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×ó°®ÊÓƵ Economist: Caution in Fed's Rate Cut Sparks Concern
The Federal Reserve's recent decision to lower its federal funds rate target marks a cautious step toward easing monetary policy, though too much caution raises concerns about an incoming recession.
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×ó°®ÊÓƵ Awarded $10M to Train People with Disabilities for High Tech Jobs
The ×ó°®ÊÓƵ College of Education and College of Engineering and Computer Science project will help individuals with disabilities nationwide gain certified skills for entry into high quality technology sectors.
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Feet First: AI Reveals How Infants Connect with Their World
×ó°®ÊÓƵ researchers tested AI's ability to detect changes in infant movement behavior, giving them a new way to understand when and how babies start to engage with the world.
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×ó°®ÊÓƵ Tech Runway® Announces 14th Venture Class
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Tech Runway® recently accepted 17 companies to participate in the 14th cohort of its Venture Program.
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Alarming Surge: Global Crisis of Childhood Overweight and Obesity
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Schmidt College of Medicine researchers "sound the alarm" on the rise of childhood obesity in the U.S. and globally and call for a multifaceted approach to address this epidemic.
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×ó°®ÊÓƵ College of Business Honors Former Ambassador
×ó°®ÊÓƵ's College of Business awarded former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad with the Dean's Distinguished Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
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×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Jean M. Caldieron, Ph.D., Earns Fulbright Global Scholar Award
Jean Martin Caldieron, Ph.D., will conduct his main research project on empowering communities to improve two selected self-built settlements in the outskirts of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa.
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×ó°®ÊÓƵ Jumps in U.S. News & World Report's 2025 List of Top Universities
×ó°®ÊÓƵ made considerable gains in the U.S. News & World Report list of "Top Public Schools," moving up to No. 103 from No. 112 in this year's ranking of the nation's best universities.
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Deeper Corals May Help Shallow Reefs Recover in the Florida Keys
Using genomic DNA analyses, ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers have uncovered vital links between coral populations at different depths. Deeper corals may help replenish declining shallow reefs in the Florida Keys.
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×ó°®ÊÓƵ Expert: Unrealized Losses Drop as Banks Offload Securities
U.S. banks are enjoying some relief as unrealized losses on their investment securities decreased in light of dropping interest rates, according to a data analysis from a finance expert at ×ó°®ÊÓƵ.