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For years, China processed more than half of the world’s plastic recycling. Then, in 2018, it stopped. Things have gotten messy since then.

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Keywords: industrialized countries, China, United States, Trash, Garbage, Recycle, Plastic, National Sword, Recycling, recycling plastic bottles, Podcast, Chinese foreign policy, waste imports, recycle plastic waste

Active at work, restful at play – it seems fair enough, but if you have a very active or physical job, too much rest could put you at risk of obesity, according to new research from the University of South Australia.

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Keywords: Obesity, Movement Behavior, Blue Collar, Energy Expenditure

UCLA has received $27.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to spearhead the new phase of an initiative to enhance the diversity of the U.S.’s biomedical workforce.

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Keywords: biomedical diversity, biomedical workforce diversity, NIH, National Institutes of Health, Diversity Program Consortium, Underrepresented Minority Students, , Underrepresented Students, Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity, National Research Mentoring Network

Research by Christopher L. Peterson, a professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, is at the foundation of the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, which aims to cap interest rates on consumer loans to all Americans, especially veterans and Gold Star families.

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Keywords: Consumer Protection, Predatory Lending, Veteran, Military

Israeli and American scientists have discovered that administering probiotics in hospital intensive care units may lead to blood infections, and in some cases the adverse effects could outweigh the potential benefits.

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Keywords: Probiotics, Blood Infections, ICU, Bacteria, Lactobacillus, lactobacillus rhamnosus, LGG

Shadow banking is on the rise in China. This begs some important questions. Among them: Why? How is the shadow banking scene different in China vs. the U.S.? Do government regulations do what they intend to? Given the nature of shadow banking and the importance of the Chinese economy to the global economy, the situation bears examination.

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Keywords: UVA Darden, MBA, Shadow Banking, China, Finance

The 2019 University of Virginia Investing Conference, hosted by the Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management at the Darden School of Business, turned its attention to the prospects for differentiated returns with a conference themed around “the future of alpha.” T

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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business today announced a new gift to support members of the military through full scholarships to the School.

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Keywords: UVA Darden, MBA, Military, Scholarship