In new book, alum Cecelia Watson examines history of punctuation’s polarizing mark
“The semicolon is a place where our anxieties and our aspirations about language, class and education are concentrated, so that in this small mark big ideas are distilled down to a few winking drops of ink,” writes Cecelia Watson, AM’05, PhD’11. (more…)
A new study led by scientists at the UA has uncovered a potential new way to treat patients with ALS, a debilitating neurodegenerative disease.
Increased glucose, transformed into energy, could give people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, improved mobility and a longer life, according to new findings by a University of Arizona-led research team. (more…)
ForscherInnen untersuchen Individuen, die zur Zeit der Völkerwanderung lebten
Unter der Leitung von Ron Pinhasi von der Universität Wien sowie Mario Novak vom Institute for Anthropological Research in Zagreb untersuchte ein WissenschafterInnenteam die Ernährungsgewohnheiten, das Geschlecht und die Genverwandtschaften dreier Jugendlicher, die zur Zeit der Völkerwanderung im 5. Jahrhundert lebten und bei einer Ausgrabung in Osijek im Osten Kroatiens entdeckt wurden. (more…)
How potential alternative offers can affect negotiations
Whether you are interviewing for a job or closing on a home, power is a central tool in negotiations. Research from professors of management John Sawyer and Dustin Sleesman at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics shows that an alternative offer can shift the power dynamic in a negotiation, even if that alternative hasn’t actually been offered. (more…)
For Hollywood to be a more inclusive and diverse industry, companies need to implement a five-point strategy for hiring, sponsoring and promoting minorities and women — especially women of color — a new UCLA study suggests. (more…)
Politologe Sebastian Jäckle untersucht, welchen Einfluss das Aussehen von Kandidaten auf deren Wahlchancen hat
Die Frage ist vielleicht so alt wie die Demokratie selbst: Werden physisch attraktivere Menschen eher gewählt als ihre Mitstreiterinnen und Mitstreiter? (more…)
MU study finds that even fossilized plant-eating crocodiles replaced their teeth
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Unlike people, crocodiles do not clean their teeth to slow down wear and tear. Instead, they get rid of them and replace them with new copies. (more…)
In her 23 years at Microsoft, Angela Mills has been many things: a consultant, technical evangelist and manager for various products including Windows Server, Identity Management and Xbox Live. She is a polished presenter, compassionate mentor and a smart leader who works well with developers, sellers and customers. Last year, she took a sabbatical and began learning how to co-pilot a plane. (more…)
