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Swarthmore College Engineering Major Designs Eco-Friendly Dorm Room; Features Include Solar Panel, Aeroponic Garden.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Swarthmore College SWARTHMORE, Pa., Nov. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Lauren Goodfriend ('08), a Swarthmore College engineering and mathematics major from Danbury Conn., is living her dream - sort of. She knows that when she owns a...

Babson College Enrolls 44 Students in Portland Fast Track MBA Program; Babson College Announces Newest Members of Its Portland Fast Track MBA Program.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Nov. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Babson offers the Portland Fast Track MBA program at the World Trade Center (WTC) in Portland, Oregon. The unique blended-learning format of this program combines...

Animal Rights Advocated in Book by St. Lawrence University Professor.
November 2, 2007... Byline: St. Lawrence University CANTON, N.Y., Nov. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new book by a St. Lawrence University sociology professor explores the intersections between human and animal oppressions in relation to "the exploitative...

Bentley College Honors Future Leaders in Fourth Annual Tomorrow25 International Leadership Competition.
November 2, 2007... Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Humanitarian. Ambassador. Entrepreneur. Mentor. Who will be the next generation of leaders? Bentley College is accepting nominations for its fourth annual Tomorrow25...

Balancing Risk and Return through Innovation: UC Berkeley/Haas Finance Conference, Nov. 9.(Conference news)
November 5, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Balancing Risk and Return Through Innovation" is the focus of the first-ever finance conference at University of California, Berkeley's Haas...

American Dental Education Association's Abigail Gorman Receives Rising Star Award at 2007 Nonprofit CFO of the Year Awards Luncheon.
November 6, 2007... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Education Association's (ADEA) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Abigail W. Gorman, M.B.A., received the CFO Rising Star Award at the...

UC Berkeley/Haas Hosts Financial Reporting Conference Nov. 9.(Conference news)
November 6, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHAT: The 18th...

Airline Quality Rating Researcher: Holiday Air Travel Forecast Calls for Crowded Skies, Lost Luggage, Increased Security, Higher Fares.
November 7, 2007... Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. airline system is showing signs of being overtaxed, and that is cause for concern when traveling this holiday season, according to Dean Headley, co-author...

New Job Source Established for People in Academic, Research Occupations; Chicago Area Job Service Tailored for Needs of Dual Job Searchers.
November 7, 2007... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Nov. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Job hunters and their partners interested in finding faculty, research, and executive and staff positions at Chicago area universities and research, medical and cultural...

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Engages Investure, LLC to Manage Assets.
November 8, 2007... Byline: Rockefeller Brothers Fund NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) announced today that it has engaged Investure, LLC to serve as the Fund's outsourced investment office. As part of the agreement,...

RAND Paper Finds Diesel- and Hybrid-Powered Vehicles Can Provide More Societal Benefits Than Gas-Powered Autos.
November 8, 2007... Byline: Pending SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cars and light trucks powered by advanced diesel technology or hybrid technology can provide larger societal benefits than traditional gasoline-powered automobiles,...

Warren Buffett Receives 2007 UC Berkeley Financial Reporting Award.
November 9, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the most successful investors of our time, is the 2007 recipient of the Berkeley...

UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Honors Distinguished Alumni.
November 12, 2007... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School recognized six outstanding alumni at its ninth annual...

How Climate Change Will Change Fashions: University of Maryland Expert.
November 13, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Climate change will have a profound effect on clothes and fashion, changing styles, fabrics and laundering, says a University of Maryland expert....

Inside Innovation Conference to Showcase Faculty Research on Innovation at UC Berkeley.(Conference news)
November 13, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Berkeley business faculty will share their latest research, opinions, and insights on driving innovation in business at the inaugural Inside...

Thankfully, Higher Food Prices May Not Affect Main Course.
November 13, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Thanks to increasing energy costs and world food demands, Thanksgiving dinner is going to cost a little more than last year, said a Purdue University expert. ...

Holiday Online Shopping Expected to Rise; Customer Service a Priority.
November 13, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite an anticipated double-digit increase in online sales this holiday season, consumers can expect a better online shopping experience, said a Purdue...

$1.5 Million NASA Grant: San Jose State University Engineering Faculty to Study Ways to Reduce Air Traffic Congestion.
November 13, 2007... Byline: San Jose State University SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Professors Wenbin Wei and Kevin Corker of San Jose State University's Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering have won a $1.5 million National Aeronautics...

OrganicStyle.com Launches Eco-Luxury Boutique; Massive Expansion of Flagship Floral Brand OrganicBouquet.com.
November 14, 2007... Byline: Straus Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Organic Style Limited today announced the launch of www.OrganicStyle.com - a ground-breaking eco-luxury online shopping destination that will serve the rapidly...

The Move at Merrill: CEO Succession Expert at Harvard Business School Available for Comment.
November 14, 2007... Byline: Harvard Business School BOSTON, Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harvard Business School Professor Joseph Bower, author of a new book on CEO succession titled "The CEO Within," is available to talk about John Thain's appointment at...

Kansas State University Poultry Expert Talks Turkey.
November 15, 2007... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The type of turkey that is on sale at your local grocery store today is not the turkey your grandma used to buy -- but her "old-fashioned" bird may be making a...

Ten Midwest Governors Sign Historic Agreements on Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Greenhouse Gases; Joyce-Funded Initiative Enables Midwest States to Create Regional Agenda for Addressing Climate Change.
November 15, 2007... Byline: Joyce Foundation MILWAUKEE, Nov. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Governors of ten Midwestern states today are signing a set of historic agreements to improve energy efficiency, promote renewable energy, biomass, and advanced coal...

National University of Singapore Risk Management Institute and Singapore Exchange Limited Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Collaborate on Financial Research; Initial Research Projects Include Property Derivatives, Asian Credit Derivatives, Carbon Trading.
November 16, 2007... Byline: National University of Singapore SINGAPORE, Nov. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National University of Singapore (NUS) Risk Management Institute (RMI) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) announced today that they have signed a...

Maryland Nonprofit Employment Boomed from 1995 to 2005; State's Nonprofits Employ More Than Information, Finance, or Construction Industry.
November 19, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nonprofit employment in Maryland grew more than twice as fast as jobs in the state's for-profit sector between 1995 and 2005, according to a new Johns Hopkins...

North American Softwood Sawmills in Decline; Report Details Current State, Future Outlook of Softwood Sawmill Industry.(Industry overview)
November 19, 2007... Byline: USDA Forest Service - Forest Products Laboratory MADISON, Wis., Nov. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The number of larger, permanent softwood lumber mills in the United States and Canada has shrunk from 1,311 in 1995 to 990 as of June...

Holiday Gift Cards to Ring Up $30 Billion in Sales, Purdue Expert Says.
November 19, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- For many holiday shoppers, a merry Christmas is in the cards - gift cards. When Christmas shopping begins in earnest the day after Thanksgiving, an estimated...

Think College Football Teams Punished for Late Losses? Not So Fast, My Friend.
November 19, 2007... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study of 25 years of data from a major college football poll challenges three strongly held beliefs of many coaches and fans. Contrary to conventional...

In a Society Hooked on 'Retail Therapy,' Wellesley College Professor Hopes Personal Finance Lessons Sink In.
November 20, 2007... Byline: Wellesley College WELLESLEY, Mass., Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Another holiday season looms, and for many it means another shopping season. Merchants everywhere hope for a "Black Friday" to bring them out of the debt column: the...

Federal Reserve to Release Economic Forecasts Today; UC Irvine Experts Available for Comment.
November 20, 2007... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following University of California, Irvine, experts are available to comment on the Federal Reserve's release of economic forecasts today. - - -...

USC Annenberg Brings Together Key Policymakers, Scholars, Industry Leaders for Nov. 27 Conference to Assess Viability of California's Digital Infrastructure; New Study Warns User Demand Could Outpace Capacity by 2010.(Conference news)
November 21, 2007... Byline: USC Annenberg School for Communication LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The USC Annenberg School for Communication is convening industry leaders along with top state government officials for a conference exploring the...

UNC Kenan-Flagler Announces Winners of Evergreen Investments Alpha Challenge.
November 21, 2007... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management won the 3rd annual Evergreen Investments Alpha Challenge at the University of...

Expert Advisory: 'Tis the (Holiday Retail) Season! Vanderbilt Marketing Experts Available.
November 26, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- With the holiday shopping season here, marketing experts from the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management are available to discuss a range of retail...

Society for New Communications Research Symposium to Feature Free Workshop for Educators on Dec. 5 in Boston.
November 26, 2007... Byline: Society for New Communications Research BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society for New Communications Research (http://www.sncr.org), a nonprofit global think tank dedicated to the advanced study of new media and...

Treasure Hunting Made Smarter: Shopgoodwill.com Adds Improved Search to Popular Internet Auction Site.
November 27, 2007... Byline: Goodwill Industries International SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Shopgoodwill.com, the nation's first and only nonprofit Internet auction site, is making it easier for treasure hunters and other online shoppers to...

Dip in Florida's Consumer Confidence Likely to Hurt Holiday Retail Sales.
November 27, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Florida's consumer confidence dropped two points to 77 in November, portending lackluster sales for the holiday retail season, a new University of Florida study...

MIT Clean Energy Entrepreneurship Prize Established to Drive Innovative Ideas to Market; $200,000 Cash for Top Prize to Be Awarded by NSTAR and US DOE Based on Rigorous Competition.
November 28, 2007... Byline: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The MIT Clean Energy Entrepreneurship Prize of $200,000 is being announced today, kicking off a program to help develop and motivate the next generation...

New Support for Integrative Thinking at University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management; $10-Million Gift for the Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking.(Company overview)
November 28, 2007... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Nov. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- One of Canada's leading supporters of business education has donated $10- million to the University of Toronto's Joseph L. Rotman School of Management. The gift by...

University of Central Florida Economist Predicts Depreciating Dollar Makes U.S. 'Big Lots! for Brits'.
November 29, 2007... Byline: University of Central Florida ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The falling U.S. dollar makes America look more like a 'Big Lots! for Brits' this holiday season than the currency powerhouse of yesteryears, a University...

Are You Smart Enough for Your Company? Students Learn Business Intelligence Through New Graduate Program.
November 30, 2007... Byline: Saint Joseph's University PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Wall Street investors are weighing company growth on more than financials these days. An organization's intellectual capital, amassed through strategic data...