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Tips from Babcock at Wake Forest University: 1. Rambling wrecks no longer -- Auto superstores are changing the way cars are sold. A marketing competition at Babcock at WFU creates plan for new entry into field. 2. In accounting, economic value added is "old wine in new bottles" says professor at Babcock School, WFU. 3. What really makes a world class manufacturer? With grants from the NSF, associate professor Barb Flynn and colleagues are answering that question.

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A computerized version of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) -- the standardized exam taken by applicants to graduate business programs worldwide -- will replace the current pencil-and-paper version of the test on October 1, 1997.

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Nonwhites and New Yorkers fare worst in a Cornell University housing study of structural adequacy and crowding in seven cities.

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Automated home blood pressure monitoring is as accurate and efficient as the *gold standard* stethoscope and sphygmomanometer in measuring blood pressure, a study in the current American Journal of Hypertension shows.

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Fragrances are a part of spring. Newly sprouted vegetation. Rain-soaked soil. Perfumed blossoms. Why not plan aromatic gardens you can enjoy even if you're not looking at them?

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Academia is taking a lesson from corporate America as competition for faculty and staff increases. Universities are setting up special assistance programs for dual-career couples to help the accompanying spouses find work and adjust to the new community. Purdue University is one example. Purdue's program, now a year old, has aided 42 dual-career couples and helped 30 spouses find employment.

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With the May 15 launch of the space shuttle Atlantis goes a second round of seeds sent by John Kiss, Miami University assistant professor of botany. A crew of international astronauts will water the seeds (of a common weed), expose them to light and artificial gravity, record their growth and chemically preserve the seedlings so Kiss and his research crew can analyze them here at Miami.

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The 274-foot-long research vessel Atlantis, the nationís newest vessel and new support ship for the deep-diving three-person submersible Alvin, will visit Alexandria, Virginia, May 19-21 before it begins extensive research activities in the Pacific Ocean. Atlantis is the first ship in the U.S. academic research fleet built to conduct both manned and unmanned deep-sea exploration.

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Still looking for that perfect Mother's Day gift? What could be more perfect than the gift of better health? Two new studies published recently in medical journals demonstrate that vitamin E can improve the immune system and delay the deterioration caused by Alzheimer's in the elderly.

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Blacks are less likely than whites to "buy" excuses from co-workers who have wronged them on the job. That's one conclusion from research co-authored by Martin N. Davidson, assistant professor of business administration at Dartmouth College's Amos Tuck School of Business Administration.

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Borrowing from the field of dentistry, otolaryngologists are using titanium bone implants to create permanent anchors for prosthetic ears. This is a major advance for people who are missing an ear because of cancer, trauma, or birth defects.

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Highlights of May 10 New Scientist

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During the Blizzard of '96, news reports of roof failures throughout the Northeast corridor prompted Northeast Regional Climate Center, Cornell University and Kent State University researchers to prepare an "Evaluation of East Coast Snow Loads Following the January 1996 Storms." They found that had it not been for structures built "better-than-code," more roofs could have collapsed under the snow's heavy weight.

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The divide between science and service in university business schools has been growing in recent years. Rutgers professors James Bailey and Wayne Eastman have examined the problem with a special monograph of The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. Important researchers contribute to the debate about whether or not organization science is relevant to business practitioners, and what can be done to address the gap.

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A regimen of three anti-HIV drugs reduces amounts of virus stored in lymph tissue by 99.9 percent after six months, according to a study led by University of Minnesota researchers. The triple therapy was already known to drive virus in the blood to near-undetectable levels, but the new study shows similar results against virus stored in tonsils, a lymphoid tissue that acts as a reservoir for HIV.

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Like the ancient Trojan horse hiding a silent enemy, some immune system cells in HIV-positive persons carry the genetic information for making HIV and can potentially restart a full-blown infection in patients in whom treatment has reduced AIDS virus to undetectable levels in the blood, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins.

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Scientists at Johns Hopkins and other institutions report that a test that counts AIDS viruses in blood should be routinely used on newborns whose mothers are HIV-positive so that treatment with anti-HIV drugs can be started as early as possible.

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Johns Hopkins historians detail in a new study why the success of Silicon Valley is so difficult to duplicate elsewhere.

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Like a video played in reverse, nuclear weapons are streaming back to their place of origin at the Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas, there to be dismantled by very very sensitive robots designed and assembled at Sandia National Laboratories.

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Just as wintergreen candy sparkles when crunched in a darkened room, many different crystalline materials can change shape and flash under pressure--if they lack symmetry or contain structural anomalies, researchers from Towson State University and the University of Delaware report in this month's Chemistry of Materials, scheduled for release May 15.

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One day soon, scientists will be able to ship a threatening virus or potential miracle drug found in a remote jungle to an automated laboratory, then use global computer networks to design and run experiments that will yield analytical results within days.

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Bell Labs has built a better X-ray microprobe, one that measures strain in smaller volumes f material and detects trace elements better than any other non-destrutive deep probe in the world.

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Radiologists who use high resolution x-ray systems, rather than standard systems, are more likely to detect fractures due to child abuse, according to a University of Massachusetts study.

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Combination drug treatment could eliminate HIV from the body's major sites of infection in a few years, researchers conclude after subjecting new clinical data to rigorous mathematical analysis.

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A team of MBA students from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College beat the competition from Boston College, Boston IUniversity, MIT, Northeastern University, and Suffolk University to win first place in the Lotus Bean Town MBA Marketing Competition.

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News tips from Sandia: 1- Patching old (but still flying) commercial jet fuselages, 2- supercomputer simulations of a comet striking Earth with disastrous effects, 3- a chip that relies on protons rather than electons to store information when the power unexpectedly goes off; and more.

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The nation's apology to the surviving patients of the Tuskegee syphilis study does not close the door on syphilis in the South, which has the highest rates of this sexually transmitted diseases. Thus far in 1997, over three-fourths of reported syphilis cases in the U.S. occurred in Southern states.

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The roots of many adult ailments can be found in childhood abuse according to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center researchers.

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Many Wisconsin deer and some California and Oregon bears carry a tick-borne disease that can be serious or fatal in humans, according to a Johns Hopkins study.

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A patch developed at Sandia National Laboratories to prolong the lives of airplane fuselages passed muster with the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration, which inspected and returned a patched plane to service.

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Contrary to what doctors and patients have long believed, coronary bypass surgery per se is not the usual cause of depression found in some patients after surgery, according to a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and the Krieger Mind-Brain Institute.

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A new flu vaccine given to children via nasal spray or nose drops produced good antibody response. Embargo: Tues. May 6, 9:30 am EDT.

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A vaccine for cytomegalovirus was found to be well tolerated and highly immunogenic in toddlers. CMV can cause mononucleosis-type illness, organ rejection, and birth defects. Embargo: Tues. May 6, 9:30 am EDT.

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Twins die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome at more than double the rate of single births. If one twin died of SIDS, the other twin had a six- to twelvefold risk of SIDS. Embargo: Tues. May 6, 9 am EDT.

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Children who live in poor areas of Missouri are six times more likely to die in a fire; those who live in rural areas are three times more likely. Embargo: Tues. May 6, 10:15 am EDT.

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A new drug may help prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which hospitalizes over 90,000 infants each year in the United States. Embargo: Tues. May 6, 8:45 am EDT.

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A new flu vaccine given to children via nose drops or a nasal spray was safe and produced good antibody response, according to a multi-center study led by the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. James C. King, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland Medical Center, will present the data on May 6 at the Pediatric Academic Societiesí annual meeting in Washington, D.C. EMBARGOED: 9:30 a.m. May 6, 1997

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Radiologists using a freezing technique guided by ultrasound to treat prostate cancer have had much lower failure and complication rates than radiation therapy or radical surgery, a Michigan study reports.

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A new use for a common test helps emergency room physicians rapidly identify patients in danger of having a heart attack, also saving money in the process, according to a Midwest study.

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The use of vitamin and mineral supplements by active and retired military personnel, coupled with medical therapies to reduce or delay the onset of age-related disease, could save the federal government up to $6.3 billion annually, according to a report released May 1 by the non-profit National Defense Council Foundation.

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Tip sheet from ARS for May 2: 1- Sap Beetle Has a Nematode Nemesis; 2- Computer Monitors Changing Rust Risk in Wheat; 3- Model Provides Major Advance in Controlling Water Erosion; 4- Keeping Fuji Apples Fresh; 5- New Clues on Salmonella

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Children with attention-deficit disorder have as much functional disability as children with mild mental retardation, and are not merely exhibiting "inconvenient" behavior. Embargo: Mon. May 5, 6 pm EDT.

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Using cauliflower DNA as a marker, researchers have shown that pathogens can spread quickly in a child-care setting, but washing hands helps. Embargo: Mon. May 5, 5:30 pm EDT

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Penicillin-resistant pneumococci exhibit less virulence than penicillin-susceptible pneumococci; animals injected with a resistant strain had more infections and a higher mortality rate. Embargo: Mon. May 5, 5 pm EDT.

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LaCrosse encephalitis is a dangerous and under-recognized disease carried by the "tree hole mosquito". The disease has been found in most states East of the Mississippi, with nearly 13 cases a year in West Virginia. Embargo: Mon. May 5, 4:45 pm EDT.

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A combination of stavudine (d4t), didanosine (ddI), and indinavir was well-tolerated in HIV-positive children and showed powerful anti-viral effects, according to research out of the Baylor College of Medicine. Embargo: Mon. May 5, 4:30 pm EDT.

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Children with severe chronic iron deficiency in infancy lag behind into early adolescence on measures of motor skills, quantitative and numerical concepts, achievement tests, and IQ, according to research out of the University of Michigan. Embargo: Mon. May 5, 10:30 am EDT

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The vast majority of medical and surgical staff at the Baltimore, MD VA Medical Center say that they prefer reading radiologic images on a digital, filmless system compared to standard x-ray film.

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A new technology called virtual colonoscopy, shows great promise in detecting colon cancer, far less invasively than some current testing methods, a South Carolina study concludes.

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Mammography screening every year finds more treatable breast cancers in women 40-49 than does screening every two years, according to a new study.