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When Polling Leads You Astray: Truman v. Dewey

Leading up to November 8th, we will be looking at major U.S. presidential elections and the impact that they have made on the country. Check out 1800 and 1876. Our last blog covered the election of 1876, fast forward to the 1900s. As the 1948 election approached, incumbent President Harry S. Truman had grim election chances. The public perceived Truman as a weaker leader than four-term President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who Truman had replaced due Read more…

By Emily Rice, ago

A Battle of Political Parties: Election of 1876

In the late 1800s the citizens of the United States were becoming more polarized on the issue of political parties. The question of which party controlled the White House had become a matter of national concern that could cause consequences that would last for citizens’ lifetimes. By the election of 1876, Democrats and Republicans had become the primary parties of the American political system. The two parties were divided on a number of issues, but one of the Read more…

By Emily Rice, ago

The Historic U.S. Election of 1800

Throughout history, the race for President of the United States has been a contested affair closely watched by Americans and others around the world. Leading up to November 8th, we will look at major U.S. presidential elections and the impact they had on shaping the country. In 1796, the Constitution did not provide for separate votes for President and Vice President, and state legislators chose electors in most states. John Adams of the Federalist Party Read more…

By Emily Rice, ago

Developing Big Data: Three Things a State Needs to be a Tier 1 Data Center Market

As data consumption and technology usage grow, the need for data centers to store and manage information increases at an unprecedented rate. Today, Americans utilize technology, smart phones, and the internet for everything from booking doctor’s appointments to shopping for groceries. The more data used, the bigger the need for a place to protect and store information. Phoenix is one of the top ten Tier 1 Data Center Markets in the United States, according to Read more…

By Emily Rice, ago

The Growth of Big Data in Pediatric Medicine

As technology advances, it is being used in ways that, ten years ago, people never could have imagined. One such example is the pairing of big data with pediatric medicine. Big data is a simplified term referring to large sets of data – potentially billions or trillions of records. Tom Davis, manager of business intelligence at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, has discovered a unique way to use big data to better treat young patients. Specifically, Read more…

By Emily Rice, ago

Child Life Specialists: The Unsung Heroes of Children’s Hospitals

When a child is recovering from surgery, whether it is from something minor or something much more serious, the doctors and nurses assigned to that child’s case are life-savers. They are the ones prepping the child for surgery, the ones performing the surgery, and the ones helping the child through recovery. Pediatric doctors and nurses play a vital role in the healthcare system, but a group of people you may not have heard of, child Read more…

By Emily Rice, ago
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Laws of the 1st Regular Session of the 52nd Legislature: Part 3 – Gambling

In this multi-part series, we will be looking at some of the laws that Governor Doug Ducey signed during the 1st Regular Session of the 52nd Legislature. You can see Part 1: Food and Drink and Part 2: Motor Vehicles. Unless otherwise stated, all laws discussed below went into effect on July 3. We will not cover all of the 278 bills signed into law, but if there is a particular bill you are interested Read more…

By Emily Rice, ago

The Search for Reliable Carbon Neutral Energy

With the release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan this summer, states are looking for new ways to reduce carbon emissions and identify carbon neutral power sources. In Arizona, reduction of coal usage and an increase in natural gas usage has been one of many considerations on how to reach the EPA’s reduction goals. With the adoption of natural gas comes risks in pricing fluctuations that could cause major rate changes for Read more…

By Emily Rice, ago

The Consequences of Forest Fires: Smoke and Ozone

When a forest fire occurs, the damage it causes is widespread. This is the first part of a three part series examining the effects forest fires have on smoke and ozone, water, and the land.  For more information, please contact Emily Rice at [email protected].  Where there is fire, there is smoke. Wildfires, especially catastrophic wildfires such as the 2002 Rodeo-Chediski Fire and the 2011 Wallow Fire, cause severe smoke. Unsurprisingly, breathing smoke, a mixture of Read more…

By Emily Rice, ago

The Growth of Phoenix’s High-Tech Jobs

The Phoenix Business Journal published an article on September 1st announcing that Phoenix tied with San Francisco for the best growth in high-tech jobs among major North American markets over the past two years. The report, released by CBRE, detailed that Phoenix added 12,662 new high-tech jobs between 2012 and 2014, a 42.7% increase. In the past two years, Phoenix added more overall tech jobs than Chicago, Austin, Boston, Los Angeles and Dallas, and had Read more…

By Emily Rice, ago