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Released: 14-Oct-2021 3:35 PM EDT
Shortages, High Prices Still Likely for Holidays Despite Biden Sprint to Unsnarl Supply Chain
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Maryland Smith supply chain and logistics expert Martin Dresner explains why the Biden Administration's push to unclog the U.S. supply chain will have marginal short-term effect.

   
Released: 8-Oct-2021 11:20 AM EDT
Q&A: Solsiree del Moral
Amherst College

In the midst of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a professor of American studies and Black studies reflects on primary sources, intersectional identities and the new generation of Puerto Rican activists.

Released: 6-Oct-2021 11:45 AM EDT
Facebook controversy raises ethical questions for corporations
Washington University in St. Louis

By bringing to light the consequences of Facebook’s algorithms, whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony has forced corporations to rethink their relationship with Facebook and use of consumer data, according to digital media experts at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Released: 30-Sep-2021 2:05 PM EDT
Big Tech’s self-regulation has failed users
Cornell University

Facebook’s global head of safety faced questions from senator’s about concerns that the photo-sharing app has caused mental and emotional harm. Brooke Erin Duffy says Big Tech’s self-regulation mechanisms continue to fail users.

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Released: 15-Sep-2021 3:25 PM EDT
In Powerful Testimony to U.S. Congress, Green Bronx Machine’s Stephen Ritz Calls for an End to Hunger in American Schools
Green Bronx Machine

In powerful testimony to members of the United States Congress today, Stephen Ritz, acclaimed teacher, founder of Green Bronx Machine and best-selling author of The Power of a Plant: A Teacher’s Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools, made the case for public schools’ role in ending hunger and improving health and nutrition in America.

Released: 13-Sep-2021 2:55 PM EDT
Israeli armed robot could create moral hazard
Cornell University

On Monday, an Israeli defense contractor unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot that can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire – the latest iteration of drone technology that is changing modern battlefields.

Released: 8-Sep-2021 1:25 PM EDT
Americans should see improved water quality after federal judge strikes down water pollution rule, WVU scientist says
West Virginia University

Nicolas Zegre, a hydrology researcher at West Virginia University, is available to discuss the recent ruling tossing Trump-era regulations allowing pollution — including industrial waste, pesticides and other chemicals — to be discharged into small streams and other waterways.

Released: 3-Sep-2021 4:35 PM EDT
Getting a greener grid
Arizona State University (ASU)

Renewable energy sources now represent 20% of the electricity generated in America. The proposed infrastructure bill seeks to expand renewables, but doesn't outline how it will happen.

Released: 1-Sep-2021 1:35 PM EDT
FSU experts available to comment on 20-year anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: September 1, 2021 | 1:15 pm | SHARE: Twenty years ago, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks shocked the world. The attacks led to profound changes in American society, two decades of war in Afghanistan and ramifications that continue to be felt today.Florida State University’s nationally regarded experts in emergency management, homeland security, grief, trauma and religion are available to speak to media about the lingering consequences of 9/11: Audrey Casserleigh, professor, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program and Senior Fellow at the Center for Disaster Risk Policy aheffron@fsu.

Released: 26-Aug-2021 2:50 PM EDT
Experts available to discuss 20th anniversary of 9/11
DePaul University

As the United States approaches the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in 2001, DePaul University faculty and experts are available to give commentary and insight. Their expertise is wide-ranging, including foreign relations, diplomacy, history and religion.

Released: 25-Aug-2021 4:35 PM EDT
FSU professor available to provide comment on infrastructure needs as Congress debates bipartisan package
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: August 25, 2021 | 3:27 pm | SHARE: The federal government is debating billions of dollars of investment in infrastructure that would develop roads, bridges, public transit, high-speed internet and more.Eren Ozguven, an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, researches how infrastructure contributes to communities’ abilities to respond to emergencies in his role as the director of the Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response (RIDER) Center.

Released: 16-Aug-2021 5:10 PM EDT
Afghanistan crisis: The Taliban has been preparing for years. Here’s why the US, international community won’t stop them.
Washington University in St. Louis

Over the past few weeks, the Taliban has quickly taken control of major cities throughout Afghanistan, unraveling 20 years of efforts under United States occupation. Fear and uncertainty only intensified after the Taliban installed themselves in the presidential palace in Kabul on Aug. 15.William Nomikos, assistant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St.

Released: 10-Aug-2021 3:15 PM EDT
Biden's Road to Carbon Reduction Leads with Electric Vehicles
Arizona State University (ASU)

Steve Polzin, Ph.D., recently completed an appointment as the senior advisor for research and technology in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology at the DOT, and provided expert testimony to the Senate Subcommittee in May. He offers insight about Biden's new plan for electric vehicles.



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