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Social Sciences Jan 17, 2024

Six questions you should be ready to answer to smash that job interview

With the new year underway employers are beginning to resume normal business activities and restart their hiring process. Similarly, many school and university graduates are beginning their job search after a well-earned ...

Social Sciences Jan 12, 2024

For female fashion models, job security and sexual harassment are often intertwined

Modeling is a dream occupation for many young women, but for those who make modeling a career, finding work can be a traumatic, sexualized nightmare, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study finds.

Paleontology & Fossils Jan 11, 2024

Fossil of 72-million-year-old sturgeon discovered in Edmonton

A 72-million-year-old sturgeon fossil has been discovered in Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River Valley, the first fish material of any kind found from that time period and in that geographical area.

Economics & Business Dec 20, 2023

How AI alters middle managers' work

The introduction of artificial intelligence is a significant part of the digital transformation bringing challenges and changes to the job descriptions among management. A study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland ...

Earth Sciences Dec 5, 2023

Researcher: With a cruel summer ahead, why is Australia so unprepared?

2023 has shattered climate records, accompanied by extreme weather that has left a trail of devastation and despair, according to the World Meteorological Organization at COP 28. Some of the most significant extreme heat ...

Social Sciences Nov 27, 2023

There are many reasons disabled people can't just work from home: Cutting benefits won't fix the wider problems

As part of the UK government's latest economic plan, disabled people may have to look for jobs they can do from home or face cuts to their benefits. Previously, disabled people with limited ability to work may have received ...

Economics & Business Nov 9, 2023

Q&A: Salary disclosure can benefit everyone, say experts

Earlier this week, the Ontario government announced that they would introduce legislation that would require organizations to include salary ranges in job postings. Recently, the University of Waterloo made the salary field ...

Analytical Chemistry Nov 9, 2023

Q&A: Research improves understanding of particle interactions for better material design

Toothpaste has a hard job. Not only does it have to perform essential functions like scrubbing that coffee residue from your pearly whites, but it also must stay in the tube, exit smoothly under pressure and balance on a ...

Social Sciences Nov 1, 2023

Why women and minority groups are still underrepresented in top management

Over the past few years, there has been a great deal of research looking at how well women are represented in top companies. The findings continue to be distressing.

Ecology Oct 25, 2023

Single model predicts trends in employment, microbiomes, forests

Researchers report that a single, simplified model can predict population fluctuations in three unrelated realms: urban employment, human gut microbiomes and tropical forests. The model will help economists, ecologists, public ...

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