by piecenter | Nov 4, 2013 | Trends & Topics
By Yiqian Ma The debate over labeling genetically modified food reaches boiling point today as voters in Washington state head to the polls to decide the multi-million dollar issue. Companies such as Monsanto, General Mills and Whole Foods have contributed nearly $29...
by piecenter | Oct 31, 2013 | Organizational Planning Current
PULSE seeks to transform life science departments as part of a national effort to retain and advance students. PIE Center researchers are evaluating the program’s process and implementation. PIE Center researchers: Alexa Lamm, Erica Odera, Levy Odera Graduate...
by piecenter | Oct 24, 2013 | Easy as PIE, Recorded
October 2013 On April 17, an explosion at a fertilizer facility rocked the town of West, Texas. After the devastating explosion, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), the national trade association representing the fertilizer industry, stepped in to respond to hundreds of...
by piecenter | Oct 21, 2013 | Blog, Trends & Topics
Most managers have no trouble covering the basics for crisis planning. Managers are competent at creating the basic crisis management plans and crisis teams However, there are a few finer points managers often overlook when creating their crisis management plans and...
by piecenter | Oct 21, 2013 | Blog, Trends & Topics
How do you view emergency management? Are you the kind that thinks if it is not written in a FEMA document then it is not worthy of being emergency management? Do you think that emergency management has boundaries it should not cross for political reasons? Do you...
