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6-May-2026

Book by University of Toronto professor named as one of Thinkers50 best new management books for 2026

University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Grant and Award Announcement

How Great Ideas Happen The Hidden Steps Behind Breakthrough Success, by George Newman, an associate professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, has been named as one of Thinkers50 best new management books for 2026. Thinkers50 announced the list of ten books today which is a selection of the most insightful and impactful titles shaping the future of business and organizations.

6-May-2026

Prof. Dafna Kariv of Reichman University’s Adelson School of Entrepreneurship Wins European Union Innovation Award for AI System Simulating Entrepreneur–Investor Interactions

Reichman University
Grant and Award Announcement

Congratulations to Prof. Dafna Kariv, Head of the Entrepreneurship–Business Administration track at the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship at Reichman University, on being awarded the Inspiration Award in the ETF New Learning Award 2026 competition, presented by the European Training Foundation (ETF), an agency of the European Commission, to groundbreaking initiatives in teaching and learning.

5-May-2026

Rising stroke rates highlight widening ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities across populations, major study finds

Beyond
Reports and Proceedings

A new study presented today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2026 shows that after decades of decline, stroke incidence is rising again, driven by higher rates in some ethnic minority populations and concentrated among socioeconomically disadvantaged groups.

Meeting: European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2026

5-May-2026

Workforce and staffing at 988 suicide & crisis lifeline centers

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cross-sectional survey study of 988 Lifeline leaders, results suggested that most centers struggled to find resources to keep the center fully staffed. If staffing challenges persist, centers could face risks to staff well-being and service quality. Financing and operational strategies that support recruitment and retention will be critical to sustaining the quality and accessibility of 988 Lifeline centers.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

5-May-2026

Profit alone is a poor measure of success, study shows companies can look efficient while harming the planet

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Companies celebrated for strong financial performance may actually be inefficient once their environmental impact is taken into account, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Journal: European Journal of Operational Research

5-May-2026

Board interpersonal diversity linked to lower tax avoidance

University of East London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research analysing two decades of company data shows that a board interpersonal diversity mitigates aggressive tax avoidance.

Journal: International Journal of Finance & Economics

4-May-2026

Nonprofit hospitals spend billions on management consultants with no clear effect

University of Chicago Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study found that hospitals spent at least $7.8 billion on management consulting over roughly a decade but saw no meaningful changes in finances, staffing, operations, or patient outcomes.

Journal: JAMA

4-May-2026

Study finds benefits in being older college student while working

University of Kansas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The number of post-traditional students, or those who do not come to college straight from high school, is growing across the country. Researchers from the University of Kansas and Florida International University analyzed a group of students in a highly competitive engineering program and found some factors, like being older than 25, working while going to school, commuting and having dependents were positive predictors of key academic outcomes, including continuous GPA, graduating in six years and student retention. The findings can help schools support post-traditional students, an ever more important group of students as an enrollment cliff approaches, the researchers argue.

Journal: The Journal of Continuing Higher Education

4-May-2026

Space logistics on the right track

Bielefeld University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

How does one plan a space mission that involves visiting multiple celestial bodies which are constantly moving? Researchers at Bielefeld University have, for the first time, developed a precise mathematical approach to this problem. The publication in a leading international journal demonstrates that decision-support methods at the interface between economics and mathematics can advance space travel and transport planning – with implications extending far beyond space missions.

Journal: INFORMS Journal on Computing