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Released: 16-Dec-2016 7:05 PM EST
Glaucoma Research Foundation to Host 6th Annual Glaucoma 360
Glaucoma Research Foundation

This unique three-day event dedicated to highlighting innovation in glaucoma kicks off with a fundraising Gala, followed by the New Horizons Forum and educational symposia for Clinicians.

Released: 16-Dec-2016 3:05 PM EST
Energy Secretary Moniz., Senator Durbin to Announce Selected Innovators Tuesday
Argonne National Laboratory

Please join us for a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 20, in Chicago to announce Argonne National Laboratory's first cohort of entrepreneurs from our Chain Reaction Innovations program. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin are scheduled to attend and make the announcement. We hope you can join us, either in person or on the live stream.

Released: 16-Dec-2016 3:05 PM EST
President Obama Honored by Berkeley-Haas for Global Leadership in Open Innovation
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

The University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business honored US President Barack Obama with the Award for Outstanding Global Leadership in Open Innovation at the World Open Innovation Conference held at ESADE Business School, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain, today (Dec. 16, 2016).

   
Released: 16-Dec-2016 11:05 AM EST
Crisis Communication Experts Debate Samsung Galaxy Note7 Global Response
University of Georgia

As holiday shoppers scurry to buy the newest electronic gadgets, crisis communication experts from the University of Georgia weighed in on the communication tactics of one of the most well-known global electronics brands-Samsung.

Released: 15-Dec-2016 5:05 PM EST
A Better Way for Policymakers to Win Over Constituents
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

Why do people accept some policies and reject others when the outcomes are the same? People tend to favor punishing people’s behavior when it runs afoul of an obligation or rule but oppose preferential treatment for those who did not break the rules.

   
Released: 15-Dec-2016 12:05 PM EST
People's Energy in the Workplace Is Key to Staff Retention
University of Surrey

A research study has found that people's energy towards colleagues has a major influence on how likely they are to leave their job voluntarily. The in-depth study was undertaken with IT workers over a four-year period by academics at the Grenoble Ecole de Management (France) and the Surrey Business School at University of Surrey.

   
Released: 15-Dec-2016 11:05 AM EST
Bad Bosses Come in Two Forms: Dark or Dysfunctional
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Bad bosses generally come in two forms. There are the dysfunctional ones, like Michael Scott from the TV series The Office; then there are the dark ones, like Gordon Gekko from the film Wall Street. Researchers including Seth M. Spain from Binghamton University, State University of New York are building a framework to better understand the behaviors of bad bosses and to reduce workplace stress.

     
Released: 14-Dec-2016 5:05 PM EST
Federal Grant to Help UIC Promote Chicagoland Green Economic Development
University of Illinois Chicago

Via the U.S. Economic Development Administration's (EDA) 2016 University Center Economic Development Competition, UIC's Natalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement will receive $54,000 annually for a five-year program to develop a model to promote green economic development in the Chicago region with a focus on manufacturing and workforce development.

Released: 14-Dec-2016 4:40 PM EST
Slow Economic Growth Expected to Continue in 2017
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The economy is continuing to grow, albeit slowly. Post-election and throughout 2017, the economic forecast pattern will continue, said UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton today during the Barings/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast.

Released: 14-Dec-2016 4:05 PM EST
Gonzaga Engineering Students’ Research Helps Advance Cars of Future
Gonzaga University

SPOKANE, Wash. – The future is now for a dozen Gonzaga University senior engineering students who are gaining hands-on research experience with “connected vehicles.” The technology is expected to form a high-tech communication infrastructure that will enhance traffic safety and improve the effectiveness of driverless cars.

   
Released: 14-Dec-2016 1:20 PM EST
UofSC Economists: 2017 SC Economy Strong and Stable Amid Political Uncertainty
University of South Carolina

Steady economic gains are expected for South Carolina in 2017 despite the political uncertainty that comes with new governor and U.S. president. The gains build on positive growth across most of the Palmetto State’s industries and regions, according to University of South Carolina economists at the Darla Moore School of Business.

14-Dec-2016 9:00 AM EST
Memorial Sloan Kettering and Hackensack Meridian Health Announce Cancer Care Partnership
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Hackensack Meridian Health announced the Memorial Sloan Kettering–Hackensack Meridian Health partnership, a joint venture that will combine both organizations’ unparalleled expertise in all areas of cancer care and research to accelerate new discoveries and improve the lives of patients they jointly serve.

Released: 13-Dec-2016 3:05 PM EST
Study Explores Companies' Strategies in Expanding Globally
University of Texas at Dallas

A new study from The University of Texas at Dallas examines why and how multinational enterprises decide to internationalize.

Released: 13-Dec-2016 2:05 PM EST
It Matters Who You Know: Referral Networks in the Labor Market
University of Georgia

Half of all workers say they found their current job through a friend or social acquaintance, but “job-referral networks” may help perpetuate inequality, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

Released: 13-Dec-2016 2:05 PM EST
How Organizations Can Boost Charitable Giving
University at Buffalo

Charities and nonprofits can increase engagement and revenue by setting suggested donation levels that are appropriate for their donor lists, according to new research by the University at Buffalo School of Management.

Released: 13-Dec-2016 11:15 AM EST
Do Thoughts of Death Change Our Shopping Habits?
Concordia University

It's that time of year again: when festive ads command consumers to BUY! BUY! BUY! for their friends and family. But despite this holiday cheer, negative news marches on.

   
Released: 13-Dec-2016 11:05 AM EST
DHS S&T Transition to Practice Program Transitions Eighth Cybersecurity Technology for Commercialization
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T has announced the eighth cybersecurity technology transitioning to commercialization as a part of its Cyber Security Division’s Transition to Practice program.

     
Released: 13-Dec-2016 10:30 AM EST
NMU Offers New Medicinal Plant Chemistry Degree
Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan University will offer the only four-year degree of its kind in medicinal plant chemistry that combines experimental horticulture and advanced analytical chemistry with an optional entrepreneurial track. Students will gain knowledge and skills applicable to the emerging cannabis and herbal supplement industries, food and fermentation science, environmental analysis, various lab positions or graduate school.

     
Released: 13-Dec-2016 10:05 AM EST
Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine Announce New Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Montefiore Health System

Preeminent psychiatric researcher and clinician, Jonathan E. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D, has been named professor and university chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Alpert, who will also hold the Dorothy and Marty Silverman Chair in Psychiatry at Einstein, will assume his position on March 1, 2017.

   
Released: 12-Dec-2016 10:05 AM EST
Bullying Makes Men Leave the Labor Market
Aarhus University

Long-term consequences of workplace bullying on sickness absence

   


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