The holiday season brings families together, but it also means added distractions for the many people working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. How can remote workers keep their focus sharp and their productivity high while noise and interruptions surround them? And what can businesses do to ensure their employees aren’t slacking and projects […]
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Thunderbird School of Global Management Celebrates Grads with Robots & Holograms
Delivering an innovative and inclusive experience fit for this historic year, Thunderbird safely recognized the academic accomplishments of its class of 2020 in a technology-enhanced graduation celebration today to close an unprecedented fall semester. The online event took place within an immersive virtual reality rendering of Thunderbird’s new global headquarters, opening August 2021. The ceremony was held […]
Ellen Tests Positive for COVID
By Hannah DiPilato Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has shut down her talk show until January after testing positive for Covid-19. “Hi Everyone,” DeGeneres wrote. “I want to let you all know that I tested positive for Covid-19. Fortunately, I’m feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in close contact with me has been […]
4 Tips For Ambitious Young Women’s Careers
The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a double whammy for young women eager to launch their careers. Young people in general have had their job searches stymied by the recession. Meanwhile, women of all ages have seen their careers impacted negatively more than men by the events of 2020. But despite the challenges, there is […]
Uptick in Nursing Home Covid Cases
New Nursing Home Cases In Midwest States Increase By More Than 400% Since September AHCA/NCAL Calls On CDC To Give Long-Term Care Facilities The Highest Priority For Vaccine Distribution And On Congress To Replenish Emergency Funding The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) represents more than 14,000 nursing homes and […]
Covid Risk Increases During Holidays
By Hannah DiPilato With the holiday season quickly approaching, Covid cases are skyrocketing all over the country and officials are advising people to social distance this holiday season. According to CNN, more than 12 million people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus and over 260,000 people have died. With those that are […]
Advice for the Holiday Season
This holiday season is going to be one of the more unusual ones. Between a pandemic and a polarizing political year, the family get-together is going to look a little different. What do you need to know to make it go as smoothly as possible? Sharon Schweitzer, an international etiquette expert, cross-cultural trainer, author and […]
Los Angeles Halloween Town
Story X Illustration by Kaelen Felix Not the year we hoped for – COVID-19 virus; stay-at-home mandate order to working remotely. Some did not have the option to work from home, and as a result, millions have lost their jobs. Many months have flown by since everyone had to shelter in place by the policy […]