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Released: 22-Feb-2024 7:05 PM EST
Entrepreneurs’ stock losses bruise their businesses
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

When a recession takes a bite out of an entrepreneur’s personal stock portfolio, does that person’s business suffer more than those of older and larger competitors?

Newswise: Mercy Medical Center Named Among Top 400 Mid-Size Employers By Forbes Magazine for 2024
Released: 22-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Mercy Medical Center Named Among Top 400 Mid-Size Employers By Forbes Magazine for 2024
Mercy Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center has been ranked as one of the top 400 midsize employers (1,000-5,000 employees) in the United States for 2024 by Forbes magazine.

Released: 22-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Michigan Ross Professor Sarah Miller Examines Relationship of Reproductive Health and Economics in Financial Times Poll
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Access to reproductive health care — and abortion in particular — is an issue that resonates with voters’ deeply held personal beliefs and reflects their underlying moral, philosophical, and religious views. But is it also an economic issue?

   
Newswise: C.M. Tokë Vandervoort selected as ACS General Counsel
Released: 21-Feb-2024 2:00 PM EST
C.M. Tokë Vandervoort selected as ACS General Counsel
American Chemical Society (ACS)

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is pleased to announce the appointment of C.M. Vandervoort, who goes by Tokë, as its next General Counsel. She will succeed Flint Lewis, Secretary and General Counsel, who will retire on April 1 after nearly 30 years of service to ACS.

Newswise: 25 innovative solutions to the housing affordability crisis
Released: 21-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
25 innovative solutions to the housing affordability crisis
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

Each year since 2018, Ivory Innovations has recognized organizations working on solutions to the lack of affordable housing in the United States.

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Released: 21-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Expert shares advice on the most effective strategies for tax season
Virginia Tech

Navigating tax season can be a source of stress for many individuals. Virginia Tech finance expert Jesse Lineberry shares ways to stay ahead on tax season to avoid being overwhelmed as the April 15 deadline approaches. Get organized early. “With so many details to account for it's essential to retrieve all information from previous employers and bankers,” said Lineberry.

Newswise: An in-person look at in-flux soybean supply chains
Released: 20-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
An in-person look at in-flux soybean supply chains
Iowa State University

To meet the rising demand for renewable diesel fuel, the U.S. soybean market is rapidly changing. A group of Iowa State University students recently spent a week studying soybean supply chains in person, a trip that stretched from Midwestern processing plants to Pacific Northwest ports.

   
Released: 20-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $61 Million for Small Business Research and Development Grants
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced awards totaling $61 million for small businesses in 17 states. The 50 projects funded by DOE’s Office of Science include the development of advanced scientific instruments, advanced materials, and clean energy conversion and storage technologies that will conduct climate research and advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of a net-zero emissions economy.

   
Newswise: St. Jude taps health care start-up veteran as first Senior Vice President of Tech Commercialization
Released: 20-Feb-2024 11:45 AM EST
St. Jude taps health care start-up veteran as first Senior Vice President of Tech Commercialization
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Jordan will work with researchers to bring a greater number of new technologies, innovations and scientific breakthroughs to the clinic, enabling breakthroughs from St. Jude laboratories to benefit more patients.

Newswise: New study finds anti-piracy messages backfire, especially for men
Released: 20-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
New study finds anti-piracy messages backfire, especially for men
University of Portsmouth

Threatening messages aimed to prevent digital piracy have the opposite effect if you’re a man, a new study from the University of Portsmouth has found.

Released: 19-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
Ethical burden, restricted resources and poor management cause home care workers to leave their jobs
University of Eastern Finland

Many of Finland’s newly established wellbeing services counties are looking to cut costs in eldercare services, especially in round-the-clock care and home care.

   
Released: 19-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
Changing landscapes: Beef exports from Botswana to Norway affect nature in both countries
University of Oslo, Faculty of Humanities

Preferential trade agreements enable Norway to import large quantities of meat from Africa. This may undermine climate change mitigation in the agricultural sector.

   
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Released: 19-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Episode 205 – Reality vs Perception: 2023 in Review and A Look Ahead to 2024
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

On this episode of the Business and Society podcast, three professors from the Ross School of Business discuss notable trends from 2023 and the current challenges of 2024 from an economic, behavioral, and political perspective.

   
Newswise: JMU professor had key role in founding National Black MBA Association
Released: 19-Feb-2024 11:15 AM EST
JMU professor had key role in founding National Black MBA Association
James Madison University

Alexander Gabbin, a director and professor of accounting at James Madison University, was one of the founding members of the NBMBAA and served as the treasurer for the 1970 conference, one of many accomplishments in his distinguished career.

Newswise: Wolfe Foundation gives $50 million toward hospital tower, honors John F. Wolfe
Released: 19-Feb-2024 10:30 AM EST
Wolfe Foundation gives $50 million toward hospital tower, honors John F. Wolfe
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

The Robert F. Wolfe and Edgar T. Wolfe Foundation has made a $50 million commitment to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s new hospital tower, set to open in 2026. This is among the largest gifts ever made to the medical center.

Released: 15-Feb-2024 7:05 PM EST
Studies with more diverse teams of authors get more citations
University of Surrey

Diverse research is more impactful in the business management field, with female influence growing stronger in the past decade, finds a new study from the University of Surrey.

Newswise: Wistar’s Jessie Villanueva, Ph.D., Receives ‘Diversity in Business’ Award
Released: 15-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Wistar’s Jessie Villanueva, Ph.D., Receives ‘Diversity in Business’ Award
Wistar Institute

Jessie Villanueva, Ph.D., is one of the recipients of the 2024 Diversity in Business Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Released: 15-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Pitt ranks in Top 20 for patents granted to universities worldwide
University of Pittsburgh

For the first time, the University of Pittsburgh cracked the Top 20 of the National Academy of Inventors' annual list of worldwide universities granted utility patents.

14-Feb-2024 5:20 PM EST
Labor Action Tracker annual report reveals number of striking US workers rose 141% in 2023
Cornell University

The number of striking workers, particularly in private-sector industries, more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, according to the third Labor Action Tracker Annual Report, which presents key findings from work stoppage data.

Released: 15-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
Hiring “problem directors” can knock up to 64% off a firm’s value
University of Portsmouth

Companies that appoint directors with a track record of questionable professional conduct cause an increase in reckless corporate risk-taking and could see up to 64 per cent of a firm’s value knocked off, a new study has found.

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Released: 14-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Online images may be turning back the clock on gender bias, research finds
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

A paper published today in the journal Nature finds that online images show stronger gender biases than online texts. Researchers also found that bias is more psychologically potent in visual form than in writing.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Successful Employer-Driven Disability Initiatives Benefit Individuals and Companies
IOS Press

Research in the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation pinpoints the elements impactful initiatives have in common and the positive effects on disabled and non-disabled employees and corporate climate

   
Released: 13-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Business operations affect fishermen's resilience to climate change, new study finds
University of Maine

In their new study published in the journal Global Environmental Change, researchers found that fishermen’s responses to a changing climate can be strongly influenced by how they fish and how they’re organized. The study highlights the role that distinct strategies associated with different group sizes and levels of cooperation play in how fishers respond and adapt to climate change.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Tech Layoffs Signal ‘Feeling Economy’ Shift
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

UMD Smith expert explains the wave of tech job layoffs as a sign of a broader, labor market shift to where “humans need to recalibrate and capitalize on strengths beyond pure intelligence—like intuition, empathy, creativity, emotion and people skills.”

     
Released: 12-Feb-2024 11:05 PM EST
Customers prefer text over video to provide service feedback
Washington State University

At a time when one viral video can damage a business, some companies are turning to their own commenting platforms rather than letting social media be the main outlet for customer feedback.

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Released: 12-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Economist shares advice for managing your budget for Valentine’s Day
Virginia Tech

On Valentine’s Day, people celebrate their relationships with friends, family, or a significant other. Often, the expression of affection involves monetary expenditures. Jadrian Wooten, a Virginia Tech professor in the Department of Economics, provides valuable insight on effectively managing a budget around the holiday. “People should start by determining a realistic amount they can afford to spend on gifts, activities, or experiences for their loved ones,” said Wooten.

Newswise: Nursing’s Stanifer chosen as scholar in Environmental Health Research Institute for Nurse and Clinician Scientists
Released: 9-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Nursing’s Stanifer chosen as scholar in Environmental Health Research Institute for Nurse and Clinician Scientists
University of Kentucky

A researcher in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing has been selected as a scholar for the Environmental Health Research Institute for Nurse and Clinician Scientists (EHRI-NCS).

Newswise: Michigan Ross Professor Explores Gender Barriers to Career Networking
Released: 8-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Michigan Ross Professor Explores Gender Barriers to Career Networking
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

In collaboration with Catherine Shea, assistant professor of organizational behavior and theory at the Tepper School of Business, the research provides commentary on why women's representation in influential roles remains low.

Newswise: Sara Federico, MD, named director of the Solid Tumor Division at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Released: 7-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Sara Federico, MD, named director of the Solid Tumor Division at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Established clinician researcher will focus on novel treatments and clinical trials for difficult-to-treat childhood cancers.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Clarity needed for businesses to achieve greenhouse gas mitigation
Newcastle University

Despite efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, companies are not set up for success, due to conflicting national and sectorial targets and differing availability of abatement options, a new study reveals.

Newswise: UTEP Researchers Win Inaugural Award to Support Lithium Extraction Technology
Released: 6-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
UTEP Researchers Win Inaugural Award to Support Lithium Extraction Technology
University of Texas at El Paso

A group of researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso are behind an emerging lithium extraction technology that won the inaugural Hill Prize from the Texas Academies of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology.

Newswise: Study Pinpoints Which Zoom Features Improve Focus—And Which Ones May Not
Released: 6-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Study Pinpoints Which Zoom Features Improve Focus—And Which Ones May Not
New York Institute of Technology, New York Tech

Research from a New York Institute of Technology psychology expert offers insight that could help remote students and workers combat “Zoom fatigue.”

   
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Released: 6-Feb-2024 10:00 AM EST
IBM leads Google and Microsoft as race to next generation AI heats up
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

US commercial giants IBM, Google and Microsoft lead the way as the companies with the most patent applications in Generative AI (GenAI), with other major firms such as Samsung, Adobe and Intel also in the Top 10.

   
Newswise: Ammonia attracts the shipping industry, but researchers warn of its risks
Released: 5-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
Ammonia attracts the shipping industry, but researchers warn of its risks
Chalmers University of Technology

Switching to ammonia as a marine fuel, with the goal of decarbonisation, can instead create entirely new problems.

   
Newswise: Paper: Multistate foodborne illness outbreaks impact restaurant stock price, public perception
Released: 5-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Paper: Multistate foodborne illness outbreaks impact restaurant stock price, public perception
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

As demand for food from restaurants soars in the U.S., so does the importance in understanding the impacts of foodborne illness outbreaks. A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in food marketing and food policy finds that outbreaks spanning multiple states bring swift financial losses, increased media attention and a public-relations hit that makes smaller outbreaks more financially damaging.

Released: 5-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Former White House Economists to Kick Off ‘Finance Grand Challenges’ Series at UMD Smith
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Michael Faulkender and Phillip Swagel (both formerly served as Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the Treasury Department), plus Tyler Goodspeed (formerly on the White House Council of Economic Advisers), will discuss such topics as the social security and the national debt to kick off a new speaker series at UMD’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

   
Released: 5-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
How the Russian invasion of Ukraine has impacted the global wheat market
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused an immediate disruption in the global wheat market, with serious implications for food prices and global food security. Wheat is a staple commodity in many countries and one of the most extensively traded crops worldwide. A new paper from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Texas Tech University examines the long-term impacts of the war in Ukraine on global wheat prices and market responses.

   
Newswise: Bradley C. Bond Becomes New Chief Financial Officer of University Hospitals
Released: 5-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
Bradley C. Bond Becomes New Chief Financial Officer of University Hospitals
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

University Hospitals announced today that Bradley C. Bond became the system’s new Chief Financial Officer on February 1, upon the retirement of Michael A. Szubski.

Released: 5-Feb-2024 6:05 AM EST
Park less, walk more
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

A new study shows how delivery companies can save time and money by designing drop-off and pick-up routes that require their drivers walk more to reduce the amount of time they spend driving around congested urban streets looking for a place to park.

Newswise: JMIR Medical Informatics Invites Submissions on AI Language Models in Health Care
Released: 1-Feb-2024 2:45 PM EST
JMIR Medical Informatics Invites Submissions on AI Language Models in Health Care
JMIR Publications

JMIR Publications is pleased to announce a new section titled, “AI Language Models in Health Care” in JMIR Medical Informatics.

Released: 1-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Health care leaders to examine innovations and industry tensions
University of Miami

Issues shaping the health care sector take center stage at the 2024 “Business of Health Care Conference,” taking place at the University of Miami on Feb. 16.

       
Newswise: Research looks at how experiences at previous jobs motivate start-up operators
Released: 1-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Research looks at how experiences at previous jobs motivate start-up operators
West Virginia University

When people quit their jobs to launch their own companies, the reasons that motivated them to become entrepreneurs can be major predictors of success, according to West Virginia University management scholar Hyeonsuh Lee.

   
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31-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
The ShAPE of Buildings to Come: Scrap Aluminum Transforms Recycling Life Cycle
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Post-consumer recycled aluminum to be transformed into high strength building materials and consumer goods with patented ShAPE™ manufacturing process.

Newswise: Employee-led giving at ORNL nets $967,871 for area nonprofits
Released: 31-Jan-2024 10:05 PM EST
Employee-led giving at ORNL nets $967,871 for area nonprofits
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Employees of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributed over $828,000 to local nonprofits through the lab’s employee giving programs in 2023.

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Released: 31-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Podcast: Down to Business Episode 101 – Robert Isom, CEO of American Airlines
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

On this inaugural episode of the Down to Business podcast, host Sharon F. Matusik, Edward J. Frey Dean of the Ross School of Business, is joined by Robert Isom, MBA ’91, to discuss his path to Michigan Ross, his career as a Ross MBA, his journey to becoming CEO and president of American Airlines, and his advice for current and prospective Ross students who are interested in leadership careers.

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Released: 31-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Michigan Ross Professor Jerry Davis Examines Polarizing Voter Sentiments During First Three Months of the Michigan Ross-Financial Times Poll
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Announced in October 2023, Michigan Ross and the Financial Times are partnering on a monthly poll to track how American voters perceive financial and economic issues in the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election. The poll will run for 12 months leading up to the election.



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