Feature Channels: In the Workplace

Filters close
Released: 1-Feb-2021 4:50 PM EST
COVID unemployment assistance puts food on the table: BU study
Boston University School of Medicine

Another wave of COVID-19 is putting millions out of work, while tens of millions more remain unemployed, and Congress debates aid.

Released: 1-Feb-2021 3:50 PM EST
Scarce labor, higher wages in store for NYS farms in 2021
Cornell University

Richard Stup, agricultural workforce specialist, analyzes key issues facing New York state farmers this year.

Released: 1-Feb-2021 2:30 PM EST
More Americans Worry That the Labor Market Won’t Improve for the Next Generation
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

More Americans think that jobs, careers and employment opportunities after the pandemic will be harder to obtain for the next generation than they were following the 2008 Great Recession, according to a new Rutgers report.

Released: 1-Feb-2021 10:40 AM EST
On the trail of Sars-CoV-2 in cable cars
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Where do the greatest risks of infection lurk? How can you protect yourself and others even better? Scientists all over the world are working to expand knowledge about Covid-19 – including at Empa. Researchers are now using measurements and simulations to take a close look at cable cars and cabins in ski resorts.

   
Released: 28-Jan-2021 1:00 PM EST
Minority Nurse Practitioners Underrepresented in New York State
University at Albany, State University of New York

A recent study conducted by the University at Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies found that Hispanic NPs were underrepresented in most regions of the state when compared to the Hispanic population in those regions.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 1:05 PM EST
Study Reveals Precarious Employment on the Rise Long Before COVID-19
University of Illinois Chicago

A study led by a University of Illinois Chicago researcher uses a new approach to measure precarious, or low-quality, employment in the United States. And, according to those findings, precarious employment has increased 9% between 1988 and 2016.

   
Released: 26-Jan-2021 5:10 PM EST
WashU Expert: This is not the time to raise federal minimum wage
Washington University in St. Louis

President Joe Biden has expressed support for raising the minimum wage for federal contractors and employees to $15 per hour. On Jan. 26, House and Senate Democrats took it a step further - introducing legislation to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025, more than doubling the current minimum wage of $7.25.

Released: 26-Jan-2021 10:55 AM EST
Study finds that some credit analysts leak information to Wall Street to advance their careers
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

A new study has found compelling evidence that some credit rating analysts leak information about upcoming rating changes to Wall Street to advance their careers.

Released: 26-Jan-2021 7:55 AM EST
Ethical leadership is key to surviving a crisis
University of Delaware

A new study shows “ethical leadership” might not be needed for an organization’s success but is essential to surviving a crisis. Unethical leaders have difficulty holding teams together after failure; ethical leaders build resilience through a slow, continuous, perhaps unexciting daily commitment.

Released: 25-Jan-2021 5:20 PM EST
Research Examines the Effect of Gender on Occupational Self-Efficacy, Work Engagement and Career Aspirations
Canisius University

While women perform as well as their male counterparts at work they are drastically underrepresented in the onboarding process to senior leadership. Hartman and Barber examine the effect of gender on occupational self-efficacy, work engagement and career aspirations.

Released: 25-Jan-2021 1:45 PM EST
Less job stress for workers at financially transparent firms
Ohio State University

Employees feel significantly less job distress if they work at companies that are open and transparent about the firm’s finances, including budgets and profits, a new study found.

Released: 25-Jan-2021 8:55 AM EST
Building a New Tool for Assessing Fair Labor
North Carolina State University

Researchers are creating a tool that incorporates the many existing fair labor programs and offers a single index that consumers, and companies, can look at and understand.

Released: 21-Jan-2021 8:15 AM EST
The Feeling Economy: How AI is Creating the Era of Empathy
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

As machines are trained to “think,” many tasks that previously required human intelligence are becoming automated through artificial intelligence. However, human workers have a competitive advantage: It is more difficult to automate emotional intelligence.

Released: 20-Jan-2021 12:15 PM EST
State responses, not federal, influenced rise in unemployment claims early in the pandemic
Georgia State University

Early in the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment claims were largely driven by state shutdown orders and the nature of a state's economy and not by the virus, according a new article by Georgia State University economists.

Released: 20-Jan-2021 11:40 AM EST
Family life can make you a better boss
University of Georgia

New research from the University of Georgia, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, found that positive interactions with your child during your off hours can make you a better leader.

   
Released: 20-Jan-2021 7:00 AM EST
Ten suggestions for female faculty and staff during the pandemic
University of California San Diego

“Ten simple rules for women principal investigators during a pandemic” was published recently in PLOS Computational Biology. It’s perhaps important to note that despite its title, the article is careful to say that the cardinal rule is that there are no rules. So all 10 points outlined are in fact suggestions. Also despite its title, Rangamani says most of the 10 points outlined in the publication can apply to all caregivers juggling work and caregiving during the pandemic.

   
14-Jan-2021 11:05 AM EST
Social exclusion, career limitations hinder LGBTQ STEM professionals
University of Michigan

LGBTQ professionals' pride in their science, technology, engineering, and math work is not reciprocated, say researchers.

Released: 15-Jan-2021 11:20 AM EST
Will Covid-19 kill the high street once and for all?
University of Sheffield

The shift to home working during Covid-19, or ‘Zoomshock’, threatens the survival of local goods and services provided in city centres and business parks

Released: 14-Jan-2021 12:40 PM EST
Perceptions of police using PPE during the pandemic
Simon Fraser University

A Simon Fraser University study on public perceptions of police officers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) during the current pandemic finds that most PPE renders positive perceptions of police, while some equipment, including full-face respirator masks, may be viewed more negatively.

Released: 14-Jan-2021 10:25 AM EST
Nominations Still Accepted for 2021 Andrew Gemant Award
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

The American Institute of Physics is still accepting nominations for the 2021 Andrew Gemant Award. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 2021. The Gemant Award is presented every year and recognizes the accomplishments of a person who has made significant contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimension of physics. Self-nominations are permitted, and nominations of women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and scientists from outside the United States are encouraged.

Released: 14-Jan-2021 8:55 AM EST
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Vaccine Distribution: Newswise Live Event for January 13th, 2PM ET
Newswise

Experts will discuss and take questions on COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

Released: 13-Jan-2021 3:35 PM EST
Healthcare Innovation Eases Burden on ICU Staff
Cedars-Sinai

Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, Cedars-Sinai employees have stepped-up and stepped-in to support patients and colleagues alike. And while there has been no shortage of selflessness, one group of volunteers shines a bright light on both the innovation and teamwork spurring from the past 10 months of treating the sickest of patients.

Released: 13-Jan-2021 12:05 PM EST
New UNC Charlotte Academic Programs Respond to Job Market and Region’s Needs
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

UNC Charlotte is responding to the greater Charlotte region’s employment needs with three new degree programs and five new graduate certificate programs that are relevant to the current and future job market. Several will be available this spring and all programs will be open for new and current students by fall 2021.

Released: 13-Jan-2021 10:35 AM EST
Lawrence Livermore makes Glassdoor’s ‘best places to work’ in 2021 list, ranked top lab and government employer
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

For the third consecutive year, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2021. Other accolades include LLNL being the No. 1 government/government contractor employer and the No. 1 laboratory employer. LLNL also is No. 2 on the list of large employers in the Bay Area.

Released: 13-Jan-2021 10:05 AM EST
AIP CEO, Others Sign Pledge to Reaffirm Inclusion, Diversity Efforts in Workplace
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

The executive leadership of the American Institute of Physics and seven of its Member Societies have joined more than 1,500 other leaders in signing the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion pledge, recommitting their organizations to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The pledge, currently signed by CEOs across 85 industries, was created by CEO Action for Racial Equality, a fellowship to advance racial equity through public policy.

Released: 11-Jan-2021 11:40 AM EST
Shirley McBay: The advocate
University of Georgia

This story is part of a series, called Georgia Groundbreakers that celebrates innovative and visionary faculty, students, alumni and leaders throughout the history of the University of Georgia – and their profound, enduring impact on our state, our nation and the world.

Released: 11-Jan-2021 11:00 AM EST
Suzanne E. Lapi: Then and Now / 2011 Early Career Award Winner
Department of Energy, Office of Science

University of Alabama Birmingham professor Suzanne Lapi founded and heads a research group focused on the radiochemistry and development of production techniques of isotopes for medical imaging and therapy.

Released: 8-Jan-2021 4:45 PM EST
DePaul University names Brian Sullivan treasurer
DePaul University

Brian Sullivan joins DePaul University this month as it next treasurer. He comes to DePaul from Veolia North America, where he was treasurer and Senior VP of corporate finance.

Released: 8-Jan-2021 4:05 PM EST
Field Tests Demonstrate Precision of Groundbreaking Firefighter Tracking Technology
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T and NASA JPL successfully tested the Precision Outdoor and Indoor Navigation and Training for Emergency Responders (POINTER) technology at the Veteran’s Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.

Released: 7-Jan-2021 10:05 AM EST
For the Right Employees, Even Standard Information Technology Can Spur Creativity
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

In a money-saving revelation for organizations inclined to invest in specialized information technology to support the process of idea generation, new research suggests that even non-specialized, everyday organizational IT can encourage employees’ creativity.

Released: 4-Jan-2021 11:25 AM EST
Sandia names new leader of nuclear deterrence programs
Sandia National Laboratories

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has named a new deputy labs director to lead its nuclear deterrence programs as part of a reorganization that supports the labs’ continued excellence in assuring the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear arsenal.Laura McGill, who joins Sandia after more than 30 years in the defense industry, begins her roles as deputy laboratories director and chief technology officer for nuclear deterrence today.

Released: 4-Jan-2021 8:30 AM EST
JFK University Medical Center Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director
Hackensack Meridian Health

Notable executive Sheri Marino joins Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation

Released: 29-Dec-2020 6:05 PM EST
Physicists Hong Qin and Ahmed Diallo recognized for outstanding research at PPPL
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Theoretical and experimental physicists receive PPPL awards for standout research in 2020.

Released: 29-Dec-2020 1:10 PM EST
Kasm Technologies Announces Kasm Server Release 1.8
KASM Technologies

Kasm Technologies, a software provider of VDI and Browser Isolation products, has released Kasm Server 1.8. Kasm Technologies container orchestration technology provides an isolated workspace for secure remote access to applications and web services.

Released: 22-Dec-2020 12:30 PM EST
What’s Under the Roof
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Stewart Livsie is the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center's manager of maintenance and construction and was honored by the IFMA recently. He was instrumental in securing necessary PPE and other supplies to ensure the UNM Cancer Center remains operational during COVID-19 restrictions. He's also overseen multimillion dollar expansions to the center.

   
Released: 22-Dec-2020 11:15 AM EST
Cathy Creighton to direct Cornell ILR’s Buffalo Co-Lab
Cornell University

Cathy Creighton, who has served multiple roles with the Cornell University ILR School’s Buffalo Co-Lab for more than a decade, will become its director on Jan. 1, 2021, succeeding Lou Jean Fleron.

18-Dec-2020 12:25 PM EST
Community-Based Programs Reduce Sexual Violence, Study Shows
Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh

Through small, neighborhood classes, researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US significantly reduced sexual violence among teenage boys living in areas of concentrated disadvantage. The study appears in JAMA.

   
Released: 21-Dec-2020 2:20 PM EST
Why Intersectionality Captivates Early Career Public Health Folks?
American Public Health Association (APHA)

In this podcast, with Profs. Lisa Bowleg (AJPH & GWU), Skyler Jackson, (Yale) and Jennifer Nazareno (Brown), we discuss what is intersectionality and why early career public health researchers are attracted by a framework that is premised on the interplay of science and society and on the heterogeneity of people’s lived experiences.

   
Released: 18-Dec-2020 2:05 PM EST
Career Institute provides career opportunities, advice
Cornell College

The Cornell College Berry Career Institute is working to ensure students have a lot of career opportunities at their fingertips, even during a pandemic.

Released: 17-Dec-2020 2:20 PM EST
COVID-19 Pandemic had Big Impact on Commercial Fishing in Northeast
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

With restaurants and supply chains disrupted due to the global coronavirus pandemic, two-fifths of commercial fishermen surveyed from Maine through North Carolina did not go fishing earlier this year, according to a Rutgers study that also documented their resilience and adaptation. Of those who kept fishing, nearly all reported a decline in income compared with previous years, according to the survey of 258 fishers in the Northeast published in the journal PLOS ONE.

8-Dec-2020 11:00 AM EST
Two New Studies Offer Ways to Avert Accidents and Workplace Injuries for American Workers
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

Human error is a causal factor in up to 80 percent of workplace accidents. A new study measuring the eye movements and cognitive processes for at-risk workers, sheds new light on the potential to avert accidents and possibly prevent workplace injuries. The study “Measuring attention, working memory, and visual perception to reduce risk of injuries in the construction industry,” by Behzad Esmaeili, Ph.D., George Mason University challenges the conventional, reactionary paradigm of safety-risk management.

   
Released: 16-Dec-2020 12:25 PM EST
Cornell initiative bridging gap between legal system, employment
Cornell University

The Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations’ Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI) recently held the first two of four scheduled live online educational trainings for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Office of Second Chance Employment.

Released: 15-Dec-2020 5:10 PM EST
The UK’s Modern Slavery Act isn’t enough to tackle modern slavery
University of Warwick

Currently there are 24 million victims of modern day slavery or forced labour around the world, with a significant amount working on project-related activities.

8-Dec-2020 12:15 PM EST
Beyond the Illness: How COVID-19 is Negatively Impacting Those Who are not Infected
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

The pandemic has impacted farmers, children, plant workers and even office workers in unique ways that go beyond physical illness. Several studies that explore these individualized effects will be presented during the Individual Impacts of Global Pandemic Risks session and the COVID-19: Risk Communication and Social Dynamics of Transmission and Vulnerability symposia, both from 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET on December 15, at the 2020 Society for Risk Analysis virtual Annual Meeting, December 13-17, 2020.

   
Released: 15-Dec-2020 1:20 PM EST
Women, parents and early-career faculty in ecology most impacted by COVID-19
Colorado State University

In April 2020, Lise Aubry learned that the daycare her children attended in Fort Collins would be closed for several weeks.

   


close
2.66215