Pace University News

The debate shouldn’t be either cotton totes or plastic bags, because when we do so, “we end up in an environmental what-about-ism that leaves consumers with the idea that there is no solution,” Melanie Dupuis, a professor of environmental studies and science at Pace University, told The New York Times.

No one thinks it will be easy. One obstacle, advocates say, is a lack of role models. Black sports celebrities are household names, but some young athletes may never encounter a Black medical professional. “People don’t believe they can become what they don’t see,” says Mark R. Brown, the athletic director at Pace University.

Pace University Public Administration Professor Sheying Chen was invited as part of a global expert panel in a live show discussion aired by China Radio International (CHINA PLUS) about a growing concern regarding China’s youth nowadays. Can China’s Generation Z be called Generation Nationalists? Listen to the World Today podcast.

Says Mark Fichtenbaum, a CPA, lawyer and professor at Pace University: “There’s been too much publicity [about the loopholes] in magazines like yours.” In short, even Republicans might sign off on a crackdown, as they did recently with inherited IRAs. It pays to be prepared for a tougher go on your 1040.

Professor Danielle B. Shalov explains why New York state must expand its long-term eviction prevention programs to avoid an onslaught of evictions and court filings in an informative article in Westchester Business Journal.

Andrew O. Coggins, Jr. Clinical Professor, Associate Director, BHP NYC, Pace University, Lubin School of Business. How much can the best travel credit cards save frequent travelers? If they include lounge membership and accelerated mileage accumulation, they can save a lot, especially when non-travel spend is also accelerated (Big deal in time of COVID).

"Any aviation biofuels commitment, whether voluntary or mandatory, will spur efforts to produce biofuels, said Craig Hart, a professor at Pace University's Elisabeth Haub School of Law and executive director of its Pace Energy and Climate Center, for "Biden, Airlines' Jet Fuel Emissions Goals In For Bumpy Ride."

Results of the first Pace University Business Poll have been released and, despite mounting scientific evidence of the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines and government efforts to promote their use, more than one-third of businesses surveyed reported they would not require their employees to be vaccinated