News tagged with illinois state university
You can look -- but don't touch
Consumers are often told that if they break an item, they buy it. But a new study suggests that if they just touch an item for more than a few seconds, they may also end up buying it.
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Grid realities cancel out some of wind power's carbon savings
(Phys.org) -- Wind energy lowers carbon emissions, but adding turbines to the current grid system does not eliminate emissions proportionally, according to a report by researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 30, 2012 |
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Tendency of operational routines to falter is widespread but fixable
New research by a University of Illinois expert who studies process management points to the potential role of regulatory oversight in preventing deterioration of operational routines that are used to complete day-to-day ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 30, 2012 |
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Livestock industry beefs up Illinois's economy
A recent report conducted by the University of Illinois provides an economic snapshot of the current state of the livestock industry, giving the Illinois livestock industry data to back up their importance to the state. The ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 29, 2012 |
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Social welfare cuts ultimately come with heavy price, researchers say
(Phys.org) -- Slashing government funding for Medicaid, food stamps and other programs that serve the poor – while politically popular with some lawmakers and many conservatives – may do more harm ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 24, 2012 |
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Dollars and sense: Why are some people morally against tax?
As the U.S. presidential election campaigns heat up, the economic debate is dominated by bailouts, austerity and, inevitably, taxation. Now a new study published in Symbolic Interaction asks why tax is such an important issue ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 23, 2012 |
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Study reveals trade patterns for crucial substance played key role in Maya collapse
Shifts in exchange patterns provide a new perspective on the fall of inland Maya centers in Mesoamerica approximately 1,000 years ago. This major historical process, sometimes referred to as the "Maya collapse" has puzzled ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 23, 2012 |
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Buddhists and Hindus are on the rise nationally, study finds
Hindu and Buddhist groups have grown steadily in the United States since changes in immigration laws in 1965 and 1992, with particularly high concentrations in Texas, California, the New York Metropolitan Area, Illinois and ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 09, 2012 |
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Yahoo CEO apologizes for bogus college degree
(AP) -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is sorry for allowing an inaccuracy about his education to appear in his official bio, but not remorseful enough to heed calls for him to resign.
May 08, 2012 |
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Yahoo director on hot seat to leave board (Update 2)
(AP) -- The flap over a bogus college degree on Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's official biography has claimed its first casualty - the director who led the committee that hired him four months ago.
May 08, 2012 |
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Yahoo confirms misleading info on new CEO's resume
(AP) -- A disgruntled Yahoo shareholder questioned the qualifications and integrity of recently hired CEO Scott Thompson after exposing a misrepresentation about the executive's education.
May 04, 2012 |
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