People working in tourism and hospitality develop more than 100 transferable skills—from empathy and resilience to problem-solving and communication—that are in demand across every sector of the economy, according to research from the…
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Tourism work builds 100 transferable skills, study shows
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World Food Prize goes to food safety scientist for preventing millions of cases of foodborne illness
A scientist who pioneered the modern food processing safety standards used around the world was awarded this year’s World Food Prize, the organization announced Wednesday, crediting his work for averting millions of cases of foodborne illness and…
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Turning Distillery Waste Into Supercapacitor Gold
Kentucky’s bourbon industry produces vast quantities of waste grain that is costly to transport and process. Researchers have now found a way to turn that byproduct into high-performance energy storage materials with potential applications in
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Does a company's political power affect its success in obtaining federal contracts?
A study published in Contemporary Economic Policy investigated the extent to which a company’s political investments influence their success in the competition for federal contracts.
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Successful minority employees can create a false sense of diversity
Highly successful women and racial minorities help to challenge stereotypes and serve as role models for members of their social groups, but seeing them in prominent roles can also create the illusion that organizations are more diverse than they…
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Talking about politics at work may support employee well-being, study finds
In an era of nonstop headlines and growing political division, many workplaces still follow a familiar rule of thumb: Don’t talk politics at work. New research from Washington State University suggests the issue is more nuanced, and talking about…
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Echoes of power: investigating geopolitical bias in US and China large language models
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Adewumi T, Alkhaled L, Gurung N, van Boven G,…
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‘Grade inflation’ hits PhD students. What’s behind the increase?
University students pursuing graduate degrees are seeing their grades rise.Credit: ETham/Alamy
The grades attained by master’s and PhD students have risen over the past two decades, according to a study conducted at a large public university in…
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Generative AI and LLMs in industry: a text-mining analysis and critical evaluation of guidelines and policy statements across 14 industrial sectors
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China is an innovation powerhouse — but it should do more fundamental research
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