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• Deceased football players’ families file lawsuits against the NCAA

  Seth Sandronsky Sports & Fitness

  On Aug. 27, as the football season was about to get underway, families of four former college players filed wrongful death lawsuits against the NCAA. Take Sarah Staggs. Her late husband, Jeffery Staggs, played linebacker for San Diego State University in 1965 and 1966, and his brain autopsy revealed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease from traumatic head injuries like concussions. Families of deceased football players at the University of Southern California; University of California, Los Angeles; and Grand Valley State also sued the NCAA over the athletes’ alleged wrongful deaths.

• Dental benefits deconstructed: Dentists’ top concerns

  Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental Healthcare

  Unsurprisingly, dentists across the nation have lots of questions and concerns when it comes to their patients' dental plans, benefits and third-party payers. From pre-authorization headaches to refund requests, dental benefits can be a confusing topic to navigate. Most dentists would rather be in the exam room, doing what they were trained to do in dental school, rather than trying to decipher benefits rules and policies. This is where the team of experts at the ADA Center for Dental Benefits, Coding and Quality within the Practice Institute really shine.

• Nothing — repeat nothing — is more important than safety when handling…

  Irwin Greenstein Recreation & Leisure

  Many shooters get so focused on making the shot that they lose track of what’s going on around them. Once that happens, it’s simply a matter of time until an accident happens with your shotgun. Ignoring or forgetting the safety basics are very easy to do. Shooters get complacent, overconfident or distracted. Eventually, every shooter at one time or another does something unsafe with a shotgun. The doctrine of shotgun safety prevents you from accidentally firing your gun — either through human or mechanical error. There are no shortcuts to safety, and the rules are never relaxed.

• Study shows promising new therapy for humans, dogs with Type 1 diabetes

  Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  In the U.S. alone, more than 1 million people are living with Type 1 diabetes, and approximately 80 people per day, or 30,000 per year, are newly diagnosed. Despite continual improvements in insulin, insulin delivery methods, and home glucose monitoring methods, most people with Type 1 diabetes do not achieve recommended levels of glycemic control. A new therapy for diabetes might mean that instead of injecting insulin once a day or wearing pumps, those with Type 1 diabetes would just need an injection of collagen mixed with pancreatic cells every few months.

• Keep production up by avoiding common management mistakes

  Sheilamary Koch Distribution & Warehousing

  Seasonal warehouse work, by nature, draws quite a wide demographic — individuals in transition, college students, teachers, immigrants, rehabilitated offenders, retirees and young people new to the world of work as well those who travel between warehouses as a career. Production and safety are utmost concerns in any warehouse or plant — so managing workers to be highly effective while remaining uninjured tops the list of leadership objectives. While seemingly straightforward, it doesn’t necessarily prove simple in practice, especially when the temporary labor force comprises people with diverse backgrounds and personalities.

• California signs new clean energy law while fires still burn

  Michelle R. Matisons Civil & Government

  Autumn weather has arrived in many places, bringing with it all of the usual changes, but you may not know this from the ongoing wildfire saga that continues summer burning conditions into fall. All eyes are now on the Delta fire, which started burning on Sept. 5. The fire exploded onto Interstate 5, a major highway that runs from Canada to Mexico, causing the interstate’s closure over the weekend. As of the afternoon of Sept. 10, that highway has been reopened. Cal Fire reports already spending $432 million through August, leaving only $11 million in the current budget. Legislators have been asked to approve an additional $234 million for ongoing expenses.

• Ethology and veterinary practice: Multipurpose puppy behavioral packaging

  Dr. Myrna Milani Pet Care

  When animal lovers even think about puppies, most can feel themselves getting softer. For some that may mean smiling. For others, the thought may elicit memories of puppies past or present with whom they shared their lives or encountered over the years. Although they may love adult dogs very much, most agree there was something special about those babies. Even people who normally ignore dogs often will admit that they find most puppies appealing. But obviously, evolution didn’t result in young animals whose looks appealed to humans. Or did it? Yes and no.

• Katrina McGhee continues to empower women on new tour

  Simma Lieberman Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Katrina McGhee is the founder of "Loving On Me," a global movement to empower women to love themselves, support each other and take self-leadership of their lives. A former executive of the American Heart Association and the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Katrina uses her own life experiences to help women who have the talent but not necessarily the confidence, self-esteem or strategy to go past the limits they’ve set for themselves, and have the life and career they want.

• Law enforcement agencies look to invest in pursuit management technology

  Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Recent headlines related to police chases gone awry or near-misses are disturbing. But they also explain why law enforcement officials are looking at advanced police pursuit technologies. They want to do their jobs better and without any tragic consequences or risking officer safety. Police departments, such as ones in Massachusetts, have announced that they are looking for new methods of pursuit, ones that can help forgo such high-speed chases. Unfortunately, most of these new tech tools are too expensive for cash-strapped local departments.

• What to know about teaching to Generation Z

  Brian Stack Education

  In any profession, you have to know the audience of the people you work with or serve. As educators, what do we really know about our current students, who are members of Generation Z? How can we use that as school leaders to promote effective instructional strategies to meet their learning needs? To know how to educate them, we have to understand how a Gen Zer is different from a millennial. They are a group that was born in the era of smartphones, and those devices have become more robust with the passage of each year.

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