As we begin to engage with the climate emergency and the impact of carbon dioxide emissions, calls have grown to stop investing in companies engaged in fossil fuel production—a practice known as divestment.
Environment
Jun 29, 2020
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The US Senate intelligence committee is aiming to regulate a Pentagon UFO program so that the public is better informed of its activities and the country's intelligence branches can more easily share information.
Other
Jun 24, 2020
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Advances in transportation technology—e-scooters and bike share, Lyft & Uber, and autonomous vehicles—are beginning to have profound impacts on cities. New mobility is changing not only how we travel, but also urban form ...
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2020
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The arrival of the novel coronavirus and subsequent shutdowns of economies across the globe have caused hardships not seen in generations. But for business professors, it's also a once-in-a-generation research opportunity.
Economics & Business
Jun 09, 2020
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The top 1 percent received a far greater, and faster growing, share of the nation's income pre-crisis than previously thought, if capital gains are included in official statistics, according to major new research published ...
Economics & Business
May 21, 2020
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In the past couple of years, if you lived in a major, or even mid-sized city, you were likely familiar with bike-share bikes.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2020
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The rapid spread of COVID-19 has changed the way most of the world moves through daily life, with many businesses having to temporarily close and students of all levels forced to transition to online courses.
Social Sciences
May 01, 2020
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During a global extinction crisis and rapidly changing world, many nations are now looking to harden their borders to restrict the movement of people.
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2020
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The dissemination of fake news on social media is a pernicious trend with dire implications for the 2020 presidential election. Indeed, research shows that public engagement with spurious news is greater than with legitimate ...
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2020
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Many organizations arrange employees into groups, and research has recognized the importance of groups having access to resources (e.g., labor, knowledge, raw materials, technology, financial capital), as well as how they ...
Economics & Business
Apr 23, 2020
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