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New Research Says Insurance Industry Lacks Gender Diversity
According to market research from Saint Joseph's University, gender diversity is lacking across all leadership levels within the insurance industry. Primary author Mike Angelina, executive director of Saint Joseph's Academy of Risk Management and...
6/13/2013 10:15 AM EDT
Creating an Awesome Experience for Fans through Any Season
An upcoming conference for sports marketers and sponsors at Saint Joseph's University — They're No. 1, The Live Event Experience: Driving Loyalty and Revenue through Fan Engagement — will demonstrate how area professionals can create an...
5/1/2013 9:00 AM EDT
Insurance: Guidelines For a More Ethical Industry
From the Enron failure of 2001 to the mortgage meltdown of 2007, scandal has pervaded corporate America for the past decade. The insurance industry, which touches everything from household to global commerce, has also had its share of ethical...
1/18/2013 11:50 AM EST
Violent Crime Doesn’t Fit in the Autism Puzzle
As investigators begin to piece together a profile of Connecticut school massacre gunman Adam Lanza, much is being speculated about his possible Asperger’s Syndrome diagnosis. But to suggest a tie between autism and violent, sociopathic tendencies...
12/19/2012 4:30 PM EST
Food Retailers: the Solution to Childhood Obesity?
While most of the blame for childhood obesity is placed on the marketing practices of food manufacturers, research by Nancy Childs, Ph.D., professor of food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University, suggests that more attention should be given to...
11/30/2012 2:45 PM EST
Is There Any Honor Left in Honor Codes?
In light of the Harvard cheating scandal, in which 125 students improperly collaborated on a take-home examination last spring, the debate on the effectiveness of honor codes has taken the media by storm. For honesty to take root, a sea change must...
11/29/2012 4:35 PM EST
Charity Event Raises Dating Violence Awareness
More than seven years after his 21-year-old daughter was brutally murdered by her boyfriend, Bill Mitchell still gets choked up. "I wake up each morning to a framed portrait of Kristin and I pray to her, and for her," he says. "If there is one good...
10/23/2012 1:50 PM EDT
'Super Cool' Research at Saint Joseph's University
John Berberian, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, has received a $302,228 Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) grant from the National Science Foundation for his proposal, “The Study of Molecular...
10/8/2012 3:00 PM EDT
Taking Back the Yard: Dealing with Invasive Plants
There’s nothing more frustrating for gardeners than discovering that their well-planned plots or rolling lawns have been infiltrated by invasive plant species, the perennial marauders of the back yard set. While many people panic and immediately...
6/12/2013 4:00 PM EDT
How Prepared Are America's Cities for Dealing with Acts of Terror?
4/17/2013 2:45 PM EDT
Papal Profiling: Who Will Be the Next Pontiff?
Speculation regarding the profile of the next leader of the Catholic Church is mounting in the days since Pope Benedict XVI’s surprising resignation. William Madges, Ph.D., dean of Saint Joseph’s University’s College of Arts and Sciences and...
2/14/2013 10:00 AM EST
Popular Music Adds Screen Time to the Big Game
1/30/2013 3:00 PM EST
New Credit Card Surcharge OK for Some, Surprises Others
For years, card issuers have been making money off the fees they charge retailers for the convenience of using a credit card at checkout. Beginning Jan. 27, however, retailers are now permitted to pass this cost onto customers in a big way....
1/29/2013 3:00 PM EST
Mobile Shoppers, an Opportunity for Retail?
Consumer shopping patterns this holiday season point to a very clear trend: mobile shopping is increasing in popularity. In the past, mobile and online shopping have been viewed as a threat to traditional brick-and mortar stores, but Brent Smith,...
12/6/2012 3:45 PM EST
Good Deal vs. Good Cause: Meaningful Holiday Shopping
Many consumers sacrificed their Thanksgiving dinners this year to grab that ultimate pre-Black Friday deal that they can spend the rest of the season bragging about. But according to Saint Joseph’s University sociologist Keith Brown, Ph.D., more...
12/6/2012 10:00 AM EST
They’re Ba-aack! Coping When College Kids Come Home for the Holidays
When he left, he was your child whose meals you prepared and whose laundry you dutifully did. Now he’s home from college for an extended winter break – possibly bringing with him more laundry for you to do. For parents readjusting to life with...
12/5/2012 2:20 PM EST
