Psychologists understand how childhood trauma can have lasting effects on people, but animals also experience adversity with lifelong repercussions. Researchers are exploring how early life experiences shape animal behavior and survival in the wild, developing a cumulative adversity index similar to the adverse childhood experiences score for humans. A study on yellow-bellied marmots in Colorado used this index to predict survival outcomes, considering factors such as ecological stressors and parental influences, to gain insights into the impact of adversity on wild populations.
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California professor sues university over suspension for online comments on Gaza
A professor of medicine at UCSF, Rupa Marya, has filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming her freedom of speech was violated after she was suspended for her social media comments regarding Israel's war in Gaza. Marya expressed solidarity with healthcare workers in Gaza, leading to her being labeled a "possible imminent danger" by the UCSF Executive Medical Board, which resulted in her suspension and subsequent harassment, including threats. Her attorney argues that her dismissal...
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