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Released: 18-Jul-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Solve Unique Flow Control & Filtration Challenges with Mott Press Conference
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

Mott will introduce R&D and Engineering capabilities including rapid prototyping, advanced manufacturing techniques such as 3D print, and testing and data analysis in Mott's state-of-the-art lab.

Released: 18-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Research will help reduce weight, cost of high-speed missiles
Wichita State University

Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Defense, receiving a three-year, $33 million contract from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center (CCDC AvMC) for a project focused on emerging materials for high-speed missile applications.

   
Released: 18-Jul-2019 9:55 AM EDT
Los Alamos National Laboratory brings 24,169 jobs, $3.1 billion to New Mexico
Los Alamos National Laboratory

An independent economic impact analysis has found that Los Alamos National Laboratory is responsible for creating 24,169 jobs in New Mexico while contributing $3.1 billion a year—much of it in out-of-state dollars—to the New Mexico economy.

Released: 18-Jul-2019 9:00 AM EDT
13 Babson College Student Startup Teams Featured At Summer Venture Showcase
Babson College

Meet 13 Babson College student startup teams at the Summer Venture Showcase July 25, 2019, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Summer Venture Program is a 10-week intensive experience that builds entrepreneurial skills and accelerates the development of student ventures. Teams, ranging from consumer products to services and tech, were chosen from among the most promising graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurs to take their businesses through the program.

Released: 17-Jul-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Companies' political leanings influence engagement with activists
Penn State University

Liberal-leaning companies are more likely to work in concert with the demands of activists of all kinds than conservative-leaning companies

Released: 17-Jul-2019 2:05 PM EDT
Doing Well While Doing Good: 5 Lessons on Empowered Consumers and Responsible Business
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

In an age in which the public is actively invested in the values of a company and reputations can change abruptly, corporate responsibility is both a moral and business imperative. Here, Darden experts offer insights on corporate social responsibility and the evolving relationship of business and society.

Released: 17-Jul-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Silicon Beyond the Valley: UVA Darden Alumni Predict Where Venture Capital Is Going Next
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

For the better part of a half-century, the epicenter of venture capital in the United States has been located in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley. But as technology increasingly enables entrepreneurs, “the universe is expanding” for VC.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 2:05 PM EDT
Decoding online consumer behavior
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Social media unleashed an ocean of consumer data and, while many are drowning in it, digital marketing whiz Purush Papatla sails.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Oil and American religion set stage for current political divides, historian finds
University of Notre Dame

In his newest research, Darren Dochuk, associate professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, chronicles North America’s age of oil — in particular, crude’s inseparable relationship to Christianity.

   
Released: 15-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
How DVR is changing the world of TV advertising
University of Delaware

New research suggests that DVR is changing the landscape of television advertising. Consumers aren't skipping commercials as much as previously thought, which means advertisers need to consider what types of ads to use based on a TV program’s genre.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 8:05 AM EDT
Virtual Gaming Revolutionizes Pharmacy Education
Education Management Solutions (EMS)

SimPHARM is a clinical therapeutic simulation tool that creates a realistic clinical experience in which one minute of virtual time equals one minute of real time. Ideal for flipped classroom learning environments, the platform's cognitive game engine empowers students to develop their clinical decision-making skills at their own pace while under the supervision of faculty. It is built on mathematical models of the physiology of body systems that simulates real life reactions to diseases and drugs. This allows the student to sense and feel the consequences of their decisions.

     
Released: 12-Jul-2019 9:05 AM EDT
UVA Darden Alumni-Led Cybersecurity Venture Draws Significant Funding, High-Profile Clients
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Digital risk protection startup SafeGuardCyber has scaled quickly since being launched in 2014 by two Darden alumni.

   
Released: 11-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Tufts University Names New Chief Information Officer
Tufts University

MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (July 11, 2019)—Christopher Sedore, vice president and chief information officer at the University of Texas at Austin, will be the new vice president and chief information officer at Tufts University, where he will oversee Tufts Technology Services, a group that is working to meet rapidly evolving and complex technology needs in teaching, research, and administration. His appointment begins August 5.

Released: 11-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
The Truth About Tariffs
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

Backgrounder by Andrew Chatzky. Tariffs have been applied over the years to protect homegrown industries and target competitors who are seen as using unfair trade practices. They impose costs on both importers and exporters and had been in decline until the recent U.S.-China trade spat.

   
Released: 10-Jul-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Drug Companies' Sexually Explicit Ads Reaching Too Many Young Viewers
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Research indicates that virtually every day, millions of children and adolescents are being bombarded by sexually explicit direct-to-consumer advertising, despite pharmaceutical CEOs’ claims to the contrary.

Released: 10-Jul-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Ann Lagasse Elected to Chair of Board of Trustees
Joslin Diabetes Center

Ann Lagasse, principal at Ocean's Havens, LLC, of Newburyport, MA, has been elected to be the next chair of the Joslin Diabetes Center Board of Trustees.

   
Released: 10-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Martin Pasqualini Elected to Joslin Diabetes Center Board of Trustees
Joslin Diabetes Center

Martin Pasqualini, Managing Director of the CGA Group, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

   
Released: 10-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Susan Dacey Elected to Joslin Diabetes Center Board of Trustees
Joslin Diabetes Center

Susan Dacey, CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors for Industrial Polymers and Chemicals, Inc. has been elected to the Joslin Board of Trustees.

   
Released: 10-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Todd Abbrecht Elected to Joslin Diabetes Center Board of Trustees
Joslin Diabetes Center

Todd Abbrecht, Head of Private Equity at Thomas H. Lee Partners, has been elected to its Board of Trustees of the Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

   


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