Birmingham: The 2016 campaign for president has been marked by behavior that can hardly be called gracious or dignified. Or presidential, according to Aaron Fobian, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Washington: Islamic State group is once again in the headlines, with the organization taking credit for recent series of deadly explosions in Brussels. USC researchers have worked with a team of international experts to conduct a text analysis to understand the Islamic State group’s strategies.

Washington: Human voice pitch has been shown to influence how voters perceive candidates for elected office and appears to influence voters both in the laboratory and in real life as they tend to support candidates with lower-pitched voices. The remaining question is, how does this work?

Washington: More people in Europe are dying than are being born, according to a new report co-authored by a Texas A&M University demographer. In contrast, births exceed deaths, by significant margins, in Texas and elsewhere in the US, with few exceptions.

Washington: The Pulitzer Prize Board is launching a series of events all across the United States to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the prizes. 

Ithaca: A Cornell University project to enhance access to nutritious food in India is set to grow thanks to a $13.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.