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  • 'Fast-paced, fit, agile': Ableist words in job ads decrease applicants

    'Fast-paced, fit, agile': Ableist words in job ads decrease applicants

    An office job calls for a “fast-paced, fit and energetic” person who can “stand out” in a crowd. How likely are you to apply? A new University of Guelph study, led by Dr. Melissa Walker as part of her Ph.D., says that more neutral language might…

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  • Women more likely to choose wine from female winemakers

    Women more likely to choose wine from female winemakers

    Promoting women’s ownership in wineries can boost sales among the largest group of U.S. wine consumers, who happen to be women. Messages like “proudly made by a woman winemaker” increased women’s intentions of purchasing wines, particularly when…

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  • Companies see up to 700% return on political investments

    Companies see up to 700% return on political investments

    The COVID-19 pandemic introduced uncertainty, fear, and an unparalleled economic shock, resulting in the most extensive government stimulus package—totaling $2.9 trillion—in U.S. history. According to a new study, those stimulus checks more…

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  • Q&A: Online degrees viewed more positively post-pandemic, research finds

    Q&A: Online degrees viewed more positively post-pandemic, research finds

    COVID-19 made remote work and remote learning a new norm for employees and students. But even as many have returned to offices and schools, one of the pandemic’s quieter legacies is influencing both the workplace and the classroom: Online degrees…

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  • Saturday Citations: T. Rex on tiptoe; subduing unruly proteins; opinionated birds

    Saturday Citations: T. Rex on tiptoe; subduing unruly proteins; opinionated birds

    This week, astronomers reported that one of the biggest observed stars in the universe could soon explode. A study compared long-term COVID-19 brain effects to the flu. And a new eco-friendly battery could theoretically last for centuries (or for…

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  • Flood losses often come every five to 20 years; here's how insurance could adapt

    Flood losses often come every five to 20 years; here's how insurance could adapt

    The U.S. National Flood Insurance Program is going broke. Increased flood strikes in more places, combined with outdated ways of predicting flood risk, are putting property owners at risk and the program itself in over $20 billion of debt.

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