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MBA Students Rank Best Super Bowl Ads.
February 2, 2004... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Super Bowl XXXVIII is over, but the SuperBowl ads -- which cost a cool $2.3 million for a 30-second ad -- are still battling it out. For the fourth year in a...

Multibuilding Internet Demand-Response Control System: First Successful Test; Technology Will Help Prevent Blackouts, Electrical Grid Overloads.
February 2, 2004... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have completed the first successful test to evaluate automated...

Carnegie Mellon Researcher Creates New Course Focusing on Region's Successful Use of Idle Industrial Sites.
February 2, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University's Deborah A. Lange, executive director of the Brownfield's Center in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will explore...

Babson's School of Executive Education Establishes Institute for Process Management.
February 2, 2004... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Babson School of Executive Education has announced the establishment of the Institute for Process Management at Babson College to help companies streamline their...

Babson Professor Paul Reynolds Receives FSF-NUTEK Award for Research Concerning Global Entrepreneurship.
February 2, 2004... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research (FSF) and the Swedish Board of Industrial and Technical Development (NUTEK) has given the 2004 FSF-NUTEK Award to...

SDSU Business School Teams With Biotechnology Powerhouses to Launch Combined Life Science Ph.D., MBA Program; Curriculum Will Prepare Life Scientists for Careers in Swiftly Advancing Biotechnology Industry.
February 3, 2004... Byline: San Diego State University SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Citing the increasing need for highly skilled business professionals to lead the next wave of the rapidly expanding biotechnology industry, San Diego State...

'Leading Change: Reinventing the Organization' Is Theme for 2004 Indiana University Business Conference.
February 3, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Often, when reacting to change, people and organizations need to reinvent themselves. For its annual conference, Indiana University's Kelley School of Business...

John Barr Named President of The Poetry Foundation; Investment Banker/Poet to Help Foundation Expand Reach, Develop New Programs.
February 3, 2004... Byline: Lipman Hearne, Inc. CHICAGO, Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- John Barr, an investment banker, college professor and published poet, has been named president of The Poetry Foundation. Formerly the Modern Poetry Association, the...

Group Practices Serving HMOs Employ Fewer Doctors Per Enrollee Than the National Rate, Health Affairs Article Says.
February 3, 2004... Byline: Health Affairs BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Large physician group practices serving three major health maintenance organizations operate with a physician-to-patient ratio that is up to 37 percent lower than the...

University of Rochester, Napster to Provide Online Music Service to Students; First Private University in Nation to Sign Digital Music Agreement.
February 4, 2004... Byline: University of Rochester ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The 3,700 students living in University of Rochester residence halls will gain free access to Napster's popular Premium music service later this semester, in the...

Sigma-Aldrich, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Expand Research Collaboration Through Corporate Affiliates Program.
February 5, 2004... Byline: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ:SIAL) and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announce a formal agreement to expand research collaboration through...

Nation's Largest Children's Dental Screening and Care Event Takes Place Feb. 6.
February 5, 2004... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Feb. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- An estimated 35,000 dental professionals are mobilizing to provide underserved children with the nation's largest, free dental education, screening and care event on...

Convio Data Shows 2003 Is Pivotal Year as Nonprofits Embrace Internet; Clients Raise $40 Million Online, Sign Up Five Million Constituents.
February 5, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- 2003 was a watershed year for nonprofit sector adoption of the Internet to attract new constituents, fundraise and mobilize support, according to proprietary data just released by...

Home Depot and AARP Launch National Hiring Partnership.
February 6, 2004... Byline: AARP ATLANTA, Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Home Depot(r) (NYSE: HD), the world's largest home improvement retailer and AARP, the leading membership organization for the 50+ population with over 35 million members, today...

Wayne State University Business School, Detroit Public Television Present Weekly Series: 'Leaders on Leadership'.
February 6, 2004... Byline: Wayne State University, School of Business Administration DETROIT, Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Are leaders born... or are they made? The "craft of excellent leadership" is explored in revealing interviews with chief executives...

Electronic Tongue Wins $100,000 in Texas MOOT CORP Contest.
February 6, 2004... Byline: McCombs School of Business, UT Austin AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Texas-Chipotle Group, an MBA team with plans to commercialize a unique electronic chemical sensor technology, beat out four other teams on Thursday,...

Jeffrey T. Harfenist, CPA, MBA, Principal in Mann Frankfort Stein & Lipp Advisors' Litigation Consulting and Business Valuation to Speak at Jones Graduate School, Rice University Feb. 10.
February 6, 2004... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rice University today released the following advisory. Program Overview - Jeffrey T. Harfenist The methods used to distort a company's reported financial statements...

'Access UVa': A Bold Financial Aid Plan; University of Virginia Commits $16 Million Annually to Keep Higher Education Affordable for Undergraduate Students.
February 6, 2004... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- A college degree has long been a launching pad to a better life. But increasingly, even middle-income students and their families worry that college debts...

Operation Access Names Three New Board Members; Innovative Nonprofit Provides Medical Assistance for Growing Number of Bay Area Uninsured.
February 9, 2004... Byline: David Perry & Associates SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Operation Access, the San Francisco-based nonprofit that provides free surgery to the uninsured, has named three new members to its Board of Directors: - Jean...

Farm Aid Uses Convio Technology to Cultivate Broader Base of Supporters Over Internet.
February 9, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Farm Aid, the national organization that supports family farmers, now is using Convio to cultivate a broader base of supporters - an important next step in the group's evolution....

NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA, NASCAR, DISNEY, Hasbro, Wal-Mart Caught Using Brutal Sweatshop in China to Make Popular Bobble-Head Dolls.
February 9, 2004... Byline: Fenton Communications NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Leading anti-sweatshop watchdog Charles Kernaghan, executive director of the New York City-based National Labor Committee, and Li Qiang, a labor activist from China and...

A Shocking Surprise: High Voltage Plus Rats Equals Ozone, Reopens Power-Line Debate.
February 9, 2004... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rats subjected to extreme electromagnetic fields produce dangerous levels of the toxic gas ozone, according to a new study out of the Pacific...

Most Massachusetts Physicians Endorse Single-Payer National Health Insurance.
February 9, 2004... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of Massachusetts physicians favor single-payer national health insurance, far more than support managed care (10 percent) or...

Hospice Effective in Delivering Quality Care to Dying Americans According to Current Research; Hospice Serving Record Number of Terminally Ill Patients, Families.
February 10, 2004... Byline: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization reports that 885,000 dying Americans were served by the nation's 3,200 hospice...

Sandia National Laboratories Helps DOE Take First Steps in Control, Tracking of Potential 'Dirty Bomb' Sources.
February 10, 2004... Byline: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Small radioactive sealed sources, designed to provide useful tools for measurement and analysis in a variety of industry and laboratory settings, have...

Arizona State University Lands Its Largest Federal Award; U.S. Army to Provide $43.7 Million for Flexible Display Development.
February 10, 2004... Byline: Arizona State University TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Army has awarded Arizona State University a $43.7 million, five-year cooperative agreement to establish the Army Flexible Display Center, where flexible,...

Ohio State University Designs Robotic Truck That Will Race Across Desert With No Driver.
February 11, 2004... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- At 2.5 tons and 9 feet high, the truck that Ohio State University engineers are about to race across the Mojave Desert could literally crush the competition. ...

Even Small Businesses Should Create Computer Security Teams, Book Says.
February 11, 2004... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- With computer viruses and other Internet attacks on the rise, even small businesses should create dedicated security teams to minimize the financial and political...

Equity Markets Should Benefit From Greenspan's Testimony; Former Fed Economist Comments on Forecasts.
February 11, 2004... Byline: Hamilton College CLINTON, N.Y., Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Equity markets should find much to like in Alan Greenspan's remarks this week," says former Federal Reserve Economist Ann Owen. "Rather than questioning equity...

February Business, Law & Economics Tips From Washington University in St. Louis.
February 11, 2004... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following are news and feature story ideas from Washington University in St. Louis. For more information on any of the stories below or for assistance in...

AACSB International Elects Seven New Board Members; Richard Sorensen Ascends to Vice Chair-Chair Elect Post for Premier Business School Accrediting Agency.
February 11, 2004... Byline: AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Seven new members were elected last month to the board of directors of AACSB International - The Association...

Convio Named to Forbes List of Fast-Growing Privately Held Technology Companies.
February 12, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Convio - the leading provider of software and services to help nonprofits optimize use of the Internet for managing relationships with constituents - has been named to the 2004...

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Envisions Smart Energy Approach Projected to Save Billions.
February 13, 2004... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory SEATTLE, Feb. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- While efficient, affordable electricity serves as a cornerstone of American prosperity, the nation's electric system suffers from aging infrastructure,...

Asthma Health Improves, Medicaid Costs Drop in Pilot Project of Disease Management.
February 13, 2004... Byline: National Jewish Medical and Research Center DENVER, Feb. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Costs for treating asthma patients under Colorado's Medicaid program can drop significantly when those patients are enrolled in a comprehensive...

Leadership for Women Conference to Be Held at Kennesaw State University April 17.
February 17, 2004... Byline: Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Professional women will have a unique opportunity to improve their leadership skills through an educational conference offered by the...

Economic Forecast, Allocations Issued; Student Managers Reveal Guideposts for Highly Successful Fund.
February 17, 2004... Byline: Monfort College of Business, University of Northern Colorado GREELEY, Colo., Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Student managers of the Monfort College of Business Student and Foundation Fund (SAFF), one of the largest...

Rural Americans' Internet Use Has Grown, But They Continue to Lag Behind Others.
February 17, 2004... Byline: Pew Internet & American Life Project WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- There has been steady penetration of the Internet into rural areas in recent years and more than half of rural adults -- 52 percent -- now go online....

Sandia Lab's miniSAR Offers Great Promise for Reconnaissance and Precision-Guided Weapons.
February 18, 2004... Byline: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Within a year the National Nuclear Security Administration's Sandia National Laboratories will be flying the smallest synthetic aperture radar (SAR) ever...

Convio, Dean Campaign and Other Convio Clients Present at D.C. Conference on How to Raise $18 Million Online in Nine Months and Additional Topics.
February 18, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nonprofit professionals who want to know the secrets for raising $18 million online and building a support base of 600,000 people in less than a year will want to attend a Feb. 26...

Tenth Circuit's 'Do Not Call' List Decision Protects Residential Privacy Through Correct Interpretation of Supreme Court Rulings, Says Expert.
February 18, 2004... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Neil M. Richards, an expert in the fields of privacy law and constitutional law and an associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, is...

United Nations, UC Berkeley to Host Conference Exploring Technology Solutions to Bridge Industrial Divide.
February 19, 2004... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- An inaugural conference April 1-3 will launch "Bridging the Divide," a new partnership between the United Nations Industrial Development...

University of Florida Professor: Living Choices Need New Terms for Aging Baby Boomers.
February 19, 2004... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nursing home and assisted living are yesterday's news - at least as far as baby boomers are concerned. For that still-youth-conscious group, think "DOUERs,"...

UC San Diego, Industry Partners Showcase Engineering Research, Technology Advances at 23rd Annual Research Review.
February 19, 2004... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Technology-driven corporations will have unparalleled access to faculty and student researchers at the 23rd annual Research Review of the University of...

University of Illinois at Chicago Developing Model Program to Help Hospitals Retain Nurses.
February 19, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- With vacancy rates for nurses soaring into the double digits at hospitals nationwide, the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing is testing a...

Michelin Joins BMW, IBM, Microsoft in $90 Million-Plus Project; Clemson International Auto Research Campus Races Ahead.
February 19, 2004... Byline: Clemson University CLEMSON, S.C., Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Michelin North America is the fourth company to join Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research since the auto research campus was announced in...

Columbia Executive Education Introduces Course on Financial Reporting For Corporate Directors; 'Accounting Essentials' Is Only Program to Exclusively Address Financial Integrity in Boardroom; Program Is Supported by NYSE Foundation.
February 20, 2004... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School Executive Education announces the first course for directors focused solely on improving financial integrity in corporate boardrooms....

Foundation Center Hosts Funding for Health Month in March: Special Events, Free Programs, Online Resources for Health Professionals, Fundraisers, Nonprofit Organizations.
February 20, 2004... Byline: The Foundation Center NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- March 2004 has been designated "Funding for Health Month" at the Foundation Center, featuring a variety of events and educational programs at its five library/learning...

The Euro at Five: Ready for a Global Role?
February 20, 2004... Byline: Institute for International Economics WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Institute for International Economics today released the following advisory regarding a conference on the euro. HOST: C. Fred Bergsten,...

Peace, Labor Activists to Hold Protests Feb. 24 at Halliburton, Bechtel Offices in 20 U.S. Cities, London Amidst New Reports of Wrong-Doing.
February 23, 2004... Byline: Global Exchange SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Peace and labor activists have joined forces to bring attention to war profiteering by Halliburton and Bechtel and other companies with close ties to the Bush...

'Fresno State Winemaster's Weekend' March 5 and 6 at Tenaya Lodge Near Yosemite Adds New Features.
February 23, 2004... Byline: Calif. State University, Fresno FRESNO, Calif., Feb. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The third annual "Fresno State Winemaster's Weekend" -- a smashing sell-out success last year - takes centerstage March 5 and 6 at the Tenaya Lodge at...

Indiana University Business Conference: U.S. Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman, Other Speakers Available to Reporters.
February 24, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Arrangements have been made for media covering the March 3 Indiana University Business Conference, featuring the nation's second-highest-ranking military officer,...

Raising $1 Million-Plus Online in 365 Days: Nonprofits Using Convio Share Online Results, Strategies, Best Practices at Spring Seminar Series.
February 24, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nonprofit organizations interested in learning how to optimize use of the Internet to drive fundraising and other forms of support will want to attend Convio's luncheon seminars,...

Sustainable Development in the Energy Business: 'Sink or Swim'.
February 24, 2004... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rice University's Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management is the first university in U.S. to use international award-winning e-tutorial Chronos to make the business case...

San Diego State, San Diego Padres Team Up to Offer Innovative Sports Management MBA Program; Powerful Partnership in Sports Management Education Is First of Its Kind in Nation.
February 24, 2004... Byline: San Diego State University SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- San Diego State University and the San Diego Padres announced today they are partnering to offer a customized MBA with a specialization in sports business...

Indiana University Files Lawsuit Against Merck & Co.
February 24, 2004... Byline: Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Indiana University and Indiana University's Advanced Research and Technology Institute filed a lawsuit on Feb. 20 in federal court in Indianapolis against Merck & Co....

Information Storage Industry Center Names StorageNetworking.org Advisory Board to Advise UCSD-Based Initiative on Educational Needs of Data Storage Technology Users.
February 24, 2004... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Information Storage Industry Center (ISIC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is pleased to announce that seven data storage...

Federal Government Will Forgo $188.5 Billion in Tax Revenue Through Favorable Treatment of Health Care Benefits; Health Affairs Article Says Tax Policies Favor High-Income Families, Changing System Could Leave More Uninsured.
February 24, 2004... Byline: Health Affairs BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Exemptions for employer-provided health coverage and other favorable tax treatment will result in $188.5 billion in forgone federal tax revenue this year, with high-income...

Asia Business Confererence at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business Feb. 28.
February 25, 2004... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKLEY, Calif., Feb. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The fourth annual Berkeley Asia Business Conference at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, titled "Asia - Bridge to...

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Publishes First Guide to Active Proxy Voting by Foundations; Aim Is to Help Foundations Protect Invested Endowments, Exercise 'Voice' With Management.
February 25, 2004... Byline: As You Sow NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a move aimed at encouraging foundations to play more active roles in the corporate-governance and social-responsibility issues of publicly held companies, Rockefeller...

'Nobody's Home': New Book Offers Inside Look at Nursing Homes, Just in Time for Health Care Action Day, March 4.
February 26, 2004... Byline: Cornell University Press ITHACA, N.Y., Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Just in time for Health Care Action Day on March 4, a new book published by Cornell University Press vividly documents life inside a for-profit, long-term nursing...

Former President George H.W. Bush Joins Leaders From Cancer Community in Washington to Announce Historic Collaboration to Fight Cancer.
February 26, 2004... Byline: Edelman Public Relations WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Wednesday, March 3 the cancer organization C-Change will host a press conference in Washington, D.C. to announce its historic, unique collaboration of the public,...

Family Caregivers Called 'Cornerstone of National Heathcare System'; Provide $257 Billion Annually in Services.
February 26, 2004... Byline: Burness Communications WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- A bi-partisan coalition of leading members of Congress and voluntary organizations met Tuesday on Capitol Hill to call attention to the issues facing family caregivers...

UC San Diego's Information Storage Industry Center Names StorageNetworking.org Industry Advisory Board.
February 26, 2004... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Information Storage Industry Center (ISIC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is pleased to announce that seven industry leaders...

UC San Diego's Information Storage Industry Center Names StorageNetworking.org Academic Advisory Board.
February 27, 2004... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Information Storage Industry Center (ISIC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is pleased to announce that representatives of six...