MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (April 25, 2018) – Thirty-six local community organizations in five communities have been awarded nearly $21,000 in...
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Telling job seekers how many other people have applied increases applications, could boost diversity
Research findings based on study of 2.3 million LinkedIn users
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (April 23, 2018)—Telling job applicants how many people applied for a job on LinkedIn – regardless of whether the number...
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Five years after the deadliest garment-factory accident in history, worker protections are still shaky
Five years ago, a five-story building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing more than 1,100 garment workers who had been ordered to enter despite...
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A new book examines how the vendors reflect complex food systems and issues such as class and poverty
Food trucks are increasingly popular across the country—for proof look no further than the fact the Food Network’s competition show The Great...
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MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (April 18, 2018)—Anthony P. Monaco, president of Tufts University and a distinguished geneticist, has been elected to...