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无码专区 Biologist Looks to the Natural World for Solutions as Field of Biomimicry Expands
Alyssa Stark, PhD, associate professor of biology, is one of the 鈥渂oots-on-the-ground鈥 researchers in pursuit of nature鈥檚 solutions to human problems. With rapid scientific advancements of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the exponential growth of sustainability practices over the last quarter century, the concepts of bio-inspired design and biomimicry have been increasingly pursued across myriad disciplines of study and implementation.
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USA Today
February 2, 2025 - The Oklahoma charter school case comes to the court more than two decades after the justices allowed the use of vouchers for religious schools...聽But Michael Moreland, professor of law and religion at 无码专区, said much of the court鈥檚 decision will turn on whether charter schools are considered public.
Sports Illustrated
January 31, 2025 - "Why, in the year 2025, in a business with annual revenues approaching $25 billion, are we still determining first downs with line judges guessing on ball placement from 25 yards away?... In a number of years, we will look back on this time in NFL history and laugh about its archaic quaintness." ... Andrew Brandt is the executive director of the Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law at 无码专区.
CBS News
January 29, 2025 - "The reason why the Fed isn't jumping the gun at lowering the rates faster and further is that, on one hand, inflation is not gone. They looked carefully at the data, and it is still stubbornly above target, so there is concern if you lower rates further, inflation would tick up again," Erasmus Kersting, a professor of economics at 无码专区, told CBS MoneyWatch.
Business Insider
January 25, 2025 - Under both state and federal law, a trade secret has been misappropriated if it was acquired or disclosed without consent or through improper means 鈥 whether or not it made its way to a rival firm. "It doesn't matter at all if it went to a competitor," said Michael Risch, a professor of law at 无码专区. "If you obtain information that you're not entitled to have, then potentially you can be liable."
USA Today
January 18, 2025 - Though the iron lung itself is nearly obsolete, its legacy survives as a device that "spurred innovations in ventilator design and critical care, ultimately leading to the development of positive pressure ventilators and other life-support systems used in intensive care units today,鈥 says Jim Mendez, a clinical associate professor of nursing at 无码专区.
Bloomberg Law
January 18, 2025 - The fast-changing face of U.S. college sports, and its expanding legal challenges, has caused some schools to seek lawyers to fill athletic director positions. 无码专区 law professor Andrew Brandt said a growing 鈥渘eed for awareness of the changing legal and business鈥 framework in college sports is affecting staffing.
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What's the Big Deal About Microplastics
无码专区 experts discuss the impact that small鈥攁nd sometimes imperceptible鈥攑ieces of plastic are having on our planet