“The recent fall in cryptocurrency (crypto) and non-fungible token (NFT) values has led to anxiety, finger wagging, and calls for regulation. This is not surprising; bitcoin prices have fallen by one-third in the last 30 days. The largest crypto exchange,
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Federal gas tax holiday: Biden says it will provide ‘a little bit of relief’ – but experts say even that may be a stretch
President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax to “bring families just a little bit of relief” as average gasoline prices exceed US$5 a gallon. The tax is 18.4 cents on regular gasoline and 24.4 cents
What is curtailment? An electricity market expert explains
Curtailment has a special meaning in electric power systems. It describes any action that reduces the amount of electricity generated to maintain the balance between supply and demand – which is critical for avoiding blackouts. Recently, curtailment has made news
Online MBA Guide 2022 | Everything You Need To Know About Online MBAs
Assistant Dean and Director of UF MBA John Gresley shares his insights for this guide on what you need to know about studying an Online MBA in 2022. One of the key advantages to earning your MBA online is that
Launching into the future of spaceflight
Nathaniel Keyek-Franssen’s interest in aerospace engineering started when he was a kid, from building model rockets and planes to watching planes at his local airport, and has only grown since then. With years of engineering education and plenty of determination,
When being politically correct at work depletes employees and backfires at home
Avoiding potentially divisive language and encouraging tolerance are critical steps to creating an inclusive work environment, but they carry a downside. Being politically correct can deplete employees and lead them to act both angrily towards and withdraw from their spouse
MIB Alumni Spotlight: Maha Amer
Maha Amer completed her Master of International Business in 2022. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in epidemiology at the University of Florida. Originally from Cairo, Egypt, the former Olympian shares why she joined the MIB program and how
Opinion: Delivery drones, robotaxis, even insurance — wildly hyped dreams for AI startups are giving tech investors nightmares
These are just a few examples of the reality that startups are too often funded by dreams that turn out to be nightmares. We recall Apple, Amazon.com, Google, and other grand IPO successes and forget thousands of failures. Recent data from
Poets & Quants names two UF MBAs among Class of 2022 Best & Brightest Online MBAs
Congratulations to Joseph Arrunategui and Robyn Russell, who were both named to Poets & Quants’ Brightest Online MBAs of the Class of 2022. Arrunategui, a Senior Product Manager with Amazon, and Russell, a Process Specialist with Otis Elevator, share more
ANALYSIS: Time Pressure Builds on De-SPAC Deals
In 2021, Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter predicted that half of SPACs would need to return money to shareholders. After looking into what would happen if half of SPACs didn’t De-SPAC, a new Bloomberg Law analysis finds that more than
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