MALVERN, Pa. — Penn State Great Valley graduate students Scott Clayman and Devendra Jaiswal recently had an opportunity not many master’s students have: presenting their research at a national conference.
You just clicked “place your order" to purchase your item and now you wait for the package to arrive at your door. You’re done with a few simple mouse clicks, but the work has just begun at UPS warehouses and distribution centers across the country. Especially during the holiday season.
What’s the right way to judge a school? Across the country, states and school districts have devised their own systems of letter grades and color-coded dashboards based on test scores and graduation rates. But arguably the most visible and influential school rating system in America comes from the nonprofit GreatSchools, whose 1-10 ratings appear in home listings on national real estate websites Zillow, Realtor.com, and Redfin. Forty-three million people visited GreatSchools’ site in 2018, the organization says; Zillow and its affiliated sites count more than 150 million unique visitors per month.
Artificial intelligence is mostly a blessing. But sometimes it can be a curse. New research currently under review at the journal Management Science explores a new instance of an algorithm gone awry.
Incoming chief executives tend to replace top lieutenants within the first few years of joining a company. New academic research suggests there might be an incentive to do so when it comes to at least one key position: the finance chief.
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New findings from a team of renowned researchers calls for transparency and rigorous oversight of the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the United States' largest healthcare capitation program.
In the race against the US for global tech supremacy, China has the upper hand in at least one critical area: rare earths.
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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban's question to Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, on energy costs took off on social media on Saturday.
Florida lawmakers have banned wind turbines off its shores and near the coast, saying the bill is meant to protect wildlife and prevent noise.