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Weekly Challenger
Published February 06OP-ED: We’re Not Talking Enough About Florida’s War on Opportunity
By Kyandra Darling On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Florida’s attorney general issued a legal opinion aimed at dismantling long-standing affirmative action and diversity programs across our state. The symbolism was impossible to ignore, and so were the consequences. This was not a…
St Pete Catalyst
Published January 27AI detects CEO depression through earnings calls
A USF machine learning model identified signs of depression in over 9,500 of the more than 14,500 CEOs studied.
Weekly Challenger
Published October 23Harnessing the power of AI for good
By Dr. Kanika Tomalin | President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg The following column is based on remarks by Dr. Kanika Tomalin at September’s Spotlight Tampa Bay: How AI Can Strengthen Our Communities event. The last column I wrote in college, just about 30…
Weekly Challenger
Published August 12We’re all in the Projects now (OPINION)
By Geveryl Robinson | Contributor Many of us grew up with people assuming that all Black people at one point in their lives lived in “the projects.” Because racism and ignorance run rampant in our society, many still believe that most Black people grew up in poverty or were from…
Weekly Challenger
Published July 08Where is your outrage, Church? (OPINION)
GEVERYL ROBINSON | CONTRIBUTOR Each day, I sit and watch as more and more people are being oppressed in this nation. Day after day, I sit, I watch, and I wonder where the outrage from the church is. I wonder if the same “Christians,” who go to church every Sunday have ever opened…
St Pete Catalyst
Published November 07Partner Story: The Number One cause of boating accidents in Florida
Partner Stories, like this one, are promotional pieces sponsored by local businesses and organizations. Follow this link to learn more about writing your own Partner Story. The State of Florida passed the mark of one million registered recreational boaters in 2022, according to…
St Pete Catalyst
Published March 28Help helps: Solving the strategy deficiency
It seems all too often we find ourselves without the time and space for a good think. Amidst the hundreds of emails and the oppressive number of video calls and meetings, we struggle to include our individual work tasks into each day. So it goes without saying that finding time…
Indianapolis Business Journal
Published March 04Kim and Todd Saxton: Go for the gold! But maybe not every time.
We all love watching people strive to do something they’ve never done before: Progress a category to new levels or overcome adversity to accomplish a new high.
Indianapolis Business Journal
Published July 28Q&A: What you need to know about the CDC’s new mask guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidance Tuesday on wearing masks to help protect against infection from the coronavirus. Under the new recommendations, the agency urges vaccinated Americans to wear masks indoors in certain circumstances. Here’s a Q&A…
Indianapolis Business Journal
Published January 24The number of new COVID cases continues to drop in Indiana
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dropped to 2,118 on Friday from 2,134 on Thursday. The high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
Indianapolis Business Journal
Published January 11In midst of pandemic, drugmakers raise prices on hundreds of prescription drugs
So far this month, drugmakers have hiked prices on 636 drugs, according to research by GoodRx, which tracks prescription drug prices and offer a mobile app to help consumers find the lowest prices on hundreds of drugs.