AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from December 2007

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Association for Computing Machinery Names 38 Fellows for Computing and IT Innovations in Industry, Education, Entertainment.
December 3, 2007... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has recognized 38 of its members for their contributions to computing technology that have brought advances in...

Rochester Institute of Technology to Open Dubai Campus in Fall 2008; RIT Dubai Will Be in the Heart of a Multi-Billion Dollar Complex in United Arab Emirates.
December 5, 2007... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rochester Institute of Technology is planting roots in the Middle East with a planned campus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, scheduled to open next...

Survey: CFO Optimism Hits Another Record Low; Capital Spending and Hiring to Stagnate; Credit Markets, Consumers, Price of Fuel Are Big Concerns.(Company overview)
December 5, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Optimism among chief financial officers about the U.S. economy plunged to a record low this quarter, driven by growing concern about weak consumer demand, high fuel costs,...

Association for Computing Machinery Taps 20 Distinguished Members for Achievements in Computing; Recipients Contributions Solve Problems That Benefit People Throughout The World.
December 6, 2007... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) has named 20 of its members as recipients of a recently created recognition program for their contributions to...

Purdue Expert: Make a List Before Charging Into Holiday Shopping.
December 6, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three steps can help you avoid piling up credit card debt during the holiday shopping season, says a Purdue University Extension specialist in the Department of...

Rockefeller Foundation Announces First Award Recipients of New York City Cultural Innovation Fund.
December 7, 2007... Byline: Rockefeller Foundation NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin announced today the first award recipients of the Foundation's $2.6 million New York City Cultural Innovation Fund. The...

Columbia Business School, Parsons School of Design Students Develop Innovative Strategies for Leading Luxury Goods Companies.
December 11, 2007... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- From forward-looking concepts for the Chanel shopping experience in 2012 to a luxury internet site for Bulgari, students from Columbia Business School and Parsons The...

Fiscal Hangover - by Bernard Wasow.
December 11, 2007... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Bernard Wasow, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation. - - - - As anyone who has gone on a debt-driven spending spree knows, the...

Music Industry Executive Tim DuBois to Teach at Vanderbilt; Former Record Label Chief to Develop Management Programs for Entertainment Industry.
December 13, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- One of the most successful recording industry executives on Music Row will join the faculty of the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management this spring. ...

Rotman Family Gift in Support of Prosperity Research at University of Toronto.
December 13, 2007... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Dec. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new gift by the lead benefactors of the University of Toronto's Joseph L. Rotman School of Management will greatly contribute to the study of jurisdictional...

Who Strangled the FDA? Charting Phases of Food and Drug Administration's Decline Lays Bare the Responsibility Borne by Movement Conservatism -- by Greg Anrig.
December 14, 2007... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following commentary is by Greg Anrig, vice president for policy at The Century Foundation and author of "The Conservatives Have No Clothes: Why Right-Wing Ideas...

Increasing Rate of Return on a Gift Challenge Does Little to Boost Giving.
December 15, 2007... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A little encouragement makes a big difference in people's motivation to give to a charity, but upgrading the encouragement doesn't automatically boost giving, according...

Holiday Spending Declines; 2008 Consumer-Led Recession Predicted; Rochester Institute of Technology Financial Expert Reveals Consumers Are Spending Less as They Face Rising Economic Insecurity.
December 18, 2007... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- "My prediction for 2008 is that there will be a consumer-led recession by the end of the summer. There are already indications that households have...

Collegiate Institutions Earn Business and Accounting Accreditation.
December 18, 2007... Byline: AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two institutions of higher learning have earned initial accreditation in business and one has earned initial...

Brandeis University Earns AACSB International Business Accreditation.
December 18, 2007... Byline: AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- AACSB International -- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business today announced that...

Universidade Catolica Portuguesa Earns AACSB International Business Accreditation.
December 18, 2007... Byline: AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- AACSB International -- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business today announced that...

Give the Gift of Security.
December 21, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- At a loss for a last-minute holiday gift? Consider a paper shredder. "It may not be a typical gift, but it is practical and a sign that you care," says...

Statement of Jim Wilgus, President and CEO, American Lung Association of California, on the Appointment of John Balmes, M.D. to the California Air Resources Board.
December 21, 2007... Byline: American Lung Association ENCINO, Calif., Dec. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Lung Association of California and its medical section, the California Thoracic Society, are thrilled by Governor Schwarzenegger's appointment of...

The Best and Worst of 2007: The Economy -- by Bernard Wasow.
December 31, 2007... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following is commentary by Bernard Wasow. Wasow is a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation. - - - - - This past year may be remembered as an economic...