Political science professors evaluate the presidential election

The election predictions for the 2024 presidential election of Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump are neck and neck, with no clear winner in sight. Until election night closes on Tuesday, November 5, there is no guaranteed victory for either side. Spencer Goidel, an assistant professor … Read more

Understanding Checkpoints: New Hope for Autoimmunity

General practitioner examining a patient’s hand for signs of rheumatoid arthritis. getty A breakthrough in cancer therapy could open a whole new frontier in medicine. Scientists are now exploring an exciting possibility: using natural checkpoints in the immune system to treat autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes. While checkpoints are … Read more

Supportive friendships improve well-being in single youth: Study

(Original title) A woman reacts with interest and surprise as another woman whispers in her ear. … [+] Undated photograph. The Bettmann Archive Entering your 20s or the “emerging adulthood” stage of life can be overwhelming and stressful. Entering your 20s or the “emerging adulthood” stage of life can be overwhelming and stressful. New research … Read more

Why history and social science cannot replace classic fiction

After Augusto Pinochet resigned from power, financial investigators discovered that the Chilean dictator had used public funds to amass a private library of 50,000 books. It included everything from texts on Napoleon’s campaigns to the philosophical musings of Antonio Gramsci. And yet, virtually no classic works of fiction could be found among the stacks. I … Read more

New research by JU Davis College of Business and Technology marketing professors reveals food ordering apps influence brand loyalty

Dr. Irina Toteva, an assistant professor of marketing in the Davis College of Business & Technology at Jacksonville University.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., October 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — We’ve all had days when we don’t feel like going out to dinner, so we put away our cellphones and place an order on DoorDash or another third-party grocery app, an online food delivery industry designed to 1.02 trillion dollars just last year. Dr. Irina Toteva, assistant professor … Read more

Hearing detection responds to claims that they have detected an alien signal

A filmmaker claims that scientists scouring the skies for signs of intelligent alien civilizations have found an alien technology that will soon be revealed to the public. So is this the real deal? Have we found aliens? Is it time to rip each other’s head off and party with the shore inside? In 2019, Australia’s … Read more

Where the business of the League lies

The 2024-25 NBA season begins in the midst of an era of change — renewing a new round of media rights deals, a year removed from a new collective bargaining agreement, with its defending champion about to go on the market. There are other changes on the horizon, with expansion likely to come and the … Read more

New report highlights successful business models for regenerative agriculture

Ideagarden Institute Thriving Farmer’s Report A team of MBA students from the Berkeley Haas Sustainable Food Initiative, in collaboration with the Ideagarden Institute, have conducted a valuable new study that showcases five diverse and successful regenerative agriculture enterprises that balance profitability with environmental stewardship. Berkeley Haas Center for Responsible Business The Center for Responsible Business … Read more

Investment banker turned social entrepreneur aims to reduce India’s 170,000 annual road deaths to zero

Piyush Tewari, founder and CEO of India’s SaveLife Foundation. SaveLife Foundation Former New Delhi investment banker Piyush Tewari founded a non-profit road safety organization after the needless death of his 16-year-old cousin Shivam Bajpai in Kanpur, India. In vain because after being hit by a motorist, Bajpai bled to death on the side of the … Read more