AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from July 2006

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Four Pilot Projects to Improve Health Care Quality; National Competition for Six Additional Sites Open Until Sept. 7.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PRINCETON, N.J., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four communities have been awarded grants to undertake pilot projects intended to dramatically improve the quality of health care provided to people with...

Kansas State Business Researchers Work to Improve Numbers of Food Supply Veterinarians in Kansas, Around Country.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Veterinarians play an important role in ensuring the safety of the nation's food supply through their work with food animals. But according to researchers at...

Kansas State Expert Explains Psychology of Consumer Food Safety Attitudes.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- John A. (Sean) Fox has seen these types of things before. He's heard the threats and the scares. They always seem to be present in one form or another. In...

Mayo Clinic, Indian Health Service Form Education, Research and Clinical Practice Collaboration.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Monday, Mayo Clinic and the Department of Health and Human Services, on behalf of the Indian Health Service (IHS), will sign a Memorandum of Understanding pledging to...

New Convio Internet Tools Earn A-Plus for Higher Education, Help Universities Strengthen Communications and Fundraising Programs.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- At a time when universities and colleges face increasingly challenging, complex fundraising environments, Convio, Inc. today announced new tools which help schools use the Internet...

Conferences Tackle Key Issues in Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, July 17-20.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hundreds of researchers from around the world will meet at Purdue University July 17-20 to discuss the hottest new concepts for refrigeration and air conditioning...

Despite Headlines, Florida Supreme Court's Decision in Engle Case Will Prove to Be Enormous Blow to Cigarette Companies.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Public Health Advocacy Institute BOSTON, July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Tobacco Products Liability Project today released the following statement. - - - - Few expected the $145 billion punitive damages award to survive...

First-Ever California Emergency Contraception Network Launched to Bolster Statewide Unintended Pregnancy Prevention Efforts; Despite Statewide Progress, Public Health Concern Remains That Half of California Pregnancies Are Unintended.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Public Health Institute OAKLAND, Calif., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- In an effort to coordinate statewide activities aimed at reducing the rate of unintended pregnancy, more than 50 state advocacy groups, healthcare providers,...

UCLA Psychologist to Lead National Effort to Address New Orleans' Enormous Mental Health Needs Aug. 8-9; Religious Leaders Will Participate.
July 6, 2006... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- To address the enormous mental health needs of New Orleans, UCLA psychology professor Vickie Mays is leading a national effort to provide mental health education and training -...

Live Wires: Microbiologist Discovers Our Planet Is Hard-Wired With Electricity-Producing Bacteria.
July 10, 2006... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- When Yuri Gorby discovered that a microbe which transforms toxic metals can sprout tiny electrically conductive wires from its cell membrane, he...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellowships Program Enters 33rd Year; Seven Health Professionals Selected to Receive Competitive Award.
July 11, 2006... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PRINCETON, N.J., July 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Seven health professionals with a wide range of academic and community-based experience have been named Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows for...

New Book Rewrites Some Investment Theory History; UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor Mark Rubinstein Corrects Record With One-of-a-Kind Chronology of Investment Theory in 'A History of the Theory of Investments'.
July 12, 2006... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor Mark Rubinstein challenges the origins of several financial theories, including the controversial...

Jobs for the Future Launches 'Portfolio' of Proven Models for Advancing Low-Income Workers to Family-Sustaining Incomes.
July 12, 2006... Byline: Jobs for the Future BOSTON, July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jobs for the Future today announced the creation of its Career Advancement Portfolio, a collaborative effort to enhance, expand, and disseminate proven solutions for...

Tuck School of Business Professors Win Top Marketing Award.
July 12, 2006... Byline: Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H., July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tuck School of Business Professors Kusum Ailawadi, Praveen Kopalle, and Scott Neslin have received the prestigious John D. C. Little Award for their...

As Population Ages, Intensive Care Use Has Ramifications on Health Care Costs, Mayo Clinic Study Finds.
July 12, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Spending on intensive care, which today comprises 30-40 percent of hospital costs, may go even higher as the population ages, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. ...

Student Proficiency Test Scores Impact Home Values, Study Finds.
July 12, 2006... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Student scores on state proficiency tests affect more than just education issues - they play an important role in house prices, a new study suggests. While it...

Expert Commentary on Healthcare Information Technology: Defining the Limits of Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems.
July 13, 2006... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, July 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the July 12 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care, sociologist Ross Koppel, PhD of the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and...

Citigroup and Women's World Banking Launch Program to Build Financial Risk Management Policies for Fast-Growing Microfinance Institutions; Upcoming Workshop to Be Held in Hyderabad, India, July 12-14.
July 13, 2006... Byline: Women's World Banking NEW YORK, July 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Citigroup and Women's World Banking have launched a global program to host a series of workshops to strengthen the financial risk management capabilities of microfinance...

Urban Hospitals and Disaster: Lessons From Hurricane Katrina.
July 14, 2006... Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- New Orleans' hospitals cared for many of the city's most vulnerable people before Hurricane Katrina struck, but they also faced some of the most difficult challenges...

Leaders From Industry, Academia, Medicine, Government Team Up to Tackle Issues Surrounding Personal Health Records; October Meeting to Highlight Patient Privacy, Control.
July 14, 2006... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- To tackle the privacy, business, societal, and technical issues surrounding personal health records - an integral part of the national debate on healthcare...

AMDG, Inc., AOL@SCHOOL Partner to Deliver High School Courses Online; Millions of Students Can Take AP Classes, Earn Make Up Credits or High School Diploma.
July 14, 2006... Byline: J Harrison Public Relations ATLANTA, July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- AMDG, Inc., one of the nation's most comprehensive education and training institutions for online courses, and AOL@SCHOOL, a leader in online resources for teachers...

Undersea Vehicles to Study Formation of Seafloor Deposits Enriched in Gold, Other Precious Metals.
July 14, 2006... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- An international team of scientists will explore the seafloor near Papua New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean later this month with remotely...

Rethinking Potential of Personal Health Records Is Goal of New Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Program; Project HealthDesign Accepting Proposals Through Sept. 19.
July 17, 2006... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PRINCETON, N.J., July 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today issued a call for proposals for a new program to stimulate innovations in personal health information...

New From The Century Foundation's Security and Opportunity Agenda: Creating a Softer Economic Cushion.
July 17, 2006... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK City, July 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new report from The Century Foundation calls for an overhaul of the unemployment insurance system, with uniform eligibility rules and compensation levels across...

Thunderbird Teams With Tec de Monterrey to Train Latin American Managers in 13 Countries.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management GLENDALE, Ariz., July 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- This month 134 Latin American global business leaders are set to graduate from Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International...

Wake Forest Economics Professor: Rounding in Penny's Absence Would Have No Effect.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Wake Forest University WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- If the penny were eliminated, rounding prices to the nearest nickel would not cost consumers extra money, according to a new study by Robert M. Whaples,...

University of Florida Study: Lack of Sleep Impairs Job Satisfaction, Especially for Women.
July 19, 2006... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- As America becomes a nation of caffeinated insomniacs, a new University of Florida study shows lack of sleep not only makes people tired and cranky but also...

Language Barriers Compromise Health Care for 50 Million Americans Who Do Not Speak English.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Medical College of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE, July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- While passions flare on all sides of the language debate, the sad truth is that the language barrier negatively impacts health care for 50 million (19 percent)...

Expert: 'Big Dig' Tunnel Failure Offers Clues for Design Success, Duke Engineer Says.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Last week's tunnel collapse in Boston that killed a motorist has taught us more about the "Big Dig" ceiling system than all the years of apparently successful operation,...

GetActive's New Local Advocacy Product Connects Constituents With County, Municipal Officials; Easy-to-Use Online Tools Help Organizations Increase Their Impact on Public Policy.
July 20, 2006... Byline: GetActive Software BERKELEY, Calif., July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- At a time when email messages from an organization's constituents can significantly influence proposed federal legislation, GetActive Software has announced a new,...

Industry, C-SPAN Leaders Energize Lugar-Purdue Summit.
July 21, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The chairman and president of BP America Inc. will be part of a blue-ribbon panel being moderated by the head of C-SPAN as part of an energy summit convened by...

Xap Corporation and Bridges Transitions, Inc. Combine Consolidating College and Career Planning Tools in One Company; Combination of Resources Benefits Students, K-12 Schools, Colleges.
July 21, 2006... Byline: Xap Corporation CULVER CITY, Calif., July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Xap Corporation and Bridges Transitions Inc. announced today the completion of the business combination through which Bridges, a leading provider of software-based...

Pokemon's 10th Anniversary Marks Breakthrough of 'Globalized' Japanese Toys, Duke Professor Says.
July 24, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., July 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- When the makers of Pokemon celebrate its 10th anniversary with a video-game extravaganza in New York on Aug. 8, they will not just be promoting a highly successful...

Tepper School of Business Students Report Strong 2006 Recruiting Season; Increased Demand, Higher Salaries Cited for MBA, MSCF Students.
July 25, 2006... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, July 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Both newly minted MBAs and first-year graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business report a strengthening market for jobs and...

Consumer Confidence Rises in July, But Likely to Fall in Next Few Months.
July 25, 2006... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer confidence among Floridians rose one point to 89 in July, but the slumping real estate market is likely to cause it to decline over the next several...

California State University, Northridge Awarded $400,000 Contract by California Air Resources Board to Assess Impact of Automotive Air Conditioners on Environment.
July 25, 2006... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., July 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- While the outside temperatures sizzle around 100 degrees, Cal State Northridge mechanical engineering professor Tim Fox and a team of graduate and...

'Think and Do' Academic, Entrepreneur, Presidential Appointee Becomes Distinguished Scholar and Professor at Babson College; John Sibley Butler Shows Students How to Bring New Ideas to Market.
July 26, 2006... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., July 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- John Sibley Butler - director of the Institute for Innovation and Creativity (IC2), a world-renowned center devoted to accelerating wealth and job creation - and the...

Wichita State Professor Craig Miner Authors New Book on Western Kansas History.
July 26, 2006... Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., July 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Craig Miner, the Willard Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History at Wichita State University, has written a book on the history of western Kansas...

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to Deliver First Policy Address at Columbia Business School.
July 26, 2006... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, July 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: Columbia Business School will host Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's first...

Leading Experts on Executive Compensation: Harvard Business School Professors Available for Comment on New SEC Disclosure Policy.
July 27, 2006... Byline: Harvard Business School BOSTON, July 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- A variety of Harvard Business School Professors are available to comment on the new rule adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring companies to provide...

Latin American STEP Project Launched; Babson College Hosts Academic Summit For Building Family Businesses Across Generations.
July 27, 2006... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., July 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The STEP Project For Family Enterprising (Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices) has launched the STEP Project in Latin America. Twelve academic...

Technology Rules as the Class of 2010 Packs for College: A Look at What Has Gone Into the Trunk Over the Years Reveals a Technological Timeline; Expert Available to Comment.
July 31, 2006... Byline: Middlebury College MIDDLEBURY, Vt., July 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Right now, numerous nervous, first-time college students are asking, "What should I pack for college?" And what ends up in their trunks and duffel bags is a clear...

GetActive Software's Nonprofit Clients Maximize Their Impact by Using Online Solutions for Integrated Marketing, Fundraising.
July 31, 2006... Byline: GetActive Software WASHINGTON, July 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Integration" is the latest buzzword for marketing and fundraising professionals, so much so that the largest and most active chapters of nonprofit and philanthropic...

MAP International Uses Convio to Strengthen Constituent Relationships, Accelerate Fundraising, Drive In-Kind Donations.
July 31, 2006... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, July 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- MAP International, a leading nonprofit provider of essential medicines in the world's poorest communities, has selected Convio Internet tools to communicate more effectively and...

Babson College Pair Earns Innovation Award for Online Career Workshop Series.
July 31, 2006... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., July 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Effie Parpos, associate director, Undergraduate Center for Career Development (CCD), and Laura McKeon, technical recruiting assistant, CCD, at Babson College, have been...