News | May 25, 2021
Data Science For The Public Good: The Rockefeller Foundation And BlueConduit Partner To Improve Community Health By Developing Efficient And Cost-Effective Lead Service Line Replacement Programs
Leveraging the power of machine learning, BlueConduit, a water analytics company, and The Rockefeller Foundation have partnered to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of lead service line replacement programs in the cities of Trenton (NJ), Toledo (OH), Detroit (MI), and Benton Harbor (MI). Controlling the lead abatement costs are critically important for resource-constrained projects such as these.
Studies have shown that lead primarily enters drinking water through plumbing materials, such as pipes. Health problems from lead exposure range from stomach distress to brain damage. “In 2018, researchers estimated more than 400,000 deaths a year in the U.S. are linked to lead exposure,” according to the Chicago Tribune.
Hundreds of members are backing a campaign to have the UAW hold direct elections for union president, a move they believe will bring more inspiring union leaders, ones they say will fight harder for the unionâs rank-and-file.
In recent decades, the UAW has been run by a single party or caucus, with each union president having a powerful say in choosing his successor, and that, dissidents say, led to internal rot â and the wide-ranging scandal in which top UAW officials embezzled more than $1.5m in union money and accepted more than $5m in kickbacks from auto company contractors and Fiat-Chrysler executives.
Effects of a higher minimum wage? The answer isn t as simple as you might think
President Joe Biden said he supports a $15 national minimum wage. So what would the impact be if it happened?
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Protesters outside a McDonaldâs on Detroitâs east side Wednesday called for a higher minimum wage. McDonald s makes a lot of money. As many people that comes through here, they can afford to pay us $15, said Jamika Ruffin, a mother of three from Highland Park.
She makes $9.45 an hour at McDonald s. She said she came out to the protest for her children.
During the pandemic, the business school class of 2021 demonstrated their persistence and resilience. As they celebrate their graduation, I asked nine women MBAs to share what they learned along the way.