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Stop Wasting Water! New Study Reveals How to Get People to Conserve – And It’s Not Just About Money
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 30, 2025 – As droughts worsen and water shortages hit communities worldwide, a new study in the INFORMS journal Decision Analysis has uncovered a smarter way to get people to save water – without breaking the bank.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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Who Will Get the First Doses of a Coronavirus Vaccine? Johns Hopkins Experets Have Some Ideas

Who Will Get the First Doses of a Coronavirus Vaccine? Johns Hopkins Experets Have Some Ideas

The Baltimore Sun, August 20, 2020

The development of vaccines for the coronavirus is moving along, but there is widespread agreement among public health officials that there won’t be enough doses initially for everyone. How should the initially scarce, potentially life-saving vaccines be distributed? The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security released a suggested framework for vaccine distribution, though the decision will be up to the federal government, which is buying several hundred million doses.

NC State Chancellor Disappointed, Says Large Parties May be to Blame for Online Classes

NC State Chancellor Disappointed, Says Large Parties May be to Blame for Online Classes

WRAL, August 20, 2020

North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson said large parties may be to blame as undergraduate classes move to all-online. Some students who just moved into their dorms weeks ago are now moving back home to learn remotely starting Monday. Woodson said he is disappointed in-person classes didn't work. In a message to students and faculty, the chancellor said people did not take personal responsibility. He also heard reports of large parties off campus.

COVID-19 - Lessons Learned From UNC Can Benefit Hundres of Other Colleges

COVID-19 - Lessons Learned From UNC Can Benefit Hundres of Other Colleges

The Hill, August 24, 2020

What the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) discovered is that COVID-19 infections occur when universities bring students back to campus. An initial surge of infections is no surprise. What is more surprising, however, is that UNC abandoned what they believed were carefully constructed plans at the first sign of trouble. Will other schools make the same mistake?

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