AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from August 2008

AScribe Business & Economics News Service archives from August 2008

Energy Expert Offers Ideas for Conserving Electric Power.
August 4, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Homeowners and businesses often waste power because they aren't aware of all the steps that can be taken to reduce their electricity consumption to lower bills...

Three in Four Voters Favor Law to Guarantee Paid Sick Days to All Workers in California.
August 5, 2008... Byline: Public Health Institute OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new statewide survey conducted for the California Center for Research on Women and Families (CCRWF), a program of the nonprofit Public Health Institute (PHI),...

Thunderbird Launching Class on Doing Business in India; New Online Certificate Program Gives Executives Tools They Need in Today's Changing Market.
August 6, 2008... Byline: Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management GLENDALE, Ariz., Aug. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the past decade, India has emerged as a rising star in the international business community. Whether you are interested in...

Babson College's Blank Center to Co-sponsor 2008 Diana International Research Symposium on Gender and Entrepreneurship.
August 6, 2008... Byline: Babson College BABSON PARK, Mass., Aug. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College will co-sponsor the 2008 Diana International Research Symposium on gender and entrepreneurship that...

A Snapshot of Urban History at the Turn of the 21st Century: UC Santa Barbara Receives Collection of Aerial Photography Valued at $14.3 Million From Pacific Western Aerial Surveys of Santa Barbara.
August 7, 2008... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 500,000 aerial images - a pictorial odyssey spanning 65 major metropolitan areas in the United States at the turn of the 21st...

Columbia Business School Announces Launch of Columbia Community Business Program; Partners With Columbia Law School, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science to Make University Resources Available to Harlem Community.
August 8, 2008... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School has announced the launch of the Columbia Community Business Program, unveiled yesterday at the Harlem Week Economic Development Awards...

Computer Communications Experts Probe Latest Advances in Digital Messaging and Transmission; ACM SIGCOMM Conference Keynoter Presents Research on Building Better Networks.
August 13, 2008... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery SEATTLE, Aug. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Computer scientists and engineers, educators and students will convene at SIGCOMM 2008 to share the latest research on Internet and other network efficiency....

Chief Financial Officers, CPA Executives See U.S. Economy in Recession; Pessimism Deepens in AICPA-UNC Economic Survey.
August 15, 2008... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. economy has already entered a recession and the outlook remains negative according a majority of chief financial officers and...

Kauffman Foundation Accepting Proposals for Entrepreneurship Dissertation Fellowship Grants; Program Will Award Grants of $20,000 Each to 15 Doctoral Scholars.
August 20, 2008... Byline: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation KANSAS CITY, Aug. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced today that the 2008-2009 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program's online Request for Proposal is available...

Leadership Seminar for Women Offered by UNC Kenan-Flagler.
August 20, 2008... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Aug. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Building women's leadership skills is the focus of a new seminar offered by the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business...

Thunderbird Kicks Off $20,000 Sustainable Innovation Competition; Early Registration for Competition Opens to Graduate-Level Business Students Worldwide.
August 20, 2008... Byline: Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management GLENDALE, Ariz., Aug. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Thunderbird School of Global Management's third annual Global Sustainable Innovation Summit opens early registration today....

150 Maryland Freshmen Pilot Mobility Initiative.
August 22, 2008... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Maryland will launch a pilot study this fall to test whether handheld devices like the iPhone - loaded with advanced technology...

New York State Unveils New Pollution Prevention Institute; Green Manufacturing Center Showcased at Open House Hosted by Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner.
August 22, 2008... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Pete Grannis, Commissioner of New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, hosted an open house today at Rochester Institute of Technology,...

Goodwill Puts People to Work.
August 25, 2008... Byline: Goodwill Industries International ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Goodwill Industries sees more people turning to Goodwill looking for a bargain in retail stores and for help finding a job. For the first six months of...

Columbia Business School Executive Education Partners With International Nonprofit; Executives Will Provide Extensive Consultation to Economic Opportunity Initiative for Survivors of Unexploded Ordnance in Vietnam.
August 28, 2008... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School's Executive Education division announced today that it will launch its first Positive Impact Project in partnership with the Humpty Dumpty...