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Increasing Diversity And Profits? Investors Think Companies Can’t Do Both

Increasing Diversity And Profits? Investors Think Companies Can’t Do Both

Forbes, July 20, 2020

The pandemic has forced many struggling companies to focus on increasing their bottom line. At the same time, recent protests have strengthened the calls for greater diversity at work. And now, according to three studies, there’s evidence that investors don’t think that organizations can do both at the same time. According to three new studies, there’s a belief that a focus on diversity detracts from efforts to maximize shareholder value (it doesn’t).

Canceling the College-Football Season Isn’t Enough

Canceling the College-Football Season Isn’t Enough

The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 20, 2020

The National Collegiate Athletic Association needs to cancel the college-football season. There should be nothing controversial about this statement. After all, Canadian universities canceled fall sports more than a month ago — so has Morehouse College, and so have the Ivies and the entire National Junior College Athletic Association.

'Tremendous Responsibility': Why Illini Don't Release COVID Info

'Tremendous Responsibility': Why Illini Don't Release COVID Info

Illini Inquirer, July 19, 2020

As college athletes have returned to campuses across the country for voluntary workouts over the last six weeks, athletic departments are taking various approaches to how they disclose COVID-19 test results with the public.

What Went Wrong in Florida? Timing, Testing, Tourism and a COVID-19 Crush

What Went Wrong in Florida? Timing, Testing, Tourism and a COVID-19 Crush

Ellwood City Ledger, July 17, 2020

Two months after Gov. Ron DeSantis boasted about proving the experts wrong by flattening the curve and getting COVID-19 under control, Florida has become the state that other states don’t want to become. Even with an emergency order reversing the reopening of bars and nightclubs, Florida has witnessed unprecedented, record-breaking growth in the daily number of cases and deaths reported for the last two weeks.

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Artificial Intelligence

Opinion: What to watch in the coming AI policy shake-up

Opinion: What to watch in the coming AI policy shake-up

Deseret News, January 18, 2025

Something remarkable is happening in Washington. Tech executives who once shunned the political spotlight now make regular pilgrimages to Capitol Hill, and artificial intelligence — a field that traces back to the 1950s — has become the talk of the town.

Healthcare

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

Atlanta Journal Constitution, January 23, 2025

Health insurance has become necessary, with large and unpredictable health care costs always looming before each of us. Unfortunately, the majority of people have experienced problems when using their health insurance to pay for their medical care. Health insurance serves as the buffer between patients and the medical care system, using population pooling to mitigate the risk exposure on any one individual.

Supply Chain

New Study Shows How Ukraine War Impacts Global Food Supply Chain, Urges Alternative Routes For Grains

New Study Shows How Ukraine War Impacts Global Food Supply Chain, Urges Alternative Routes For Grains

Where the Food Comes From, January 20, 2025

A groundbreaking new study in the INFORMS journal Transportation Science reveals the severe and far-reaching consequences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on global food security. The research highlights an urgent need to address disruptions in the transportation of Ukrainian grains, which have caused dramatic price spikes and worsened food insecurity worldwide, particularly in vulnerable regions such as the Middle East and North Africa.

Port automation is a sticking point for dockworkers union

Port automation is a sticking point for dockworkers union

Marketplace, January 2, 2025

Dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts could go on strike again in less than two weeks if they don’t reach a contract agreement with ports and shippers. Talks are set to resume next week, according to Bloomberg. The main sticking point between the two sides? Automation.

Climate