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Why Brands Are Rethinking Their Political Giving
This week, in the days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol seeking to overturn the election, dozens of corporations announced that they would halt or suspend donations to the Republican members of Congress who voted against certifying the votes.The move comes amid long-mounting pressure on brands to disclose and own their political contributions and corporate social responsibility activities.
Huang, Stroka Labs Collaborate to Advance Understanding of Blood-Brain Barrier
Despite centuries of advancements in the study of medicine and design of biotherapeutics, the human body itself poses one of the biggest challenges to targeting disease treatments to the central nervous system: the blood-brain barrier.
Read My Lips! Facial Cues Help Toddlers with Autism Better Comprehend Speech in Noise, UMD Research Shows
Understanding speech in a noisy environment is difficult for children and adults alike, but new research from the UMD Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences finds that paying close attention to faces may help toddlers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) cut through the noise.