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Released: 24-Mar-2020 11:00 AM EDT
The Coronavirus: Communicating With Virtual Teams
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the number of teams working virtually. Here: tips for leaders of virtual teams on how to communicate expectations clearly, choosing the appropriate communication style and supporting a team from afar.

Released: 24-Mar-2020 11:00 AM EDT
The Importance of the Decennial Census to Research
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Mandated by the Constitution, the U.S. Census Bureau counts the nation’s residents every 10 years. The data determine seats in the House and federal funds for local communities, as well as inform practical research. Examples from Darden: studies on poverty and race, allocation of opportunity zones, and the effect of technology on rich and poor.

   
Released: 24-Mar-2020 10:35 AM EDT
Is Your Organization Coronavirus Agile? 10 Tips
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

COVID-19 has sent us into a grand and growing telework experience. How do organizations, employees and leaders function in a world in which operations must continue but face-to-face may be impossible? Included: alternatives to in-person communication and physical contact, developing relationships virtually, and managing yourself and productivity.

Released: 24-Mar-2020 10:25 AM EDT
The Coronavirus and Managing Your Organization’s Response
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The coronavirus has spread around the world rapidly. Here, one Darden professor examines the financial implications versus the ethical ones. What would an uncontrolled outbreak mean in the U.S.? What can we learn from China and Italy? And what questions should organizations be asking?

Released: 23-Mar-2020 1:05 PM EDT
Jefferson Lab Temporarily Suspends Operations
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

In an effort to minimize the risk to the Jefferson Lab workforce and in keeping with recommendations from national, state, and local authorities, the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is temporarily suspending operations.

Released: 19-Mar-2020 4:40 PM EDT
Anticipation, Preparation, Resilience – Key Lessons from COVID-19 for Organizations
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Professor Kathleen Sutcliffe, a leading expert in organization theory, gives low marks to public and private entities for how they’ve responded to the coronavirus threat and outbreak.

Released: 19-Mar-2020 3:05 PM EDT
Dean Headley, Airline Quality Rating co-author from Wichita State University, comments on airline industry financial outlook
Wichita State University

Here's an op-ed by Dean Headley, co-author of the Airline Quality Rating from Wichita State University.

Released: 18-Mar-2020 5:30 PM EDT
The Coronavirus Pandemic, With Tom Bollyky
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

Thomas J. Bollyky, director of CFR’s Global Health program and senior fellow for global health, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the World Health Organization’s newly declared pandemic, COVID-19.

   
Released: 18-Mar-2020 4:20 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Newswise Live COVID-19 Expert Panel 3-16-2020
Newswise

Newswise Live Expert Panel including experts from Newswise member institutions discussing topics related to the coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreak.

       
Released: 18-Mar-2020 9:00 AM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Newswise Live COVID-19 Expert Panel 3-12-2020
Newswise

Newswise Live Expert Panel including experts from Newswise member institutions discussing topics related to the coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreak.

       
Released: 17-Mar-2020 6:25 PM EDT
University of Utah ranked No. 12 for MBA entrepreneurship by US News
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

The David Eccles School of Business ranks No. 12 in the latest MBA rankings for entrepreneurship released today by US News and World Report. The rankings are for the year 2021. The Eccles School ranking is an improvement from the last year’s ranking of No. 17 for MBA entrepreneurship.

Released: 17-Mar-2020 4:05 PM EDT
Cornell experts view coronavirus via multidisciplinary lenses
Cornell University

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted lives and institutions around the world in numerous ways, and Cornell faculty members have shared their expertise on everything from the virus itself, to workplace issues such as personal hygiene and paid sick leave, to expected disruptions to supply chains, and local and global economies.

   
Released: 17-Mar-2020 1:05 PM EDT
FAU Programs Make U.S. News & World Report Lists for 2021 ‘Best Graduate Programs’
Florida Atlantic University

More than one dozen Florida Atlantic University graduate programs are included in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Programs” for 2021.

Released: 16-Mar-2020 7:15 PM EDT
LANL News: New program helps New Mexico small businesses bring technology to market
Los Alamos National Laboratory

New Mexico companies who find themselves up a creek without venture capital to ferry them across the research and development gap from invention to commercialization may receive a life-preserver thanks to a new law recently passed by the New Mexico Legislature and signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Released: 16-Mar-2020 4:55 PM EDT
American College of Radiology Again Certified as a Great Place to Work
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology® (ACR®) was named a great workplace for the second consecutive year by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work®. The ACR earned this honor based on extensive ratings provided by its employees in anonymous surveys.

Released: 16-Mar-2020 3:30 PM EDT
Aversion to Risk by R&D Managers May Hurt U.S. Economic Prospects
University of California San Diego

While concerns loom over an impending recession caused by the spread of COVID-19, policymakers and business leaders have implemented radical strategies, such as slashing interest rates to invigorate the U.S.’s weakened economy. Research and Development (R&D) has long been key in the nation’s economic prospects and according to new research from the University of California San Diego, the country’s ability to maintain its competitive edge in this area largely depends on managers in R&D being less averse to risk.

Released: 16-Mar-2020 10:00 AM EDT
Established cell biologists can apply for several honorific awards
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) created several honorific awards to recognize established life scientists who, over their careers, have made significant contributions to the discipline of cell biology and to the community of cell biologists. Applications for all these awards are now open and close May 15.

   
Released: 16-Mar-2020 8:25 AM EDT
COVID-19 pandemic poses risk of recession
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Associate Professor Alessandro Rebucci offers his interpretation of what COVID-19 means for the markets in the near term and long term.

Released: 13-Mar-2020 1:05 PM EDT
Faculty Q&A: U. of Michigan economist Gabriel Ehrlich sees sharp, short-lived effects of coronavirus
University of Michigan

FACULTY Q&AGabriel Ehrlich is the director of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics at the University of Michigan, where he forecasts the U.S. and Michigan economies. He discusses the economic impact of the coronavirus locally, nationally and globally.We are seeing a sinking Dow, disrupted education, restricted travel, canceled events and much more fallout.

   
Released: 13-Mar-2020 10:15 AM EDT
AIP Proactively Moves to Remote Work Due to Coronavirus; Business to Continue as Usual
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In an abundance of caution, American Institute of Physics employees will be working remotely beginning Monday, March 16, 2020, to reduce potential exposure to the coronavirus. AIP will transition to remote work until further notice. AIP staff will be available and working on their normal duties during this period, and the building where AIP is housed, the American Center for Physics, will remain open but unavailable to visitors.

   
Released: 12-Mar-2020 4:20 PM EDT
Capping out-of-network hospital bills could create big savings
RAND Corporation

Placing limits on what hospitals can collect for out-of-network care could yield savings similar to more-sweeping proposals such as Medicare for All or setting global health spending caps, according to a new RAND Corporation report.

   


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