AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from September 2004

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Low-Wage Workforce Polling Results: Corporate Voices Release Survey Findings Showing Low-Wage Problem Getting Worse; Wake-up Call for U.S. Businesses, Government.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Qorvis Communications WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Corporate Voices for Working Families will release key research findings on America's low-wage workers, those who make less than $11 per hour and have a family income...

Cell Phone Use Study by Cal State Long Beach Professor Finds Older Adults Have More Difficulty Driving While Using Cell Phones.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Calif. State University, Long Beach LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A recently completed California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) study on the use of cell phones while driving has shown, and not...

Report Highlights Emergency Room Abuse.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Calif. State University, Sacramento SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Men, poor families and African Americans are more likely to head to the state's emergency rooms for routine care rather than seek out a family...

Bentley College Joins Forces With Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball to Give Students Chance to 'Break Into the Biz of Baseball'; Four MLB Internships Available in Offices of Red Sox, Mets, Orioles, Phillies During Summer of 2005.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- For any youngster who has ever dreamt of making it to the major leagues, Bentley College is helping make that dream a reality. Bentley is sponsoring the "Break Into...

Babson College 75th Anniversary: September 5 -- Babson College Founder Predicts 1929 Stock Market Crash.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Babson College BABSON PARK, Mass., Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- September 5, 2004, marks the 75th anniversary of a speech by Babson College founder Roger Babson to the Annual National Business Conference on the Babson College...

Labor Day Outlook: Low-Wage Workers Want Better Jobs, Not More Jobs; Poll Numbers Show That Voting Public, Low-Wage Workers See Problem Getting Worse; Findings Are Wake-Up Call for U.S. Businesses and Government.
September 3, 2004... Byline: Qorvis Communications WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Corporate Voices for Working Families today released key findings from qualitative and quantitative research on America's workers who make less than $11 per hour and...

Safety Solutions Donates Chemical Detection Gear to Firefighters in Ecuador and Mexico.
September 7, 2004... Byline: Steve Infanti Communications BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Firefighters in Machala, Ecuador, and Lazaro-Cardenas, Mexico, will receive new a donation of Safety Solutions' HazMat Smart-Strip, a chemical...

Technology Originally Developed by NASA for Use in Space Program May Help With Drug Delivery, Thanks to New License Agreement.
September 7, 2004... Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center WHEELING, W.Va., Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Drug delivery and laboratory automation may soon be significantly more accurate, efficient, reliable and cost effective thanks to a wafer-thin...

Fisher College of Business Puts New Focus on Service Sector.
September 7, 2004... Byline: Fisher College of Business, Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University has announced the establishment of the Initiative for Managing Services (IMS), one of...

Clockware Announces Clockware Cares, Free Software for Non-Profits; Up to 10 User Licenses of Web-Based Time Tracking for Non-Profit, Educational Organizations.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Clockware SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Clockware, a leader in timesheet and time tracking systems, has announced its new program for non-profit and educational organizations: Clockware Cares. The program donates...

Suit Would Force California Public Employees' Retirement System to Reveal Fees Paid to VC Firms.
September 8, 2004... Byline: California First Amendment Coalition SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hundreds of millions of dollars in fees paid by the nation's largest public pension fund to venture capital firms will become public information if a...

DePaul University Expands Distance Learning Course Offerings for MBA Students Who Need Flexibility; Increase in Online MBA Courses Is Part of National Business School Trend.
September 8, 2004... Byline: DePaul University CHICAGO, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Last year, Brian Lago, 28, was about to move to Chicago from Delaware to enroll in DePaul University's full-time MBA program after hearing great things about the university...

Most Indiana Nonprofits Can Demonstrate Accountability, Study Shows; But a Significant Minority Are Not Prepared for Government Scrutiny.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- While many Indiana nonprofit organizations have the monitoring tools in place to easily demonstrate accountability, a significant minority fall short, according to a...

Women in Business Travel to Babson College to Scope Out the Present, Map Out the Future.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Babson College, a world leader in innovative management education and entrepreneurial thinking, will sponsor the 2004 Women's Leadership Conference, "You are Here:...

Consumer Reports Tests Four Small SUVs: Toyota RAV4 Retains 'Very Good' Overall Rating; Saturn Vue, Chevrolet Equinox Finish Midpack in CR's Ratings; Ford Escape Makes It Into Top Five.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Toyota RAV4 achieved a "Very Good" overall rating in tests of four small sport-utility vehicles for the October issue of Consumer Reports. The RAV4 retained its...

Consumer Reports Names Best Vehicles in Class for Cargo Capacity, Fuel Efficiency; CR's List Includes Total of 18 Minivans, Midsized SUVs, Small SUVs, Small Wagons.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Are you looking for a vehicle that has room for lots of stuff - but won't cost you a bundle to fuel up? Consumer Reports' October issue includes a list of 18 vehicles...

Thousands of Consumer Reports Readers Rate Mental-Health Care for Depression, Anxiety in One of Largest Surveys of Its Kind; Drugs vs. Talk Therapy; Antidepressant Effectiveness Results, Side Effects.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- In one of the largest surveys of its kind, 3,079 Consumer Reports (CR) readers rate the mental-health care they received for depression and anxiety. The survey results,...

Carnegie Mellon University's Red Team Will Deploy New and Old Hummers for $2 Million Prize in 2005 Desert Race.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University's Red Team is developing two robots to compete for a $2 million, winner-take-all prize for the first autonomous vehicle to cross the...

Reforming U.S. Intelligence: Go Slow on the McCain-Lieberman Bill -- by Lee S. Strickland.
September 8, 2004... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an editorial by Lee Strickland, JD. Strickland directs the Center for Information Policy at the University of Maryland's College of...

Celebrity CEOs Might Be Hazardous to Firms' Health Says Uuniversity of Colorado at Boulder Professor.
September 8, 2004... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you're a CEO, don't believe your own press because it may be hazardous to your company's health, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder...

Kansas State's National Agricultural Biosecurity Center Receives $1.3 Million From Department of Defense for Agriculture Security Program.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Department of Defense has awarded a $1.38 million two-year contract to the National Agricultural Biosecurity Center at Kansas State University. Through...

Survey: Private Health Insurance Premiums Rose 11.2 Percent in 2004, Increasing at Five Times the Rate of Growth in Workers' Earnings, Inflation; About 5 Million Fewer Workers Covered by Employer's Health Insurance Since 2001.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Kaiser Family Foundation WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums increased an average of 11.2 percent in 2004 -- less than last year's 13.9 percent increase, but still the fourth...

Robert S. Harris, University of Virginia Dean of Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, to Step Down at End of Academic Year; Plans to Return to Teaching, Research.
September 9, 2004... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III announced today that Robert S. Harris, dean of the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration,...

CEOS From Starbucks, Tom's of Maine and Greystone Bakery Address MBA Students at 12th Annual Net Impact Conference; Columbia Business School Hosts National Conference"Business Leaders Building a Better World" on November 11-14, 2004.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School and Net Impact anticipate an impressive turnout of up to 1,000 MBA student and professionals at the 12th Annual Net Impact Conference...

PNNL Lands $10.3M NIH Biodefense Contract to Unlock Proteomes of Salmonella, Pox; 5-Year Project Will Explore How Our Cells Interact With Infectious-Agents, Point the Way to New, Fast-Acting Drugs.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has received a $10.3 million biodefense contract from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious...

Convio Offers Free Internet Strategy Seminars for Nonprofit Professionals in 18 U.S. Cities This Fall; Attendees Will Learn Techniques to Improve Online Communications, Fundraising.
September 13, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Convio Inc. -- the leading provider of software and services to help nonprofits use the Internet for building constituent relationships and driving support -- today announced a...

Study: Many Patients Don't Tell Their Doctors They're Cutting Back on Prescription Medicines to Reduce Costs; Although Their Health Could Suffer, Assistance Programs Can Help, Two in Three Chronically Ill Patients Stay Mum.
September 13, 2004... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Millions of Americans struggle every day to pay for their prescription medicines, often cutting back on how often they buy or take some of their...

Pfizer Journal's Global Summit on Aging Workforce Deals With Baby Boom Retirement Challenges.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Edelman Public Relations NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- With new advances in healthcare and technology, life expectancy and the number of people over the age of 65 continues to rise. In a few short years, more than...

Cal State Northridge Professor Offers Tips in Selling Yourself Through Your Resume.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- When applying for a job, your resume often represents the first time a potential employer gets to "meet" you. To ensure you make a good...

Survey: CFOs Concerned About U.S. Economic Growth, Health Care Costs, Terrorism.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- CFOs of U.S. corporations are markedly less optimistic about the U.S. economy than they were three months ago, and are concerned about consumer spending, health care...

John A. Rogers, President and CEO of MDS Inc., Named as Rotman Distinguished Business Alumni Award Winner for 2004.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- John A. Rogers, President and CEO of MDS Inc., has been chosen as the 2004 recipient of the Rotman Distinguished Business Alumni Award from the University of...

Washington Redskins Kick Off 'Yards for Youth' Online Fundraising Campaign With Convio Tools; Final Donation Based on Offensive Yards Achieved by Team During NFL Season.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation - the nonprofit foundation for the Washington Redskins - has chosen Convio, Inc. as its online partner to "kick off" Yards for...

Students, Environmental Activists Demand Financial Accountability From World's Largest Banks; Sept. 17 Back-to-School BBQ in Boston Focuses on Destructive Investment Practices of Global Financial Institutions.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Rainforest Action Network BOSTON, Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the summer of 2004 draws to a close, from melting glaciers to relentless hurricanes, we continue to experience the effects of catastrophic climate change caused by...

ALS Association Partners With Convio to Increase Awareness of Mission, Participation in Organization's Largest Annual Fundraising Event; Nearly Half of 2004 Walks to D'Feet ALS Use Convio's Market-Leading Online Tools.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The ALS Association (ALSA) - the only nonprofit voluntary health organization dedicated solely to the fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou...

Babson College Named One of '50 Best Colleges for Girls' by CosmoGIRL! Magazine.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- CosmoGIRL! magazine has named Babson College one of the "50 Best Colleges for Girls." CosmoGIRL! magazine released their first-ever guide to the 50 Best Colleges...

New Grant Addresses Minority Nurse Shortage.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Temple University PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Many heath care systems are seeking new ways to address the continuing nursing shortage in America, which has nursing homes, hospitals and institutions of higher...

New Grants Support CompuMentor's Integration and Collaboration Strategy.
September 16, 2004... Byline: CompuMentor SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- CompuMentor today announced the award of grants from the Kellogg Foundation, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Cisco Systems, the Chambers...

U.S. Can Eliminate Oil Use in a Few Decades: Rocky Mountain Institute's 'Winning the Oil Endgame' Shows Businesses How to Mobilize and Profit.
September 20, 2004... Byline: Rocky Mountain Institute SNOWMASS, Colo., Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) today released "Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs, and Security," a Pentagon-cofunded blueprint for making...

The Wall Street Journal Online and ConsumerReports.org Forge Agreement to Share Relevant, Consumer-Focused Content.
September 20, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two of the largest paid subscription sites on the Web, The Wall Street Journal Online at WSJ.com and ConsumerReports.org, today announced an agreement to integrate selected,...

DePaul University Ethics Institute Hosts Three-Day National Conference on Ethical Decision-Making in Business, Oct. 21-23; Executives From Abbott Labs, Boeing, Blue Cross, Financial Relations Board Will Speak Oct. 22.
September 20, 2004... Byline: DePaul University CHICAGO, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four prominent corporate leaders who have grappled with business ethics issues within their companies and industries will discuss "Leadership in Ethics in 21st Century...

American Lung Association of California Urges Tough, New Global Warming Regulations to Improve Public Health; Public Opinion, Health Professionals, Thousands of Public Letters Reflect Strong Support for Landmark Regulations.
September 21, 2004... Byline: American Lung Association SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- With 87 percent of California adults saying that it is either very important (61 percent) or somewhat important (26 percent) for California to take a...

Pfizer Inc. Vice President Yvonne R. Jackson to Chair Spelman College Board of Trustees; Is Third Alumna to Lead College's Trustee Board.
September 21, 2004... Byline: Spelman College ATLANTA, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Yvonne R. Jackson, senior vice president, human resources, at Pfizer Inc. and a member of the Pfizer leadership team, has been named chair of the Spelman College Board of...

Expert Advisory: Corporate America Not Likely to Act to Address Higher Fuel Costs, Duke Professors Say.
September 21, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Even though oil reached a near record high price of $46 a barrel on Monday, corporations are not likely to change their fuel consumption practices, according to...

Babson College Named Top MBA Program For Women By Princeton Review.
September 21, 2004... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- When Babson College was established in 1919, it was an all-male school. Today, The Princeton Review named Babson College the #1 MBA program for women in the U.S. ...

Berkeley Lab Program Helps Building Managers Prepare for Chemical, Biological, Radiological Threats.
September 21, 2004... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed an interactive computer program that...

Coles College of Business Hires Director of Corporate Relations; Kennesaw State University's Business School to Strengthen Ties to Business Community.
September 22, 2004... Byline: Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a move designed to strengthen its ties to the business community, the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University has...

Hospice Costs Medicare Less and Patients Often Live Longer, Research Shows.
September 22, 2004... Byline: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Research published in the September 2004 issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, reports that patients enrolled in...

Up to 6.5 Million U.S. Women Could Benefit from New Heart Health Advance; Analysis Shows CYPHER Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Significantly Reduces Incidence of Reblocked Heart Arteries in Women, Including Diabetics and Smokers.
September 23, 2004... Byline: Edelman Public Relations MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- An integrated analysis of data from multiple clinical trials demonstrates that female patients who received the CYPHER(r) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent are five...

American Bible Society Uses Convio to Strengthen Constituent Relationships, Make Online Giving Easier, Track Fundraising; 'e-Devotionals' Increase Involvement, Build Loyal Support Base.
September 23, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Bible Society (ABS) -- the world's leading nonprofit dedicated to making the Bible available to as many people as possible -- now is using Convio's online tools to...

Does Higher Education Make the Grade in Institution-Wide Ethics? National Survey Conducted by Bentley College's Center for Business Ethics Reveals Unexpected Results.
September 23, 2004... Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bentley's Center for Business Ethics has conducted a first-of-its-kind national survey of how four-year colleges and universities manage ethics and compliance across...

Ideas, Experts, Discovery: Meliora Weekend Draws Big Names to University of Rochester.
September 27, 2004... Byline: University of Rochester ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- National headliners from the worlds of politics, business, the arts, and human rights will top the list of speakers for this year's Meliora Weekend, Oct. 8 -...

Report Shows Health Care Is Far Less Affordable Than Four Years Ago; In 35 States, Workers' Health Care Premiums Rose at Least Three Times Faster Than Their Earnings, Despite Reductions in Coverage.
September 28, 2004... Byline: Families USA WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite fewer health benefits for working families, health insurance premiums rose much faster than earnings over the last four years, according to a report released today by...

Kelley School MBA Students Work on 'Growing' Market for Scotts Co.; Bloomington Brands Offers Chance To Manage $12 Million Product.
September 28, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Like many professors at U.S. business schools, Jonlee Andrews is accustomed to using case studies to teach students about marketing. "Every marketing class is...

China Business Forum Planned.
September 28, 2004... Byline: Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The China Research Center based at the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University will hold a seminar on doing business...

23 MacArthur Fellows Announced by MacArthur Foundation Today; One Call Out of the Blue - $500,000 - No Strings Attached.
September 28, 2004... Byline: MacArthur Foundation CHICAGO, Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named 23 new MacArthur Fellows for 2004. Each will receive $500,000 in "no strings attached" support over the next...

Bush Gaining Market Share in Iowa Electronic Markets.
September 28, 2004... Byline: University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Traders in the Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) are putting their money on Republican President George W. Bush to win the presidential election, with some saying he...

Financial Problems in Hurricanes' Wake Similar to Those of 9-11.
September 28, 2004... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the wake of four deadly hurricanes, people in the hardest-hit areas face financial trauma that mirrors the economic devastation suffered nationally after...

Big Health Care Providers, Religious and Social Investors Ask Disney to Go Smoke Free in Youth-Rated Movies; Studies Linking Smoking and Movies Have Shareholders Worried.
September 29, 2004... Byline: As You Sow SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Recent scientific evidence shows that exposure to on-screen smoking results in more adolescents starting to smoke. This data has prompted a new shareholder alliance to ask...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Vote and Vax Grants.
September 29, 2004... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- People ages 50 and over in 15 areas across the country will have the opportunity to receive flu vaccinations at polling places in November, thanks to a...

The University of Texas at Austin Business School and Enspire Learning License New Approach to Teaching Business Ethics.
September 29, 2004... Byline: McCombs School of Business, UT Austin AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Educators and corporations have a new tool to teach business ethics: the Executive Challenge, a multiplayer, online game that forces participants to...

Saint Joseph's Food Marketing Faculty Member's New Book, Research Contribute To National Customer Service Week.
September 29, 2004... Byline: Saint Joseph's University PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- This year's National Customer Service Week is October 4-8, and a Saint Joseph's University food marketing professor has some hints on making the shopping...

Experts on Global HIV/AIDS to Gather in Indianapolis Oct. 31.
September 29, 2004... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- In 2003, more than 3 million people worldwide died from AIDS and nearly twice that number acquired the human immunodeficiency virus. Behind those...

Convio Ranks First on Austin Business Journal's List of Top 25 Fastest-Growing Private Companies; Winners Chosen Based On Revenue Growth Over Last Three Years; Third Award for Convio So Far in 2004.
September 30, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Convio Inc. -- the leading provider of software and services to help nonprofits use the Internet for fundraising, marketing and advocacy -- is the fastest-growing Central Texas...

University of Maryland-led Partnership Gets $235,000 Award to Help Preserve Documents, Tales From Historic Dot-Com Era; Library of Congress Award Part of National Digital Preservation Strategy.
September 30, 2004... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business have received a $235,000 award from the Library of Congress to...