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Newswise: Retired Lieutenant General L. Neil Thurgood named Special Advisor to the President for Military Affairs and Technology at UAH
Released: 21-Feb-2023 8:05 PM EST
Retired Lieutenant General L. Neil Thurgood named Special Advisor to the President for Military Affairs and Technology at UAH
University of Alabama Huntsville

University of Alabama in Huntsville President Charles L. Karr today announced that retired Lieutenant General L. Neil Thurgood has been named Special Advisor to the President for Military Affairs and Technology.

Released: 21-Feb-2023 3:50 PM EST
U.S. labor strikes up 52% in 2022 as worker activism rises
Cornell University

Strike numbers rose in 2022, reflecting a trend of more U.S. work stoppages in recent years by workers and activists in the labor movement, according to a report published Feb. 21 by the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

   
Newswise: Business consultant and investor Debra Hunter Johnson named Chair of UT Southwestern President’s Advisory Board
Released: 21-Feb-2023 2:55 PM EST
Business consultant and investor Debra Hunter Johnson named Chair of UT Southwestern President’s Advisory Board
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Business consultant, attorney, and investor Debra Hunter Johnson, founder of Reciprocity Consulting Group, will chair the UT Southwestern Medical Center President’s Advisory Board for the 2023-2025 term.

Released: 21-Feb-2023 10:15 AM EST
FSU researcher: Passion can fuel success or leave workers’ tanks empty
Florida State University

The fires of passion can propel employees toward success but can also cause them to flame out, a study by a Florida State University researcher has found.  Wayne Hochwarter, the Melvin T. Stith Sr. Professor in Business Administration at FSU’s College of Business, said passion is a definite plus in employees, but it doesn’t guarantee results.

Released: 20-Feb-2023 10:55 AM EST
The best way to close gender pay gaps is to find the source of unfair pay
University of Florida

New research shows that identifying the drivers of unequal pay is the fastest and fairest way to close gender pay gaps.

   
Newswise: Are digital humans the employees of the future?
Released: 20-Feb-2023 8:05 AM EST
Are digital humans the employees of the future?
Iowa State University

Researchers who’ve studied the emergence of digital humans say “AI with a face” will become more prevalent within the decade. They wrote an article aimed at industry leaders to highlight four types of digital humans and offer guidance.

   
Released: 19-Feb-2023 12:05 AM EST
Local interventions a low-cost treatment for regional nurse shortages
University of South Australia

Rural hospitals compete with more popular metropolitan sites for graduating nurses, so understanding the needs and preferences of those working in the regions is critical.

Released: 16-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
How Better Feedback at Work Can Also Reduce Gender Disparities
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

A study published recently in JAMA Network Open, led by Mira Mamtani, MD, MSEd, an associate professor of Emergency Medicine, found vast differences in the feedback given and received by emergency medicine residents. Mamtani draws upon the findings of the study to offer guidance for providing better feedback.

   
Released: 16-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
Stigma Plays Multiple Roles in Post-incarceration Life
Thomas Jefferson University

Researchers conduct in-depth interviews with people participating in a work rehabilitation program to take a closer look at the barriers to re-entry.

Released: 15-Feb-2023 2:00 PM EST
The State of Remote Work Three Years After COVID Emptied Offices
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

UMD Smith’s Gerald Suarez examines post-pandemic employer-worker dynamics.

     
Released: 15-Feb-2023 1:20 PM EST
Association of long COVID symptoms and employment status
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Among 15,000 individuals with prior COVID-19 infection, those with post–COVID-19 condition (PCC), also known as long COVID, were less likely to be employed full-time and more likely to be unemployed.

   
Newswise: Meet your new AI colleague; Indiana University Kelley School of Business professor studies working with digital humans
Released: 15-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
Meet your new AI colleague; Indiana University Kelley School of Business professor studies working with digital humans
Indiana University

With rapid progress in computer graphics and advancements in artificial intelligence, human faces are now being put on chat bots and other computer-based interfaces with customers, employees, and others. Coined “digital humans,” they mimic people as they are used as sales assistants, corporate trainers and even social media influencers

Newswise: Forbes Ranks University Hospitals as One of America’s Best Large Employers
Released: 15-Feb-2023 10:45 AM EST
Forbes Ranks University Hospitals as One of America’s Best Large Employers
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

For the second consecutive year, Forbes recognized University Hospitals (UH) as one of America’s Best Large Employers. UH earned the first spot among all health systems in Ohio. UH ranked 81st in the nation among businesses nationally with 1,000 or more employees. The recognition is based on independently conducted employee surveys.

Newswise: Five Faculty Selected for Newly Created “Rising Professorship”
Released: 14-Feb-2023 4:10 PM EST
Five Faculty Selected for Newly Created “Rising Professorship”
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Five from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing have been selected as the inaugural holders of the newly established Term Professorship for Rising Faculty (Rising Professorship). The Rising Professorship is a three-year period of funding for emerging and distinguished faculty to grow their research, increase their local, national, or global collaboration, strengthen their policy involvement, and advance their leadership within nursing and beyond.

Released: 14-Feb-2023 11:55 AM EST
Hospitality and real estate sectors have highest rates of common mental health problems, study finds
University of Cambridge

Mental health problems such as depression are most common in the hospitality and real estate sectors, but – at least prior to the COVID-19 pandemic – were on the increase across the board, according to new research.

Newswise: New UniSA-Teamgage initiative tackles workplace bullying from the ground up
Released: 13-Feb-2023 10:05 PM EST
New UniSA-Teamgage initiative tackles workplace bullying from the ground up
University of South Australia

World-first research is at the heart of a new workplace bullying prevention program, launched today by the University of South Australia and Australian software business, Teamgage.

Released: 13-Feb-2023 7:45 PM EST
For leaders, playing favorites can be a smart strategy
Stevens Institute of Technology

As anyone who’s worked in an office, a factory, or any other workplace can attest, sometimes bosses play favorites. Whether it’s assigning the most comfortable cubicles or the best parking spots, or deciding whose opinions take precedence during planning sessions, leaders inevitably wind up treating some employees better than others.



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