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Diversity work should be considered in tenure and promotion decisions, MU professor says
Many college campuses are striving to become more diverse in their faculty and student populations, but creating a diverse environment can be a challenging and demanding process for faculty members. In a new study, Jeni Hart, ...
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UCLA life scientists view biodiversity through a whole new dimension
(Phys.org) -- How can blue whales, the largest animals on the planet, survive by feeding on krill, shrimp-like creatures that are the size of a penny? According to UCLA life scientists, it's all a matter of ...
May 31, 2012 |
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A new category of heel: The customer service saboteur
There are jerks, and then there are jerks.
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May 17, 2012 |
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Women's scientific achievements often overlooked and undervalued
Los Angeles, CA (May 8, 2012) A new study from Social Studies of Science (published by SAGE) reveals that when men chair committees that select scientific awards recipients, males win the awards more than 95% of the time. ...
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May 08, 2012 |
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Architecture of experience
Krystal Tung 13 wanted to follow the yellow brick road. When the Cabot House resident heard that this springs House musical would be The Wizard of Oz, she headed straight for the stage.
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May 03, 2012 |
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Researchers create dynamic view of city based on Foursquare check-in data
The millions of "check-ins" generated by foursquare, the location-based social networking site, can be used to create a dynamic view of a city's workings and character, Carnegie Mellon University researchers say. In contrast ...
May 01, 2012 |
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Brand loyalty increases when other customers look, act like us
The more other customers look and act like us, the more likely we are to stay loyal to a particular store or product, according to a groundbreaking study co-authored by a Michigan State University marketing ...
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Apr 25, 2012 |
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Charter schools spend more on administration than traditional public schools
While charter school advocates criticize public school bureaucracies as bloated and wasteful, it turns out that charters spend more on administration and less on instruction than traditional public schools, according to a ...
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Apr 13, 2012 |
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Binghamton scholar advocates for additional corporate oversight
In the wake of the Enron and other corporate scandals, new research from Binghamton University suggests that strengthening parts of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act would improve corporate performance and ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Study analyzes Twitter as news source during Arab Spring
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Illinois at Chicago study explores the uses of Twitter as a news reporting mechanism during last year's Mideast uprisings known as Arab Spring.
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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The crisis of shareholder primacy
If we want to prevent the next financial crisis, a new model of corporate governance is needed to replace shareholder primacy in financial institutions. Gates Scholar Mike Marin explains why.
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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