NCSU Professor: If Students Hadn't Congregated Together We Could Have Kept This at Bay
NCSU professor Dr. Julie Swann said it's not the semester everyone wanted it to be, but it was a decision that had to be made.
A new AI model predicts which short-form videos triggering suicidal thoughts in vulnerable viewers pose higher risk before they reach large audiences, which can improve user safety.
While generative AI (GenAI) can help define viable objectives for organizational and policy decision-making, the overall quality of those objectives falls short unless humans intervene.
A new study finds that telling consumers their returned items will be “kept out of landfills” significantly increases participation in take-back programs; telling them they may be resold? Not so much.
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NCSU professor Dr. Julie Swann said it's not the semester everyone wanted it to be, but it was a decision that had to be made.
North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson said large parties may be to blame as undergraduate classes move to all-online. Some students who just moved into their dorms weeks ago are now moving back home to learn remotely starting Monday. Woodson said he is disappointed in-person classes didn't work. In a message to students and faculty, the chancellor said people did not take personal responsibility. He also heard reports of large parties off campus.
Join Steve Kelly and Loren Tate for the Illini Pella Saturday Sports Talk. Today's guests include Dr. Sheldon Jacobson, David Jones, Will Leitch and Mark Moss.
What the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) discovered is that COVID-19 infections occur when universities bring students back to campus. An initial surge of infections is no surprise. What is more surprising, however, is that UNC abandoned what they believed were carefully constructed plans at the first sign of trouble. Will other schools make the same mistake?
Reindustrialization is viable for Hong Kong if efforts are well-targeted and play to the city’s strengths. Hong Kong is often compared to Singapore, where there is a wide industrial base despite it being physically smaller than Hong Kong with a smaller population and equally devoid of natural resources. InvestHK reported that as of 2019, Hong Kong had over 3,184 startups employing over 12,478 people. Hong Kong is proud of its technology unicorns, such as online logistics group GoGoVan, travel booking platform Klook, and fintech company WeLab.

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