53% of Americans surveyed described their fellow citizens' ethics & morality as bad. (92% of Canadians view their countrymen as good.)
At least we're not denying it, I guess. The first step in solving a problem...
Survey: www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
BIG ESSENCE. FIRST OP-ED. ALL ME. BIG MAMA. RUN IT UP.
www.essence.com/news/ai-raci...
Gathered all the way up.
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Iβm never going to forget when βWatchmenβ had that scene depicting the Tulsa Race Massacre and so many Black people online lamented that they were never taught that history.
It was by design. Oklahoma didnβt make it a part of school curriculum till 2020.
Whew that was heavy.
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
A federal appeals court upheld the hate crime convictions of three White men who chased Ahmaud Arbery through their Georgia subdivision with pickup trucks before one of them killed the running Black man with a shotgun.
This is beyond damaging to public health. Itβs by design of course but still devastating
STATEMENT : "Let us be clear: Donald Trump's approach to homelessness does nothing to address the sky-high cost of rent, which remains the main cause of homelessness. Instead, his reckless actions are cruel and backward and will force even more people to sleep outsideβ
The @successcollab.bsky.social was so delighted to have @drapryla.bsky.social come talk about her work within the realm of advocacy and public scholarship! We all were inspired and invigorated to do better and use our science to help the public!
It was so much fun! π₯³
I'm in Detroit. It's 25 degrees & dropping. I met a woman who has slept outside for 5 months. Yesterday, all of her belongings, incl her blankets, were thrown away. She has nowhere else to go.
It doesn't have to be like this. Housing + support solves homelessness. We need political will.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Our Centerβs suicide prevention training postdoc ad is live! The DoD-funded position will work with Drs. Robert Cramer, Annelise Mennicke, and Jessamyn Moxie on a training e-learning platform in partnership with Dr. Justin Baker and the Ohio State U team!
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/64918
Weβre hiring a Department Chair for Public Health and Health Administration at UNC Charlotte. See the job listing here:
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ICYMI: My conversation with THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR director Geeta Gandbhir.
For our first study (several more to come in the coming months), see here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
My research team began studying stand your ground laws and public perceptions after the murders of Ahmaud Arbery & Botham Jean. So I knew of Ajike Owenβs murderβ¦however, I was still unprepared for The Perfect Neighbor. Iβm glad this story was amplified but gutted at this tragedy.
If I could offer students one bit ofβ¦advice: be brutally traditional about what is printed on your degree.
If you are first-gen or in any way non traditional, this goes double. Let rich kids get degrees in AI. You get something called βEnglishβ.
#AcademicSky #PrejudiceResearch #PsychSciSky
Our new paper out in American Psychologist.
Led by Meleady, with @debshulman.bsky.social, Kotzur, & Crisp.
Contact "ruptures" (going to university; studying abroad) ==> changes in outgroup attitudes longitudinally
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
Good PBS News Hour piece tonight on how abortion restrictions compromise women's domestic safety.
In the US, a pregnant/postpartum woman's risk of being killed is 20% higher than that of other women; she is more likely die by murder than from childbirth-related issues.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
There are so few academic jobs, and thousands of excellent scholars are all trying to move at the same time due to location. οΏΌ
Firing squads in 2025? π€¦πΎββοΈ
Latest op-ed published in NC Newsline. The death penalty is not a crime deterrent nor the answer for crime prevention.
ncnewsline.com/2025/10/08/n...
The UNC Charlotte Violence Prevention Center is partnering with The South Piedmont Area Health Education Center (AHEC) to offer multidisciplinary health professions CEUs!
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Find out more at violenceprevention.charlotte.edu/education-an.... Our next one features our very own Dr. Rob Cramer!
βA majority of people who are found incompetent to stand trial are restored to competency,β @drapryla.bsky.social added. βThey eventually go back to trial, back to their court case and proceedings continue.βΒ
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Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents.
It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.
This is a huge step forward β and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
Joseph McNeil, one of the Greensboro Four, passed away on Sept. 4 at the age of 83.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
βBasically, itβs a systemic movement of resources away from preventing tragedy to requiring tragedy,β Clark said. βItβs the same population. Itβs the same people. Itβs just where are we going to serve them: Before theyβve been criminalized or after theyβve been criminalized?β
