The stock market is not the economy. However, the stock market reflects what is expected to happen to the economy. Although some political leaders doubted the impact of the coronavirus on the United States, a growing uncertainty was becoming evident in U.S. financial markets. As the coronavirus worked its way through China, South Korea, and […]
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The UW-Stevens Point School of Health Promotion and Human Development presented nearly $20,000 in scholarships at its 2020 Virtual Awards Reception Friday, April 17 via an online video. [Photo Album] Grace Hendel Dietetics Scholarship Recipient: Jensynn Lesinski This scholarship was established by the friends, family, and colleagues of Grace Hendel in 1996 to honor her […]
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Student Guest Blog: Joy Becker is a first-year health promotion and wellness student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The following article was originally posted on her personal blog, In Pursuit of Wellness, and re-posted with permission. Surprise! Doing school from home is hard. At last, the secret is finally out to all my non-homeschooled […]
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If there was any doubt about the severity of the coronavirus impact on the U.S. economy, those doubts came to an abrupt halt in March. The Department of Labor announced initial jobless claims soared to a seasonally adjusted 3.28 million in the week ended March 21, up from the prior week claims of only 282,000. […]
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The Ed.D. in Educational Sustainability program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point hit a milestone today when Belinda Rudinger, a third-year doctoral student from Dallas, gave a public defense of her dissertation, “Beyond Access: Technology, Blindness, and Self-Determination.” She is the first student in the history of the program to publicly defend her dissertation. Keep […]
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Part 2 of this blog discussed the Congressional Research Bureau’s report on the change in real wages between 1979 and 2018 across percentiles and demographics (Table 1). That report also goes a step further and breaks down the real wage changes across the various demographic groups across four time periods. Table 2 below depicts what […]
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The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics presented its inaugural Business and Society Lecture featuring Bethany McLean, journalist at Vanity Fair and CNBC, on Tuesday, March 3, in a sold-out Dreyfus University Center Theater. [View Photos] McLean presented “Why Business Goes Bad: Lessons from 20 years of covering frauds, scams and other […]
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Following bipartisan support in Congress, in January 2020 President Trump signed the United States, Mexico, and Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA). The USMCA effectively modifies rather than replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the original trade agreement between the three nations implemented in 1994. Mexico has ratified the new trade deal, while the Canadian […]
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For the first time ever, a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point junior is among 10 students in the country to receive a national scholarship for students pursuing a degree in communication sciences and disorders. Emily Kopperud has been awarded a National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) 2019-20 undergraduate scholarship. She is one of just six […]
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Unfortunately, the coronavirus has become an increasing global health concern. As the death toll and number of people infected with the coronavirus rises, the global outbreak has also influenced financial markets. Financial markets hate uncertainty. Uncertainty can lead to market declines and significant increases in market volatility. When September 11 occurred it not only had […]
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