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With Lack of Investment In New Private Label Brands – Sears Is Done
Sears could only be a few days away from filing bankruptcy, according to recent reports. The parent company, Sears Holdings, faces an October 15 deadline to pay $134 million on its debt. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail…
Maxwell Professor and Former NASA Administrator Reflects on Neil Armstrong鈥檚 Legacy
On Friday, the Neil Armstrong biopic 鈥淔irst Man鈥 opens in theaters. The movie focuses on Armstrong’s life from 1961 to 1969, when he commanded Apollo 11 and took the first steps on the moon. Sean O鈥橩eefe is a University Professor…
Lack of Federal Leadership Is No Reason for Global Sustainability Effort to Stop
This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report highlighting a number of climate change impacts that could be avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5潞C (34.7潞F) compared to 2潞C (35.6潞F) or more. Charles Driscoll, whose research focus…
Flashbacks, Nightmares and Memory Burn 鈥 Why Sexual Assault Victims Stay Silent
With the FBI background investigation report now passed to the White House, a Senate vote could come as early as Friday on the future of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. His nomination has been under immense spotlight following reports of…
2018 Nobel Prize Sends Message That 鈥楨xcellence in Physics Isn鈥檛 Gendered鈥
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists from the U.S., France and Canada for their achievements in the field of laser physics. Physicist Donna Strickland of Canada is included in that group, and is the…
A&S Geochemist Predicts Hurricanes Like Florence Will Become More Frequent
As of 11 a.m. ET on September 10, the National Weather Service has upgraded Florence to a Category 3 storm and forecast the weather event will make landfall late Thursday night or early Friday morning. In the meantime, those on…