INFOGRAPHIC: The Future of finance
Technology has impacted virtually every industry, particularly the financial sector. Whether it’s the development of new forms of currency or expanding how and where investors can trade, the financial industry is evolving at an unprecedented rate. Mobile apps, online lending platforms, and smaller, more agile organizations are successfully competing with large, established firms.
To learn more, check out the infographic below created by Maryville University.
Fintech Landscape
The term fintech is defined as technological innovation in the financial sector, including innovations in financial literacy and education, retail banking, investment, and cryptocurrencies.
The Fintech Sector Landscape
Intelligent.com Announces Best Online Public Relations Graduate Degree Programs for 2021
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Degree holders gain increased earning potential with career opportunities upon graduation from these top ranked online programs. SEATTLE (PRWEB) May 11, 2021
Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the top online programs for 2021. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 1,280 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each school.
Meagan Ochoa will be the principal at Oakville Elementary School beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.
The Mehlville School District Board of Education unanimously voted to approve Ochoa’s hiring in a closed session April 29. Several highly qualified candidates applied for the position, the district said, and both staff and parents provided feedback and assisted with interview panels.
Ochoa, the current assistant principal at Bierbaum Elementary, will succeed Kimberly Tooley, who has held the position for three years and is taking another district role. Ochoa takes over July 1.
“Mrs. Ochoa is resourceful, creative, solution-oriented, caring and honest,” Assistant Superintendent Jeff Bresler said in a news release. “She elevates those around her with her positive outlook and always keeps her focus on what is best for students. She’s passionate about building strong family and community relationships that benefit the school community.”
Doctors Harness the Power of Human Connections
Social medicine programs, which often encourage patients to engage with other people, can help address dementia, isolation and more.
Socializing can help dementia patients improve their cognition and quality of life.Credit.Sammy Jo Hester/The Daily Herald, via Associated Press
By John Hanc
This article is part of our new series on the
, which examines changes in the medical field.
Less than five years ago, Mary Albrecht was a professor of marketing at Maryville University in St. Louis. She gave lectures and led classroom discussions; she advised students; she interacted with her faculty colleagues. In 2017, Ms. Albrecht learned she had Alzheimer’s disease, and she retired that same year losing a network of students, colleagues and friends that had nourished her for 31 years.
Martinez, Goodin help Eagles to GLVC DH sweep at S&T USI Softball (Source: wfie) By Bethany Miller | April 26, 2021 at 9:57 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 9:57 PM
ROLLA, Mo. (WFIE) -University of Southern Indiana Softball earned a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader sweep of host Missouri University of Science & Technology Monday afternoon.
The Screaming Eagles (15-18, 12-12 GLVC) won the opener, 3-0, before clinching the sweep with a 5-1 win in the nightcap.
Sophomore second baseman Rachel Martinez (Chicago, Illinois) went a combined 4-for-5 at the plate with a double, a run scored and two RBI to lead USI.
Sophomore pitcher Allie Goodin (Evansville, Indiana) tossed a two-hit shutout and the Eagles got RBI-singles from three different players as USI earned the 3-0 win over Missouri S&T in the opener.