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Accounting Is So in: Gen Z Could Help Ease the Field’s Labor Shortage

Next tax season, your accountant may be from a younger generation than you expect. With many baby boomer accountants eyeing retirement in a field that’s already short 340,000 workers, , Fortune reports.
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Accounting has long been stereotyped as a less than thrilling job, and the industry has been facing a massive labor shortage for that reason and many others. But some Gen Zers entering the workforce have realized that the career is not only stable and lucrative, but also has the power to transform people’s lives. That’s being seen firsthand by the college students who are gaining real-life experience through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, programs, in which students help low-income Americans file their taxes for free.
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It’s an experience that may defy what they thought they knew about the field: “While accounting may have a certain image in the background among young people of being not as intriguing and exciting, once they actually engage in the practice and see how it plays out in a real world, it changes people’s mind and views,” said Rafael Efrat, the director of California State University, Northridge’s VITA program.
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In terms of stability, Oregon State University reported that 98% of accounting graduates secure jobs in the field — and their salaries are the highest in recorded history of any major in the university’s business school. ?

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Health

New York City’s “Hotspotting” Program Aims to Stop Overdoses and Save Lives

Faced with a rise in drug overdose deaths in the last few years, New York City is taking a novel approach to delivering support to patients before it’s too late. Called “Hotspotting,” the is connecting 150 patients being treated for opioid use at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx with a dedicated care team. That team includes community health workers and peer counselors, the New York Post reports.
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Here’s how it works: Upon getting discharged from the hospital, the patient receives a cell phone and service contact to access care. For up to a year, the hospital team will follow up with the patient biweekly, offering a broad range of support while helping them connect with addiction services, community-based resources, and welfare benefits.
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The Bronx has the highest rate of opioid overdose deaths in the city, so there’s no doubt the need is there, as is the potential. An MIT study found that a trial of the Hotspotting program on Staten Island led to a 36% reduction in nonfatal overdoses and a 63% reduction in substance use disorder-related emergency room visits for participants, compared to patients not involved in the program.
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“There remains a critical need for more innovation and proactive approaches to save lives,” Joseph Conte, the executive director of the Staten Island Performing Provider System, told the Post. “That is the essence of the Hotspotting approach.”

Science

What Can’t Crows Do? Study Finds the Birds Have Geometric Intuition

Regardless of how you feel about crows, there’s one thing we can all agree on: They’re super smart. In fact, they may even be star students in geometry class, per a . Researchers found that much like humans, crows can identify shapes that exhibit geometric regularity and recognize those that do not.
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For the study, researchers had crows look at a computer screen featuring six figures. If they pecked on the shape that was different from the rest, they would get a mealworm treat. At first, the researchers used two vastly different shapes, like five moons and one flower, but gradually made the shapes more similar — such as five perfect squares and one four-sided figure that was subtly different.
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Living up to their reputation, the crows could . It’s the first time a nonhuman species has been shown to have this geometric intuition, according to co-author Andreas Nieder, a cognitive neurobiologist at Germany’s University of Tübingen. “Claiming that it is specific to us humans, that only humans can detect geometric regularity, is now falsified,” Nieder told NPR. “Because we have at least the crow.”
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But that’s not to say the crow is the only other animal with this perceptive skill: “I would never dare to say that this is the only species,” he said. “It’s just now opening this field of investigation.” We wouldn’t be surprised to see on the geometry honor roll.

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3. Elephants at the San Diego Zoo jumped into action to protect their young during Monday’s earthquake ()
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4. Paleontologists discovered the first-known tracks of what they believe is a dinosaur with a terrifying tail ()
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