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Back to school spending rates steadily increasing

Every semester students begin the mad dash known as back to school shopping. With incentives like tax-free weekend, supply shopping continually increases. Rajiv Grover, dean of the Fogelman College of Business and Marketing, broke down the difference in spending between college, elementary, middle and ...

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Bitcoin hopes to change the way Americans use change

For years, the United States economy has used paper money to buy and sell merchandise. They have always tried to update the currency so that the value of the money won’t diminish. Now, a new form of currency, called Bitcoin, is on the rise. They are a type of digital currency that uses encryption ...

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STEM Academy to be held at University of Memphis

High School students from the Shelby County Schools will now have the opportunity to continue to advance their educational horizon after the school year ends and their summer break begins. The Tennessee Board of Regents will fund the University of Memphis to teach the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ...

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Student bringing awareness to blood shortage

While attending a leadership camp for her high school’s student council, Paige Fehland, then 15-years old, discovered that she was getting bumps and bruises on her body. To relieve the pain, she took medication that she quickly found out she was allergic to. It caused her sever internal bleeding. ...

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UM becomes Center of Transportation Workforce

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute (IFTI) a four-year grant to be the center of the Southeast Regional Surface Transportation Workforce. About $1 million is being funded into this initiative to “put the right people ...

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City sparks growth with Beale Street Landing

Ten years ago, the Memphis City Council voted and approved a plan called The Riverfront Development Corporation Master Plan that will help to improve the 15 linear mile area of the Mighty Mississippi River waterfront. A typical plan probably consists of when does it start, how much does it cost, what ...

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City sparks growth with Beale Street Landing

Ten years ago, the Memphis City Council voted and approved a plan called The Riverfront Development Corporation (RDC) Master Plan that will help to improve the 15 linear mile area of the Mighty Mississippi River waterfront. A typical plan probably consists of when does it start, how much does it cost, ...

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