Editor's note
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The birth of a granddaughter took Walmart’s executives to mountaintops and melting Arctic glaciers and culminated in an ambitious project to test whether the world’s biggest retailer could make sustainable products affordable. Business school professors Andrew Spicer and David Graham Hyatt spent five years poring over internal documents as well as interviewing executives, suppliers, farmers and others who had a stake in the program. They wanted to know: Could Walmart bring sustainability to the masses?
When students start their first year of high school, many will experience a phenomenon known as “ninth-grade shock.” But the stress of freshman year in high school can be overcome if students are taught a “growth mindset” that enables them to become more optimistic about their ability to adapt.
Earlier this summer, Saudi Arabia lifted the decades long ban on women’s driving. Seemingly at odds with the decision to grant women more freedom, Saudi authorities have arrested prominent feminists, leading recently, to a diplomatic spat with Canada. Rutgers–Newark’s Nermin Allam argues that all this goes to show that the reforms are limited and the kingdom remains adamant on not opening more space for women.
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Bryan Keogh
Economics + Business Editor
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Top stories
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Can Walmart go green while maintaining its commitment to low prices?
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Andrew Spicer, University of South Carolina; David Graham Hyatt, University of Arkansas
Two business professors spent five years studying Walmart's ambition project to bring sustainability to its millions of budget-conscious customers – a plan that began with the birth of a granddaughter.
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Up to two-thirds of students experience ‘ninth grade shock,’ which can affect everything from grades to mental health.
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David Yeager, University of Texas at Austin; Hae Yeon Lee, University of Texas at Austin
While transitioning to the ninth grade can be stressful for many students, teaching students to be more optimistic can better enable them to cope with the challenges, research psychologists argue.
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A woman in Saudi Arabia drives to work for the first time in Riyadh.
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Nermin Allam, Rutgers University Newark
Saudi Arabia has arrested a number of feminists, while bringing in reforms for women. An expert argues why this goes to show that the kingdom remains adamant on not opening space for more voices.
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Politics + Society
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A. Naomi Paik, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
It's more than just a slogan. For community organizers, 'Abolish ICE' represents the first step to a world without immigrant detention or prisons.
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Daniel Pout, Arizona State University
The victory of a Democratic Socialist in a New York primary will not lead to the dictatorship of the proletariat. It's an incremental addition to the long history of moderate socialism in the US.
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Health + Medicine
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Bruce Blumberg, University of California, Irvine; Raquel Chamorro-Garcia, University of California, Irvine
The most common explanation for obesity is overeating calorie-rich foods and a sedentary lifestyle. But new studies suggest that chemicals in our environment might be another cause.
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Daniel R. Weinberger, Johns Hopkins University
African-Americans are severely underrepresented in genetics and neuroscience research. That could leave the treatments of the future out of their reach.
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Simran Jeet Singh, New York University
American Sikhs have been the target of many racist attacks. An expert explains the Sikh faith and its history in the United States.
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Karl Havens, University of Florida
Red tide and a blue-green algae outbreak are fouling hundreds of miles of coast, killing fish and driving tourists away from beaches. Some of the causes are natural, but human actions play a big role.
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Jerry Davis, University of Michigan
Apple became the world's 'biggest' company because of its sky-high valuation. But in the past, the largest companies were known for more meaningful metrics such as revenue and number of employes.
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