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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released updated rankings for university research and development (R&D) expenditures, and Wichita State has held its position as the top university in the country for industry-funded aeronautical R&D with a total of $39 million in fiscal year 2018.

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Keywords: R&D, Research & Development, Aeronautical, aeronautical research, industry-funded engineering R&D, NSF

There's nothing certain in life except death and taxes. But taxpayers' support for the latter could potentially be improved, according to a new study led by SFU psychology researchers Emily Thornton and Lara Aknin.

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In a paper for the “International Journal of International Sport Finance” Barbara Arel and Michael J. Tomas III, faculty at the University of Vermont, reimagined the NBA’s rookie salary scale to redistribute pay in a way that compensate players more for each year of college completed.

Channels: All Journal News, Business Ethics, Education, Sports,

Keywords: sport business, Finance, Basketball, Higher Ed, Options Market

Benson Hill today announced the launch of Benson Hill Seeds, a business focused on delivering superior seeds to meet the evolving needs of the growing human food and animal feed markets, including the eMerge Genetics portfolio of non-GMO soybean varieties.

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Keywords: Soybean, Iowa, St. Louis, Growers, agtech, Seeds, Startup

The current hospital star-rating system used by the U.S. government’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is plagued with numerous flaws, and University of Chicago Booth School of Business Professor Dan Adelman has come up with a new way to address one of its most controversial issues.

Channels: All Journal News, Business Ethics, Healthcare,

Keywords: Healthcare, Hospitals & Health , Medicaid

In this episode of our special Election 2020 series of The President’s Inbox, Jennifer Hillman and Thea M. Lee join host James M. Lindsay to discuss past and current U.S. trade policy.

Channels: All Journal News, Economics, U.S. Elections News, U.S. Foreign Relations, U.S. Politics,

Keywords: United States, Podcast, James M. Lindsay, Council On Foreign Relations, global trade, Trade Policy, Jennifer Hillman, Thea M. Lee, International Politics, Economic Policy Institute, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Election 2020, Elections and Voting, Mexico, China, Protectionism, Trump, Tariffs

Do diversity and inclusion efforts do what they’re intended to? Professor Martin Davidson, Darden’s senior associate dean and global chief diversity officer, discusses workplace practices that encourage a culture of race-intelligent inclusion and greater understanding of the needs of black people.

Channels: All Journal News, In the Workplace, Race and Ethnicity,

Keywords: UVA Darden, MBA, Diveristy, Business Ethics, Leadership, Management

New research from the University of Notre Dame introduces the concept of financial infidelity — engaging in any financial behavior likely to be frowned upon by a romantic partner and intentionally failing to disclose that behavior.

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Keywords: financial infidelity, Finance, Personal Finance

For decades, the NCAA has adamantly opposed the idea of student-athletes being paid to play college sports. That position is no longer tenable.

Channels: Sports, Economics,

Keywords: College Sports, College Athletes, ncaa, Sports Law

Whether we decide to take out that insurance policy, buy Bitcoin, or switch jobs, many economic decisions boil down to a fundamental gamble about how to maximize our wealth over time. How we understand these decisions is the subject of a new perspective piece in Nature Physics that aims to correct a foundational mistake in economic theory.

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Keywords: Ponzi Scheme, Individual wealth