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Report: Practical Solutions to Global Warming May Be Major Economic Opportunity for U.S.; Climate Change Fixes Could Boost Profits, Jobs, Says University of Texas at Dallas Professor.
June 1, 2006... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Global warming may represent a major opportunity for investment and job growth in the United States, but any such potential is endangered if the public...

Asleep at the Health Care Switch? -- by Leif Wellington Haase.
June 1, 2006... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an opinion piece by Leif Wellington Haase. Haase is a program officer and Health Care Fellow at The Century Foundation. - - - - To help fix the...

Marilyn Moon, American Institutes for Research Vice President and Director of Health Program, Writes Policy Primer on Medicare.
June 1, 2006... Byline: American Institutes for Research WASHINGTON, June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Marilyn Moon, vice president and director of the Health Program at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and a nationally recognized expert on Medicare,...

Convio Inc. and Heller Consulting Take Internet Fundraising to Next Level, Introduce New Integration Technology.
June 1, 2006... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Convio Inc. and Heller Consulting today announced a partnership that takes Internet fundraising to a higher level by providing new, real-time data integration between Convio's...

Aligning Forces to Improve Health Care Quality: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 'Aligning Forces for Quality' Proposals Due by Sept. 7.
June 2, 2006... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PRINCETON, N.J., June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- In an effort to help communities dramatically improve the quality of care for people with chronic illnesses, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is...

New FDA Report Threatens Consumer Choices: Big Government Wants Restaurants to Force Their Customers to Eat Brussels Sprouts.
June 2, 2006... Byline: The Center for Consumer Freedom WASHINGTON, June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today a new report commissioned by the Food and Drug Administration will recommend that U.S. restaurants reduce portion sizes, serve high calorie foods with...

Black Americans Twice as Likely as White Americans to Start a Business.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Black Americans are twice as likely as white Americans to try to start a business, according to a study by Dr. Philipp Koellinger of the German Institute for Economic...

Consumer Reports Rates Toyota RAV4 Tops in Tests of Six Sport-Utility Vehicles; RAV4 Outpoints Highly-Rated Honda CR-V, Subaru Forester.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, NY, June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The newly-redesigned Toyota RAV4 emerged as Consumer Reports' top-rated small sport-utility vehicle following tests of six SUVs for the July issue. The latest generation...

To Minimize Risk, Consumer Reports Cautions Pregnant Women to Avoid All Canned Tuna; July Issue Highlights Low-Mercury Fish Safe for Everyone to Eat as Part of Healthy Diet.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- As a prudent measure, Consumer Reports is cautioning pregnant women to avoid canned tuna. The magazine's advice is based on an analysis of Food and Drug Administration...

Car Waxes From Black Magic, Turtle Wax Are Rated Best Overall in Consumer Reports Tests; Inexpensive Products Outperform Some More Costly Brands in CR's Tests.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer Reports tested more than two dozen liquid, paste, and spray car waxes for the July issue and found two products, from Black Magic and Turtle Wax, that...

Consumer Reports' Survey of Chain Restaurants Finds Best Value in Seven Casual Dinner Houses; Some Newer Chains Take Top Honors in Survey - the Capital Grille and Carrabba's Italian Grill.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer Reports' latest survey of restaurant chains shows that readers were especially happy with meals at some of the newer chains - and that casual restaurants usually...

Consumer Reports Helps Homeowners Choose Deck Treatments That Can 'Weather' Summer and Winter; July Issue Features Ratings for Top Deck Treatments.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- - With meteorologists predicting a wet summer all across the country, many homeowners need to coat their outside deck with the right treatment to help it weather any...

Take Picture-Perfect Photos This Summer With Consumer Reports Annual Photo Guide; July Issue Features Latest Ratings on Digital Cameras, Photofinishers, Tips on Taking Great Pictures, Advice on Inkjet Printers, Snapshot Printers, Printer Inks.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Just in time for summer photo-opportunities, Consumer Reports' Annual Photo Guide has the latest tests and Ratings on 81 cameras from pocket-sized subcompacts to high-end,...

The Center on Global Brand Leadership at Columbia Business School and Corante Host '2006 Innovative Marketing Conference'.
June 6, 2006... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- E-marketing, TiVo, blogging, branding - all this innovation, yet still only seconds of consumer attention span. Join thought-leaders and practitioners as they dissect...

Marketing in the 21st Century: Changing Times Demand New Strategies for Marketing Your Product.
June 6, 2006... Byline: Saint Joseph's University PHILADELPHIA, June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Erivan K. Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University will host a forum on Friday, June 9, that will give local business executives an opportunity to...

Stanford Graduate School of Business Adopts New Curriculum Model; Highly Customized Program Planned for 2007.
June 6, 2006... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business has overwhelmingly approved major changes in the content and delivery of management...

Larry Dossey to Speak at Sophia Summer Institute at Holy Names University in Oakland, July 20-23.
June 7, 2006... Byline: Holy Names University OAKLAND, Calif., June 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Physicians, writers and poets will be among those presenting Cosmology of Health on July 20-23 in the 10th Anniversary Sophia Center Summer Institute at Holy Names...

First Annual Florida Women-Led Businesses Survey Released by The Center for Leadership at Florida International University and The Commonwealth Institute; 2006 Study Highlights Success of Florida's Leading Female Powerhouses and Their Approach to Work, Life, Personal Motivation.
June 7, 2006... Byline: Florida International University College of Business Administration MIAMI, June 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center for Leadership at Florida International University (FIU), committed to equipping leaders with the competencies...

Corporate Foundations Gave a Record $3.6 Billion in 2005, New Foundation Center Report Shows; Despite Growth of Sector, Finding Corporate Funding Challenges Many Nonprofits; New Online Search Service Helps Grantseekers Identify Corporate Grantmakers.
June 8, 2006... Byline: The Foundation Center NEW YORK, June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Giving by corporate foundations rose to a record $3.6 billion in 2005, according to "Key Facts on Corporate Foundations," a new summary report released by the New York...

Conference Explores How to Turn Customers' Phone Gripes Into Gold.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- For more than a decade, Purdue University consumer behavior researchers have urged businesses to view their call centers as investments and not costs. Richard...

Maimonides Medical Center Receives $4 Million Grant From HEAL NY; Funds Earmarked for Brooklyn Health Information Exchange to Improve Patient Care, Help Clinicians Share Vital Information.
June 9, 2006... Byline: Maimonides Medical Center BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Maimonides Medical Center has been awarded a $4 million grant as part of the Healthcare Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers (HEAL NY). This grant...

International Packaging Conference Set for June 19-22 at Michigan State University.
June 12, 2006... Byline: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich., June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- An international packaging conference this month will explore how little things can become major obstacles. Like a childproof cap. Michigan State...

Society for Human Resource Management, AACSB Partner to Encourage Colleges, Universities With HR Programs to Include Them in Their Business Schools.
June 12, 2006... Byline: AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business TAMPA, Fla., June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and AACSB International today announced the formation of a...

Stanford Business School Research: Small Voices Sprout in Shadow of Powerful Broadcasters.
June 13, 2006... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Grassroots movements supporting diversity and trying to wrest control away from corporations are spurring the birth and preservation of small...

Stanford Business School Research: For Buyers, More Choice Means Better Quality.
June 13, 2006... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Less is more" is not an adage you're likely to find in marketing. When it comes to selling goods, conventional wisdom affirms that more is indeed...

Stanford Business School Research: You Can Auction That Rembrandt Online.
June 13, 2006... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- EBay has set the standard for online auctioning, proving that people are willing to buy just about anything over the internet. But the tonier...

Acupuncture Relieves Symptoms of Fibromyalgia, Mayo Clinic Study Finds.
June 13, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Evidence suggests acupuncture reduces the symptoms of fibromyalgia, according to a Mayo Clinic study. Fibromyalgia is a disorder considered disabling by many, and is...

UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Scores High in Case Competitions.
June 14, 2006... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School demonstrated a track record of achievement with...

Young Are Most Socially Minded Among UK Entrepreneurs.
June 14, 2006... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The largest, annual survey of social entrepreneurial activity in the United Kingdom shows that young people are more likely to be social entrepreneurs than any other...

Does Trade Affect Child Health? UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor David Levine Finds Benefits of Trade for Child Welfare.
June 15, 2006... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Some critics of globalization have focused on the impact of trade on health, arguing that trade openness increases macroeconomic instability and...

National University of Singapore Researchers Developed Novel Nanofiber Filter for Chem-Bio Defense; Paving the Way for Lighter, More Comfortable Protective Gear.
June 15, 2006... Byline: National University of Singapore SINGAPORE, June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative have successfully achieved proof-of-concept for...

2006 Millennium Technology Prize Awarded to University of California, Santa Barbara's Shuji Nakamura; World's Biggest Technology Prize Includes $1.3-Million Cash Award.
June 15, 2006... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Professor Shuji Nakamura of the University of California, Santa Barbara has been awarded the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize for his...

Carnegie Mellon's Robot Hall of Fame Inducts Five New Members; Robots Made Their Marks in Film, Factories, Research.
June 15, 2006... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A robotic pet, an industrial robot and three robot stars of classic movies will be inducted into Carnegie Mellon University's Robot Hall of Fame in a June 21...

National Cancer Institute SEER Program, Children's Oncology Group Publish Data on Cancer Epidemiology in Older Adolescents and Young Adults 15 to 29 Years of Age.
June 15, 2006... Byline: Children's Oncology Group BETHESDA, Md., June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- In an effort to further the study of incidence, biology and treatment outcomes in adolescents and young adults with cancer, a subject to which previous...

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Researcher's 12-Year Study of Great Lakes Fish Consumption by Native Tribes Holds Surprises.
June 15, 2006... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite concerns about the safety of consuming mercury found in fish, it is more beneficial for healthy adults to keep fish in their diets rather than limit...

New From The Century Foundation Basics Series: A Closer Look at Stem Cell Policy; New Publication Provides Guide to Broad Array of Issues Beyond Standard Public Debate.
June 16, 2006... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Proposals to use human embryonic stem cells for medical research have provoked intense social and political debate over the proper use of new scientific technologies....

Electrical Conductivity Helps Locate Septic System Failure.
June 16, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- An instrument that can measure how well soil conducts electricity also can spot the source of septic system failures without destroying a whole yard with a...

What U.S. Can Learn from Argentina: Peso Devaluation Led to Higher GDP, Low Unemployment; Eliminating Foreign Debt Insulates Against Economic Crisis - Should U.S. Do the Same? Can a Lower Dollar Improve U.S. Economy, Jobs?
June 19, 2006... Byline: Economic Policy Institute WASHINGTON, June 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite a recent upswing in the overall economy, the United States still has a lot to worry about: a huge trade deficit, tepid job growth, soaring imports and flat...

Summer Update: Melanoma Research Progress Suggests Optimism for Future Cures.
June 19, 2006... Byline: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA, June 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a nation of sun-worshipers, melanoma is on the rise. Although doctors warn their patients to slather on sunscreen and seek cover in the shade, messages about sun...

Carnegie Mellon to Launch Center for Innovative Robotics; Initiative Seeks To Expand Robotics Community, Lower Development Costs With Gift From Microsoft.
June 20, 2006... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, June 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute are creating the new Center for Innovative Robotics, a resource that will help make robotics...

University of Maryland's Business School Launches Video and Audio Podcasts; Robert H. Smith School of Business Leads in Capitalizing on Changing Consumer Media Habits.
June 21, 2006... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has launched weekly video and audio Podcasts focusing on the school's leading-edge...

Energy-Efficient Direct-Current-Powering Technology Reduces Energy Use in Data Centers by Up to 20 Percent.
June 21, 2006... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have teamed with Silicon Valley giants...

Tracking Computer-Based Error Reports Improves Patient Safety, Hopkins Study Finds; Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists Equally Prone to Fault.
June 21, 2006... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- To err is human, but asking nurses, physicians and other hospital staff to report medication errors and log them into a computer database can help improve...

USC Annenberg School for Communication Announces Rogers Award Call for Entries.
June 21, 2006... Byline: USC Annenberg School for Communication LOS ANGELES, June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hollywood, Health & Society, a partnership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the USC...

California Youth Rally Against Big Tobacco in Sacramento.
June 21, 2006... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today in Sacramento, kids came from all over Northern California to call attention to the fact that Big Tobacco continues to market to kids. These youth are...

Who Will Teach the Next Generation of Business Leaders? AACSB Program Bridges Career Gap Between Business, Academia.
June 21, 2006... Byline: AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business TAMPA, Fla., June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Responding to concerns about faculty shortages in business schools, AACSB International, the global business...

Columbia Business School, PRMIA Institute Form Partnership to Deliver Risk Management Executive Education Programs.
June 22, 2006... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- PRMIA Institute and Columbia Business School today announced their partnership to offer classroom-based educational programs to financial professionals in New York...

MacArthur Foundation to Recognize Small, Creative and Effective Institutions With Awards of Up to $500,000.
June 22, 2006... Byline: MacArthur Foundation CHICAGO, June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is creating a new annual award of up to $500,000 each for a select group of small non-profit organizations around the...

Negative Ads Play Crucial Role in Political Campaigns, Says Vanderbilt Professor; John Geer Offers Contrarian View in New Book.
June 22, 2006... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The next time you hear a political candidate blast his or her opponent in a negative political advertisement, your natural inclination may be to grab the remote...

Making an Impact: Rotman MBAs Provide Over 30 Years of Consulting Services.
June 26, 2006... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- For over 30 years, the Impact Consulting Group at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management has supported clients with premium consulting services....

Starbucks' Commitment to Hormone Free Milk Trashed: Employees Trash Signed Comments From Customers to Stop Selling rBGH Milk.
June 26, 2006... Byline: Organic Consumers Association WASHINGTON, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is deeply disappointed that Starbucks continues to drag its heels on a five-year-old commitment to offer consumers an...

California State University, Stanislaus Student Team Claims National Human Resources Games Title.
June 26, 2006... Byline: California State University, Stanislaus TURLOCK, Calif., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- California State University, Stanislaus is now the home of the 2006 National Human Resources Games champions. Battling from behind to turn...

Entrepreneurship Unleashed in Universities Across the Country; Kauffman Foundation Offers Schools Opportunity to Participate in $35 Million Second Round of Kauffman Campuses Initiative.
June 27, 2006... Byline: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- In its continuing efforts to see entrepreneurship education become a common and accessible campus-wide opportunity, the Ewing Marion Kauffman...

Consumer Confidence Rises in June for No Apparent Explainable Reason.
June 27, 2006... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer confidence among Floridians in June rose four points to 90, reflecting optimism about the long-term future of the U.S. economy, but University of...

Record-Breaking Gift to Gates Foundation Underlines Need for Accountability in Philanthropy, Duke Professor Says.
June 27, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the recipient Monday of the largest philanthropic gift in history, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has an extraordinary opportunity to do good in the world but...

Philip Morris USA's Cigarette Brand Advertising Decreases by 94 Percent From 1998 to 2003.
June 27, 2006... Byline: Philip Morris USA RICHMOND, Va., June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- A recent release (June 21, 2006) by the American Cancer Society states that "Marlboro is the most heavily advertised brand in the United States." In 2005 and to date in...

U.S. Treasurer Scheduled to Visit Teen Finance Class.
June 29, 2006... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, June 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Teenage students in a summer finance and economics class at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are getting a chance to talk to the woman who signs the...

Professor Theodore Levitt, Legendary Marketing Scholar and Former Harvard Business Review Editor, Dead at 81.(Obituary)
June 29, 2006... Byline: Harvard Business School BOSTON, June 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harvard Business School Professor Theodore (Ted) Levitt, a monumental and iconoclastic figure in the field of marketing and former editor of Harvard Business Review, who...

University of Texas at Dallas Professor Recognized for 'Influential Research Findings' in Field of International Business.
June 29, 2006... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, June 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Jane Salk, an associate professor of organizations, strategy and international management in the School of Management at The University of Texas at...

Secondhand Smoke Carries Large Financial Costs, Duke University Professor Says.
June 29, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., June 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- In light of the surgeon general's recent report on secondhand smoke, it's clear that the smokers aren't the only ones who bear the cost of their habit, says a Duke...

Investors Find Profit in Wall Street 'Prophets'.
June 30, 2006... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- IPOs that are followed closely by many analysts after their offerings tend to do better than those followed by fewer analysts, according to a new University of...

New UC Berkeley-National University of Singapore Risk Management Institute Aims to Spur Financial Education, Research in Singapore and Region.
June 30, 2006... Byline: National University of Singapore SINGAPORE, June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National University of Singapore (NUS) is partnering with the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), to...

Science Finds New Fix for UV Damaged Skin in Arthritis Treatment.
June 30, 2006... Byline: Manning Selvage & Lee CINCINNATI, June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- For many women, accumulated sun exposure has already permanently damaged their skin cells, causing them to overproduce pigment that shows up as unsightly dark...