Nick Feamster, assistant professor at Georgia Tech's College of Computing and researcher at the Georgia Tech Information Security Center offers his expertise on the Epsilon data breach and what users and custodians can do to protect their data.
Kimberly Ovitt has been appointed senior vice president of public relations at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Ovitt will oversee public relations and communication strategies for the hospital, an institution renowned for its research and treatment of childhood cancer and other catastrophic diseases.
The first of its kind, an effectiveness study by Newswise has shown that 93% of research news releases and 77% of feature news releases get at least 5 news clips in major media outlets. The study also explored the reach and relevance of web search results duplicating the original news release.
Communication researchers have found that if you receive a lot of email, habitually respond to a good portion of it, maintain a lot of online relationships and conduct a large number of transactions online, you are more susceptible to email phishing.
Escalating fiscal challenges facing cities make municipal financial information increasingly important to taxpayers and investors, yet only 22 of the 75 largest American cities post any information beyond annual financial reports, according to a survey conducted by a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Industrial-organizational psychologists are the experts at knowing what goes into making effective hiring decisions. In fact, they have developed scientifically proven methods for choosing the best candidates and avoiding the pitfalls of making the wrong choices.
As America’s collective waistline continues to expand, so does the number of food products parading themselves as healthy options. In light of growing concern over the nutritional value of the foods we put into our bodies, many food marketers have stepped up their advertising in an effort to stand out against their competitors.
As the battle over “network neutrality” continues between supporters and Internet service providers (ISPs), a new study reveals compelling reasons to preserve a free and open world wide web. Economics Professor Benjamin Hermalin, University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, found that the purported benefits of tiered Internet service don’t materialize because over time, a tiered system slows down overall delivery speed.
A new study of telephone customer service representatives shows just how important it is for employees to start the workday in a good mood.
Academics and finance practionersgathered at the Darden School of Business to explore the flow of capital around the world.
Six Babson student businesses including: 1) two waste renewable companies; 2) a medical counseling website; 3) a fast-serve crepe franchise; 4) a social networking site and; 4) a business intelligence technology firm will participate in the final round of the Babson College Business Plan Competitions during the school’s Celebrating Student Venturing day Thursday, April 14, 2011.
The Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and the Center for Responsible Business at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, are hosting two special events: 1) The 12th Annual Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) Finals; 2) Ideas to Impact (121) Conference.
Joslin Diabetes Center has appointed John L. Brooks, III, as President and Chief Executive Officer.
A consortium of major research universities has formed a new initiative to address the environmental impacts of the discovery, development, production, and use of energy resources in Appalachia.
How do we determine what impact financial innovations and financial policy changes will have on the economies of developing countries? A new book by economist Robert M. Townsend explains for the first time how economists and policymakers can merge rigorous economic models with extensive data to answer important questions like these.
The mortgage interest deduction, or MID, is the second largest tax break in the federal tax code. A study into how effectively it promotes homeownership found that in denser urban areas the MID reduces ownership by inflating housing prices.
Noted environmental economist David Sawyer to lead IISD's Ottawa-based climate change and energy program.
NeoProteomics Inc., a biomarker development and software company, has secured an exclusive option agreement with Case Western Reserve University. The deal has potential to enhance various forms of treatment of cancer, diabetes, and inflammatory diseases.
Caren Goldberg, a management professor at American University’s Kogod School of Business and an expert on sex discrimination in the workplace, is available to discuss the Dukes v Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., from a management perspective.
Darden School of Business Professor Gal Raz shows that when small suppliers keep their cost information private, they actually give power to bigger suppliers competing with them for the same contract.
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