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Social Sciences Jul 19, 2023

How retailers can alter customer behavior to encourage more sustainable returns

Back-to-school sales are underway, and people across the country will be shopping online to fill up backpacks, lockers and closets—and they'll be taking advantage of free returns.

Social Sciences May 2, 2023

'We have 30 extra years': A new way of thinking about aging

As one of three co-teachers of a Stanford Graduate School of Business course on the rapidly growing importance of older consumers and workers, Rob Chess likes to say that his colleague Laura Carstensen, the founding director ...

Evolution Mar 21, 2023

How the 'marsupial sabertooth' thylacosmilus saw its world

A new study investigates how an extinct, carnivorous marsupial relative with canines so large they extended across the top of its skull could hunt effectively despite having wide-set eyes, like a cow or a horse. The skulls ...

Social Sciences Jan 10, 2023

Pandemic-forced shift to online education can be boon for future social workers

The COVID-19 pandemic forced education, services, health care and many other aspects of everyday life online. For social work, that transition started as a challenge, but it can actually be an opportunity for educators, social ...

Economics & Business Dec 1, 2022

The future of work: How can employers engage employees?

With unemployment rates throughout the United States near 50-year lows, American companies have reported difficulties in hiring and retaining employees.

Social Sciences Sep 19, 2022

Who do you think you are? What does your avatar say about you?

When using social virtual reality, people hide behind avatars. But is it really hiding or is it a way to express our new digital selves? A new Trinity study published in the Journal of Digital Social Research suggests it ...

Social Sciences Sep 7, 2022

Digital nomads want to replace the nation state—is there a darker side to this quest for global freedom?

A 'network state' is ideologically aligned but geographically decentralized. The people are spread around the world in clusters of varying size, but their hearts are in one place.

Social Sciences Sep 2, 2022

What's the future of work from home?

With rapidly evolving technology, the COVID-19 pandemic and shifting priorities, there have been major changes in recent years in how employers and employees think about work.

Space Exploration Aug 2, 2022

Remote surgery robot to be tested aboard International Space Station

A miniaturized robot invented by Nebraska Engineering Professor Shane Farritor may soon blast into space to test its skills.

Environment Jul 20, 2022

The UK just hit 40℃ for the first time. It's a stark reminder of the deadly heat awaiting Australia

A severe heatwave in Western Europe is shattering temperature records—including in the United Kingdom, where temperatures exceeded 40℃ on Tuesday for the first time on record.

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