Recent Articles
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Virtual reality: From the OR to the bedside
Christina Thielst Medical & Allied HealthcareIncreasingly, healthcare professionals and consumers are digital natives, meaning they have lived their entire lives with technology. Their worldview is a bit different than those of us who are digital immigrants. One of the latest and most promising applications in digital health is virtual reality. Researchers began using virtual reality in healthcare environments in the 1990s and applications have become more sophisticated over time, especially as today’s digital natives increasingly envision the possibilities.
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Job-hopping: A red flag or a promising sign?
Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementTo many recruiters and hiring managers, job-hopping used to be viewed as a warning sign that the candidate was flaky and uncommitted, or a bad worker who would soon be fired. But now, that perception seems to be changing as a result of several factors. In a good economy and at almost full employment, many companies say they’re struggling to find good workers and they’re turning to the best place to find them: industry competitors. This creates an ideal situation for employees with in-demand skills. On the flip side, there are also workers on the lower end of the pay spectrum who may be changing jobs in an effort to make ends meet.
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3 things to consider before Easter
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityI realize that Christmas is still in the rearview mirror. The chaos of special holiday and new year’s services are still fresh on your mind, and now there’s a peace that happens as January unfolds. It’s called the winter months. Or… the lull before the storm. Of Easter. Easter is typically a highly attended service because it’s an easy time to invite people to a service and it’s also the one week in the year that everyone (sort of) decides to attend "the" Easter Sunday service (since many alternate weeks in attendance rather than attending every week, it boosts attendance on that one week).
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An international student’s journey to success in hospitality
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe highlight of my recent trip to Thailand was my stay at a hotel managed by Araya Rojanapirom, a recent graduate from the Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona. After graduating from high school in Thailand, Araya completed his first study-abroad experience in Europe, where he received a bachelor degree in hospitality management at Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland with two five-month internships at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok and the Sheraton Hotel in Tianjin, China. Araya then found his way to Southern California and spent two more years studying in the Master of Science in Hospitality Management Program at Cal Poly Pomona.
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Fostering small learning communities in your school
Brian Stack EducationIn a recent National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) blog, 2018 New York State Assistant Principal of the Year Terry Adamec wrote about how she developed small learning communities (academies) at her school as a way to help all of her students find a place. These communities "encourage students to get involved in not only their daily education plan but extracurricular activities linked to the academy as well." According to Adamec, the small learning community model at her school resulted in three main benefits.
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Hearts from donors with hepatitis C or who are obese could help meet increasing…
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareMore than 100,000 people in the United States are sick enough to benefit from a heart transplant. In 2017, only 3,244 people actually received one. The number of people in need of a heart transplant is growing, and the number of heart transplants performed each year is growing as well. Donations, however, have reached a plateau. In two new Stanford University-led studies, researchers say the number of people on the waiting list could be reduced by using hearts that transplant centers often overlook, such as those organs that once belonged to people who were obese or who had an active hepatitis C infection.
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The future of interior design is wellness
Lloyd Princeton Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesIt’s that time again when members of the home décor media roll out their lists of interior design trends for the coming year. While some clients are interested in acquiring the latest look for their home, many of these so-called trends are really just fashion changes or fads that have little impact on how and what professionals actually design. The trend you need to be paying attention is wellness. It’s going to be a game-changer. Clients may not need you any longer to purchase products or pick out paint colors, but they do value your ability to make their homes safer, more comfortable and more functional.
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Embracing my life of being a scamp
Steve and Diane Owens Recreation & LeisureIt is a 900-mile drive to Sierra Vista, Arizona, from Morrison, Colorado. During the trip I had ample time to think about various issues running through my head. I have been influenced by many people, much of what I have read, and particularly my nomadic lifestyle. All my life I have traveled, even in my former occupations. I love to travel; I am a vagabond, a wanderer, a rolling stone. I am a scamp, born under a wandering star, and I don’t know if I will ever stop!
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Have you heard of TikTok?
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingApple recently announced 2018’s most downloaded apps. Unsurprisingly, the top five free iPhone apps were all social media platforms and included YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Messenger and Facebook. But a few spots down on the list at No. 16, a new social media app emerged: TikTok. It’s an app that lets users create short videos set to music that are up to 15 seconds long. The company differentiates itself by saying it’s "not your ordinary destination for short-form mobile video. It's raw, real, and without boundaries."
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A look at 2 new institutions dedicated to civil rights in the Deep South
Dave G. Houser Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThis year’s 34th annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday on Jan. 21 draws attention to a pair of sobering new civil rights institutions in America’s Deep South. For example, the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, "Wants to make you uncomfortable," says Director Jacqueline K. Drace. Housed in a downtown complex that’s also home to the new Museum of Mississippi History, the institution, opened in December 2017, delves with surprising honesty into the disturbing truth about the state’s racist past.