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Teacher-Researcher Crafts More Efficient Transportation Systems

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dipayan Banerjee, a fifth-year doctoral student at Georgia Institute of Technology with a passion for teaching, is pursuing research that can have a societal impact regarding logistics and supply chain management as well as equity and fairness in the context of transportation.

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Roanoke College to Launch Cannabis Studies Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Historically, in the realm of scientific literature and research, government funding around the substance was mostly given to look at the plant’s potential negative consequences, she said. Similarly in 2022, the Pew Research Center put the percentage of U.S. You're changing that narrative to a true historical perspective."

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Crafting More Efficient Transportation Systems

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Operations Research Education: B.S., Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University; M.S., Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology Mentors: Dr. Alan Erera and Dr. Alejandro Toriello, H. Banerjee excels at both teaching and research, according to Dr. Damon P.

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Higher ed and Hermès: What the industry can learn from luxury brands

University Business

With collegiate opulence, these schools reinforce their social cache by bestowing a sense of privilege on those lucky to attend, focusing on research contributions, famous faculty and graduates. The post Higher ed and Hermès: What the industry can learn from luxury brands appeared first on University Business.

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Businesswire: Near’s State of Global Consumer Behavior Survey Reveals 60% of Leaders Are Rethinking Business Strategy Based on Consumer Behavior in Past Year; 70% Concerned About Potential Recession

Hanover Research

Near partnered with Hanover Research to survey 590 global data and operational leaders working in the retail, restaurant, commercial real estate, and travel & hospitality industries.

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Higher ed institutions face fewer malware threats, but ransomware attacks continue on

University Business

Based on its findings, the researchers offer both good and bad news for K12 leaders to consider ahead of the 2023-24 school year. ” However, the education industry continues to be the most-targeted sector compared to government, healthcare, retail and finance. The attacks are seemingly regular as well, with 16.6%

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Why higher education must be reinvented to suit the new generation of students

University Business

“The business reinvention that is taking down giants in media, retail and energy is coming for higher education—and it is coming fast,” wrote the report’s authors. More from UB: Can your school benefit from a consortium to keep its scientific research alive?