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Parker College of Business Tariffs are a tax on imports and exports. Tariffs have been around a long time, and before the personal income tax came along about a century ago, they were an important way for our government to collect money needed to cover costs such as military spending.  Revolting against the British levying…

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences  I had no idea how getting a dog would impact my personal and professional life. When he was 11/2 years old, Wrigley, a friendly, fluffy white German Shepherd, became a certified therapy dog. As I witnessed the impact his visits had on different groups of people, scientific curiosity led…

Waters College of Health Professions At this point, we all have some kind of pedometer or tracking device hiding in a junk drawer or in a recently deleted app. Although you might have been excited when you first used your tracker, the excitement quickly fizzled out. Do not be discouraged. This is consistent with the…

College of Science and Mathematics This year marked the 50th anniversary of the incredible feat of landing the first astronauts on the moon. NASA’s Apollo 11 mission inspired generations of students and led to technologies which benefit us here on Earth every day. These include kidney dialysis machines, flame retardant clothing for firefighters, memory foam…

College of Education Trauma is present in every classroom, and it can affect a child’s ability to learn. According to the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence, over 60 percent of students have experienced some form of trauma, crime or abuse in the prior year. Georgia Southern College of Education Professors Regina Rahimi, Ed.D.,…

College of Arts and Humanities Quick answer… Yes, it seems there may be. The whole story is a bit more complex. Popular music exists within and often shapes the time in which it was written and released. Because of this, it’s impossible to place a Beethoven Symphony or music by the Spice Girls in a…

Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health The recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consumer warning stating there is no need to wash raw chicken during food preparation has stirred up quite a public health conversation. According to the CDC, washing raw chicken increases the chance of spreading pathogens (or “germs”) such as Campylobacter and…