Hard Science and Soft Interpersonal Skills

Carl Carter is a professional photographer who once worked as a grip in movies filmed in New York City. The job of the grip is to install the tracks upon which cameras are mounted and also performs other manual labor as needed on a movie set. Carl was hired many times by both Woody Allen and Sidney Lumet, directors and movie makers who filmed most of their movies in New York City. Allen and Lumet made movies that were very different. Allen is famous for light, romantic comedies, such as Annie Hall, Bullets over Broadway and Everybody says I Love You. Sidney Lumet’s movies are much darker and more dramatic. Among his most famous works are Twelve Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico

Transforming Data into Knowledge

Hans Selye, the first major researcher of stress coined the word ‘stress’ in 1936 and defined it as “a non-specific response of the body to any demand for change”. Selye (1974) is of the view that stress is a facet of life which human beings cannot avoid. In fact he confidently declares that “total freedom from stress is death” Selye (1976) stated that stress in moderate levels enhances function. Kaplan and Sadock (2000) in their study on students also found out that moderate stress among students enhances learning ability. Pfeiffer (2001) emphasizes that stress helps students to peak their performance. However, stressors become a problem when they are excessive and tend to decrease the function of the individual

Planet Texas 2050: For a Better Tomorrow

Onaje McDowelle writes about Planet Texas 2050 and the 120 researchers who plan to create a more resilient Texas in an article published 2019.Office of the VP for Researc