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New Neuroscience Center breaking ground in early 2023

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The National Institutes of Health, through its Blueprint MedTech program, has established two incubator hubs and launched a funding solicitation in support of commercially viable, clinically focused neurotechnology solutions to diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system.

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While gun violence in the United States continues to claim lives at an alarming rate, it is also taking a quiet toll on the U.S. economy, according to new research by Zirui Song, associate professor of health care policy in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School and associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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A recent study finds companies can address “quiet quitting” among employees by ensuring employees spend time with other people who identify with the company. The findings can inform everything from office layouts to assigning mentors to new employees.

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The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today announced GE Healthcare, a global medical technology and digital solutions company, as a new ASA Industry Supporter, bolstering the work of the Society in improving patient safety and the delivery of high-quality care before, during, and after surgery.

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Experts will converge on Adelaide to chart the most prospective pathways to decarbonise heavy industry at this year’s High Temperature Minerals Processing (HiTeMP) 3 Forum hosted by the University of Adelaide.

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In a report released today, UC Berkeley researchers analyze the impact of a hidden electricity "tax” on Californians. They recommend two significant policy reforms to ease the burden on low-income households and spur consumer interest in the adoption of electric vehicles, heat pumps, and other electric technology.

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A "Deloitte Initiative for AI and Learning," an artificial intelligence (AI) research initiative, will be based within UMD’s Smith School and enable Smith and Deloitte to continue their collaborations at the forefront of cutting-edge research and emerging technology.

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A team led by the Center for Governance and Markets (CGM) at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs will examine the way societies manage and overcome polarization and social cleavages with a $2.4 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation.

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Subimal Chatterjee, a distinguished teaching professor in Binghamton University’s School of Management, explains what drives fans to pay high prices for concerts, and how dynamic pricing can frustrate buyers.

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Multi-year partnership brings together two iconic organizations with shared goal of making impact on health care in the Philadelphia community

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Jack Schlosser, a healthcare management veteran with more than four decades in the field, has been named Executive-in-Residence at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s UCLA Center for Healthcare Management for the 2022-23 academic year.

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Olympian turned entrepreneur Dominique Dawes is keynote speaker for a showcase of graduate degree programs offered by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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The University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) were awarded a 5-year, $13.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to enhance efforts at recruiting and training junior faculty from underrepresented groups in biomedical science.

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Most employers continue to engage in coercive and retaliatory practices to limit union activity, a Cornell University labor relations expert told the U.S. House of Representatives Labor Committee in testimony Sept. 14.

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The Materials Research Society (MRS) is pleased to announce the Vice President/President Elect, Secretary and new Board Members for 2023, elected by the Society's global membership of over 12,000.

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The fact is that wind turbines recoup the energy required to build them within a year of normal operation, according to researchers, earning these claims a rating of False.

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Managers know that happy employees are more productive and provide better customer service, but what is the cost of that service with a smile? New research from the Terry College of Business reveals becoming a happy, helpful employee takes effort and, eventually, that effort erodes the energy needed to do one’s job. It could lead to quiet quitting – the new term for just doing your job but not going above and beyond – or even actual quitting.

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Ochsner Health Board of Directors announces Warner Thomas will enter the next chapter of his career. Pete November named as Thomas's successor

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ACA has endorsed Volvo Cars automotive seating following an independent evaluation.

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A new paper on cybervetting finds organizations need to implement clearly defined rules regarding how they use online information about job candidates. Failing to regulate ‘cybervetting’ can introduce bias into an organization’s hiring processes and hurt the organization’s bottom line.

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The stereotype of the female secretary who hikes up her skirt to get a promotion is as pervasive as the powerful male boss who makes passes at his underlings.

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JMIR Publications published “Patient Design: The Importance of Including Patients in Designing Health Care” in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, which reported that patient design, instead of patient centricity, should lead healthcare leaders in designing products, facilities or technologies for patients.

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MIMEDX is the latest addition to the RegeneratOR Innovation Accelerator, located in the Regenerative Medicine Hub (RegenMed Hub), a rapidly growing regenerative medicine ecosystem based in the Innovation Quarter of Winston-Salem.

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The Robert H. Smith School of Business will recognize five Maryland-based exporting companies for persevering through the ongoing pandemic and explore adjustments the companies made in the process.

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Financial literacy declined in America between 2009 and 2018, even while a growing number of people were overconfident about their understanding of finances, a new study finds.

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Statewide survey results suggest there are a number of supportive policies employers could enact to recruit, support, and retain working parents in Utah’s competitive labor market.

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Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, ranks No. 21 globally for the number of U.S. Utility Patents awarded to the university and its researchers, according to 2021 data compiled by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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Authors of a new white paper will discuss their findings, which have produced a set of models to show material climate-related risks for insurance and pension fund asset allocations in the next five to 10 years.

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Debates about using masculine or gender-neutral words to describe leadership positions, jobs and awards affect nearly all domains of society from business to politics and media.

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Researchers at the University of Oregon will receive more than $16 million in federal funds as part of a major government grant to the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded the coalition a total of $41.4 million, with $24.6 million going to the TallWood Design Institute, a collaboration between the UO and Oregon State University to support Oregon’s mass timber industry. OSU will receive $8 million.

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It started as the Marine Laboratory in the early 1940s, but now the school has expanded its name to the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science to better reflect its research and teaching endeavors.

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Despite concerns about the impact of inflation, employment indicators remained virtually unchanged, according to today’s National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD).

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CSUDH Adjunct Professor of Marketing Allan Colman shares key lessons learned from his decades of business development, as well as his interviews with dozens of start-up entrepreneurs and business leaders. Colman's new book, "The Revenue Accelerator: The 21 Boosters to Launch Your Startup," was published in August 2022.