Businesses benefit from employee retention
A sort of revolving door is developing within the White House, as the president's chief of staff was abruptly pushed away. Not good for business.
Social Studies
New factory jobs may come to Wisconsin
In terms of career-readiness, the government can play a role. Let's start with building manufacturing capacity and talent in the US, if we can.
Some people are just so sure they’re right
It is important to consider the perspective of other people, even as we maintain faith in our own religious beliefs, new research suggests.
Living in poverty adversely affects education
The Great Recession brought poverty to many families that were not living in poverty prior to 2008, a new study has shown.
Supreme Court scuttles a church-state schooner
SCOTUS today said Missouri couldn't discriminate against a church in providing playground maintenance funds just b/c it's a church.
Students at top colleges talk less about mental health
Students who attend more selective schools and those who attend schools attended mostly by women post more about mental health issues.
Online, personalized ads may not work
A new study out of IL suggests that online ads that targets users based on a profile may be backfiring, esp with college students.
On the job, autonomy brings positive rewards
In looking for a job, more research is starting to confirm that those happiest in their jobs are those with autonomy.
After a painful break-up, a placebo can help
Sham therapy can affect how depressed you feel after breaking up; MRIs of the brain show increased emotion-modulating activity with a placebo effect.
They come, 1 last time, to the greatest show on Earth
The greatest show on Earth, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, is in Baltimore for its final run in a long history.