Media Tip Sheets
Warming Seawater Is Making Ice Shelves More Vulnerable
This week, NASA reported that an iceberg roughly twice the size of New York City is expected to break off an ice shelf in Antarctica. Researchers say the iceberg could be the largest to break from the Brunt Ice Shelf…
‘Space Force’ To Create Countless Bureaucratic Fist Fights
This week President Trump signed Space Policy Directive-4 that orders the Pentagon to begin the process of establishing a 鈥淪pace Force鈥 as the sixth branch of the armed forces. Sean O鈥橩eefe is a University Professor at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Maxwell School…
Affectionate Touch Could Help You Better Manage Stress and Conflict
For most people, receiving affectionate touch from a romantic partner just feels good. What people may not know is that receiving hugs, kisses, and back rubs may contribute to long-term health and well-being and the maintenance of relationship satisfaction over…
Sears Is Safe For Now, But Is It Viable Into the Future?
Today a judge granted the sale of Sears鈥 assets to the company鈥檚 biggest shareholder and company chairman, Eddie Lampert.聽 The move will keep 425 stores open and save 45,000 jobs. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at…
If You Overlook Women and Girls In Science 鈥 You鈥檙e Missing Half the Picture
Feb. 11 is the聽International Day of Women and Girls in Science聽鈥 a day to recognize the important role women and girls play in science and technology communities. The theme of 2019 is 鈥淚nvestment in Women and Girls in Science for…
Hard Habit to Break: Core Football Fans May Say #ImWithKap But Will Continue To Watch
Musical celebrities like Common, Cardi B and Rihanna have a made a point of showing public support for former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. He鈥檚 been out of the NFL since 2017, following his protests of racial injustice by taking a…
Privacy Protection vs. Accurate Advertising 鈥 The Battle for Digital Revenue
Apple has pulled the plug on Facebook鈥檚 distribution of an app that paid users to track detailed phone and web usage. It鈥檚 another sore spot for the social media giant, which has faced growing scrutiny in past months over user…
The Unintended Result of the Shutdown: No One Will Want To Work for the Government
David Van Slyke, dean of the聽Maxwell School聽at 黑料不打烊, is available to discuss the long-term consequences of the shutdown including that many people, especially young people from working for the government.聽 Those young people may instead choose to work for…
Amazon Took Microsoft’s Top Spot – Could Other Online Retail Companies Be Next?
This week, Amazon became the world鈥檚 most valuable publicly traded U.S. company for the first time, passing tech giant Microsoft which had taken over the top spot in late 2018. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at…
Five Things To Know About January’s Total Lunar Eclipse
This month鈥檚 rare total eclipse will be the last one visible from the United States until 2022. Walter Freeman is an assistant teaching professor in the Physics Department at 黑料不打烊’s College of Arts and Sciences. Freeman answers five questions…