Dr. Suzanne Smith s appointment comes as university officials are trying to close a $9 million deficit. The school cut several degree programs and departments earlier this year.
The wind power business is a bit contradictory right now. It's showing signs of boom and bust seemingly all at once. The story of wind energy markets in two acts today. First, the Gulf of Mexico saw its first-ever auction of leases for offshore wind this summer. It was another sign of the Biden administration's desire to get more renewable energy online as fast as possible. Expectations were high, but results did not deliver. Two of the three patches of sea didn't get any bids at all. Hidden in the flop for this auction are some keys to what it takes to spark a whole new market, quickly. Then, the booming side of wind power: the job that's projected to be the fastest-growing in the U.S. is wind turbine service technician. Is it a "good" job? Reporter Darian Woods suits up to see a green-collar job above the clouds for himself.Today's episode is adapted from episodes for Planet Money's daily show, The Indicator. Subscribe here. The original Indica
The legislature s higher education committee chairs say New York state’s TAP program no longer fulfills its mission of helping lower- and middle-class students with college expenses.
Across the entire system, the total number of students only increased by 1.1%. But that marks the first time in a decade that it s gone up instead of going down.