In the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections, the political parties in many states are working to redefine their congressional district maps to gain every possible edge. From California and Texas to Tennessee and Virginia, redistricting efforts have taken center stage. The Supreme Court has sanctioned partisan gerrymandering, and the system has evolved to one in which state legislature majorities get to determine who is most likely to fill those seats in Congress.
In short, gerrymandering has become a central feature of the system, not a bug. But what if we rethink the structure entirely?
For years, remote work has been viewed as one of the most important drivers of employee satisfaction. New research suggests that assumption may be giving remote work too much credit.
A study published in the INFORMS journal Management Science found that while remote employees often report higher job satisfaction, much of that advantage disappears when researchers account for factors such as workplace culture, trust in management, communication and opportunities for professional development.
A new study from INFORMS suggests warehouse robots perform better when they work together instead of operating independently.
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The shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the U.S.—which has exacerbated the COVID-19 crisis across the country—is likely to continue in a second wave of the pandemic. It has also exposed supply chain vulnerabilities in the process, namely, the reliance on foreign countries to produce the overwhelming majority of specialized PPE, such as N95 masks.
NORTH CAROLINA – Roughly four months into the worst public health crisis of our lifetime, experts say we're still in the beginning. "I think we're maybe coming to the end of chapter one," says Dr. Paul Delamater, assistant professor at UNC Chapel Hill. The health geographer launched N.C. COVID-19 earlier this month. It's a website with models focused solely on North Carolina. "You don't want to say things look good because people are still transmitting coronavirus. People are still being hospitalized. People are still dying, but relative to other state's, we've done a pretty good job," Delamater says.
Good morning. It has been nearly a year since the Business Roundtable released its statement of corporate purpose, putting the interests of employees, customers, communities and the environment on equal footing with shareholders.The change found widespread acceptance among leaders of Fortune 500 companies, and even among investors. Most of the criticism came not from people who disagree with the goals, but rather those who wonder how the words will be translated into action, and what metrics will be used to measure progress and hold companies accountable.
Universities around the nation are preparing not only for students to return to campus in August, but also for their student athletes to start competition. With an abrupt end to spring sports in March brought about by COVID-19, highlighted with the cancellation of March Madness for men’s and women’s basketball, students athletes are hungry to step back onto the court.
The 2020 MLB season, all four days and 46 games of it, was fun while it lasted. Now the grim reality of the real world is back—not that it ever left, or stopped interfering with the league’s plans—and bringing a coronavirus outbreak with it. An already shortened season might be far shorter than the 60-game format suggests.
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