Larry Wilhelm knows computers, but they weren’t his first love.
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Larry Wilhelm knows computers, but they weren’t his first love.
On a winter day last February, it was standing room only in the Medford, Oregon, city hall.
In the business world, profit has long been the standard for performance. Red ink on the bottom line raises red flags with investors. However, companies are increasingly judged on their social and environmental behavior as well as economics.
Innovative businesses need savvy employees, people who know science and understand commerce, people like Bill Becker and Akihide Takagi.
Remember middle school? No stress, right? Psychologist Jennifer Connor-Smith knows firsthand how difficult that transition can be. She and her students are looking at how personality helps or hinders teens’ ability to deal with the crisis of the day.
Taking a vitamin E supplement? There’s more to it than just popping a pill. Maret Traber of OSU’s Linus Pauling Institute is revealing E’s secrets, including its cozy partnerships with vitamin C and fat.