Day: June 7, 2021

Children’s book by U of I students teaches third graders about automotive engineering

By Betty C. Morrow 1 week ago
Children's book by U of I students teaches third graders about automotive engineering
Bioengineering professor Jennifer Amos created a program in which students write and illustrate children’s books with science, technology, engineering and mathematics themes. “Jenny Saves a Convertible,” the first book from the program to be published, teaches third-grade students the nuts and bolts of automotive design and engineering. Credit: Fred Zwicky

A new book written and illustrated by two recent alumnae of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign introduces third graders to the nuts and bolts of automotive mechanics and engineering.

“Jenny Saves a Convertible” is the first book written and illustrated by U. of I. students to be published through a project with Illinois Engineering Ambassadors, a public outreach and professional development group for students in the Grainger College of Engineering.

The group reaches more than 1,000 schoolchildren each year, providing high-quality educational events and hands-on activities on the U. of I. campus and in elementary and secondary schools in the

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Demand Ups Used Car Prices In US, UK, Germany

By Betty C. Morrow 1 week ago

It may be time to retire the used car salesman jokes, at least for a while.

Sales of used cars are strong across the United States and Europe, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Factors driving the increase include a chip shortage that has limited supplies of new cars and reluctance among virus-weary commuters to crowd onto public transportation.

As a result, according to FT, the usual economics of buying cars — vehicles shed value from the moment new owners leave dealers’ lots — have been flipped upside down.

Cap Hpi has tracked prices of used cars on a “live” basis since 2012, FT reported. Before 2021, according to the data firm, the biggest monthly increase in average prices was 1 percent in 2018; this May, they rose 6.7 percent.

“Normally cars depreciate, they don’t go up in

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School Of Business

By Betty C. Morrow 1 week ago

Understanding the basics of finance early will serve you nicely in the lengthy term. From revenues and bills to the means to handle cash, stock, payroll, or venture capital, they’re all key for a great basis. Read small business finance fundamentals and small business finance recommendations Business & Finance on the way to control your funds. Business owners, managers, finance students – just about anybody in business can profit from a solid understanding of tips on how to read financial stories and how accounting works.

What is the concept of business finance?

Business Finance means the funds and credit employed in the business. Finance is the foundation of a business. Finance requirements are to purchase assets, goods, raw materials and for the other flow of economic activities.

Saint Louis University’s Division of Business and Finance is dedicated to supporting the teaching, analysis, scientific care and service missions of the SLU … Read More

Welcome To Neighborhood Business Finance

By Betty C. Morrow 1 week ago

A Financial Aid Advisor is also referred to as a financial aid counselor and assists mother and father and college students in identifying financial assets obtainable to them through the federal government or private sources. A Financial Aid Advisor can additionally be answerable for outlining financial assist plans, helping with form completion, and informing students about loan reimbursement procedures. A Finance Intern is responsible for shadowing upper-level administration in the monetary division to gain industry knowledge. The duties of a Finance Intern might embrace administrative duties corresponding to knowledge Finance entry, report keeping, data maintenance, and helping with financial audits. A Finance Intern can be tasked with sitting in on conferences to take notes about client-related monetary matters. A Procurement Analyst is an skilled employee who works directly with a Procurement Manager to compare products and services from suppliers and research, which are most appropriate with the organization. A Procurement … Read More