Civil conflict is a persistent source of misery to humankind. There is, however, a lack of a comprehensive scientific theory of the sources of civil conflict even though the question of cooperation or conflict is at the heart of political economy. Atin Basuchoudhary introduces machine learning to explore whether there can even be a unified theory of conflict.
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The College of Business and Public Policy's Tom Case Leadership Fellows Program pairs high-performing CBPP students with a mentor in the Anchorage business community, giving students the opportunity to learn about real-world leadership from local business leaders. To begin the program, each student protégé interviewed their new mentor. Today’s featured protégé/mentor interview is Nathanial Shoya Watanabe, and his mentor Mead Treadwell, Pt Capital.
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Simple nudges, such as changing defaults or sending encouraging messages, can significantly increase individual contributions to retirement savings. Recent evidence, however, suggests that many nudges fail and that the effects of other nudges are short lived.
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The 2018 At Large Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition was held March 23-25. UAA's team, made up of students from CBPP's MIS program; CoEng's Computer Science Program; and UAA Community and Technical College, placed in the top three.
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Dr. Kelcie Ralph will be speaking at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2018 on the lower floor Student Union. In her talk, Dr. Ralph explains that transportation planners do not only fix congestion, they also tackle climate change, promote equity and improve safety.
Read: Economics Alumna Dr. Kelcie Ralph to Speak on the…