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Daily Archives: March 30, 2021

The hybrid office is here to stay. The shift could be more disruptive than the move to all-remote work.

Washington Post – “Citigroup, Ford, TIAA, Target: A growing number of bellwether companies are outlining their hybrid return-to-work plans. The post-vaccine workplace is taking shape, and for many it’s going to be a hybrid model, allowing more remote work but with clear expectations that some days a week will be in the office. Workforce experts are bracing for a whole new set of post-pandemic upheavals, in some instances more transformative than the unplanned move to working from home last March, with some making efforts to avoid pre-pandemic remote-work mistakes. “In a lot of ways it’s going to be more disruptive than when we went all remote,” said Brian Kropp, vice president of research at Gartner. New videoconferencing technology will be added to help in-person and remote workers feel as if they’re on a level playing field. Managers will undergo extensive training to fight against the instinct to give workers in the office preferential treatment. Logistics will be coordinated to ensure those who go into the office don’t get there and find the building empty, perhaps by setting core hours or days for on-site work…”

Guide to Education and Academic Resources 2021

Via LLRX – Education and Academic Resources 2021 – Marcus P. Zillman‘s guide comprises an extensive listing of resources and sites for students, researchers, teachers, infopros and parents, on multiple study areas. Sourced from academic, public, private, association and corporate sectors, the subject matters include: distance learning; MOOCs, lecture guides and study notes, study skill… Continue Reading

Women frequently experience sexual harassment at work, yet few claims ever reach a courtroom

Via LLRX – Sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, including at least three from current or former aides, are a reminder of just how commonplace unwanted touching, propositioning and other inappropriate behavior is in the workplace. Professor Joseph A. Seiner, research explores the prevalence of toxic work environments – like the one… Continue Reading

Failed Courtroom Audio Recording Sparks New Texas Trial

Law360 – “The failure of a courtroom recording device to preserve part of a trial’s testimony led a Texas appeals court to grant an unusual request for a retrial Monday. Texas’ Sixth Court of Appeals said that because a courtroom audio recording device failed to record a “significant” portion of plaintiff Kelly Coplin’s testimony during… Continue Reading

Global Gender Gap Report 2021

World Economic Forum – Global Gender Gap Report 2021: “…At the current relative pace, gender gaps can potentially be closed in 52.1 years in Western Europe, 61.5 years in North America, and 68.9 years in Latin America and the Caribbean. In all other regions it will take over 100 years to close the gender gap:… Continue Reading

How Strong is Your Password? Use These 4 Tools to Find Out

MakeUseOf: “Creating and maintaining a strong password is a modern-day necessity. Like your house keys, a password acts as the main entry point to your online identity. That’s why cybercriminals are always on the prowl, searching for weak spots to crack your password and infiltrate your digital life. If you are worried about your password security,… Continue Reading

Freedom of Information Act—How Open is Public Access to Government Data?

GAO – “The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) establishes a legal right for individuals and organizations to request access to government information. In FY 2019, federal agencies reported that they processed nearly 878,000 FOIA requests for government information, an increase of 32% since FY 2012.  In honor of Sunshine Week—an annual observation that promotes open… Continue Reading

Here is a detailed picture of vaccination across the country. See where your county stands.

Washington Post – March 27, 2021: “The first nationwide look at vaccination across counties reveals vast differences in the rate that people are receiving protection from the coronavirus, with notably lower rates in predominantly Black areas and counties that voted most heavily for President Donald Trump in 2020…The county data exposes the missing information about… Continue Reading

Report – The Problem with Partisan Primaries

Via Unite America –  a movement of Democrats, Republicans, and independents working to bridge the growing partisan divide and foster a more representative and functional government. Report – “Despite a record turnout in the 2020 general election, only 10% of eligible Americans nationwide cast ballots in primary elections that effectively decided the winners in a… Continue Reading

Visualizing Congressional Votes on the Coronavirus Relief Package

Visualizing Congressional Votes on the Coronavirus Relief Package – “The Washington Post has created a series of visualizations that show how sharply polarized Congressional votes on the coronavirus relief package were. Even though most Americans support the bill, one visualization shows that there were only three votes in Congress that were not Democrats voting to pass… Continue Reading

An Open Dataset to Foster Research in Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease

An Open Dataset to Foster Research in Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease “- The European Prevention of Alzheimer’s Dementia (EPAD), an EU-funded consortium to advance the testing and development of preventative treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, has published data to help foster research in new treatments for the disease. The data includes cognitive, clinical, neuroimaging, and biomarker… Continue Reading