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Though ‘increased worker leverage from a tight labor market’ frequently is part of the national narrative surrounding the COVID-era economy, a study recently announced by the U.S. Treasury asserts anti-competitive labor practices have forced down wages and worsened working conditions, costing workers 15 to 25 percent of what they might otherwise earn.

Our identities are forged and evolve to reflect the unique circumstances we face throughout our life, but some factors, such as socio-economic status and even gender, often determine from a young age how we choose to identify ourselves in varying contexts. When it comes to how we label our race and ethnicity, these factors can also greatly affect the way we present ourselves to others, both on and offline. 

When designing vehicles that travel at very high speeds, engineers must be able to predict how flow fields interact with vehicle surfaces. Particularly critical is the transition between two kinds of flow regimes: laminar, in which the flow moves in orderly, parallel lines, and turbulent, characterized by chaotic movement in many directions.