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Florida International University's College of Business Administration Reaches Out to Latin American Nations Through Important Economic Development Programs.
March 1, 2005... Byline: Florida International University College of Business Administration MIAMI, Fla., March 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Florida International University's College of Business Administration (CBA) is making a significant impact throughout...

Tyler Elm of Office Depot Inc., David Refkin of Time Inc., Joint Solutions Project Win First ForestLeadership Awards.
March 1, 2005... Byline: ForestLeadership TORONTO, March 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- ForestLeadership is pleased to announce the recipients of its first annual ForestLeadership awards recognizing individuals and organizations that have demonstrated exceptional...

Project Seeks Ways to End Corrupt Practices in International Economic Development Arena; Professors From University of Texas at Dallas, George Mason University Win Second Ford Foundation Grant.
March 2, 2005... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, March 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The sometimes murky world of international economic development consulting, where dubious advice and self-dealing often trump the legitimate interests of...

Charities Oppose Caps on Charitable Deductions; Programs Funded by Clothing Donations in Possible Jeopardy.
March 2, 2005... Byline: Goodwill Industries International ROCKVILLE, Md., March 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Goodwill Industries International, the Salvation Army, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and Volunteers of America oppose federal recommendations to...

Blueprint for an Effective Non-Proliferation Regime Released on 35th Anniversary of Non-Proliferation Treaty.
March 2, 2005... Byline: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace WASHINGTON, March 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Non-proliferation experts at the Carnegie Endowment have released a blueprint for a new, international nuclear non-proliferation regime, with a...

CFO Survey: Business Confidence Down; Inflationary Labor Costs, Health Care Costs, Decreasing Dollar Are Major Concerns.
March 2, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., March 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chief financial officers are concerned about inflationary labor costs and the depreciating U.S. dollar hurting economic growth in the coming year. They are also concerned...

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Announces Smallest Tuition Increase in 10 Years.
March 2, 2005... Byline: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology TERRE HAUTE, Ind., March 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tuition at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will be 3.9 percent higher than this year, which is the smallest tuition increase in 10 years,...

9th Annual Women in Leadership Conference at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, March 5.
March 2, 2005... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., March 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following advisory. WHAT: The 9th annual Women in...

Citigroup Commended for Enforcing Environmental Policy; U.S.-based Bank Requires Southeast Asian Timber Client to Obtain Independent, Third Party Certification.
March 3, 2005... Byline: Rainforest Action Network SAN FRANCISCO, March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Forest protection advocates, human rights activists and socially responsible investors (SRI) today commended Citigroup (NYSE: C) for its proactive constructive...

Budget Cuts Will Hurt Children.
March 4, 2005... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cuts to children's programs in the Bush administration's budget will reverse the decades-long commitment the federal government has made to America's youngest and...

Consumer Reports' Investigation Finds Big Cost Differences in Popular Car Financing Options; Out of 30 Finance Scenarios, 22 Increased Cost of Vehicle by Average of 5 Percent, Only 8 Offered Savings Over Benchmark Credit-Union Loan.
March 4, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y. March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- As automakers desperately drive incentives like teenagers on a Saturday night, car shoppers continue to be left with the onslaught of many old come-ons and new twists that...

Comment: There's No Place Like Home - By Kyla Wazana Tompkins.
March 4, 2005... Byline: Pomona College Claremont, Calif., Mar. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The release of Martha Stewart from prison this month will once again raise the many questions that have haunted her paradoxical presence in public life over the last...

Citing IIHS Crash Test Results, Consumer Reports Removes Ford Focus as Top Pick for Small Sedans; Six Other Vehicles No Longer Recommended by CR Because of Crash Test Results.
March 7, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., March 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer Reports has removed the Ford Focus as its Top Pick for small cars because it performed poorly in insurance industry crash tests that were announced on Sunday....

'Geeks' and Nonprofits Gather at Penguin Days to Make Better Software and the World a Better Place.
March 7, 2005... Byline: Aspiration SAN FRANCISCO, March 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Software developers, activists and nonprofits will meet at local Penguin Days (www.penguinday.org) in Chicago, San Francisco, and New York City this spring to demystify open...

Biotechnology and Intellectual Property Discussion to Be Held at Stanford Law School, March 11.
March 7, 2005... Byline: Stanford Law School STANFORD, Calif., March 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stanford Law School today released the following advisory. - - - - Expert Panel Discussion: "Biotechnology & Intellectual Property: Current...

UNC Kenan-Flagler Professors Help China Prepare For 2008 Olympics; Logistics Needs in Beijing to Exceed Those of Previous Games.
March 8, 2005... Byline: Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Professors from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School are helping China prepare for its logistics needs...

Convio's New Vote-Driven Action System Enables Nonprofits to More Effectively Drive Grassroots Activism, Influence Public Policy.
March 8, 2005... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Convio, Inc. today announced release of significantly enhanced online advocacy tools, including a new vote-driven action system to generate higher grassroots response and more...

National Airline Quality Rating to be announced April 4.
March 8, 2005... Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Wichita State University today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: 15th annual national Airline Quality Rating news conference WHEN: 9:30...

Columbia Business School Research Center Develops Method to Standardize Accounting for Employee Stock Options and Stock-Related Claims; SVA Method Addresses Concerns of Executives, Shareholders, Accounting Regulators.
March 8, 2005... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Determining accurate accounting methods for employee stock options and other stock-related claims has long been a headache for companies, investors, analysts,...

Advanced Research Aircraft to Arrive at National Center for Atmospheric Research Friday, March 11.
March 8, 2005... Byline: National Center for Atmospheric Research BOULDER, Colo., March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new aircraft with exceptional research capabilities is scheduled to arrive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Friday, March...

Public Health Institute Appoints Lawyer to Lead Litigation Settlement Management Program; New Director to Manage $21 Million Settlement Involving Prescription Drug Marketing.
March 9, 2005... Byline: Public Health Institute OAKLAND, Calif., March 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Public Health Institute today announced the appointment of attorney Brenda Drake as the director of the Public Health Trust, a program that manages funds...

New Issue Brief from Century Foundation Shows How Privatization Would Sting Young Adults.
March 9, 2005... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, March 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Advocates of Social Security privatization are selling the idea of private accounts to young people as the best way to secure their future retirement. However, a new...

Palo Alto Medical Foundation, San Carlos Education Foundation to Promote Health and Well-Being of Children; PAMF Commits $10,000 to SCEF Fundraising and Health Education Goals.
March 9, 2005... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif., March 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The San Carlos Educational Foundation (SCEF) announced today that it has entered into a long-term relationship with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation...

University of Maryland Study: Reform U.S. Government Handling of 'Sensitive' Information.
March 10, 2005... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Since 9/11, U.S. government efforts to keep sensitive but unclassified materials out of the hands of terrorists have led to a tangle of...

Coalition Applauds House Introduction of Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Coalition Urges Swift Action by House Leadership.
March 10, 2005... Byline: Genetic Alliance WASHINGTON, March 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress introduced the "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005," (GINA), which seeks to prohibit improper use of...

Expert: Important Lessons to Be Learned From Boeing CEO Ouster.
March 10, 2005... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The forced departure of Boeing Co.'s CEO demonstrates the risks of co-workers becoming romantically involved, says a Purdue University expert on gender issues...

Commentary: Misunderstanding Social Security's Trust Fund -- by Richard C. Leone and Greg Anrig Jr.
March 10, 2005... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, March 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The follwing is an op-ed article by Richard C. Leone, president, and Greg Anrig Jr., vice president of programs at The Century Foundation. ---- The headline...

New Investment Fund Provides Capital to Expand the Sustainable Seafood Market; 'Pioneer Fund' Uses Market Forces to Push for Sustainable Fishing Practices.
March 14, 2005... Byline: Spitfire Strategies BOSTON, March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sea Change Management, LLC, a San-Francisco-based private equity firm, introduced the Sea Change Investment Fund this morning. The Fund will provide capital to help expand...

Scientists Create, Study Methane Hydrates in 'Ocean Floor' Lab; Data May Help Develop Strategies for Mining Natural Gas Locked Up in Seafloor Sediments.
March 14, 2005... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory SAN DIEGO, March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have recreated the high-pressure, low-temperature conditions of the seafloor in a...

Moving Electrons at the Molecular and Nanometer Scales: Possible Applications for Solar Cells, Other Small-Scale Circuits.
March 14, 2005... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory SAN DIEGO, March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Learning how to control the movement of electrons on the molecular and nanometer scales could help scientists devise small-scale circuits for a wide variety of...

Checking Out the Action Underneath the Action at This Year's NCAA Tournament: Innovative Partnership Hopes to Be One of the Cinderella Stories at NCAA Final Four.
March 14, 2005... Byline: Forest Products Laboratory MADISON, Wis., March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Though most of them are a bit short, can't hit the jumper, and certainly won't be one of Dick Vitale's "Diaper Dandies," researchers at the USDA Forest...

Community Care Tops Medical Care at Preventing Heart Disease in Black Americans, But Health Inequalities Persist.
March 14, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Upgraded community health services, including checkups by phone or in person with a local nurse practitioner at a neighborhood clinic, and free charge...

Power: Women Like It and Pursue It, Survey Finds; Simmons School of Management and HP Survey Shows They're Also Redefining It.
March 14, 2005... Byline: Simmons College BOSTON, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Contrary to conventional belief that women often are ambivalent about power, a newly released survey finds that the vast majority of businesswomen like power and actively...

More Balance, Better Interactions Between Primary-Care and Specialist Physicians Would Improve U.S. Health.
March 15, 2005... Byline: Bloomberg School of Public Health BALTIMORE, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Communities with more primary-care physicians have lower mortality rates, according to an analysis by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of...

Human Rights Being Subverted by Banks as Well as Governments, New Inner City Press Book 'Rights Force' Shows; From Payday Lending to the Patriot Act: What Present and Future Courts, Consumers, Communities Can Do.
March 15, 2005... Byline: Inner City Press NEW YORK, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Those who abuse and undermine human rights are not only the hands-on torturers, but also those banks which launder the dictators' money, while lending at high rates to...

Silicon Valley's Richard Kramlich to Be Honored at UC Berkeley for Lifetime Achievement in Entrepreneurship.
March 15, 2005... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- C. Richard Kramlich, one of Silicon Valley's leading venture capitalists, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Entrepreneurship...

Purdue Finding Could Help Develop Clean Energy Technology.
March 15, 2005... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chemical engineers at Purdue University have made a discovery that may help to improve a promising low-polluting energy technology that combusts natural gas...

University of Minnesota Expert Available to Discuss the Role WorldCom Played in Creating Turmoil in Telecom Industry.
March 15, 2005... Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bernard Ebbers, the former chief executive of WorldCom, was convicted Tuesday of fraud charges related to the $11 billion accounting scandal at the...

Forest Service Lab's Archives Shed Light on Howard Hughes and His Airplane; Forest Products Lab Researchers Consulted on Adhesives, Woods, Preservatives.
March 16, 2005... Byline: Forest Products Laboratory MADISON, Wis., March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Howard Hughes of Hughes Aircraft Co. telephoned from Washington on October 22 . . . The call came in about 5:00 p.m." Thus begins a memo to the file,...

Agricultural Policy Research Institute Projects Rebounding U.S. Meat Exports, Soybean Concentration.
March 16, 2005... Byline: Iowa State University WASHINGTON, March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Solid prices, stable economic growth globally and a weak dollar in industrialized trading countries will keep U.S. agricultural exports strong for the next 10 years,...

Seventh Annual UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition Builds on Its Past Successes.
March 16, 2005... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- As this year's 23 business teams gear up for the semifinals of the 7th annual University of California, Berkeley's Business Plan Competition,...

Largest Global Supplier of Sugar, Cocoa and Coffee Transforms Organic Marketplace; ED&F Man Launches Corigins Natural and Organic Division.
March 16, 2005... Byline: Straus Communications LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- ED&F Man, the world's leading merchant of cocoa, sugar and coffee, has formed Corigins (www.corigins.com), a new US-based supplier of the highest quality,...

Study Challenges Claim That Internet Promotes Price Competition.
March 17, 2005... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have developed an analytical model that explains why the internet may actually be bad for consumers in some cases. Many experts had argued that...

Harnessing Microbes, One by One, to Build a Better Nanoworld.
March 17, 2005... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison SAN DIEGO, March 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Taking a new approach to the painstaking assembly of nanometer-sized machines, a team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has successfully...

Kansas State University Professor's New Book Discusses Finding a Balance Between Presidential Power and 'Military Culture'.
March 17, 2005... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., March 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- A career foreign service officer's latest book is the first to examine civil-military relations in the United States from the perspective of the military. ...

Expert Commentator: How Will Cuts Affect Medicaid?
March 18, 2005... Byline: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, March 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of the Sciences in Philadelphia today released the following expert commentary. --- Comments by Richard G. Stefanacci, DO,...

Wall Street Guru Abby Joseph Cohen, Fed Governor Ben Bernanke Part of All-Star Line-Up of Keynote Speakers at RISE Symposium.
March 18, 2005... Byline: University of Dayton DAYTON, Ohio, March 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- BusinessWeek once called investment strategist Abby Joseph Cohen "the prophet of Wall Street." Wherever Ben Bernanke, a governor of the Federal Reserve Board,...

Consumer Action Publishes New Multilingual Brochure to Educate Consumers About Federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
March 21, 2005... Byline: Consumer Action SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer Action (CA) today released a multilingual brochure to educate people about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which helps low income, working taxpayers get...

Rural America Vulnerable to Bioterrorism, Natural Disaster Threats; Inadequate Systems Need Strengthening to Meet Public Health Emergencies.
March 21, 2005... Byline: Harvard School of Public Health BOSTON, March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Harvard School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, and four...

New Book Chapter by Convio's Vinay Bhagat Helps Nonprofits Wage More Effective Advocacy Campaigns Using Internet; Nonprofit Industry Thought Leader Also Explains How Online Advocacy Drives Fundraising, Builds Loyal Support Base.
March 21, 2005... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Organizations that want to leverage the Internet to accelerate and/or increase the impact of their advocacy programs will want to read the just published book chapter by Convio,...

Entrepreneur Magazine Ranks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill No. 3 in Entrepreneurial Education.
March 21, 2005... Byline: Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Entrepreneur magazine has ranked The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School No. 3 in its third annual...

Before Filing That 1040, Check Consumer Reports Money Adviser for Latest Tax Rules and Regulations; Free E-Filing, New Sales Tax Deduction Top Significant Changes Taxpayers Need To Know About; April Issue Also Highlights Dangers of Interest-Only and Adjustable-Rate Mortgages.
March 21, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Many tax changes are taking effect this filing season - and taxpayers who don't know about them could be paying more money, or doing more paperwork, than they need to,...

Spintronic Materials Show Their First Move; Physicists Trace the 'Hopping' of Single Electrons in Magnetic Materials.
March 21, 2005... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- How much energy does it take for an electron to hop from atom to atom, and how do the magnetic properties of the material influence the rate or ease...

National Technology Transfer Center to Play Key Role in New State Program Focused on Improving Rural Health Care for West Virginians.
March 21, 2005... Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center WHEELING, W.Va., March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The vision shown by Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., in applying government technology success stories to the private sector will come alive once...

Purdue University Team to Float High-Altitude Airship for Weather, Security.
March 22, 2005... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers from Purdue University are working to develop a high-altitude, helium-filled craft that may hover over the same spot for up to a year for...

First-Ever Study of Canada's Nonprofit Sector: Nonprofits in Canada Are Huge Force, Proportionately Larger Than U.S.
March 22, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Canada's nonprofit sector is a huge, vibrant force that is 50 percent larger than Canada's entire retail industry, according to groundbreaking research released...

Green Guide Launches 'Green the iPod' Campaign.
March 22, 2005... Byline: The Green Guide Institute NEW YORK, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Green Guide (http://www.thegreenguide.com/) has launched a campaign calling on Apple to make the iPod environmentally friendly. While Apple declares that they...

Naturejobs/NY Academy of Sciences Career Fair & Symposium on April 29 to Focus on Bioscience Research.
March 22, 2005... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- How do scientific ideas become marketable products? How do drug discovery and development processes differ from company to company? Do current regulatory...

University of California Tops Annual List of Universities Receiving Patents.
March 22, 2005... Byline: University of California OAKLAND, Calif., March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the 11th consecutive year, the University of California is the leader among the nation's universities in developing new patents, according to a report...

Assistive Technology Company gh's MathSpeak Finds Its 'Voice' With Pittsburgh Speech Synthesis Company.
March 22, 2005... Byline: Purdue University PITTSBURGH, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- gh LLC has chosen Cepstral LLC to give its MathSpeak(tm) assistive software technology a high-quality synthetic voice. When used in conjunction with a Digital Talking...

The Salt Institute and the Data Quality Act: Shaking Up Judicial Review of Agency Rulemaking.
March 22, 2005... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Please join the Environmental Law Institute on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., for a discussion of the future of the Data Quality Act and its...

University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, GSBA Zurich Launch Dual-Degree Global EMBA Program; Smith School, GSBA Zurich Pioneer Dual-Degree Program on Three Continents.
March 23, 2005... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park ZURICH, Switzerland, March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business in the United States, and the Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA)...

Bentley College Partners With Ruckus Network to Offer Students Free, Legal Digital Entertainment; Pilot Program Runs Through April 2005.
March 23, 2005... Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bentley has partnered with the Ruckus Network digital entertainment service to offer a free pilot program to undergraduate resident students. Between February and April...

Hungry for Thai Food? Tired of Shoveling Snow? The Babson College 2005 Business Plan Competition.
March 23, 2005... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Six student businesses--selected from a field of more than 200 business plans--will participate in the final round of the 2005 Babson College Business Plan...

Expert: Producer Price Index/Consumer Price Index Differential Indicates Serious Inflation Problem.
March 23, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today's Consumer Price Index increase of 0.4 percent and yesterday's Producer Price Index increase of 0.4 percent may point to future economic problems, according to Duke...

One in Five Downloaders Has Copied Files From Other People's iPods or MP3 players; One in Four Downloaders Gets Files via E-Mail or Instant Messaging.
March 23, 2005... Byline: Pew Internet & American Life Project WASHINGTON, March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- About 36 million Americans - or 27 percent of internet users - say they download either music or video files and about half of them have found ways...

Iowa State Experts Can Comment on Sale of Unapproved Biotech Corn.
March 23, 2005... Byline: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa, March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Yesterday it was announced that Syngenta inadvertently sold unapproved biotech corn to farmers from 2001 through 2004. As the details unfold, the following Iowa State...

Kintera Innovation Grants Program Expanded; New Web Sites for World Water Day 2005, Global Fund for Women Kick-off Kintera's Program Providing Technology Support to Nonprofits.
March 25, 2005... Byline: Kintera CHICAGO, March 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Kintera Inc. (NASDAQ: KNTA), the leading provider of "software as a service" to the nonprofit sector, today announced the expansion of the Kintera Innovation Grants program designed...

Violent Crime Surges Hurts Businesses Most in Low-Crime Areas.
March 28, 2005... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- When violent crime surges in low-crime areas, retail businesses there seem to suffer more than do their counterparts in areas with normally high crime rates, new...

International Student Teams Propose New Business Ideas With Social Bottom Line in Global Social Venture Competition.
March 28, 2005... Byline: Pending BERKELEY, Calif., March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nine MBA teams planning social enterprises -- ranging from applying nanotechnology to solar power systems in developing countries to training low-income urban youth to...

U.S. Deputy Drug Czar Visits Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Burn Center to See Another Cost of Methamphetamine.
March 29, 2005... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Tuesday, March 29 at 2 p.m. CST, Joseph Keefe, deputy director of the Office on National Drug Control Policy (U.S. "Drug Czar"), and Judge Seth Norman,...

China's Economic Emergence: Progress, Pitfalls and Implications Focus of Two-Day Conference at Columbia University; Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sachs, Jagdish Bhagwati Top Two-Day Agenda.
March 29, 2005... Byline: Columbia University NEW YORK, March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chinas rapidly changing economy is the focus of a two-day international symposium featuring leading economists, including Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, Earth Institute...

Study Shows Problems With Drug Companies' Charitable Programs; Independent Survey of Health Care Providers Points to Ways to Make Medications More Accessible.
March 29, 2005... Byline: Public Health Institute OAKLAND, Calif., March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study shows that while free medication programs offered by the pharmaceutical industry help some low-income patients without drug coverage, health care...

'Chemical Dynamic' Duo Aids Navy.
March 29, 2005... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new research effort is addressing 21st century energy needs of the U.S. Navy in a thoroughly modern way - on the computer. The research to...

Predatory Payday Lenders Target Military, Study by California State University, Northridge Professor Says.
March 29, 2005... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Predatory payday lenders who swarm around U.S. military bases are the subject of a study by a determined pair of academic sleuths from Cal State...

Cool Products Expo 2005 at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
March 30, 2005... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., March 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- How do we define "cool"? - Ready: End user products, not components. - Factor: Coolness is readily apparent, requires no explanation. ...

Winners in Fifth Annual Student-Managed Portfolio Competition Announced at University of Dayton's RISE Symposium.
March 31, 2005... Byline: University of Dayton DAYTON, Ohio, March 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Some college students who manage portfolios of real money aren't just winning big in the stock market: They're winning big at the world's largest student investment...