Think soft perks don’t matter much when it comes to talent retention and acquisition? Turns out that perks like flexible work schedules and professional development opportunities have a greater impact on employee satisfaction than many other types of benefit offerings. Soft perks and company-culture benefits are what employees care most about when they consider job […]

Latinos suffer from some of the highest obesity rates in the nation. Health officials have tried to intervene with messaging that encourages healthy eating and healthy behavior, but these campaigns have met with little success. Now a new studyOpens a New Window. from UC Merced public healthOpens a New Window. Professor Susana Ramirez suggests that efforts might be more successful […]

  BETHLEHEM—Students in the Stage 700 theatre club at Bethlehem Central High School are busy preparing for the opening night of their spring production, “Beauty and the Beast,” which will take place this Thursday, March 22 at 7 p.m. More than 120 students in the cast, orchestra and production and technical crews have been working […]

I don’t watch much food television. What it serves up — competition, showiness — has never really made me hungry. Until now. David Chang’s series “Ugly Delicious,” on Netflix, makes me ravenous. I’ve had to hit pause in the middle of an episode and go whip up a snack, so intense were my cravings for […]

from China sponsored a grand Chinese New Year Fair in Palo Alto. Thousands of families participated the fair, which was Babytree’s first-ever overseas event. The local Chinese community celebrated a home-style new year with Chinese custom activities like guessing lantern riddles and sending out red envelops, allowing their American neighbors to experience Chinese culture firsthand. At the meantime, acting […]

There have been quite a few conversations lately on the importance of organizational culture in managing talent or, in other words, in attracting, developing and retaining top performers. There are several aspects of your company’s culture you should examine to determine how well you are doing. It is important to keep in mind that organizational […]

SYPartners has developed eight best practices for helping clients — and themselves — become more diverse and inclusive organizations. Here’s how to launch your D&I transformation. Diverse and inclusive companies drive innovative results. Yet the tech industry still struggles with diversity and inclusion, often failing to attract diverse talent due to inclusivity issues in the workplace. For organizations […]

IFEROUANE, Niger (AP) — Tuaregs in northern Niger are hoping to draw tourists back to the region by putting their traditional dances, music poetry and camel races on display. Despite concerns about Islamic extremism throughout the Sahel region in West Africa, organizers recently hosted more than 1,000 visitors to a cultural festical in Iferouane, a […]

The destruction of Syrian heritage by terror group ISIS is being combated with a new weapon: VR. This month non-profit organization The Arc/k Project launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for Perpetuity | Palmyra, a VR app that aims to virtually restore the historic Syrian site of Palmyra, an ancient city that was destroyed by insurgents […]

Tattooed people have long been viewed as strange or societal outliers. The overarching American ideology demotes tattoos to low class symbols, and often keeps high-level, high-paying jobs out of a tattooed person’s reach. There is a persisting notion that tattooed people are less educated, less refined and more aggressive than “regular” people—or even involved in […]