Identifying brands as Black-owned can pay off for businesses
Ultimately, our study is a step toward understanding how transparency and visibility can shape economic outcomes. It highlights a diversity initiative that has benefited both customers and businesses, and provides a road map for companies that want to design initiatives that matter, writes Oren Reshef.
Almost Oscar
Richard Chapman is a senior lecturer in Film and Media Studies in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. He has written more than 200 hours of network television as well as the Emmy-nominated HBO film “Live From Baghdad” (2002) and the documentary “Dateline-Saigon” (2020).
C.D.C. Suggests Terms Like ‘Race’ and ‘Health Equity’ Are Off-Limits, Then Backtracks
Sandro Galea, the Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health, andEugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor in Public Health
Building a Better Healthcare System to Make a Healthier America
It is fair to say that America should be healthier again and that transparency, a rebalancing of interests toward the American people, and a reframing of health as a cornerstone of future prosperity and freedom should form key parts of that goal, writes Sandro Galea.
How and why we sent a refrigerator halfway to space
Ephraim Gau, a graduate student in physics in Arts & Sciences, writes in a National Institute of Standards and Technology blog about placing transition edge sensors — and a scientific refrigerator needed to cool them down — onto a balloon that would fly high above most of Earth’s atmosphere.
Does lip balm help chapped lips? Here’s what to know
Caroline Mann, MD, professor of dermatology
Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare
Kathleen Clark, professor of law
‘Maintaining mental health during the winter blues’
Happiness expert Tim Bono, associate dean in Arts & Sciences, writes about ways to combat a gloomy mood during this cold time of year. Simple things such as visiting a friend or getting some exercise can make a difference, he said.
Get motivated to exercise regularly like these gym rats in their 70s and 80s
Amy Eyler, professor at the Brown School
Glitz and history at the border: Laredo throws George Washington a party
Elaine Peña, professor of performing arts, American culture studies, and anthropology
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