In addition to mass layoffs, Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition reportedly includes elimination of the company’s “Days of Rest” — monthly days off for employees to recharge — and work-from-anywhere policies. Experts at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School…
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Kasm Workspaces Wins a 2021 Top Performer Award From SourceForge
Kasm Technologies, a software provider of container streaming platforms, is honored to be recognized as a Top Performer by SourceForge, the world’s largest software reviews and comparison website.
GW Experts Available to Discuss Returning to the Office This Fall
WASHINGTON (June 30, 2021) — Now that COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States have gone way up, many employers are calling workers back to the office. However, surveys show that many employees enjoy working from home and do not want…
Telecommuting Expert Predicts Permanent Changes in the Way We Work Following Pandemic
With the sudden shift to remote work brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, many corporations have had to quickly assemble a patchwork of policies, procedures, and technologies. Timothy Golden, a professor in the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic…
Expert Available to Speak About Work-From-Home Injuries; October is National Chiropractic Health Month
After months of sheltering in place, many people are still practicing lifestyle changes necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce their potential exposure: steering clear of crowded public spaces and working from home, forgoing air travel for car trips, ordering…
Researchers study teleworking effects during COVID-19
What are the effects of this rapid transition to working remotely?
Success Tips for Telework Newcomers from Maryland Smith Experts
Given current work-from-home mandates across industries and jobs, management professor Trevor Foulk ([email protected]) and career and leadership coach Rachel Loock ([email protected]) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business can give success tips for telework newcomers. Foulk:…
A Brave New Virtual World of Work
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in remote work on an unprecedented scale. Elizabeth Lyons, an assistant professor of management at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, predicts this sudden transition to virtual will create a “new normal” in the world of work.
Free virtual COVID-19 training for health care workers offered by IUPUI-led program
Indiana University researchers and clinicians are helping the state’s health care workforce respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing free virtual training focused on issues related to the novel coronavirus.
UB School of Management cybersecurity expert offers tips for teleworkers during coronavirus pandemic
BUFFALO, N.Y — The coronavirus pandemic has prompted a dramatic increase in teleworkers, and with it, a whole new world of security vulnerabilities, especially for groups whose infrastructure was not built with significant remote access capabilities in mind. Cybersecurity is…
Virtual astronomy: Coronavirus sparks new model for scientific conferences
As the novel coronavirus spreads, forcing people to stay home and upheaving industries, it is sparking a new model for astronomical gatherings — both in the short term, and beyond. And the astronomy community is ready. Jonathan Lunine, professor of…