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Research Finds Weekends Are the Best Time to Buy Airline TicketsResearchers in the Department of Economics at Texas A&M University studied a historical archive of airline ticket purchases and found the best deals are on the weekend. |
Released: 5/22/2013 3:30 PM EDT
Texas A&M University |
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Wayne State Receives Second Year Funding From the New Economy Initiative to Build Technology Commercialization Efforts
Wayne State University received notice of a $820,398 grant from the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan (NEI) that will continue to support the Technology Commercialization Office’s efforts to expand and improve the university’s entrepreneurial culture and technology commercialization results. |
Released: 5/22/2013 2:05 PM EDT
Wayne State University Division of Research |
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Research Looks at How a Box Office Success Can Translate InternationallyA researchers is looking at why some Hollywood movies are successful in the international box office. |
Released: 5/22/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Kansas State University |
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The New York Academy of Medicine Launches Age-Smart AwardsThe New York Academy of Medicine launches Age-Smart Awards. |
Released: 5/21/2013 4:00 PM EDT
New York Academy of Medicine |
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Small-Firm Managers Better at Arranging Corporate Marriages
A new study from the University of Iowa suggests that managers of small firms better protect their shareholders’ stock value by fending off potential acquisitions by larger firms with overpriced stock. |
Released: 5/21/2013 1:00 PM EDT
University of Iowa |
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Each Chicago-Area Manufacturing Job Adds 2.2 More: ReportEach new manufacturing job in the seven-county Chicago region creates another 2.2 jobs in the region on average, according to a new report from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Averages range from 7.3 additional jobs for each new oil refinery worker to 0.5 additional jobs for each new textile worker. |
Released: 5/21/2013 11:05 AM EDT
University of Illinois at Chicago |
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West Tennessee Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center Announce Academic Affiliation Agreement
Leaders of West Tennessee Healthcare (WTH) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center today announced an academic affiliation agreement which further establishes a collaborative relationship between the two institutions, now for the creation of new cancer programs in West Tennessee. |
Released: 5/21/2013 11:00 AM EDT
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
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Wayne State Names New Associate VP for Technology Commercialization
Hilary Ratner, Ph.D., vice president for research at Wayne State University, announced the appointment of Joan C. Dunbar, Ph.D., of Bloomfield, Mich., as associate vice president of technology commercialization in the Division of Research. |
Released: 5/21/2013 10:55 AM EDT
Wayne State University Division of Research |
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Bloomberg Businessweek Rates Babson Among Best Undergraduate B-Schools For SustainabilityBabson College was ranked one of Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2013 Top 10 Best Undergraduate Business Schools for Sustainability. The ranking was based on student responses to surveys asking them to rate their programs sustainability offerings. |
Released: 5/21/2013 9:15 AM EDT
Babson College |
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Bonuses for Doctors Pay Off for PatientsA study in Rwanda by UC Berkeley Professor Paul Gertler shows that financial incentives for medical providers improve service and health outcomes. |
Released: 5/21/2013 6:00 AM EDT
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business |
