Recent Articles

• Q&A: NC State coach Richard Sykes

  William Soulé

  Richard Sykes, longtime men's golf coach for North Carolina State University, will be retiring at the end of the season after 46 years coaching the Wolfpack. Sykes, who was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame in 2001, is a four-time Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year. He led NC State to its first ACC Championship in 1990 and has coached the team to 23 NCAA Regionals and 12 NCAA Championships. He has also coached six individual ACC Champions, two ACC Players of the Year, 34 All-Americans, and one NCAA Champion and Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Barbasol recipient in Matt Hill.

• Study: Statins may increase risk of diabetes in older women

  Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  ​The number of people taking cholesterol-lowering medications continues to grow. The percentage of adults aged 40 and older taking drugs to address high cholesterol rose from 20 percent to 28 percent between 2003 and 2012, ​according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

• The surprisingly easy (and cheap) ways to eliminate food waste

  Judith Villarreal Waste Management & Environmental

  ​With the number of fashionable farm-to-table restaurants popping up around the United States, it's easy to see why the word "fresh" has become somewhat of a buzzword in the culinary industry. The very concept of farm-to-table is appealing in that it conjures up the idea that the meal plated in front of you is free of chemicals, pesticides and other added substances. It sounds like the healthiest choice, which is why people are taught to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables and meats when shopping for groceries for the week.

• The root causes of poor communication on project teams

  Sue Dyer Construction & Building Materials

  For the past 10 years, I've asked project teams this question: "From your experience what it is that makes one project succeed and another fail?" Over 95 percent of team members said good communication was the reason for their success and poor communication was the reason for their failures. Clearly, communication appears to be the key to team success.

• 4 signs you need a little refresh

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Daily routines can be a welcome thing — even downright comforting sometimes when everything else is chaotic. However, there is a fine line between an efficient routine and getting stuck in a rut. Here are four ways to tell you need a refresh.

• 4 ways physicians can help people in recovery

  Constance Ray Mental Healthcare

  ​Through the Hippocratic Oath, doctors vow to uphold best care practices for their patients. And it is through these practices that doctors help their patients manage health and well-being. It is also through these efforts that physicians can play various roles in a recovering addict's sobriety journey. They can function as a recovery coach, psychiatrist, psychologist or even just a primary care physician who aims to prescribe a wellness regimen that won't conflict with the patient's path toward sobriety.

• When L1 interferes with English learning

  Douglas Magrath Education

  In this article, we will use see how students' home languages may cause interference when they start learning English. Items include similar words with different meanings, sounds that exist in one language but not the other, different writing patterns, paralinguistic features and idioms.

• The discrepancy of hospital pediatric care

  Ryan Clark Medical & Allied Healthcare

  "Daddy, I scared," my son gasped, arms outstretched before collapsing breathlessly on the floor. And the only thing scarier than having your child falling lifeless at your feet is not knowing where to take him. This is a story about the importance of pediatric care and why it's good practice for young parents to learn how some hospitals are better at providing it than others.

• 3 easy tips for negotiating commercial leases

  Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield Retail

  For many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate.

• 3 reasons you need communication coaching

  Mark MacDonald Religious Community

  ​Have you wondered why sports teams need coaching? Can't the team members get together and decide what they should do? Anyone who serves on a committee, team or board knows that every group requires a person to be in charge. That’s why there's a person leading communications at your church, right?

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