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Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Consortium Team Selected to Develop Autonomous Navigation Technology for Army's Future Combat System.
September 2, 2003... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Consortium (NREC), part of the Robotics Institute in the School of Computer Science, has been selected...

Coalition of Schools, Parents, Loan Providers Issues Recommendations for Better Federal Student Loans.
September 2, 2003... Byline: National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- A unique coalition of financial aid administrators, parents, loan providers and organizations representing more than...

$3 Million Gift Enhances Study of Value Investing at University of Toronto's Rotman School.
September 3, 2003... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Sept. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Business students will be learning much more about value investing, thanks to a $3 million gift to the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of...

Wisconsin Conference Touts Innovation as Manufacturing's Future.
September 4, 2003... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Whitewater WHITEWATER, Wis., Sept. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite losing more than 2.5 million jobs nationwide since 2001, the manufacturing sector can rebound from its current woes with more reliance on...

Iowa Electronic Markets Open Trading on California Governor Recall.
September 5, 2003... Byline: University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Iowa Electronic Market (IEM) has opened trading on the outcome of the California governor recall election, offering futures contracts on the outcome of the...

The Dark Side of Marketing Relationships Comes to Light in Stanford Business School Study.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- You're trying to catch the digital photography wave. You've set up a hot-looking Web site, picked features and price points the competition can't...

Stanford Business School Study Examines Debt Relief: Which Countries Benefit?
September 8, 2003... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- What do Jesse Helms, the Pope, and rock star Bono have in common? In recent years, they have all been calling on the wealthy nations of the world...

Coverage of War in Iraq to Highlight Opening Session of SPJ National Convention.(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Bush Administration says the major conflicts in Iraq are over, but troops are still engaged in dangerous situations, and journalists remain covering...

Sept. 11, 2001: The Impact on America Two Years Later.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two years after the worst-ever terrorist attacks against the United States, Professor Robert Gerace of Rochester Institute of Technology, a...

$5 Million Sandra Rotman Chair in Health Sector Strategy Named at University of Toronto and University Health Network.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A leading professor in health care systems and strategic management has been named the Sandra Rotman Chair in Health Sector Strategy at the University of Toronto and...

Investor and Author Jim Rogers to Speak at Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University, Sept. 17.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Legendary investor Jim Rogers will speak and sign books at the Jesse H. Jones School of Management, Rice University on Sept. 17 at 6:00 PM. Sponsored by the M.A. Wright Fund,...

World Bank Taps Bentley Mideast Expert to Lead Review of Palestinian NGO Project in Jerusalem.
September 9, 2003... Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 9 (AScribe News) -- Denis J. Sullivan, director of the Cronin International Center and professor and chair of the International Studies Department at Bentley College, will head to Jerusalem and...

Convio's Internet Tools Help National Breast Cancer Group Generate One-Third of $2.35 Millions Raised By Annual Race.(Y-ME RACE Against Breat Cancer)
September 9, 2003... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 9 (AScribe News) -- Nearly one-third of the $2.35 million raised by the 12th Annual Y-ME RACE Against Breast Cancer came in online -- further evidence that the Internet is an increasingly important...

First Things First - Increase Electricity Reliability and Consumer Protection Promptly; Government Has Duty to Act Swiftly; Energy Experts Offer Formula for Reliable.
September 9, 2003... Byline: Environmental Media Services WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The federal government must take swift action to address crucial energy problems and adopt a mandatory electricity reliability program. It should leave behind...

The Winners and Losers in Global Outsourcing -- by K. Ravi Kumar, USC Marshall School of Business.
September 9, 2003... Byline: USC Marshall School of Business LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Most recently, Li & Fung, the Hong Kong-based consumer goods sourcing group, sealed a groundbreaking deal to design, manufacture and distribute Levi's-brand...

Wright State University Student-to-Student Debt Counseling Termed Unique in American Higher Education.
September 9, 2003... Byline: Wright State University DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Students at Wright State University are counseling fellow students on debt problems in a program termed unique in American higher education. The Wright...

Patent Survey Reveals Ag Biotech Intellectual Property Ownership.
September 9, 2003... Byline: University of California BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Public institutions have played a major role in fundamental agricultural biotechnology research during the past two decades. Through a broad-based...

Robert Mondavi Winery Agrees to Protect Habitat of 'Celebrated' California Frog, Other Endangered Species.
September 10, 2003... Byline: Environmental Defense SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., September 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Environmental Defense today is popping the cork for the celebrated California red-legged frog, an endangered species that is now beneficiary of a...

Expert: Blocking WTO Talks 'Misguided,' Duke Professor Says.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Too many of the activists gathering during the fifth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference are focused on obstructing the talks, says a Duke University...

UCLA'S Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration Partners With Raytheon to Boost Defense Applications Using Nanotechnology; Long-Term Partnership to Include Educational Component for Engineers and Students Alike.
September 10, 2003... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a move expected to revolutionize the world of defense technology, Raytheon has formed a partnership with UCLA's Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration, known as CMISE,...

Operation Access Marks 10 Year Anniversary of Providing Solutions for Growing Number of Bay Area Uninsured; Pioneering Nonprofit to Honor Co-Founder Dr. William P. Schecter at Sept. 18 Reception and Benefit.
September 11, 2003... Byline: David Perry & Associates SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- And then there was light. Carmen Pedroza, age 77, had been suffering from cataracts for many years, having an especially difficult time at night when...

RIT Takes Lead in Educating College Students about Credit Card Debt; Robert Manning Launches Financial Literacy Program at RIT and Fisk.
September 12, 2003... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 12 (AScribe News) -- Today's college students need help navigating their way through a slalom course of credit card offers in order to avoid the real world social consequences...

Mental Health Advocates' Statement on Dean Mental Health Agenda.(the Campaign for Mental Health Reform reacts to Governor Howard Dean's call for improved mental health services and screening)
September 12, 2003... Byline: Bazelon Center ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 (AScribe News) -- The Campaign for Mental Health Reform today reacted to Governor Howard Dean's call for improved mental health services and screening with the following statement by...

WTO: Bankruptcy, an Inevitable Outcome of Trade Policy Shifts, Must Be Addressed, Says Colgate University Globalization Expert.(Jay Mandle)
September 12, 2003... Byline: Colgate University HAMILTON, N.Y., Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- "High-cost producers... will face bankruptcy as they confront competitors whose costs are lower or who produce higher quality output. The issue is not whether such...

Nike Settlement Has Implications for the Future of Globalization.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2003... Byline: Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cancun is not the only locale where the rules of globalization are being rewritten. In Beaverton, Ore., Nike settled its case on its overseas labor...

Advocacy Groups and Shareholders Persuade Procter & Gamble to Offer Fair Trade Coffee; Largest U.S. Coffee.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Global Exchange NEW YORK, Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Small-scale coffee farmers around the world scored a victory this week when Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), the largest seller of coffee in the U.S., announced that it would...

Study Shows Melatonin Supplements May Make a Standing Hazard for the Cardiovascular-Challenged.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center HERSHEY, Pa., Sept. 15 (AScribe News) -- For insomniacs and jet-lagged travelers, melatonin supplements may enable a good night's sleep. However, a study by Chester A. Ray, Ph.D.,...

With Budget Woes Threatening Children's Access to Dental Care, States Get Creative.
September 16, 2003... Byline: American Dental Association WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Amid growing concern that state budget crises will turn back the clock on gains in children's access to oral health care, a new report from the American Dental...

Georgetown University and Washington University in St. Louis Collaborate with FDA on Drug Manufacturing Performance Study.
September 16, 2003... Byline: McDonough School of Business, Georgetown U. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will collaborate with Assistant Professor Jeffrey T. Macher of the Robert Emmett McDonough School of...

Tax Incentives to Encourage Charitable Giving Will Help Americans in Need.
September 16, 2003... Byline: Goodwill Industries International BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 16 (AScribe News) -- Goodwill Industries International urges Congress to support the Charitable Giving Act of 2003. "At a time when social service needs in our country continue...

ConsumerReports.org and Consumer WebWatch Rate Search Engines; AskJeeves, Google and Yahoo! Rank as Top Picks.
September 16, 2003... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- ConsumerReports.org, the largest publication-based subscription site on the Web, and Consumer WebWatch, a nonprofit research project with a mission to improve Web site...

WTO Expert: Collapse of WTO Talks Significant Setback, Duke Professor Says.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The collapse of trade talks at the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Cancun represents a significant setback for efforts to reach a new global accord by...

Expert: Information on Financial Aid for College is Free and Available if Families Know the Process and Avoid the Scams.
September 16, 2003... Byline: Christian Brothers University MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following article by Jim Shannon, Director of Student Financial Assistance at Christian Brothers University, offers some advice and important...

American Dental Hygienists' Association Commends FTC Complaint Against South Carolina State Board of Dentistry.
September 16, 2003... Byline: American Dental Hygienists' Association CHICAGO, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) commends the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for its complaint against the South Carolina State Board...

California Launches First International Organic Food Export Program.
September 16, 2003... Byline: California Certified Organic Farmers SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and the Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) announced today the launch of the...

National Institute of Mental Health Funds $1.98 Million Study to Examine Effectiveness of Advance Directives for Patients With Mental Illnesses.
September 16, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a Duke University Medical Center team $1.98 million in research funding to study the use and effectiveness of...

Hispanic Heritage Month: Indiana University News Tips & Experts.
September 17, 2003... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The month of September has been designated nationwide as Hispanic Heritage Month. Indiana University is home to faculty members and academic research centers...

National Technology Transfer Center Offering West Virginia Companies Funding to Solve State's Environmental Issues.
September 17, 2003... Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center WHEELING, W.Va., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center is awarding $300,000 to West Virginia companies to research, develop and integrate...

UC San Diego Researchers Receive $14 Million From National Science Foundation for 10 New Information Technology Projects.
September 17, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) will receive more than $14.3 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for ten new...

UC Berkeley to Host Leading Edge Technology Conference.(Brief Article)
September 18, 2003... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The 6th annual Leading Edge Technology Conference at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business provides technology and...

NSF Awards $12.5 Million to the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology for Improving Urban Crisis Response.
September 18, 2003... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Science Foundation today announced it will award $9 million to University of California, Irvine, and $3.5 million to University of...

Smith College Economist's Book Challenges Growing Monopoly Power of Doctors, Hospitals, Insurers.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Byline: Smith College NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- While many factors are contributing to Americans' dramatically increasing health-care costs, the influence of consolidation and anticompetitive practices has not been...

Media, Consumer, Vehicle Testing Organizations Call on U.S. Supreme Court to Protect First Amendment Freedom, Consumers' Right to Know; Urge Court to Review Ruling With Sweeping Impact on Consumers, Press.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dozens of leading media organizations, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Consumer Federation of America are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on...

Convio Web Sites for Howard Dean, Easter Seals Named to 'Hot' List.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nonprofit Times -- one of the top trade publications serving the nonprofit sector -- has named Convio-powered Web sites for Easter Seals and Dean For America to its exclusive...

NASA Awards Deep Space Network Operations Contract.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has awarded ITT Industries of White Plains, N.Y., a five-year, $274-million subcontract for operations...

Pharmacy Access Partnership Launches GO2EC.org; Web Site Fosters Collaboration Between Pharmacists, Community Health Professionals.
September 23, 2003... Byline: Public Health Institute OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Pharmacy Access Partnership today announced the launch of a new Web site that promotes communication and the leveraging of resources to improve how women...

Study: Aorta Problems Pose Extra Risk to Uninsured; Deadly Delays in Diagnosis, Repair Mean Many Don't Get Help Till Aortas Burst.
September 23, 2003... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Add another item to the list of health threats that people without health insurance face - and this one is especially deadly. A new study from the...

Building on a Tradition of Excellence: Spelman College Establishes Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement; Special Launch Event to be held Oct. 9.
September 23, 2003... Byline: Spelman College ATLANTA, Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women of color are the fastest growing segment of the work force, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics. With women making up 48 percent of the work force by the...

Webcast: 'Global Warming -- a Hot Topic for Some, Too Hot to Handle for Others'.
September 23, 2003... Byline: Environmental Defense NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new video webcast by Environmental Defense describes how, as debate heats up on energy legislation, the U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on a landmark bipartisan bill...

Rejuvenating Tourism to Thailand Is Cal State Hayward Team Project.
September 23, 2003... Byline: Calif. State University, Hayward HAYWARD, Calif., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- While Thailand has escaped the political instability, terrorism and SARS crises experienced by other countries in Southeast Asia, these problems have...

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Applauds New Study Confirming Link Between Nursing Education, Patient Mortality Rates; Baccalaureate-Prepared Nurses Are Key to Patient Safety, Preventing Deaths.
September 23, 2003... Byline: American Association of Colleges of Nursing WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) applauds a landmark new study released today which finds that surgical patients have a...

Sandia Laboratories Researchers Design Unique Microfluidic Capillary Fittings, Manifolds, Interconnects.
September 23, 2003... Byline: Sandia National Laboratories LIVERMORE, Calif., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Pursuing commercialization of technologies spawned by its highly successful ChemLab(tm) project, Sandia National Laboratories is actively soliciting...

San Jose State University Opens Semiconductor Facility; From Lab to Fab: Enabling the Workforce of the Future.
September 24, 2003... Byline: San Jose State University SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- San Jose State University's College of Engineering will open a newly updated 3,400 square-foot Microelectronics Process Engineering Fabrication Facility on...

Social Venture Competition Expands Globally With London Partnership.
September 24, 2003... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- One of America's fastest-growing business plan competitions and most innovative business school partnerships in pursuit of social value is...

UC Berkeley Report Debunks Myths About California Fiscal Crisis.
September 24, 2003... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new report on the causes of California's fiscal crisis and the myths about its jobs and tax environment was released today by the Fisher Center...

Professional Women Volunteer as Much as Their Stay-at-Home Mothers Did, But Families Are 'Under Relentless Time Pressure and Stress,' Rutgers University Study Finds.
September 24, 2003... Byline: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women work full time as professionals and executives in greater numbers than ever before, but they volunteer in their communities as...

Global Business Expansion Under the Microscope at International Conference at Carnegie Mellon.
September 25, 2003... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University today released the following advisory. WHAT: Carnegie Bosch Institute's 6th International Conference WHEN: Oct. 2-4, 2003 ...

Largest Christian Internet Company Partners With Convio to Help Christian Organizations Grow through Online Fundraising, Communications.
September 25, 2003... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Convio, Inc. -- the leading Internet software company for nonprofits -- and Christianity.com -- the largest Internet solutions provider for Christian organizations -- today...

UC Irvine Latino Health Care Symposium to Address Disparities in Quality, Access to Treatment.
September 25, 2003... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Irvine, today released the following advisory. EVENT: "Health Care Disparities: The Latino Experience," a...

Marketing Scholar Gerard Tellis Earns Best Book Award; 2003 Berry-AMA Book Prize Winner Announced.
September 26, 2003... Byline: USC Marshall School of Business LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Marketing Association (AMA) Foundation named Will & Vision: How Latecomers Grow to Dominate Markets (McGraw-Hill College Div.), by University...

Foreign Investment Fuels Explosive Growth in China; Government Policy Is Key to Outside Investors, Expert Says.
September 26, 2003... Byline: Hamilton College CLINTON, N.Y., Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- An article published in the current issue of China Economic Review is the first to evaluate Chinese economic growth using city-level data and to identify factors that...

Carnegie Mellon University Leads Team Receiving $7.5 Million From National Science Foundation to Develop High Speed Telecommunications Network Reaching Every Home in America.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made a $7.5 million grant to a collaboration of scientists to lay the groundwork for a new, wireless, glass fiber-based...

New Uses of Whey Can Increase Dairy Industry Income.
September 29, 2003... Byline: University of California Division of Agriculture FRESNO, Calif., Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- In Miss Muffet's day, whey was eaten along with curds. But until recently many commercial cheese manufacturers in the United States have...

Intellectual Property Protection for GMAT Upheld in China Court Ruling.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Lipman Hearne, Inc. MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a precedent-setting ruling on copyright and trademark infringement, the First Intermediate People's Court in Beijing has decided in favor of the Graduate Management...

National Science Foundation Award Spurs Historic $30 Million University of Kansas Project for Cleaner Manufacturing.
September 29, 2003... Byline: University of Kansas LAWRENCE, Kan., Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Kansas today announced that a research center whose mission is to develop environmentally friendly and economically viable chemical processes for...

Minnesota Foundation Giving Tops National Average.
September 30, 2003... Byline: Minnesota Council on Foundations MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Charitable giving by Minnesota's foundations and corporations continued to show strong growth in 2001, despite the start of a economic downturn, according...

Storage Networking Industry Association Becomes Founding Sponsor of StorageNetworking.org; University-Based Initiative Will Create, Support Storage Networking User Groups.
September 30, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Information Storage Industry Center (ISIC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) announced today the Storage Networking Industry...

Inertia Is Stifling Corporate Governance Change in Canada.
September 30, 2003... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Weakened shareholder confidence in capital markets brought on by unprecedented corporate scandals has lead to a heightened interest in governance practices and...

Pat Brown Institute Health Summit Examines East, Northeast L.A. and West San Gabriel Valley Health Issues; Oct. 3 at Cal State L.A.
September 30, 2003... Byline: Calif. State University, Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Health Policy Outreach Center, a program of the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs at California State University Los Angeles, will...