UM student Skyleigh Thompson, a finance major and member of the Griz Soccer team, developed leadership skills in the People, Process and Technology course. (UM photo by Tommy Martino) By Kyle Spurr, UM News Service MISSOULA – A newly required course for business students at the University of Montana lays a strong foundation for leadership, …
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November 29, 2023 Ever heard of exascale computing? It’s the next big thing in high-performance computing and paves the way for scientists to analyze massive amounts of data and simulate complex real-world problems thanks to unprecedented computing speeds. But Australian scientists say the nation is at risk of being left behind when it comes to …
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Prepare for a radical acceleration of technological development. Google’s Deepmind AI has achieved an “order-of-magnitude expansion in stable materials known to mankind,” discovering about 800 years’ worth of new materials with revolutionary potential. The discovery of new materials with unusual properties can start technological snowballs rolling that eventually push society in new directions—but until now, …
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What matters to most investors is how much a stock’s price changes over time. This factor can influence your investment portfolio as well as help you compare investment performance across sectors and industries. Another thing that can drive investing is fear of missing out, or FOMO. This is especially true for tech giants and popular …
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(Bloomberg) — Cigna Group and Humana Inc . are in merger talks, but shares of both companies fell on the prospect of joining two of America’s largest health insurers in an already heavily consolidated industry. Most Read by Bloomberg The two are discussing a cash-and-stock deal, but the timing and structure are unclear, according to …
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University researchers have released results from the 2023 Indiana College Substance Use Survey, which measures the use of substances such as vape products, tobacco, marijuana and alcohol among college students across the state. It also looks at student mental health as well as gambling behaviour. More than half of Indiana college …
STORRS — One of the most anticipated regular season games in UConn men’s basketball history was nearly hijacked by Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night. The mighty Panthers were within one point of No. 5 Kansas with about five minutes left at Allen Fieldhouse before the Jayhawks were able to avoid a huge upset with a …
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In a remarkable deal, Sony (NYSE:SONY) Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has entered into a strategic partnership with Guardian Media Group, granting SPE exclusive rights to adapt Guardian journalism for audiovisual projects. This collaboration, announced on Wednesday, will allow SPE to tap into a rich repository of content, including breaking news and a historical archive dating back …
Salem-Keizer School District leaders will stop buying vehicles, spend less on computers, send fewer people to conferences and keep administrator salaries flat to save about $7 million next year, it announced on Wednesday by Chief Andrea Castaneda. It’s an initial exercise to cut a total of about $70 million from the district’s $605 million general …
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into allegations of anti-Semitism at Harvard University, where the campus, like many others, has been rocked by demonstrations and confrontations between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian students in the weeks since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel . The complaint against Harvard, filed Tuesday, …
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