PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C, on March 7, 2023. (MANDEL NGAN | GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA).
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Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences faculty members Sole Peresin, Yucheng Peng, Graeme Lockaby, Brian Via and Tom Gallagher are exploring ways to give new life to timber decimated by hurricanes.
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Auburn University researchers aim to fuel new markets from hurricane-ravaged timber

Elf on the Shelf figures are displayed at the company's studio Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Atlanta. Christa Pitts, founder and co-CEO of The Lumistella Company, which produces toys, books and other products under the Elf on the Shelf and Elf Pets brands, says her retail orders were covered 100% before the pandemic. Now, only 50% are covered, forcing her to rethink who she will sell to. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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