effects of clothing characteristics on workplace outcomes,” Cortina said. “This is the first effort to develop a comprehensive model of clothing effects at work.”

  • Ant[i]-Meat: CA Researchers Push Ants as ‘Delicious’ Food

    Leftists continue their quest to convince us peasants that we should stop eating meat and start devouring bugs. The latest unconvincing claim is that ants provide a tasty flavor for your delection.

  • Digiday+ Research deep dive: Agency spending on TikTok sees a sharp decline

    Agency marketers have historically been more skeptical toward TikTok than their brand marketer counterparts, and a Digiday+ Research survey found that agency spending on TikTok has fallen sharply in the last few months.

    • WBRZ

    LSU professors receive half a million dollars to research more-effective insect repellent

    BATON ROUGE — LSU professors have received a $550,000 grant to continue their research on a project that could bring affordable and effective insect repellent to the masses that would drastically decrease Lyme disease, malaria and West Nile virus cases around the world.The grant will fund research into the use of nootkatone, an FDA-approved organic compound found in grapefruit skin and Alaska yellow cedar trees that is a natural deterrent for many insects, including the deer tick...

  • Fine print in federal spending package reveals windfall for Alzheimer’s research

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Buried in the $1.2 trillion appropriations package signed Mar. 23 by President Joe Biden is a windfall for U.S. efforts in the realm of Alzheimer’s research. As part of that package’s funding for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the bill includes a $100 million increase for Alzheimer’s research at […]

  • Illinois quick hits: Stallantis recalling vehicles; EV charging grants announced

    Stallantis recalling vehicles Stellantis, with a manufacturing facility in Belvidere, is recalling nearly 318,000 Dodge and Chrysler vehicles worldwide because the side air bag inflators can explode and hurl metal fragments at the vehicle’s occupants. The recall covers airbag inflators on both sides of certain Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300 cars from the 2018 through 2021 model years. EV charging grants announced The Illinois...

  • Research Briefing: Agencies prepare to shift platform spending if TikTok ban passes

    In this week’s Digiday+ Research Briefing, we examine how a U.S. ban on TikTok could cause agency investments to move to other platforms, how publishers are focused on direct-sold ads this year and how the ANA is instituting a “programmatic benchmarking report,” as seen in recent data from Digiday+ Research.

  • Researchers find evidence of 68 'forever chemicals' in food packaging around the world

    A team of environmental scientists with the Food Packaging Forum Foundation, based in Zürich, has found evidence of 68 "forever chemicals" in food packaging used around the world. For their study, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, the group mapped evidence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in food contact materials using information from databases.

    • WHAV

    Report: City of Haverhill Spending on Target; Gets Boost From Investing Federal Grant Money

    The Haverhill City Council is expected to see relatively good news when it undertakes its review tonight of usually rather mundane monthly finance reports. City Auditor and CFO Angel A. Perkins, in a written preview of her report, says the city has enjoyed substantial returns in its investment account by earning interest on federal American […] The post Report: City of Haverhill Spending on Target; Gets Boost From Investing Federal Grant Money first appeared on WHAV.