Faculty-Staff Achievements, July 16, 2018
In the News
Diana Barnes, senior teaching professor of foreign languages and literatures, was interviewed
for a July 8 Spectrum story about the recent Congress Park rally, Solidarity with
Immigrants. Additionally, she was interviewed by The Alt for a July 11 story titled,
.
Jeffrey O. Segrave, professor of health and exercise sciences, is the author of , an opinion essay published July 19 in Albanys Times Union.
Tom Yoshikami, the Tang Teaching Museum & Art Gallerys educator for college and public programs,
was interviewed by The Alt for an article titled, .
Marketa Wolfe, assistant professor of economics, was interviewed by S&P Global Market Intelligence
for an article titled, . The article explores the impact of President Trumps tweets on company stock prices.
"We found on average the comments really do move the price," said Wolfe, who studied
stock market reactions to the president's company-specific tweets with co-authors
Qi Ge, assistant professor of economics at 窪蹋勛圖厙, and Alexander Kurov of West Virginia
University. "These findings raise the question of whether it is optimal for high-ranking
government officials to communicate industrial policy pertaining to specific companies
via Twitter where unexpected statements can potentially instantly create or wipe out
millions of dollars in shareholder value," the study concluded.
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