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Building Better Aid Programs for Refugees

May 10, 2023
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, approximately 20 people around the world will become refugees, forced to abandon their homes and flee to neighboring countries due to war, religious and political persecution or other human rights violations. …

Faculty Awarded Bentley-Gallup Force for Good Grants

May 1, 2023
Business can be a powerful force for positive social change. But are businesses doing enough to live up to that potential and make the world a better place? That’s the central question posed by the Bentley-Gallup Force for Good survey, a multiyear study that…

New study shows NIH investment in new drug approvals is comparable to investment by pharmaceutical industry

April 28, 2023
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent $187 billion for basic or applied research related to 354 of the 356 drugs approved by the FDA from 2010-2019, according to a new study from Bentley’s Center for Integration of Science and Industry. The study,…

Running and Redlining

April 14, 2023
For most of her life, Erin Flynn believed that running was an inherently inclusive sport. A standout cross-country runner — first at her high school in Milton, Massachusetts, where she helped lead her teammates to a state championship, and later at Georgetown…

Are Men Really Better Suited for Success Than Women?

March 22, 2023
Are Men Really Better Suited for Success Than Women?   At face value, the statistics included in the 2022 Women in the Workplace report — an annual study on the state of women in corporate America conducted by the…

Is Public Health Suffering From a Crisis of Confidence?

March 16, 2023
A public health campaign’s purpose is two-fold: to raise awareness of imminent health threats and to minimize their potential impact by encouraging individuals to engage in or refrain from specific behaviors. To do this, campaigns share information based on…

Why Social Media is a Source of Strength for Black Americans

February 24, 2023
The harmful effects of social media are as ubiquitous as the medium itself. Recent studies have linked the regular use of digital platforms with higher rates of anxiety and depression among both teens and adults; an increase in eating disorders among…

The Power of Perceptions

February 17, 2023
Even as a little girl, Mounia Ziat had big dreams.   The associate professor of Information Design and Corporate Communication (IDCC) remembers a time in primary school when her parents asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. She replied without…

Corporate Activism: True Allyship or “Woke-Washing”?

February 15, 2023
Last March, the Walt Disney Company publicly denounced the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” education bill passed by Florida legislators. In May, Amazon responded to a leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the reversal of Roe v. Wade by announcing a new benefit…

From the Classroom to Congress, a Scholarly “Superstar”

December 22, 2022
Dhaval Dave wholeheartedly believes in the transformative power of a college education.   As proof, the Stanton Research Professor of Economics points to his own undergraduate experiences. Like many first-year college students, Dave entered New Jersey’s…