The University of Maryland is awarding product development grants worth $3.7 million partnering researchers and businesses to bring novel technologies to market. The “MIPS” grants fund 16 green, bio- and high-technologies, including a biofuel-producing smokestack scrubber, advanced wind turbine, hemostatic bandages and ultra-thin batteries.
Harry M. Kaiser, Professor of Applied Economics at Cornell University, comments on the impact of global food price increases on U.S. retail food prices.
Joseph A. DiAngelo Jr., Ed.D. ’70, dean of Saint Joseph’s University’s Erivan K. Haub School of Business, was elected vice chair-chair elect of AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business based in Tampa, Fla.
Babson College first-year undergraduate students have launched 18 new businesses that they will operate through the end of their school year. Up to $3,000 in start-up money is available from the College, and all profits are donated to a charity chosen by the business.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott today announced that Bing Energy Inc. (http://bingenergyinc.com/) of Chino, Calif., has selected Tallahassee as the new site of the company’s world headquarters. The company, in collaboration with Professor Jim P. Zheng (http://www.eng.fsu.edu/ece/directory/jim_zheng/) of The Florida State University, is planning to turn revolutionary nanotechnology pioneered at FSU into a better, faster, more economical and commercially viable fuel cell. The move is expected to create at least 244 jobs paying an average wage of $41,655 in Florida.
One year ago, Kirk Cameron decided his company MiserWare would give away its main product -- intelligent energy-saving software for personal computers. Recently, he found out how valuable his software giveaway program was when he learned that Time Magazine had named it a Top 20 Green Tech Idea.
Cornell ILR School sports labor law expert is available to discuss an NFL lockout with the media.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business and the Darden School Foundation today announce the appointment of Trip Davis as president of the foundation and senior associate dean for external relations.
AUTM President Ashley Stevens, D. Phil. (Oxon), CLP is the lead author of The Role of Public Sector Research in the Discovery of Drugs and Vaccines, a paper published in the Feb. 10 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
A report by the AACSB outlines the impact of globalization and the challenges it poses for business schools. Dr. Hildy Teegen, dean of one of the top business schools in the world for international business, is a member of the AACSB task force and can address what the report will mean for the future of business education.
The “glass ceiling” for women administrators in college athletics may be cracked, but is not completely broken, according to a new study co-authored by a North Carolina State University researcher.
Mission Solutions Engineering announced today that the company is renewing its collaboration effort with Rowan University’s Department of Computer Science, awarding the Glassboro, N.J., university a three-year, $425,000 contract to develop innovative enhancements for several of the company’s initiatives.
One factor, little-known by borrowers, can play a large role in whether banks are willing to renegotiate mortgages with homeowners who are struggling to meet payments.
Leading researchers and commercial experts will describe unmet needs as well as promising treatments for retinal disease and ocular surface disorders at an April 29 seminar in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that aims to help investors better understand the scientific and commercial environment of ophthalmic research.
Josh Braun, Cornell University doctoral candidate in communication, comments on the sale of the Huffington Post to AOL. He researches how new-media newsrooms work.
Steven Kyle, professor of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University, comments on recent reports that consumer borrowing has increased for the third consecutive month.
With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, millions of men will be in search of just the right gift for their sweetie. According to a shopping behavior expert at the University of New Hampshire, more than anything else, men want to be sure that what they buy their sweetie will not be rejected.
A new study from a University of Iowa accounting researcher finds that the earlier a firm announces bad earnings news, the less likely it is to be sued by unhappy shareholders.
The Financial Times 2011 Global MBA Rankings has ranked the Babson College MBA program #1 in Entrepreneurship for the second consecutive year.
Commercials during the Super Bowl may be some of the most watched ads on broadcast T.V., but Olin marketing professors say social media has changed the game. Advertisers need to engage the audience before, during and after the game with strategies that include everything from smartphones to Twitter.
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