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Downtown Nashville in March 2024. Conservatives − but not liberals − view the city as one of the country’s safest. Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images

Cities that want to attract business might want to focus less on financial incentives and more on making people feel safe

Kaitlyn DeGhetto, University of Dayton and Zachary Russell, Xavier University

People’s perceptions of risk shape where businesses choose to locate, new research suggests. Interestingly, conservatives and liberals view risk very differently.
The coronavirus pandemic has created an environment of uncertainty, fear and despair – emotions that erode mental health. AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy

A perfect storm for medical PTSD: Isolation, intensive care and the coronavirus pandemic

Michelle Flaum, Xavier University and Scott E. Hall, University of Dayton

COVID-19 patients are spending weeks in intensive care units, isolated and alone, knowing they have a disease that doctors don’t fully understand. It’s a recipe for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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