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How to Find Success in Your Relationship
With Valentine鈥檚 Day on the horizon, Business Insider recently published an article entitled 鈥淗ow to tell if someone is right for you.鈥 The article quoted Arts and Sciences assistant professor of psychology聽Laura VanderDrift, who talked about the importance of mutual…
With New CEO, Uber Looks to Avoid Risk
Talking to the Washington Post, 黑料不打烊 Law professor Shubha Ghosh spoke as to why Uber elected to settle with lawsuit with Alphabet, which is Google’s parent company. 鈥淎 settlement leaves matters more ambiguous for Uber and gives the company…
Professor Measures Impact of Climate Change on Great Smoky Mountain National Park Ecosystems
Jason Fridley, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received funding from the National Park Service to continue research into the effects of climate change on the forest vegetation and ecosystems of Great Smoky Mountains…
Assistant Professor Laura VanderDrift on Importance of Valentine’s Day
Across the nation, many people, single or in relationships, have mixed feelings about celebrating Valentine鈥檚 Day. Buzzfeed recently ran an article about this, entitled 鈥淚s Celebrating Valentine’s Day Important?” For expert commentary, they turn to College of Arts and Sciences…
What We Do for Love: A Professor鈥檚 Insights on Valentine鈥檚 Day Expectations
Do you love the idea of a perfect Valentine鈥檚 Day with chocolates, roses and that special dinner? But your partner not so much? Couples at odds over the most romantic of days might want to find the give and take…
Purple Reign: Prince’s Commitment to Social Justice Overlooked, James Gordon William Says
James Gordon Williams聽first heard Prince鈥檚 music as a high school student. 鈥淭he album Sign ‘O’ the Times (1987) was popular then and Prince鈥檚 music videos were available via MTV-style music video channels,鈥 recalls Williams, assistant professor of African American Studies聽in…
Data to Drive Future of Amazon-Whole Foods Grocery Delivery
This week Amazon announced it will begin delivering groceries from Whole Foods via Prime Now service to customers in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Virginia Beach. The company says it plans to expand the service to other U.S. cities later this…
VPA鈥檚 Ralf Schneider Wins Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge Award
Ralf Schneider, assistant professor of industrial and interaction design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts鈥 School of Design, won 鈥淏est Use of Autodesk Fusion 360鈥 for his project Bench32 in the Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge VI…
Chemist Designs Diabetic Treatment Minus Harmful Side Effects
A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has figured out how to control glucose levels in the bloodstream without the usual side effects of nausea, vomiting or malaise. Robert Doyle, the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith…
Newhouse Newspaper Expert Comments on Sale of LA Times
Steve Davis, associate professor in the newspaper and online journalism program in the Newhouse School, is quoted in the Associated Press following the sale of the LA Times and San Diego Union-Tribune to biotech billionaire, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. Davis says聽Soon-Shiong’s…