Warrington in the News Articles: page 21

Matherly Professor Anuj Kumar has been working with the RightWalk Foundation (RWF) for the past few years to answer this question. During this period, he visited numerous K-12 schools in Uttar Pradesh, India, and interacted with teachers and administrators on one side and students and their parents on the other.

He shares his insights about the state of K-12 schooling in India, which generalize to other K-12 schools in most developing countries, and how we can supply quality K-12 education.

In Florida, the state’s growing population has been pushing up inflation – particularly via housing costs. It’s a trend that accelerated during the pandemic, when remote work gave some Americans the freedom to relocate, economists say. “A lot of people are still coming to Florida because the economy is really strong, and many like the fact that we don’t have an income tax like in New York, for example,” said Amanda Phalin, Instructional Associate Professor at the University of Florida.

Consumers may not take notice as they stock up on hot dogs and related condiments ahead of the July 4 holiday, but new research from Russell Berrie Eminent Scholar Chris Janiszewski suggests the placement of these products in grocery store displays can be highly orchestrated to influence your buying decisions.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Western governments implemented a suite of sanctions on Russian businesses, escalating the sanctions they implemented following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. However, new research from Clinical Associate Professor Alex Settles, based on the years following the Crimean annexation, reveals that the Russian sanctions only temporarily hurt targeted firms. The findings suggest that a major tool in the diplomacy toolkit – economic sanctions – do little to deter or reverse aggressive actions by other countries.

“We initially thought this research was going to show that the Russian sanctions worked,” Settles said. “But once we analyzed the data, we started seeing what we saw on the ground, which is there did not seem to be long-term negative impacts from these economic sanctions.”

New research from Assistant Professor Shu He finds selectively targeting drug dealers leads to fewer dealers and drop in transactions.

New research from Assistant Professor Melissa Rhee shows that policies restricting the use of ride-hailing apps like Uber or Lyft can hurt the transportation ecosystem of a city.

Who says retirement is the only golden opportunity? Research from Assistant Professor Yixuan Li shows how retirement-age workers are defying expectations of longevity.

Executive Director of the Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center Tim Becker shares some leadership tips that are game-changers for students wanting to excel in this field. Becker shares the benefits in being kind, possessing humility, and being a good listener as key components to success. Becker’s tried and true leadership program teaches students to be strategic thinkers in the ever-changing real estate world.

Conservative CEOs are four times more likely than their liberal counterparts to acquire international firms rather than forge new alliances when entering foreign markets, according to new research from Associate Professor Aaron Hill. The same study finds that these political biases can be moderated by active, independent boards.

Silencing your notifications and ignoring your email at the end of the workday could make you a better leader at your job, according to new research from Martin L. Schaffel Professor Klodiana Lanaj and Ph.D. alumna and Florida State University Assistant Professor Remy Jennings.