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Soda taxes don’t just affect sales: They help change people’s minds

The city of Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation soda tax a decade ago, along with more recent Bay Area tax increases on sugar-sweetened drinks, have not only led to reduced sales. They are also associated with significant changes in social norms and attitudes about the healthfulness of sweet drinks. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David […]

Published on December 12, 2024

Mothers’ language choices have double the impact in bilingual families

New research shows that mothers have twice the impact on language exposure, challenging traditional parenting advice. In a new study, researchers found that there wasn’t a single strategy that could be singled out as ‘best’ to raise a child bilingually. But when they looked at parents’ language use individually rather than the family’s overall strategy, […]

Published on December 12, 2024

Centenaria vive sola en Nueva York, y se mantiene comprometida y activa con su comunidad

“El futuro está aquí”, anunciaba el correo electrónico. Hilda Jaffe, que entonces tenía 88 años, les estaba diciendo a sus hijos que pensaba vender la casa familiar de Verona, Nueva Jersey. Había decidido empezar una nueva vida, por su cuenta, en un apartamento de una habitación en Hell’s Kitchen, en Manhattan. Catorce años después, Jaffe, […]

Published on December 12, 2024