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January 24, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") announced that the Bank Term Funding Program, where the FRB purchased government bonds at par, will cease making new loans...

Have you ever scrolled through Pinterest and wondered why there’s an abundance of Russian pictures catching your eye? The platform seems to be adorned with the charm of Russian aesthetics, leaving users fascinated with the origins and reasons behind this visual trend.On the surface, the rise of Russian images on Pinterest appears to be a […]

City considers preserving city manager pandemic spending authority

The Western Illinois University History Department will host a “Global and Local Perspectives on Military History” Scholarly Conference Friday-Saturday, April 14-15 on the Quad Cities campus.

HBKU and QU co-host 4th WASM Conference

I am waiting for the moment when I will be evicted because trees will be planted where my apartment building is right now. I am also waiting for the moment when I will pay a fine for eating steak. I am waiting for the day I will be encouraged to take contraception so that I […]

Doha: The Gulf Studies Centre, part of the College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar University (QU), will hold the 7th Annual International Interdiscipli...

QU GSC to host conference on FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

The Lakeview gets a temporary makeover, a Cabbagetown sushi spot says goodbye and more Korean fried chicken comes to town

Paolo Sigismondi’s primary research and teaching interests focus on the phenomena of globalization forged by new technologies and economic forces such as multinational corporations, especially media, advertising and entertainment conglomerates, and their multifaceted economic, political, social and linguistic impact on societies around the world. He graduated summa cum laude in economics from LUISS University in Rome. At the University of Southern California, he earned an MBA from the Marshal...