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Business/Economics - Life Sciences - 23.05
Carnegie Mellon Brain Research Shows Visual Perception System Unconsciously Affects Our Preferences
: Carnegie Mellon Brain Research Shows Visual Perception System Unconsciously Affects Our Preferences-Carnegie Mellon News - Carnegie Mellon University Researchers Launch NSF-supported Startup, neonlabs, To Apply Findings to Online Video Market : Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo [a] cmu (p) edu PITTSBURGH—When grabbing a coffee mug out of a cluttered cabinet or choosing a pen to quickly sign a document, what brain processes guide your choices?

Business/Economics - 14.05
New blog offers informal look at Penn State research and creative work
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Cheeky crows, the legacy of graphic artist Lynd Ward, and how to avert collapse of the global financial system – all of these and more are topics of a new blog from the staff of the Research unit in Penn State's Office of University Relations.

Business/Economics - Administration/Government - 8.05
Studying school quality, to fight inequality
New MIT center examines education and its lifelong effects. Education has long been perceived as a great leveler in the United States, providing opportunities throughout society. But at a time of economic struggle, millions of people are wondering if the country's schools can still provide a platform for success.

Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 2.05
Openness trait may help those with mild or moderate disabilities keep jobs
Openness trait may help those with mild or moderate disabilities keep jobs
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - People with mild or moderate disabilities who are creative, intellectually curious and attentive to their feelings - those who score higher on the personality trait openness - may be significantly more likely to maintain employment, suggests a new study co-written by David Strauser, a professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois.

Business/Economics - 1.05
U.S. middle class prospering more than previously thought
U.S. middle class prospering more than previously thought
Long portrayed as stagnant, the income growth of the U.S. middle class may be more than 10 times greater than previously suggested by some economists, according to a new study at Cornell.

Business/Economics - 25.04
Programs kept Wisconsin families from poverty, report finds
Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison finds.

Business/Economics - Psychology - 25.04
Thinking in a foreign language helps economic decision-making
In a study with implications for businesspeople in a global economy, researchers at the University of Chicago have found that people make more rational decisions when they think through a problem in a non-native tongue.

History/Philosophy - Business/Economics - 17.04
Mormons Are Generous and Active in Helping Others
Mormons Are Generous and Active in Helping Others
When it comes to being generous with time and money, Americans who are not Mormons can learn from Americans who are. A new study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis explores Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints culture and explains LDS members' volunteering and charitable giving-habits.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 12.04
Financial hardships of the Great Recession felt in community health
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - People who experience financial declines during a recession are more likely to report general and mental health problems that interfered with their daily lives, regardless of their education, income, age or race, according to a new study from the University of Michigan's School of Public Health.

Business/Economics - 2.04
To convince people, come at them from different angles
To convince people, come at them from different angles
Variety is not only the spice of life. It's also the key to persuasion, according to research at Cornell. An analysis of the behavior of millions of Facebook users has found that whether users joined and became "engaged" with the social network did not depend on how many members they knew, but on how many different social contexts the people they knew represented.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 21.03
When health insurance costs rise slightly, people still shop around
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Even a $10 increase in premiums can drive people to a different health care plan. That's good news for health care reform, which relies heavily on competition and consumer response to pricing.

Sport Sciences - Business/Economics - 15.03
March Madness: Can Losing Lead to Winning?
March Madness: Can Losing Lead to Winning?
Is your March Madness bracket filled out yet? Imagine you're watching a close game. As the teams head to the locker room at half time, only two points separate the two competitors. Which team do you think is more likely to win? The team down by one or the team up by one? If you're like most people, you said up by one.

Business/Economics - 29.02
U of’T engineering professor develops microfluidic chips for bitumen gas analysis
Mechanical engineering professor David Sinton and his research team have developed a process to analyze the behaviour of bitumen in reservoirs using a microfluidic chip, a tool commonly associated with the field of medical diagnostics.

Business/Economics - 29.02
Upper class more likely to be scofflaws, says new research
The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, being more likely to believe – as did Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street – that "greed is good," according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.

History/Philosophy - Business/Economics - 27.02
Upper class more likely to be scofflaws due to greed, study finds
Upper class more likely to be scofflaws due to greed, study finds
The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, being more likely to believe - as did Gordon Gekko in the movie "Wall Street" - that "greed is good," according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley.

Business/Economics - 6.02
Odds of living a very long life lower than formerly predicted
Americans' chances of reaching extreme old age are much lower than previously thought, new research shows. The findings by a team of demographers at the social science research organization NORC at the University of Chicago contradict a long-held belief that mortality rates level off above age 80.

Business/Economics - 3.02
Time=Money=Less Happiness, Rotman study finds
What does "free time" mean to you? When you're not at work, do you pass the time - or spend it? The difference may impact how happy you are. A new study shows people who put a price on their time are more likely to feel impatient when they're not using it to earn money.

Business/Economics - Sport Sciences - 3.02
Media portrayal of race in sports reveals biases in corporate world
Media portrayal of race in sports reveals biases in corporate world
University Park, Pa. - The U.S. may have its first black president and the Fortune 500 its first black female chief executive, but African American CEOs account for a mere one percent of the chiefs of those 500 largest companies.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 27.01
Lure of entertainment, work hard for people to resist
Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again? The bad news is that desires for work and entertainment often win out in the daily struggle for self-control, according to a new study that measures various desires and their regulation in daily life.

Business/Economics - 17.01
Gossip isn’t all bad — new study finds it has social and psychological benefits
Gossip isn't all bad — new study finds it has social and psychological ben
For centuries, gossip has been dismissed as salacious, idle chatter that can damage reputations and erode trust. But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests rumor-mongering can have positive outcomes such as helping us police bad behavior, prevent exploitation and lower stress.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 9.01
Tomato, wine byproducts in filters could make cigarettes less toxic
Though emphasizing that quitting is the best remedy to combat health problems for smokers, Cornell researchers have found a way to make cigarettes less toxic. Researchers from the lab of Jack H. Freed, the Frank and Robert Laughlin Professor of Physical Chemistry, have demonstrated that lycopene and grape seed extract literally stuffed into a conventional cigarette filter drastically lowers the amount of cancer-causing agents passing through.

Business/Economics - 9.01
Food company computer games increase junk food consumption
Despite food company pledges to reduce marketing of unhealthy products to children, a Yale University study finds that children are disproportionately targeted by food company websites using branded computer games, known as advergames.

Pedagogy/Education Science - Business/Economics - 4.01
Kids prefer lots of choices and colors on their plates
Kids prefer lots of choices and colors on their plates
Just because you think a food arrangement looks appetizing doesn't mean it's appealing to kids: Children are most attracted to food plates with seven different items and six different colors. Adults, on the other hand, tend to prefer only three items and three colors, reports a new Cornell study.

Agronomy/Food Science - Business/Economics - 15.12.2011
Cereals advertised heavily to children bought most often by ethnic minority households
In the first study to examine cereal-buying patterns in homes in the United States, researchers at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity found that African-American and Hispanic families are most likely to buy cereals that are advertised directly to children, which are also the least nutritious cereals.

Business/Economics - 30.11.2011
New research debunks popular method of paying off debt
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Consumers with multiple debts routinely mismanage them, paying off small debts first even when larger debts have higher interest rates, says a University of Michigan researcher. Although some personal finance experts advocate eliminating smaller debt first - even if it has a higher interest rate - in order to get a quick win, new research from Scott Rick of U-M's Ross School of Business shows that such advice actually makes it harder to dig out of debt.

Business/Economics - Administration/Government - 23.11.2011
Race plays a role in the pace of some romances
Race plays a role in the pace of some romances
Among young American adults, relationships between white men and minority women move into sexual intimacy and from sex to cohabitation significantly faster than white-white couples or minority-minority pairings, reports a new study by a Cornell demographer.

Computer Science/Telecom - Business/Economics - 3.11.2011
Computer scientists identify Yelp security leak
Computer scientists identify Yelp security leak
Weakness in social media site, exposing users' personal data, has been corrected Computer scientists at Harvard, Boston University, and Yale stumbled upon a privacy leak in the mobile version of the popular Yelp social networking review site ( m.yelp.com ) in late October.

Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 1.11.2011
Swimming through Complicated Waters, Medicare Part D Participants Learn to Reduce Spending Over Time, Economist Finds
AUSTIN, Texas — Despite substantial controversy among academics and policymakers about individuals' ability to choose complicated drug insurance products, economics research from The University of Texas at Austin has provided evidence that Medicare Part D participants quickly adapt and learn to reduce rates of overspending within the system.

Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 12.10.2011
Economic Conditions and Alcohol Consumption
Previous studies have found that health outcomes improve during an economic downturn. Job loss means less money available for potentially unhealthy behaviors such as excessive drinking, according to existing literature on employment and alcohol consumption.

Business/Economics - 6.10.2011
Workplace sabotage managers
Managers advised to consider team-building strategies to prevent subversive behavior To avoid workplace sabotage managers need to keep team members connected and engaged, according to new research from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.

Law/Forensics - Business/Economics - 3.10.2011
Study casts doubt on sex offender notification laws
Psychology - Business/Economics - 28.09.2011
Easily embarrassed Study finds people will trust you more
Life Sciences - Business/Economics - 21.09.2011
Hedging Your Bets
Business/Economics - 13.09.2011
Bailed-out banks issued riskier loans
Business/Economics - 24.08.2011
Wisdom of crowds
Physics/Astronomy - Business/Economics - 22.08.2011
NASA Picks Three Proposals for Flight Demonstration
Business/Economics - Pedagogy/Education Science - 15.08.2011
Beauty Impacts Hiring, Salaries and Profits
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 9.08.2011
Research on TB tests prompts first-ever WHO negative policy
Business/Economics - Life Sciences - 21.07.2011
Chance favors the concentration of wealth
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 19.07.2011
Trouble forming sentences may be early Alzheimer’s marker
Psychology - Business/Economics - 18.07.2011
Older adults more willing to wait for financial gain
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 13.07.2011
Health-care model improves diabetes outcomes, health
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 4.04.2011
Key guideline-recommended therapies improve survival for heart failure patients
Business/Economics - 29.03.2011
Beautiful People Are Happier, Economists Find
Computer Science/Telecom - Business/Economics - 20.12.2010
Analysis of phone calls shows how political boundaries could be ideally drawn
Earth Sciences - Business/Economics - 16.12.2010
Mexico Quake Studies Uncover Surprises for California
Earth Sciences - Business/Economics - 10.12.2010
Iron legacy leaves soil high in manganese
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 30.09.2010
Women who get dental care have lower risk of heart disease, says study
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 25.08.2010
NASA/NOAA Study Finds El Ninos are Growing Stronger
Business/Economics - Administration/Government - 24.08.2010
Smeal ranks No. 7 in real estate research, study finds
Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 16.08.2010
Alcohol and tobacco advertising bans don't work
Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 4.08.2010
Ovulating women unconsciously buy sexier clothing
Business/Economics - 20.07.2010
How foreclosures hurt everyone’s home values
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 4.07.2010
Study finds higher STD rates among users of erectile dysfunction drugs
Business/Economics - Literature/Linguistics - 19.04.2010
African-American Babies and Boys Least Likely to Be Adopted, Study Shows
History/Philosophy - Business/Economics - 17.03.2010
Prof. Prewitt Takes on a Global Challenge
Social Sciences - Business/Economics - 16.03.2010
Nearly 2 million Californians lost health insurance during recession
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 15.03.2010
Recent Cigarette Marketing Campaign Targeted Teen Girls, Study Reveals
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 13.01.2010
Designing a course, crafting a business
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 23.11.2009
Climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa, study finds
Business/Economics - 15.09.2009
Marc Melitz Named Professor of Economics
Chemistry - Business/Economics - 13.07.2009
Research Shows Glass Can Make Concrete Sturdier

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Life Sciences - Business/Economics - 9.05
Why Do People Choke When the Stakes Are High?