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How Venus flytraps evolved their taste for meat

May 14, 2020

American Association for the Advancement of Science - How does a plant develop a taste for flesh? In the play Little Shop of Horrors, all it takes is a drop of human blood. But in real life, it takes much more. Now, a study of three closely related carnivorous plants suggests dextrous genetic shuffling helped them evolve the ability to catch and digest protein-rich meals.

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How Your Response to COVID-19 Can Attract Clients

May 13, 2020

Realtor Magazine - In a relationship-driven business like real estate, it may seem impossible to keep physical distance yet still feel emotionally connected. But practitioners are finding new ways to form bonds with their clients during the coronavirus pandemic and increase their customer pipelines.

tags: Texas Tech in the News, COVID-19, Rawls College of Business Administration

Demand disruption and channel-based supply chain flexibility

May 13, 2020

Supply Chain 24/7 - Shared consumer experiences often characterize distinct time spans. Many of us can recall making our first online purchases during the 1990s. A decade later, that novelty phenomenon occurred again among consumers using smartphones. Decades earlier, the shared-consumer experience during the communist era of the Soviet Union was its bread lines. However, shortages do not only occur within poorly-executed centrally-planned economies.

tags: Rawls College of Business Administration, COVID-19, Texas Tech in the News

Coronavirus pandemic is a ‘wake up call’ for online learning

May 13, 2020

EdScoop - As universities wrap up their spring semesters with distance learning and look ahead to uncertain learning environments in the summer and fall, two teaching and learning experts from Educause say the past two months of disruption from the coronavirus pandemic were a “wake-up call” for universities about online learning.

tags: Administration, COVID-19, Texas Tech in the News