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☆ The 10 US cities where it's hardest to build affordable housing
  + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Eliza Relman | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Restrictive zoning, often originally designed to exclude people of color, persists in metros across the US. Restrictive zoning policies are a major obstacle to building more housing, particularly affordable housing for lower and middle-income Americans, amid a national housing shortage. But restrictive zoning isn't limited to major coastal cities. And it prevents neighborhoods from becoming more dense, worsening the national housing shortage and limiting the supply of much-needed affordable housing. Multi-family homes, apartment buildings, and other more affordable housing are illegal to build in vast swaths of the nation's residential neighborhoods.
☆ The Four Habits of Highly Effective March Madness Teams
  + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Laine Higgins | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Alabama may not appear to have all that much in common with Princeton. One is a major-conference power that earned the top overall seed to the 2023 NCAA men’s tournament. The other survived a dogfight in the Ivy League tournament to earn a bid hours before the brackets were revealed. As it turns out, however, the biggest underdogs and the clearest title contenders in this year’s edition of March Madness share a handful of characteristics that make them dangerous in single-elimination tournaments. They have veteran starting fives.
☆ Women's NCAA roundup: No. 8 Ole Miss upsets No. 1 Stanford
  + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
8 Ole Miss Rebels to their first Sweet 16 since 2007 by preventing No. Stanford (29-6) was led by Cameron Brink, who had 20 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks, while Haley Jones chipped in 16 points and eight rebounds. Grace Stone had 16 points and Ellie Mitchell finished with nine points, 18 rebounds and three blocks. Elena Tsineke scored 20 points to pace South Florida (27-7), while Sammie Puisis finished with 11 points and four rebounds. The Irish closed the game on a 10-5 run, getting seven points from Citron during that stretch.
☆ On a Night of Surprises, Princeton—but Not Kansas—Reaches the Sweet 16
  + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Laine Higgins | Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Princeton players celebrate after the team’s win over Missouri. Princeton University is known for harvesting Nobel Prize winners from its hallowed academic halls, but March Madness has turned out to be a proving ground for the idea that the institution’s smarts extend to the basketball court. 15 seed Princeton exploited seventh-seeded Missouri’s weakness on the glass to pull off a dominant 78-63 win on Saturday in Sacramento in the South Regional, somehow topping their historic upset over No. It was the largest margin of victory for a 15-seed in the NCAA tournament ever. In both wins, Princeton cleverly lasered in on and exploited its more highly-regarded opponents’ biggest weaknesses.
☆ College acceptance and financial aid letters are going out — how to understand your offers
  + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
watch nowUnderstanding the college financial aid letterOne of the first things to understand when assessing aid letters is the formula colleges use to come up with the expected family contribution. Kalman Chany financial aid consultantFurther, not all colleges include both direct and indirect expenses in the total "cost of attendance." As a rule of thumb, add an extra $4,000 for those indirect costs if they are not included in the aid offer, Chany said. Differentiate free vs. borrowed moneyIn most award letters, there are often several financial aid options, including grants, scholarships, work-study opportunities and student loans. If your circumstances are now different, that should be brought to the financial aid office's attention with documentation.
☆ The British Big Man Who Led Princeton’s Shocking NCAA Tournament Upset
  + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Joshua Robinson | Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
15 seed Princeton scored nine unanswered points in the final minutes to stun No. 2 seed Arizona on Thursday, it marked the first bracket-busting shock of this NCAA tournament. One thing about the game was even more surprising than a school famous for producing Nobel laureates pulling off the biggest upset of the college-basketball season: Princeton’s best player was British.
☆ Did ESG Help Sink SVB?
  + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Kimberley A. Strassel | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Kimberley Strassel is a member of the editorial board for The Wall Street Journal. She writes editorials, as well as the weekly Potomac Watch political column, from her base in Alaska. Ms. Strassel joined Dow Jones & Co. in 1994, working in the news department of The Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels, and then in London. She moved to New York in 1999 and soon thereafter joined the Journal's editorial page, working as a features editor, and then as an editorial writer. An Oregon native, Ms. Strassel earned a bachelor's degree in Public Policy and International Affairs from Princeton University.
☆ Princeton Stuns No. 2 Arizona in the NCAA Tournament
  + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Robert O Connell | Laine Higgins | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Princeton guard Matt Allocco, forward Zach Martini and forward Caden Pierce celebrate during a win against Arizona. When it comes to playing the role of underdog, Princeton coach Mitch Henderson learned from the best. Playing for the legendary coach Pete Carril in 1996, he was a point guard for the 13-seed Princeton team that knocked off defending national champion UCLA, 43-41 in one of the NCAA tournament’s greatest upsets. Henderson authored his own upset masterpiece on Thursday evening—using nearly the same game plan as his former coach, who died last year—as Princeton, a No. 15 seed, knocked out second-seeded powerhouse Arizona 59-55.
☆ College hopefuls have a new ultimate dream school — and it's not Harvard, Princeton or Yale
  + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Most of the colleges at the very top of students' wish lists are "perennial favorites," according to Robert Franek, The Princeton Review's editor-in-chief. They are also among the most competitive: Stanford's acceptance rate is also just below 4%; at Harvard, it's about 3%. The report found application volume jumped 30% since the 2019-20 school year, even as enrollment has slumped nationwide. At that point, they must pay a non-refundable deposit to secure their seat at the school of their choice. Tuition and fees plus room and board for a four-year private college averaged $53,430 in the 2022-2023 school year; at four-year, in-state public colleges, it was $23,250, according to the College Board.
☆ N.C.A.A. Bracket Picks: Where Fans and Experts Diverge
  + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Josh Katz | Alice Fang | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +8 min
One avenue is examining the differences between the forecasts of mathematical models and the collective choices of fans. For example, fans are much more likely to have Kansas and Alabama in the Final Four than the experts. The table below shows an aggregate view of the difference between the public’s picks and those of forecasting models. But if you pick the same teams as everyone else, your bracket will look the same, too, something you should consider. There is no guarantee that this approach will work, of course, and part of the draw of the N.C.A.A.
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☆ Marian Croak, who has 200 patents to her name including the technology behind Zoom, became one of the first Black women to be inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame
  + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Marian Croak became one of the first two Black women to be inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame. Her innovations in internet technology have enabled remote work, text donations, and voting for American Idol. Last year, she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame — among the highest honors for inventors, including Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and the Wright brothers. Croak became one of first two Black women to receive that honor, alongside the late Patricia Bath, an ophthalmologist who created a device used during surgery to easily remove cataracts. As one of the first-ever Black women to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Croak recognizes the importance of diversity in a historically homogenous industry.
☆ From dual enrollment to course sharing, these 4 moves can help you save big on college costs
  + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
Take college courses in high schoolDual enrollment is a state-run program that allows students to take college-level classes, often through a local community college, while they are still in high school. As many as 3 in 10 community college students are in dual enrollment programs, according to the American Association of Community Colleges. Unlike Advanced Placement, the program in which high school students take courses and exams that could earn them college credit, dual enrollment credits are more likely to transfer. Over four years, early college programs cost about $3,800 more per student than traditional high school, according to one study. Try course sharingIf you are already enrolled in a four-year school, tapping community college courses can still be a worthwhile way to cut costs, a strategy known as course sharing.
☆ More rate hikes are needed, says Fed’s Mary Daly
  + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
New York CNN —Federal Reserve policymakers will need to raise interest rates higher and keep them there longer to tackle the higher prices caused by sticky inflation, San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said Saturday. Daly does not currently vote on Fed policy decisions but is a member of the Federal Open Market Committee and participates in policy meetings. Her speech followed a week of similar warnings from the Federal Reserve. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic also said Wednesday that he believes the Fed needs to raise its policy rate by half a percentage point at the next meeting. On Thursday, Fed Governor Christopher Waller warned that painful interest rates could go higher than expected, citing a slew of recent stronger-than-expected economic data.
☆ Stocks week ahead: It's hell week on Wall Street
  + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
The unflinching resilience of the US labor market is one of — if not the — greatest source of tension in today’s economy. That means the Fed’s already painful rate hikes are likely to continue until the job market simmers. In just one year, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates from nearly zero to a range of 4.5% to 4.75% to cool the economy. The labor market is stronger than ever: The US added a shocking 517,000 jobs in January and knocked unemployment down to its lowest level since 1969. If the labor market remains strong, more Fed-induced pain lies ahead.
☆ Fed's Daly: tighter policy, for a longer time, 'likely' needed
  + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
The acceleration of inflation in January "suggests that the disinflation momentum we need is far from certain," Daly said in remarks prepared for delivery to the Princeton Economic Policy Symposium. "In order to put this episode of high inflation behind us, further policy tightening, maintained for a longer time, will likely be necessary." Coming from Daly, whose views are typically in line with Fed leadership, the remarks may add to expectations that Fed policymakers will lift rates higher in coming months than the 5.1% that most of them had penciled in December. Fed policymakers will publish fresh projections for policy and the economy at the close of their upcoming March 21-22 meeting. Daly did not use her prepared remarks to offer a view on how big March's rate hike ought to be, or exactly how high rates should go.
☆ A Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy Victory
  + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Sadanand Dhume | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Sadanand Dhume writes a biweekly column on India and South Asia for WSJ.com. Mr. Dhume is also a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Mr. Dhume is the author of “My Friend the Fanatic: Travels with a Radical Islamist,” (Skyhorse Publishing, 2009), which charts the rise of the radical Islamist movement in Indonesia. Mr. Dhume holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Delhi, a master’s degree in international relations from Princeton University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, and travels frequently to India.
☆ Meet Matija Pecotic: a real-estate investor who counts Bill Ackman as a mentor - and now a breakout tennis star on the pro circuit
  + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A 33-year-old real-estate investor has become a tennis star after beating a former top-10 player. Pecotic counts Bill Ackman as a mentor, and compares his game preparation to day trading. "Being mentored by Bill Ackman continued to influence that hunger," Pecotic said. The moonlighting tennis star scours match tapes and other information sources to spot his opponents' weaknesses and refine his own game. "In our world, we are all about information, put the emotions aside – analytics, analytics, analytics," he said.
☆ I asked ChatGPT to write college admissions essays and then sent them to expert tutors to review. Read the full essays.
  + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
I got OpenAI's ChatGPT to write some college admissions essays and asked tutors to review them. Both said the essays passed for a real student's work and might even stand up at some less-selective colleges. Nguyen called the essays "over-predictable" and they both agreed the essays wouldn't have had a chance at any top universities. One project that I'm particularly proud of is a series of portraits that I took of my friends and family. To address these issues, I decided to take a project management course and read books on effective teamwork and communication.
☆ Inside the fierce debate over clean hydrogen, with $100 billion in federal subsidies on the line
  + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +13 min
The impact of the tax credit on emissions reductions depends on how federal agencies implement it. On one side of the debate, some energy providers say that making the rules too strict could kill the clean hydrogen industry before it ever gets off the ground. CERAWeek returned in-person to Houston celebrating its 40th anniversary with the theme "Pace of Change: Energy, Climate, and Innovation." This hourly approach to energy accounting has been adopted by Google, which has been a forerunner in adopting clean energy, for example. In the long run, Garabedian says, his stance is about protecting his company, the industry's reputation, and the tax credit.
☆ Lilly to cut insulin prices by 70%, cap prices at $35 per month for people with private insurance
  + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
The Inflation Reduction Act capped insulin prices for Medicare beneficiaries at $35 per month but did not protect people with private insurance or who don't have coverage from higher prices. In President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech, he called on Congress to cap insulin prices at $35 a month for everyone. Lilly said it will cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 per month effectively immediately at certain retail pharmacies for people with private insurance. One in five people with diabetes who have private insurance pay more than $35 per month for insulin, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Democrats in Congress had pushed to cap insulin at $35 per month last summer for people with private insurance, but Senate Republicans killed the measure.
☆ The Supreme Court justices deciding whether to axe Biden's student loan relief program paid an average of $42,539 to go to college. Today, they'd have to pay around $320,531.
  + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Biden's student debt relief on Tuesday. The cost of getting an undergraduate degree was significantly cheaper when they graduated than now. When Roberts graduated in 1979, it cost $21,400; in 1992 when Jackson earned her undergraduate degree, it would have cost $75,360. When Roberts graduated in 1979, it cost $21,400; in 1992 when Jackson earned her undergraduate degree, it would have cost $75,360. Student loan borrowers gathered at the Supreme Court today to tell the court that student loan relief is legal on January 2, 2023.
☆ Even at its weirdest, most unhinged moments, Bing's chatbot is making Microsoft relevant again
  + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Alex Kantrowitz | Big Technology | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Screenshots of a maniacal, unhinged Bing chatbot have flooded the internet this week, showing the bot condescending, gaslighting, and trying to steal husbands. Even in its weirdest moments, Bing's chatbot has brought new relevance to Microsoft and its search division. "The fact that people are even writing about Microsoft Bing at all is a win," one Microsoft employee told me this week. Now, interest in Bing is soaringThe Bing app set its daily download record over the weekend, according to Apptopia. (Upon joining the waitlist for Bing's chatbot, Microsoft encourages downloading the app to get earlier access.)
☆ 3 strategies can get you more financial aid for college
  + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Apply for financial aidIn ordinary years, high school graduates miss out on billions in federal grants because they don't apply for financial aid. Even now, many families haven't applied for financial aid. Financial aid is determined by income information that is not necessarily up to date. If your circumstances are now different, that should be brought to the financial aid office's attention with documentation. If the financial aid package from another comparable school was better, that is also worth documenting in an appeal.
☆ Elon Musk has promised self-driving Teslas for years. Experts say it's not even close.
  + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Elon Musk has made developing autonomous driving technology one of Tesla's fundamental goals. "Today it's financially insane to buy anything other than a Tesla," Musk said at an event touting the carmaker's autonomous-vehicle development in 2019. That revolutionary software update never came, and by 2022 the goalpost for bringing self-driving cars to the masses had shifted to 2023. Full Self-Driving is far from actually being self-driving, some sayDespite its branding, Tesla's Full Self-Driving Beta currently requires total driver supervision, just like cruise control or smarter features like Autopilot. Likewise, McGehee says self-driving cars need a combination of overlapping sensors — whether that's cameras, radar, lidar, or ultrasonic sensors — to move through the world safely.
☆ I asked ChatGPT to write college entrance essays. Admissions professionals said they passed for essays written by students but I wouldn't have a chance at any top colleges.
  + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
I asked OpenAI's ChatGPT to write some college admissions essays and sent them to experts to review. However, they said the essays wouldn't have had a shot at highly selective colleges. College essays, sometimes known as personal statements, are a time-consuming but important part of the application process. Kevin Wong, Princeton University alumnus and cofounder of tutoring service PrepMaven, which specializes in college admissions, agreed. "The essays do seem to follow a predictable pattern, but it isn't plainly obvious that they weren't written by a human."
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