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Dr. Karen Hopkins, marketing lecturer in Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business, comments on the use of virtual influencers—or computer-generated personalities—in social media advertising.
Dr. Tiffany Sippial is the director of the Honors College at Auburn University and an associate professor in the Department of History. She is a Latin American specialist and has led four excursions to Cuba – the most recent one being in May 2019, just weeks before the newest travel restrictions took effect. Below, she shares her knowledge of those restrictions imposed by the U.S. on Cuba, and what it means for the two countries.
Harbert Eminent Scholar and Professor of Management Dave Ketchen recently challenged a proposal for a new national tax on carbonated beverages offered by a team of researchers from Cal-Berkeley, the University of Pennsylvania and New York University.
Drs. Henry Kinnucan and Brittney Goodrich, agricultural economists in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, comment on the heavy rain and floods affecting U.S. corn farmers, especially in the Midwest, who face delayed planting. Consumers also face rising grocery and ethanol prices as a result of the delayed planting.
Dr. Tom Gallagher, the Regions Bank Endowed Professor of Forest Operations in Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, comments on the potential shortage of loggers in the timber industry.
