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Local 12: ‘Friendly fraud’ hurting honest consumers

January 31, 2024

Unfortunately, not all consumers possess the best intentions when returning products. And according to a Carl H. Lindner College of Business information systems professor, the outcome of “friendly fraud” winds up harming sincere shoppers.

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UC study identifies molecule that could improve asthma treatments

January 29, 2024

Researchers are passionate about their fields of study for a variety of reasons. For Satish Madala, his focus on asthma is deeply personal. “This is my ‘close to heart’ project because I came to this research area mainly because of my childhood asthma,” says Madala, PhD, of the UC College of Medicine.

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Connecticut Public Radio: A look at how 2024 was imagined

January 29, 2024

The time is 2024 and society as we know it is breaking down. This was the prediction of Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006). is her 1993 fiction novel: "The Parable of the Sower." UC speculative fiction expert Cassandra Jones joined a panel of speculative fiction experts to talk about Butler's book and the similarities to today.