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Brown bananas, crowded ports, empty shelves: What to expect with the US dockworkers strike

  • Written by Anna Nagurney, Professor and Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
imageContainer ships are stuck at the nation's East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, while West Coast ports might be disrupted by rerouted cargo.AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton

Getting any product to consumers, whether it’s a can of sardines or a screwdriver, requires that supply chains function well.

The availability of labor is essential in each link of...

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What White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf can learn from the last team to lose 120 games

  • Written by Nick Hirshon, Associate Professor of Communication, William Paterson University
imageNew York Mets manager Casey Stengel and outfielder Jim Hickman celebrate after breaking their 17-game losing streak in 1962.Bettmann/Getty Images

Bad press has engulfed Jerry Reinsdorf.

As owner of the Chicago White Sox, Reinsdorf heads a franchise with the most single-season losses in baseball history. The White Sox also set team records with a 21-g...

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Hurricane Helene power outages leave over 4 million in the dark – history shows poorer areas often wait longest for electricity to be restored

  • Written by Chuanyi Ji, Associate Professor of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageStrong winds from Hurricane Helene, one of the most powerful storms to hit the Southeast, flooded roads and cut power in multiple states.AP Photo/Mike Carlson

Hurricane Helene left more than 4 million homes and businesses in the dark across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas after hitting Florida’s Big Bend region as a powerful Category 4...

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Hurricane Helene power outages leave millions in the dark – history shows poorer areas often wait longest for electricity to be restored

  • Written by Chuanyi Ji, Associate Professor of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageStrong winds from Hurricane Helene, one of the most powerful storms to hit the Southeast, flooded roads and cut power in multiple states.AP Photo/Mike Carlson

Hurricane Helene cut power to more than 4 million homes and businesses as it moved across the Southeast after hitting Florida’s Big Bend region as a powerful Category 4 storm on Sept....

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Autoworkers, Boeing machinists, cannabis drivers: Labor unions are mobilizing in new and old industries alike

  • Written by Robert Forrant, Professor of U.S. History and Labor Studies, UMass Lowell
imageMembers and supporters of an International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union district local convene in Seattle on July 17, 2024.Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

What do violinists, grocery store clerks, college dorm counselors, nurses, teachers, hotel housekeepers, dockworkers, TV writers, autoworkers, Amazon warehouse workers...

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Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other prematurely shuttered nuclear plants back to life

  • Written by Todd Allen, Professor of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
imageSteam billows from two cooling towers serving Unit 1 of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in 2005.AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Constellation, an energy company that provides electricity and natural gas to customers in 16 states and Washington, announced on Sept. 20, 2024, that it plans to restore and restart Unit 1 at Three Mile Island, a nuclear...

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Prepare your social media for the election − 3 tips to stay sane and connected without being overwhelmed

  • Written by Chelsea Butkowski, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, American University School of Communication
imageThere's a lot of information out there to sort through, so be prepared.Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images

As the presidential election approaches, the race is ramping up – including on social media. Although Meta reported in 2022 that only about 3% of the content on Facebook is political, Americans have already begun bracing...

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Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago

  • Written by Wenfei Xu, Assistant Professor, Cornell University
imageTraffic stops are meant to make the streets safer, but police interactions with Black drivers can escalate quickly.deepblue4you via Getty

Traffic stops by Chicago police have more than doubled over the past nine years in what the American Civil Liberties Union, a civil rights group, is calling the “new stop-and-frisk.”

Stop and frisk is...

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Why some flowers are so pleasing for Hindu gods and goddesses

  • Written by Robert J. Stephens, Principal Lecturer in Religion, Clemson University
imageHindu devotees offer flowers to gods and goddesses as part of worship rituals.Dinodia Photo/Corbis Documentary via Getty images

In preparation for the many Hindu fall festivals such as Diwali, Dussehra or Durga Puja, worshipers all over the world will purchase flowers for use in ritual worship in temples, outdoor ceremonies or altars at home.

Throu...

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Teachers feel most productive when they use AI for teaching strategies

  • Written by Samantha Keppler, Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
imageSaving time is not a given for teachers who rely on artificial intelligence.skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

Teachers can use generative AI in a variety of ways. They may use it to develop lesson plans and quizzes. Or teachers may rely on a generative AI tool, such as ChatGPT, for insight on how to teach a concept more effectively.

In our new research,...

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