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Bloomberg

“These platforms are clearly serving an unmet need,” says Eswar Prasad, professor of economics and international trade policy. “The persistence of digital lenders who charge exorbitant interest rates points to the latent demand for credit and other products that are not being adequately satisfied by the traditional financial system.” 

NBC

“We had four inoculated animals and two contact animals. Everybody got infected and shed significant amounts of infectious virus. That was a surprise,” says Diego Diel, associate professor of virology, who was one of the lead researchers. 

CNBC

“Be more mindful about the things you agree to,” says Vanessa Bohns, associate professor in the ILR School. “Each time you agree to something, you are necessarily taking time away from something else, so you want to weigh your decision carefully.”

Marketplace

The carbon footprint generated by people traveling to conferences worldwide “is pretty much comparable to the U.S. nationwide carbon footprint,” says Fengqi You, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, about his research on conferences. 

The Wall Street Journal

“Companies don’t respond to market demands on a dime,” says Diane Burton, professor in the ILR School.

The Washington Post

“The unionization at Vodeo Games shows the wide range of workers who are considering the benefit of having a collective voice in negotiations about employment conditions, such as wages, health insurance, paid leave and workplace safety,” says Risa L. Lieberwitz, director of the Worker Institute. 

The New York Times

“Workers across the spectrum are demanding more and feel like they have more power,” says Patricia Campos-Medina, co-director of The Worker Institute.

The Atlantic

“Getting any information in terms of what’s in the air of these planets will help us to start to think about how those atmospheres formed—and if those atmospheres are being perturbed by life,” says Nikole Lewis, assistant professor of astronomy. 

Forbes

“Much as you might not like Bitcoin, it has really set off a revolution that ultimately might benefit all of us either directly or indirectly,” Eswar Prasad, professor of economics and international trade policy.

NPR

"Your solution is to partner with someone who already has delivery and can do it cheaper than you," says Karan Girotra, professor of operations and technology, about retailers navigating same-day delivery challenges.

Reuters

“The fact that they (Kellogg) have suggested yet another agreement does highlight the fact that the workers really have the upper hand at this point,” says Ileen DeVault, professor in the ILR School. 

The Washington Post

“Feeling powerless to change things any other way, we may jump to the nuclear option of leaving without even bothering to try a more measured approach first,” says social psychologist Vanessa Bohns, associate professor in the ILR School. “In the moment, leaving may feel like the only way to reassert our power over the situation, when in fact there may have been less extreme ways to do so.”