Colleges offer more courses aimed at job market
The glossy brochure promoting Miami Dade College’s School of Science begins with the expected burst of lofty language about teaching students to question, investigate and formulate conclusions about the natural world. But directly under the Mission heading, the new pamphlet gets down to business, laying out the paycheck prospects for graduates. Biological Technician: $38,396. Horticulturist: […]
Bad math skills cause customers to miss bargains
Poor math skills are ultimately causing bad shopping decisions, according into a recent study by the University of Miami School of Organization. Researchers examined attitudes about savings, sales and bargain shopping. After surveying about 600 shoppers in retailers and malls, they learned people: Are attracted to “extra” or maybe “bonus” items. “Shoppers often, and also […]
Florida offers $12 million to South Florida companies
South Florida gets a small share of Florida’s $155 million payout to companies thinking of adding jobs in the state. Lisa McKerracher might set up a spinal-cord lab in Miami, or she might set it up in Massachusetts. Florida will pay her $83,000 to pick the Sunshine State. “I’m not sure this is where I […]
Nimer named new director for University of Miami’s cancer center
Dr. Stephen Nimer, one of the world’s premier leukemia and stem cell transplant researchers, will lead the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Medical breakthroughs discovered in the laboratory can take a long time to be positioned into follow within the exam room, frequently as a result of there is little communique among analysis […]