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According to a survey conducted in late February 2021 by the Harris Poll, physical health may be declining as a result of the stresses of the pandemic. For example, individuals surveyed indicated that they have gained or lost an unhealthy ...

The influential management scholar Peter Drucker is credited with the quote, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” That’s not to say a sound business strategy isn’t important; it simply suggests a healthy organizational culture is necessary for carrying out its strategies ...

Widespread vaccination across the United States has created hopes for life and the economy to revert to normal. With a steady decline in the number of positive cases and deaths, vaccination advocates seem to have found greater support for their cause. By the ...

New York State recently reached a sobering milestone: Just over one year ago a state of emergency was declared as the number of COVID-19 cases in the state began to climb. While we have, thankfully, made significant strides in our ...

It is now late March and there is a considerable amount of anxiety among high school students, particularly those applying to elite colleges, about their admission prospects. To comprehend why the process for selecting applicants at such institutions is in ...

Serving as the president of Alfred University, which is teaching over half of its courses in person and another 25 percent in hybrid fashion (in person combined with online), provides valuable perspective on dealing with COVID. So too does my ...

The COVID-19 pandemic-induced losses in human lives and economic well-being have recently led many authors such as Nicholas Christakis, Scott Galloway, Ivan Krastev, John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge and Fareed Zakaria to write books in which they worry about the causes ...

The human services field is a collective of helpers; some have formal licenses; some are peers with lived experience and unmatched empathy; some have what seems like endless patience; and some are drained from weeks, months, or years of supporting ...

2020 was full of surprises, but starting my own hand-crafted jewelry and fashion accessory line amid a global pandemic is one surprise I never saw coming. But all thanks to social media, I learned that starting a small business during ...

The term social media refers to websites and applications or apps whose general objective is to permit people to share content speedily, efficiently, and in real time. Although many people now access social media through a variety of smartphone apps, ...

In spring 2020, Rochester, like the rest of our nation, was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine months later, the impact of COVID-19 on our city’s most vulnerable families, students and schools has presented us with extraordinary challenges and ...

Many businesses are struggling with the uncertainty of whether and when they can reopen and resume their operations. With the COVID-19 pandemic still present, state and local governments keep setting new directives in order to ensure public safety. For businesses ...

During the first wave of COVID-19 in the spring of this year, assisted living communities across New York state reacted swiftly and comprehensively to minimize the spread of the virus within. Adult Care Facilities were mandated to test all staff ...

Here in Rochester, small businesses are doing all they can to stay afloat during the pandemic, changing their product offerings and taking out loans. Unfortunately, too many small businesses are still in the dark on the true cost of predatory ...

Fifty years ago, in September 1970, the prominent economist Milton Friedman famously argued that the social responsibility of business was to increase its profits. This was a remarkable statement because it suggested very plainly that corporate executives did not really ...