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How much of the plastic we generate in our cities every day ends up in natural water ecosystems? And what are the paths for pollution to enter these systems?

Using a combination of environmental monitoring, laboratory analysis, and computer modelling, a team led by Dr. Mauricio Arias and his Watershed Sustainability lab at the University of South Florida aim to unravel the complex mechanisms responsible for the transport and degradation of plastic once they enter the aquatic environment.


Read the original research: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121052


Read more from the team at watershedsustainability.org

In the latest episode of the Digital Supply Chain podcast, I had the privilege to delve deep with Prof Sečkin Ozkul, fromf the University of South Florida. We traversed the transformative landscape of supply chain management, its evolving trends, and the undeniable importance of sustainability in today's business world.

One of the episode's standout moments was Sečkin's point on the burgeoning demand for supply chain graduates. Employers today are actively on the lookout for these specialised graduates, recognising the unique skill set they bring to the table. It's no longer about stumbling into the field; it's about honing a craft that's increasingly becoming indispensable.

We also touched upon the exciting integration of AI in the supply chain curriculum and how students are being primed to harness its power. From AI's potential to revolutionize forecasting to its critical role in analytics, it's evident that the world of supply chain is rapidly evolving.

And, we talked about the increasing prevalence of robotics in warehouses? Sečkin's students are at the forefront, observing these changes firsthand and keenly understanding the implications.

Lastly, Sečkin's insights into the rising C-suite roles dedicated purely to supply chain dynamics underline its growing significance in global business strategies.

Don't miss this episode brimming with insights, trends, and a peek into the future of supply chain management. Dive in now!

P.S. Want to get in touch with Seckin? Shoot him an email at SOZKUL@USF.edu.

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Long before Governor Ron DeSantis declared a new war on wokeness, Florida lawmakers in the 1950s and 60s tried going after the NAACP, suspected communists and gay people in Florida schools and universities. The lawmakers upended life for countless numbers of their fellow Floridians before being upended themselves by their own zeal for the cause. Now that DeSantis is bringing this playbook to a presidential campaign, Rachel Maddow and Isaac-Davy Aronson ask what we can learn from the last time Florida went down this path.

Featuring guests:

Stacy Braukman, author of Communists and Perverts Under the Palms: The Johns Committee in Florida, 1956-1965

Shevrin Jones, Florida State Senator

Robert Buccellatto, historian and co-host of the Florida History Podcast

In this episode, we talked with Women's Lacrosse Head Coach - Melinda McCord;

Coach McCord is the current head coach of the women's lacrosse team at the University of South Florida (USF), a Division I program in Tampa, Florida. She has been in this position since August 2021.

Prior to joining USF, McCord served as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she helped lead the Tar Heels to two national championships in 2016 and 2019. She has also coached at other top Division I programs, including Duke University and the University of Virginia.

McCord played college lacrosse at Duke University, where she was a standout midfielder and two-time team captain. She earned All-ACC honors twice and was named a Second-Team All-American in 2009.

As head coach at USF, McCord is responsible for leading the Bulls' women's lacrosse program and overseeing all aspects of the team, including recruiting, game strategy, and player development.

HONORS & AWARDS
• Eight-Time Conference Coach of the Year
• Teams have earned a combined 21 regular season & conference tournament titles
• Has accumulated 326 total wins in lacrosse and field hockey
• Her teams have earned conference championships in 13 seasons and posted two runner-up finishes during her career.
• Led Jacksonville to eight NCAA appearances, two Sweet 16’s
• Recruited and developed 13 All-Americans & 26 All-Region selections

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I became familiar with Gusto several months ago through my last gig, and I was so pleased with the user experience that I had to find out who some of the folks were behind it. And wouldn’t you know it — one of them happens to be a former 28 Days of the Web honoree. Meet Jeff Jean-Baptiste!

After a quick check-in to see how things are going, Jeff talked about his role as a product designer and gave some info on his behind-the-scenes design work at the company. From there, Jeff shared his origin story of growing up in Miami, how anime became his gateway to art, and talked about his interest in architecture and how that drives his current design focus. He even gave some insight into the Orlando design community and talked about finding success at this point his career.

For Jeff — and for all of us, really — anything worth having is worth working hard towards. So get out there and make it happen!

Links

• Jeff Jean-Baptiste’s Website
• Jeff Jean-Baptiste on Instagram
• Jeff Jean-Baptiste on LinkedIn
• Jeff Jean-Baptiste on Twitter

For extended show notes, including a full transcript of this interview, visit revisionpath.com.

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Revision Path is brought to you by Lunch, a multidisciplinary creative studio in Atlanta, GA.

It is produced by Maurice Cherry and engineered and edited by RJ Basilio. Our intro voiceover is by Music Man Dre, with intro and outro music by Yellow Speaker. Transcripts provided by Brevity & Wit.

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Season two of “Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up,” keeps the conversation alive and meaningful with episode 6. This week, our host, Indrias Kassaye, is joined by Mr. Uriah Millen, a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) student, former Nurse Manager for the intensive care unit at St. Joseph's Hospital-North who recently moved on to behavioral health nursing. Mr. Millen opens up to Indrias about what he’s observed as a Black, immigrant man forging his own path in the field of psychiatric nursing. Uriah Millen believes providing mental health care is his calling and desires to impact minority youth suffering from mental illness and substance use. 

Mr. Millen’s life took a couple of unique twists and turns leading up to his current career as a nurse. Uriah explains that he migrated to the United States from Jamaica, a year after being married, and leaving his career as a mortgage banker. Mr. Millen’s first influence in the world of nursing was his uncle. He already lived in the United States and encouraged Uriah to pursue nursing due to the financial and spiritual gains. Inspired by his new life, Uriah went to school and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2014 from the University of South Florida, in Tampa. Mr. Millen recalls, “We started with 60 students in the class and we ended up with… 18 of us actually graduating. There were three or four men… and I was the only African American [man] in the class.”

Mr. Millen’s experiences as an African-American male in a predominantly White and female-led field only inspired him to provide the most effective care for his patients at any stage in their journey–and also his associates. The last couple of years have been particularly challenging for nurses, but that has only encouraged Uriah to create spaces for his team to express their thoughts and share their experiences. He believes that those treating patients–especially in critical care–need a space to feel safe and supported by their peers in order to provide the most effective care. Mr. Millen is also focused on his patients and the factors that have led to the undeniable, upward trend in deaths by suicide and other mental health issues affecting African American youth. Uriah highlights the importance of engaging minority youth in conversations to address the mental health challenges brought on by the myriad pressures they face, including from social media, identity politics and COVID-19.

Uriah Millen has a passion for helping the underrepresented and underserved African American population experiencing mental health issues. He remains focused on reducing the stigma associated with mental illness and improving behavioral health access and outcomes for disadvantaged youth. To learn more about Uriah Millen’s work or his passion for his community, visit https://emfp.org/mfp-fellows/masters/uriah-millen.

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• UTSA Music Alumni 
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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Amber Hamlet, a friend, and fellow cybersecurity professional. Amber shared how an internship experience, while she was an undergraduate, led to her first job in cybersecurity after she graduated. We also talked about her experiences as a cybersecurity analyst, the hard and soft skills that have served her well throughout her career so far, how she motivates herself and her teammates, the importance of networking within the cybersecurity industry, her favorite TV shows, books and podcasts, her advice for anyone trying to get into cybersecurity, and her favorite quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. You can also reach Amber via Twitter:  @s3cur3rth1ngs

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to bidemi@thebidpicture.com. You can also get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Clubhouse app (@bid), and the Wisdom app (@bidemi).

Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's latest book, Feet of Clay: Democracy, Democratic Values & Destructive Influences, available on Amazon, eBay, and Barnes & Noble.

RJ Huebert, a Pennsylvania native, started his marketing career in the Tampa Bay / St. Petersburg area after finishing graduate school at the University of South Florida. It was there that he decided to put his entrepreneurial instincts to work by creating, organizing, and marketing several 5K races. The excitement and sense of accomplishment he received from developing these events fueled his passion for eventually starting his own marketing firm. In 2019, a few years after returning back to the Pittsburgh area, he launched HBT Digital Consulting.

RJ’s firm specializes in digital marketing services, which encompasses online ad spend, social media marketing, email marketing, and search engine advertising. He differentiates his boutique agency on the basis of offering customized and premium services to his clients. HBT Digital Consulting’s “digital” positioning means that they are focused on ad tracking, results measurement, and return on investment. In this episode, RJ talks about how to collaborate with competitors and why creating and organizing an event can be a great test of entrepreneurial skills.

If you have any questions or if you’d like to chat, you can reach me at my contact info below. The purpose of this podcast is to share ideas, inspire action, and build a stronger small business community here in Pittsburgh. So please say hello, tell me what you think, and let me know how I’m doing. It means a ton!

YOU CAN REACH ME AT:

Website: https://www.proprietorsofpittsburgh.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proprietorsofpittsburghpodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/proprietorsofpittsburghpodcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darinvilano

Phone: 412-336-8247

YOU CAN REACH RJ HUEBERT AT:

Website: https://hbtdigital.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hbtdigitalconsulting

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hbtdigitalconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hbtdigitalconsulting

Dan and Al leave it all on the line in this episode of The Lightning Round. The dynamic duo discuss Al locking his keys in his car while grabbing some Chinese food, just minutes before recording this podcast. The two then move on to talk about the things they miss the most about college before discussing how often they get takeout food in general. Dan and Al then talk about the previous week's polls on Twitter which left a distasteful taste in Dan's mouth. Al then asks Dan whether driving a British car in the United States would be a fresh act. After discussing the validity to driving a British car in the United States Dan and Al draft their top four stupidest college names. This is a can't miss episode. So don't miss it!


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Quincy and I are back for another Q&A episode in which we answer your questions! In this episode, we tackle questions about innovating to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering curricula while pointing to faculty and programs that are exemplars and the connections to ABET requirements. One thing we did not emphasize in our discussion of equitable and communication as part of an innovative curriculum, but should have, is that communication is not a one-way street that's focused on delivering content. It is very much multidirectional, involving information sharing amongst different groups at different levels in different ways.  We wrap up with discussions of how to challenge inequities without (or while) being perceived as a threat, and whether industry or academia should be at the forefront of driving change. 

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KYW Newsradio's Ed Benkin talks to Temple football coach Rod Carey as the Owls get set to face the University of South Florida on Thursday.