Recent Articles
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Leadership is more than coaching
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLeadership is and always will be an uphill battle. When leading, how do you make a real difference in people's lives? Leadership is more than coaching; it is more like being a teacher. Teaching is a lifelong pursuit, and leadership should be the same.
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Salivary diagnostics: What your spit can reveal about you
Piyush Bakshi Oral & Dental HealthcareThe origins of saliva diagnostics go back some 60 years when it was found that people suffering from cystic fibrosis had above-normal levels of calcium in saliva. However, despite of carrying a number of biomarkers for systemic and local conditions, the field of salivary diagnostics had languished until a few years back.
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Porsches and Polo in Florida
Irwin Greenstein Transportation Technology & AutomotiveA jaw-dropping collection of Porsches gathered at the Sarasota Polo Club at Lakewood Ranch for a sun-kissed get-together called Porsches and Polo that was organized by Florida's Suncoast Region of the PCA. Held Feb. 22, the Porsches had assembled beneath the palm trees whose fronds whispered in the breeze from the partly cloudy sky as temperatures lingered in the low 80s.
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Motivation + trust = learning
Pamela Hill EducationAs March begins, we are all feeling the need for spring break. In the Midwest, we are in need of a thaw and for the students to go outside and run. The signs of the season tell us that we have surpassed the middle mark of our school year. By now, the goals you set at the beginning of the year are starting to show signs of either being met or needing to be adjusted. You have had time to evaluate your students, and you can plan for how you will spend the time that is left for educational success.
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Innovative smart polymer material and process advances on the rise
Don Rosato EngineeringKey to the development of smart polymers is our growing understanding of the world at the molecular level — and our ability to manipulate it at that level, too. Smart polymers engineered for special qualities and capable of interacting with the larger environment serve purposes from helping/protecting us to conserving energy
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How can fuel affect the aviation and marine industries?
Ryan Clark Transportation Technology & AutomotiveNothing affects the transportation industry quite like fuel. Whether it's price, type or scarcity, the specter of gas always looms heavy over the nation's infrastructure and the industry of trains, planes, boats and automobiles.
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Charitable planning: How to donate and get tax breaks for giving
David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, and Carole Foos, CPA Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe will to give is strong in many people. As a society, we cherish the right to give to the charitable institutions of our choice. This will to give is what we refer to as "charitable intent." We want to give. Often, the biggest hurdles to giving are that we do not know how to give or we assume that our family will suffer as a result of our giving. Our goal here in this article, is to show you a few ways to make such gifts in a tax-savvy manner.
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Should we replace textbooks with e-readers?
Bambi Majumdar EducationYou might think the answer is a resounding "yes" in this digital age, but a recent report from The Washington Post has shown some surprising facts to the contrary. It seems that the current generation of students — who we think are buried in electronics all the time — is more attracted to the white pages of physical books than we thought.
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Beware of ICD-10 shortcuts: The case against crosswalking
Charlotte Bohnett Healthcare AdministrationICD-10 is inherently more sophisticated and specific than ICD-9, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's more complicated. So, why are healthcare professionals pulling their hair out over the mandatory transition to these new codes? Because learning ICD-10 is like learning a new language.
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Are there too many pharmacy schools?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalIn a recent Drug Topics article, the founding dean of the new Chapman University School of Pharmacy answered that question with a resounding "no." Ronald P. Jordan defended his Orange County school's existence — and that of many other newly opening schools — by arguing that many career opportunities exist for pharmacists focused on creating better, healthier lives for patients.