Pamela Smith

Oct 22, 2024 | benefitnews.com | Pamela Smith |Harrison Newman

The modern workforce is more diverse than ever, with employees spanning different generations, genders, cultural backgrounds and life experiences. This diversity brings a wide range of expectations and needs when it comes to benefits. Lifestyle spending accounts (LSAs) provide an effective way for employers to address this diversity by offering a benefit that can be tailored to the unique preferences of each employee group. What is an LSA?

Jun 18, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Steven Overly |Pamela Smith

Elon Musk sparked much debate with a post on X saying the U.S. “should eliminate electronic voting machines.” But is that even possible? Pamela Smith, the president and CEO of election integrity nonprofit Verified Voting, says it isn’t. Technology now permeates our elections far more than people realize, she says — though paper still matters, too. Smith joins POLITICO Tech to explain.

Apr 9, 2024 | publicsource.org | Delaney Adams |Pamela Smith

At the Pittsburgh International Airport on the night of Feb. 18, travelers braved freezing temperatures to wait for a bus that never showed up. Armin Samii was one of those hopeful Pittsburgh Regional Transit [PRT] riders. After he checked the 28X’s projected arrival time on Transit, a third-party app that operates in multiple U.S. cities,Samii weighed the pros and cons of taking an expensive Uber or Lyft. When his brief wait turned into an hour, he regretted his gamble on public transit.

Nov 14, 2023 | dtnpf.com | Pamela Smith |Pam Smith

"The lingering question was which P450s? Plants have hundreds of them, and they often work in tandem to deactivate toxins. So, when we found just one major gene responsible for S-metolachlor resistance, we were very surprised," said study co-author Dean Riechers, professor in the Department of Crop Sciences, part of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois.

Sep 28, 2023 | dtnpf.com | Pamela Smith |Pam Smith

Spotted Lanternfly Found in Illinois 9/28/2023 | 5:44 PM CDT By  Pamela Smith , Crops Technology Editor Spotted lanternfly continues to spread and has now been found in Illinois. Officials are asking citizens to be active in trying to control the pest.