Expanding Farm to School in Mississippi: Analysis and Recommendations

"Farm to school" refers to any program that connects K-12 schools with local farmers. "Farm to cafeteria" and "farm to institution" are terms sometimes used for programs that include farm to school components, but might also focus on bringing local produce to other local institutions. Most farm to school efforts concentrate on what is called "farm direct" purchasing, where schools buy products directly from local farmers to serve in the school cafeteria. The business partnerships that develop through farm direct programs often lead to educational activities, with farmers and schools working together to teach students about nutrition, agriculture, the environment, and other subjects. Not all farm to school programs involve farm direct purchasing; food distributors that supply schools can also participate by purchasing locally grown products and making them available to school purchasing officers.Why Farm to School?Farm to school has been shown to have enormous benefits in the areas of local economic development, children's health, and educational outcomes.Farm to SchoolStrengthens local economies, improves livelihood of local farmers, and spurs additional spending on other local products and services.Increases the amount of fruits and vegetables consumed by students in the cafeteria, classroom, and at home.Is an effective way to enhance nutrition education and health literacy

Beyond fingerprinting: Choosing predictive connectomes over reliable connectomes

Recent years have seen a surge of research on variability in functional brain connectivity within and between individuals, with encouraging progress toward understanding the consequences of this variability for cognition and behavior. At the same time, well-founded concerns over rigor and reproducibility in psychology and neuroscience have led many to question whether functional connectivity is sufficiently reliable, and call for methods to improve its reliability. The thesis of this opinion piece is that when studying variability in functional connectivity—both across individuals and within individuals over time—we should use behavior prediction as our benchmark rather than optimize reliability for its own sake. We discuss theoretical and empirical evidence to compel this perspective, both when the goal is to study stable, trait-level differences between people, as well as when the goal is to study state-related changes within individuals. We hope that this piece will be useful to the neuroimaging community as we continue efforts to characterize inter- and intra-subject variability in brain function and build predictive models with an eye toward eventual real-world applications

Erinevad sekkumised ja eksamiärevus

Käesoleva uurimistöö eesmärk oli välja selgitada, milline sekkumismeetod võiks aidata eksamiärevust vähendada. Katses kasutati kahte meetodit, teadvelolekust inspireeritud harjutusi ja lõõgastusharjutusi ning mõlema puhul oli pikemaajaline ja lühiajaline gruppi. Lisaks võrreldi EEK-2 tulemusi katsealuste enda üldise ärevuse hinnangu, üldise eksamiärevuse hinnangu ja esimese eksami ärevuse hinnanguga. Uuritud meetodid ei avaldanud eksamiärevusele mõju. Osa EEK-2 küsimuste tulemusi olid statistiliselt olulises korrelatsioonis katsealuste enda üldise ärevuse hinnangu, üldise eksamiärevuse hinnangu ja esimese eksami ärevuse hinnanguga.http://www.ester.ee/record=b4520564*es

Anxious Emotions Lead to Anxious Solutions? Examining the Relationships Between Emotions, Alcohol Consumption, and Consent

College students report several motives for alcohol consumption when engaging in hookups including: social enhancement, conformity, and coping with unwanted anxious emotions (Lobby et al., 2019). Research is currently mixed about how alcohol impacts sexual consent, and how emotions may drive these factors (Lobby et al., 2019; Marcantonio and Jozkowski, 2021). Socially-oriented anxious emotions, such as nervousness and insecurity, decrease when drinking alcohol in a social setting, and some college students report that alcohol consumption may be habitual prior to attending social events in order to relieve anxiety, a practice known as “pre-gaming” (Blumenthal et al., 2010). Additionally, alcohol consumption may be interpreted as a cue for consent by a prospective sexual partner, leading to decreased verbal consent (Blumenthal et al., 2010). Whether or not socially-oriented anxious emotions are a moderator for alcohol consumption\u27s role in navigating consent in a hookup, or what role these emotions play in relation to alcohol consumption and sexual consent, are not well understood. The current study aims to examine the relationships between anxious emotions, level of alcohol consumption, and the ability to consent. Two surveys were released to a mid-sized northeastern university in 2020 and 2021. Participants (N = 453) completed online questionnaires using Qualtrics software. Researchers analyzed five questions from the survey related to anxious emotions, motivations for and levels of alcohol consumption, and perceptions of consent. Researchers analyzed the data using SPSS software, testing the relationships between alcohol consumption, consent, and anxious emotions. Results have implications for university sexual assault prevention and policy.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2022/1108/thumbnail.jp

The Albany Birth Justice Storytelling Project

The ABJS Project is participatory action research that combines a photovoice and transformative storytelling approach to collect qualitative data on the experience of Black birthing people from Albany who are impacted by racial inequities in birth outcomes. The methodology promotes self-reflective, trauma informed education and care among co-researchers, including undergraduate students and storytellers from Albany County. Sample photovoice narratives are included, along with an annotated bibliography