AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from June 2003

AScribe Business & Economics News Service archives from June 2003

Trying to Stop Runaway Spam.
June 12, 2003... Byline: Georgia Institute of Technology ATLANTA, June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Casino gambling. Weight loss products. Bank of Nigeria has money for you. Sex, sex, sex. Anyone with an email account recognizes these marketing come-ons...

Imaging Lithium Atoms: One Angstrom Microscope's Observations of Smallest, Lightest Metal Atoms a First for Electron Microscopy.
June 16, 2003... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the first time researchers have used a transmission electron microscope -- the One Angstrom Microscope (OAM) at the Department of Energy's...

University of Arizona College of Nursing and San Diego-Based Sharp HealthCare to Study Impact of Community Hospital Computerized Order-Entry Systems on Adverse Drug Events.
June 16, 2003... Byline: University of Arizona TUCSON, Ariz., June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Arizona College of Nursing will participate in a study with San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare to determine the impact of hospital computerized...

National Technology Transfer Center, National Institute for Chemical Studies Collaborate to Protect Public From Hazardous Materials Release.
June 16, 2003... Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center WHEELING, W.Va., June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two West Virginia organizations with a national mission are collaborating to bring products and services to market to help protect the public in...

Penn State Study Links Land Use, Nearby Property Values.
June 17, 2003... Byline: Pennsylvania State University UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Agriculture and other land uses that provide open space increase the value of houses located within a quarter-mile radius, while landfills and...

Women's Technology Cluster Introduces New Program to Promote Economic Growth for Social Entrepreneurs; San Francisco Fund-Raiser Will Bring Together Leading Businesses, Nonprofits Dedicated to Applying Best Business Practices to Create Lasting Social Change.
June 23, 2003... Byline: Pending SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Women's Technology Cluster (WTC), an organization committed to helping entrepreneurs turn innovative ideas into market-leading organizations, today announced the formation of...

Citigroup Reduces Environmental Impact of Its Paper Practices; Environmental Defense Teams Up With Citigroup, Switching Financial Giant to Recycled Paper.
June 24, 2003... Byline: Environmental Defense NEW YORK, June 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, Citigroup and Environmental Defense announced that all of Citigroup's Citibank, Global Corporate and Investment Bank, and Global Investment Management locations...

Strategies to Improve Funding for Health Services Research Led to Both Creation and Near-Demise of Health Care Research Agency.
June 24, 2003... Byline: Health Affairs BETHESDA, Md., June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite the challenges to its original creation in 1989 and a near-death experience six years later, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) exists and...

The Giddiness is Gone: Nation's CEOs Gather to Address Recovery and Growth, Honor Former Hershey Chairman Kenneth Wolfe.(a discussion of the 47th CEO Summit of The Chief Executive Leadership Institute of the Yale School of Management)
June 25, 2003... Byline: Yale University School of Management NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- As geopolitical crises stabilize and the world economy sputters back to health, 100 world-renowned chief executives, policy makers, and academics...

DegreeVerify Grows to 500 Colleges; Includes More Than One-Third of All U.S. Degrees; Provides Nation's Largest Single Source of College Degree Records.
June 25, 2003... Byline: National Student Clearinghouse HERNDON, Va., June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Student Clearinghouse, the nation's largest and most trusted source for post-secondary student degree and enrollment verification, today...

Purdue Research: Better Pharmaceuticals Cost More.
June 26, 2003... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Costlier pharmaceuticals may provide a better quality of life for patients willing to spend the extra money, according to a study at Purdue University. The...

World Food Standard Body Meets June 30 - July 7: Codex Alimentarus Commission Meets as Biotechnology Concerns Rise.
June 26, 2003... Byline: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization WASHINGTON, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- As concerns rise about the safety of the food chain, including worries about the use of irradiation and biotechnology in food production, as...

Transition to Hydrogen Economy Could Yield Important National, Global Benefits.
June 26, 2003... Byline: Rocky Mountain Institute SNOWMASS, Colo., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Responding to rising public interest in hydrogen as a likely replacement for oil, Rocky Mountain Institute today published a documented primer on hydrogen to...

The Changing Workplace: New Help for Working Families; Articles from FFR, the Ford Foundation Report.
June 26, 2003... Byline: Ford Foundation NEW YORK, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Millions in today's economy struggle to keep their heads above water: Some are stuck in dead-end jobs. Others lack health insurance and other benefits. Many struggle to be...

Feds Name CSU Northridge Administrator of New Small Business Development Network in Southern California.
June 27, 2003... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has selected Cal State Northridge to oversee its small business development centers in Los Angeles,...