AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from August 2003

AScribe Business & Economics News Service archives from August 2003

Purdue Research Park Company Makes Melt-In-Your-Mouth Meds.
August 4, 2003... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Purdue Research Park startup company is ready to market a new drug-delivery technology that will make it easier for people to take medicines in pill form. ...

Plowing Way for New Agriculture; NewFarm.org Announces New, Free Features to Help Farmers Succeed.
August 4, 2003... Byline: Straus Communications KUTZTOWN, Pa., Aug. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the bold quest to increase U.S. certified organic farming by more than 800 percent in the next ten years, The Rodale Institute has expanded their portal website,...

Making Trade Fair: Businesses, Farmers Showcase Fair Trade Solutions at Upcoming WTO Ministerial in Cancun.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Straus Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- When the World Trade Organization (WTO) convenes next month in Cancun, Mexico, world leaders will likely face another round of bitter criticism over their...

Home Ownership Equals Fewer Emergency Department Visits by Local Population.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Aug. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Johns Hopkins study has found that even in relatively impoverished neighborhoods, home ownership is linked to lower rates of use of emergency departments...

Fisher College of Business' 2003 Accounting Hall of Fame Inductees Announced: Philip W. Bell, Edgar O. Edwards, James J. Leisenring.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Fisher College of Business, Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three distinguished accountants have been named as the 2003 Accounting Hall of Fame inductees: Philip W. Bell, Kennett Square, Pa., and Edgar O....

First Company Founded on University of Central Florida Biotechnology Formed.
August 6, 2003... Byline: University of Central Florida ORLANDO, Aug. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- A company founded on innovations in biotechnology at the University of Central Florida has secured venture funding to research the possibility of growing...

TechSoup Partners With Mailshell To Protect Nonprofits From Email Spam; Donations of Acclaimed Anti-Spam Software Now Available.
August 11, 2003... Byline: CompuMentor SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- TechSoup.org, (www.techsoup.org), the technology website for the nonprofit sector, today announced its partnership with Mailshell (www.mailshell.com), creator of the...

Renowned Energy Expert Unveils 'Roadmap to the Hydrogen Economy'; New York Academy of Sciences' Environmental Sciences Meeting Set for Sep. 4.
August 11, 2003... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The rapidly growing engagement of business, civil society, and government in devising and achieving a transition to a hydrogen economy could yield important...

Fisher College Project Will Help Non-Profit Agencies With Their Technology Needs.
August 11, 2003... Byline: Fisher College of Business, Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Fisher College's Center for Information Technology Management (CITM), in collaboration with the United Way of Central Ohio and the Tony R. Wells...

Research Paper by Simon School Professor Named One of Top 50 for 2002.
August 12, 2003... Byline: William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 12 (AScribe News) -- A research paper co-authored by Greg Shaffer, professor of marketing and of economics and management at the William E. Simon...

Vaccine Development Sparks Debate on Changes to Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 12 (AScribe News) -- While vaccines for cervical cancer that appear to be clinically useful remain in clinical trials, an analysis by Duke University Medical Center researchers concludes that...

New Challenge to Foundations: Invest in Social Mission, Says Article in Latest Stanford Social Innovation Review.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 12 (AScribe News) -- In the Summer 2003 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, now arriving in subscribers' mailboxes, foundation leaders need to look beyond...

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Uses IBM Technology Help to Find Genetic Links to Immune-System Diseases; Collaboration to Ease Data-Sharing Among Scientists.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, Aug. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center today announced that its researchers are using IBM technology to help discover why some people are more susceptible...

Higher Utilization, Lower Death Rate For Florida's Medicare Enrollees, Raises Questions About Equity, Quality,.
August 13, 2003... Byline: Health Affairs Patients' Preferences BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 13 (AScribe News) -- Elderly Floridians use more health care and have a lower death rate than seniors in other states, but higher utilization is probably not responsible...

Canadian Credit Management Foundation Chair in Integrative Thinking Named at University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
August 13, 2003... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Aug. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- An internationally recognized expert in decision-making has been appointed the first holder of the Canadian Credit Management Foundation Chair in Integrative...

EU-U.S. Trade Reform Proposal and WTO Cancun Talks: Fair Trade Experts Available.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Straus Communications MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) expressed deep concern over the agricultural trade reform proposal submitted to the World Trade Organization...

East Coast Power Outage Advisory: 'FACTS' Technology Can Help Utilities Cope With Power Outages.
August 14, 2003... Byline: University of Missouri, Rolla ROLLA, Mo., Aug. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- With consumer demand for electricity increasing rapidly in the United States -- especially during the hot summer months -- the nation's power grid is pushed to...

Eastern Power Outage Unfortunate But Entirely Predictable; Aug. 14 Event Offers Wake-Up Call for U.S. Energy Policymakers.
August 15, 2003... Byline: Rocky Mountain Institute OLD SNOWMASS, Colo., Aug. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Officials with Rocky Mountain Institute, one of the world's leading energy think tanks, today called on U.S. energy policymakers to note events in the...

Consumers Union Cautions Deregulation Proponents on Exploiting Largest Blackout in U.S. History; Blackout Emphasizes Need to Better Study Deregulation's Impact on System Reliability.
August 15, 2003... Byline: Consumers Union WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Yesterday's massive blackout of the northeastern and midwestern United States and parts of Canada should serve as a wake up call for proponents of the misguided energy...

University of Maryland Experts Have the Energy to Talk Infrastructure.
August 15, 2003... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Thursday's power outages across the Midwest and East Coast have raised concerns about this nation's energy infrastructure. Colorado Governor Bill...

Technology Square/Centergy Awarded Most Pedestrian-Friendly Development.
August 15, 2003... Byline: Georgia Institute of Technology ATLANTA, Aug. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Georgia Tech's Technology Square and Kim King Associates' Centergy projects are being recognized as the most pedestrian-friendly developments in metro Atlanta....

Too Early to Blame Blackout on Aging Infrastructure, Expert Says.
August 18, 2003... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- While some analysts are already blaming an outdated energy infrastructure for causing Thursday's massive blackout in the Northeast, an Ohio State University expert...

Opinion: Remote Grid Problems Come Home to Roost -- by Reinhard Radermacher and Matthew Cowie, University of Maryland.
August 18, 2003... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- It now should be all too apparent to the hundreds of thousands residents from Ottawa to Cleveland, from Detroit to New York City, that something...

State Lands Commission Votes to Oppose Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Inventory.
August 19, 2003... Byline: California State Lands Commission SACRAMENTO, Aug. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The California State Lands Commission voted today to oppose a controversial provision of the 2003 federal Energy Bill that would assess oil and gas reserves...

Steve Currall Joins Board of Directors of BioHouston.(organization promoting development of biotechnology industry in Houston)(Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University)
August 20, 2003... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Aug. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Steve Currall, William and Stephanie Sick Chair in Entrepreneurship, associate professor of management, psychology, and statistics, and founding director of the Rice Alliance...

Stanford Business School Study: Pitching Ideas in Tinseltown.
August 22, 2003... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the world of Hollywood movies, the most important 20 minutes of a film may take place during the pitch meeting. The film Alien originally was...

Queuing Theory Meets Your Morning Latte in Stanford Business School Study.
August 22, 2003... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Imagine: You walk into the Department of Motor Vehicles to get a new license, and you're not bombarded by crowds of irritated citizens waiting in...

Hailing Outside Prophets Can Threaten Inside Profits Says Stanford Business School Study.
August 22, 2003... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- It's been said that no one is a prophet in his own land, but can anyone be a prophet in his or her own organization? Apparently, the ancient adage...

Simon School Professor to Receive FMA Fellows Award; Financial Management Association Will Honor Clifford W. Smith Jr. for His Achievements.
August 26, 2003... Byline: William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Clifford W. Smith Jr., a nationally respected scholar in the fields of corporate financial policy, financial intermediation...

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Supercomputer Fastest Open System in U.S.; 11.8T HP Supercomputer With Intel Itanium2 Processors Running Linux Reaches Full Operations.
August 26, 2003... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., Aug. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is now home to the United States' fastest operational unclassified supercomputer....

'High Performers': Book Targets Strategies to Recruit, Retain Top Employees.(Book Review)
August 27, 2003... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Every employer's dream: an employee who is self-motivated to be a peak performer and always goes beyond the call of duty with little or no supervision. What...

Tides Center Receives $950,000 to Evaluate, Build Support for Nonprofit Sector; Kellogg Foundation Grant Bolsters Nation's Largest Nonprofit Infrastructure Organization.
August 27, 2003... Byline: Tides Foundation SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Tides Center, headquartered in San Francisco's Presidio, will begin an intense process of evaluating systems, processes and structures that will ultimately...

Both Coasts Lead Nation in Internet Use; People in Different Parts of Country Often Use Internet in Different Ways.
August 27, 2003... Byline: Pew Internet & American Life Project WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Internet penetration is not spread evenly across the United States, with some regions of the country well above the national average of 59 percent and...

Failure to Assist Limited English Speakers Likely to Hurt U.S. Productivity: Report Finds that More Language, Job Training Services Are Needed.
August 28, 2003... Byline: Center for Law and Social Policy WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Our country is not doing enough to help employers integrate immigrants into the workforce despite projections that immigrants-many of whom have limited...

'Betrayal of Work': New Book Documents How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans.(The Betrayal of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans)(Brief Article)
August 28, 2003... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- For generations, the basic promise of American society was that if you worked hard you could earn a livable income and provide the basic securities for yourself and...

Causal Maps Validated for Software Development Research.
August 29, 2003... Byline: University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Object-oriented (OO) software development has many business benefits, but the OO approach, which requires a substantial change in thinking, is difficult for...