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New research believed to be first showing biodata links to workplace health risk

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Friday, October 7, 2022
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- With employee burnout high and the Great Resignation being felt throughout all employment sectors, pioneering new research from the University of Louisville demonstrates biological links between workplace culture and human health.

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  • The findings are published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- With employee burnout high and the Great Resignation being felt throughout all employment sectors, pioneering new research from the University of Louisville demonstrates biological links between workplace culture and human health.
  • The findings are published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
  • Shuck said better understanding of work determinants of health could help reduce burnout and improve both employee retention and health.

UNC-Chapel Hill and Winston Family Foundation launch national center to study effects of technology, social media use on child brain development

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new research center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will examine the long-term effects of technology and social media use on teen social and emotional development, thanks to a $10 million gift from the Winston Family Foundation. The Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development will create more tools for parents, caregivers and teens to make better informed choices about how they interact with technology and social media.

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  • James Winston, Jr., Ph.D. and a director of the Winston Family Foundation, has decades of experience in the field of addiction.
  • The Winston National Center will further explore the links between teens' online behavior and a range of mental health symptoms.
  • The Winston Family Foundation includes James Winston, Jr. '81, Ph.D. '92; McKimmon Winston Mason; Bob Winston III '84; Charles Winston, Jr.; and Franklin Beard.
  • To learn more about the Winston Family Initiative in Adolescent Brain Development and Technology, visit www.wifi-initiative.org .