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August 08, 2025 Lizhi Liu, Georgetown University – The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China
On Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Week: E-commerce is a big deal in China. Lizhu Liu, associate professor, discusses why. Lizhi Liu is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and the author of the award-winning book From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-commerce in China (Princeton University Press, […]

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August 07, 2025 Francesco D’Acunto, Georgetown University – Can Algorithms Eliminate Implicit Biases in Financial Decisions?
On Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Week: Can algorithms be used to eliminate implicit biases in financial decisions? Francesco D’Acunto, Clark Chair in Global Real Estate and Provost Distinguished professor of finance, determines the possibilities. Francesco D’Acunto is the A. James Clark Chair in Global Real Estate and Provost Distinguished Associate Professor of Finance […]

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August 06, 2025 Ziwei Cong, Georgetown University – The Impact of Freemium Models on Content Creators and Platforms
On Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Week: Creators want to get paid for their work, but should they also release content for free as well? Ziwei Cong, assistant professor of marketing, says yes. Ziwei Cong is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University. Her research employs econometrics and machine […]

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August 05, 2025 Vishal Agrawal, Georgetown University – Designing Better Clothing Take-Back Programs
On Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Week: A lot of our clothes we buy end up in landfills. Vishal Agrawal, Professor and Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in sustainable business, looks to reduce this. Vishal Agrawal is Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in Sustainable Business, Professor of Operations and Information Management, and […]

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August 04, 2025 Yunan Ji, Georgetown University – The Hidden Cost of Health Care Cost-Cutting
On Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Week: Cutting costs has benefits, but also hidden costs. Yunan Ji, assistant professor of strategy at the McDonough School of Business, discusses this as it relates to health care. Yunan Ji is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Her research focuses on […]

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August 01, 2025 Sara Lipshutz, Duke University – Multiple Evolutionary Routes to Building an Angry Bird
Angry birds aren’t just a videogame; they have a biological reason to be angry in real life too. Sara Lipshutz, assistant professor of biology at Duke University, explores why. Sara Lipshutz is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Duke University. Her lab’s research focuses on the evolution of behavior across weird and wonderfully […]

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July 31, 2025 Donghai Liang, Emory University – Phthalates Can Affect Mother and Baby Biology
We’re still making new discoveries about pregnancy. Donghai Liang, associate professor of environmental health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, examines how exposure to certain chemicals may affect mothers and babies. As an exposure scientist and molecular epidemiologist, Dr. Donghai Liang is particularly interested in characterizing the human exposome and elucidating the molecular […]

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July 30, 2025 Lee Haines, University of Notre Dame – Mosquitoes and Ticks
Mosquitos and ticks are parts of the summer, so how do we best avoid them? Lee Haines, associate research professor in Medical Entomology at the University of Notre Dame, discusses. Lee Haines is a researcher with a PhD in Tropical Medicine and an MSc in Parasite Biochemistry and Microbiology, who specializes in diseases transmitted by […]

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July 29, 2025 Andrew Osborne, Douglas College – Fostering Intercultural Competence Through COIL
Collaboration can happen anywhere these days and bring lots of benefits. Andrew Osborne, faculty lecturer at Douglas College, explores collaboration in an academic framework. Andrew Osborne is a faculty lecturer in intercultural communication at Douglas College in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. In his intercultural communication teaching practice, Andrew has developed and led six Collaborative […]

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July 28, 2025 Alison Tuck, Washington University in St. Louis – Adults’ Social Media Use and Emotional Regulation
On this Student Spotlight: Teens aren’t the only ones who should be studied when it comes to social media use. Alison Tuck, Ph. D candidate in clinical psychology at Washington University in St. Louis, researches adult use as well. Alison Tuck is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at Washington University in St. Louis. Her […]

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