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Department of Human Ecology Content for 麻豆传媒enCulturally Supportive School Environments Contribute to Academic, Emotional, Social Success
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<p>All students, including those from ethnoracially diverse and from white backgrounds, benefit from supportive learning environments that accommodate adolescents鈥� multiple cultural and ethnic backgrounds, according to new University of California, Davis, research. These benefits span the academic, social and emotional realms.</p>October 14, 2024 - 10:28amKaren Michele Nikos/news/culturally-supportive-school-environments-contribute-academic-emotional-social-successTemptation at the Checkout: 70% of Food, Drinks Within Arm鈥檚 Reach Are Unhealthy
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<p><span><span>Researchers analyzed the checkout lanes in 102 food stores in Davis, Sacramento, Oakland and Berkeley, California.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>The study was published in <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123212482?via%3Dihub#bib33">Current Developments in Nutrition</a>. </span></span></p></div></section>June 07, 2023 - 12:00pmKaren Michele Nikos/curiosity/news/temptation-checkout-70-food-drinks-within-arms-reach-are-unhealthyCitizen Scientists Help 麻豆传媒 Researchers Spread Native Plant Seeds in Urban Areas
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<p><span><span>Bus stops, bike paths, sidewalks and other spots often overlooked in the community will become areas of beauty 鈥� for the sake of science. That鈥檚 the idea behind the <a href="https://www.miridaelivinglabs.org/seedpileproject">Seed Pile Project</a>, which asks community members from as far east as Sacramento and as far west as the East Bay to drop a pile of native wildflower seeds near their home or office and monitor the growth.</span></span></p>November 15, 2022 - 10:15amKaren Michele Nikos/news/citizen-scientists-help-uc-davis-researchers-spread-native-plant-seeds-urban-areasGlobal Food Supply-Chain Issues Call for Solutions
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<p><span><span>Global supply issues related to the pandemic and war in Ukraine have highlighted yet another global vulnerability 鈥� food availability. </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>While international trade allows countries to buffer against domestic food shortfalls and gain access to larger markets, what happens when supplies run short, or the global supply chain slows or even breaks down like it did during the pandemic?</span></span></p>June 27, 2022 - 8:45amKaren Michele Nikos/curiosity/news/global-food-supply-chain-issues-call-solutionsWarning Labels Could Help Customers Identify Hidden Sugar in Restaurant Menus
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<p><span><span><span>Do you really want to order a soda with your burger? Just one soda can have more added sugar than the entire daily limit recommended for most adults.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>Seeing a warning icon on a restaurant menu may help consumers identify the high amounts of added sugar hidden in menu items 鈥� and it may even convince them to reach for healthier items like water. </span></span></span></p>June 06, 2022 - 11:00amKaren Michele Nikos/news/warning-labels-could-help-customers-identify-hidden-sugar-restaurant-menusHow Can We Make Cities Thrive?
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麻豆传媒 Professor Catherine Brinkley talks about how to make cities thrive in the Mindscape Podcast.May 23, 2022 - 9:11amKaren Michele Nikos/blog/curiosity/how-can-we-make-cities-thrivePublic School Closures Increasing in Cities, but Affected Neighborhoods Differ Regionally
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A new study from University of California, Davis, looked at the locations of closures in 260 metropolitan areas of the U.S. finding a variety of conditions cause schools to close.October 20, 2021 - 10:00amKaren Michele Nikos/curiosity/news/public-school-closuresSpreading Native Plant Seeds for the Future of Urban Landscapes
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<p><span><span>There might soon be more native California poppies, lupines and sunflowers popping up along streets and sidewalks in the region.</span></span></p>September 29, 2021 - 11:30amKaren Michele Nikos/curiosity/news/spreading-native-plant-seeds-future-urban-landscapesCOVID-19 Taking a Toll on Everyday Lives, 麻豆传媒 Research Suggests
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<p>Rare research on the effects of a pandemic undertaken during an ongoing disaster shows that COVID-19 has severely affected people鈥檚 daily emotional lives and mental health, increasing their stresses the longer lockdowns, fear of getting sick and financial strains continue.</p>
<p>Having a lower education level and speaking English as a second language further reduced resilience and hindered people鈥檚 ability to cope, suggests new University of California, Davis, research based on surveys that began in April 鈥� just a few weeks after lockdowns started in the United States.</p>August 24, 2020 - 1:45pmKaren Michele Nikos/news/covid-19-taking-toll-everyday-lives-uc-davis-research-suggestsHow Have Pandemics Historically Changed Cities?
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<p><em>This blog is by <a href="https://humanecology.ucdavis.edu/catherine-brinkley">Catherine Brinkley,</a> assistant professor of community and regional development.</em></p>
<p><em>Reprinted from <a href="https://bit.ly/2zXb9NB">The Conversation</a>.</em></p>May 19, 2020 - 2:10pmKaren Michele Nikos/curiosity-gap/how-have-pandemics-historically-changed-cities