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ECO Magazine

How viruses shape marine microbe interactions

By looking at the tiniest virus-infected microbes in the ocean, researchers are gaining new insights about the marine food web that may help improve future climate change predictions. A new study, co-authored by biology professor Sheri Floge, looks at marine microbes and what happens when viruses infect them. “When we try to create predictive models of what is going to happen in the future with climate change, a lot of our uncertainty comes back to microbial interactions because they have been very much a black box. This study helps us unlock the box and gather important data that changes our understanding of some of the roles of viruses in the ocean,” Floge said. The study was also featured on phys.org.

November 19, 2024

Harvard Business Review

Leaders can’t make up for bad behavior by being nice later

School of Business professors Sean Hannah, John J. Sumanth and Sherry Moss shared the results of recent research. “Ultimately, leadership is not a balancing act between right and wrong — it’s about building trust through unwavering consistency. When leaders try to offset abusive actions with ethical ones, they risk deepening distrust and damaging their teams and organizations in ways that can have long-lasting, far-reaching impact. To be effective managers, leaders must therefore commit to being consistently ethical, fair and just, knowing that only those who embody this steadiness of behavior will truly be successful as leaders, and build a team of high-performing followers, in the long run.”

November 20, 2024