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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
Oct. 4, 2011 Study casts doubt on sex offender notification laws ANN ARBOR, Mich.—While evidence suggests that requiring convicted sex offenders to register with the police reduces the chances they'll re-offend, a recent paper co-authored by a University of Michigan law professor shows that publicizing sex offenders' identities may actually increase the chances they'll commit another sex crime.

Psychology - Business/Economics - 28.09.2011
Easily embarrassed Study finds people will trust you more
Easily embarrassed Study finds people will trust you more
If tripping in public or mistaking an overweight woman for a mother-to-be leaves you red-faced, don't feel bad. A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that people who are easily embarrassed are also more trustworthy, and more generous.

Life Sciences - Business/Economics - 21.09.2011
Hedging Your Bets
Hedging Your Bets
When making decisions based on multiple interdependent factors—such as what combination of stocks and bonds to invest in—humans look at how the factors correlate with each other, according to a new study by researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and University College London.

Business/Economics - 13.09.2011
Bailed-out banks issued riskier loans
Sept. 14, 2011 Bailed-out banks issued riskier loans ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Banks that received federal bailout money ended up approving riskier loans and shifting capital toward risky investments after getting government help, say University of Michigan researchers.

Business/Economics - 24.08.2011
Wisdom of crowds
Wisdom of crowds
In countries that lack financial records, how can we tell who is truly poor? An innovative study suggests: Ask the neighbors. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In developing nations, anti-poverty programs face a basic hurdle: Who, exactly, is poor enough to qualify for the aid being given out? Emerging states often lack the official records, such as income and tax documents, that are used to make those judgments in wealthier countries.

Physics/Astronomy - Business/Economics - 22.08.2011
NASA Picks Three Proposals for Flight Demonstration
NASA Picks Three Proposals for Flight Demonstration
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA has selected three proposals, including one from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., as Technology Demonstration Missions to transform space , deep space navigation and in-space propulsion capabilities.

Business/Economics - Pedagogy/Education Science - 15.08.2011
Beauty Impacts Hiring, Salaries and Profits
The best looking people earn an extra $250,000, on average, during their careers than the least attractive people and are more likely to remain employed, get promoted and even secure loans, according to a new book economist Daniel Hamermesh.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 9.08.2011
Research on TB tests prompts first-ever WHO negative policy
McGill / RI MUHC-led teams publish on inaccuracy and poor cost-effectiveness of widely used TB antibody tests No policy has ever recommended serological (antibody) tests to detect active tuberculosis (TB) yet dozens of these blood tests are currently marketed and sold in developing countries where regulation is weak or non-existent.

Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 28.07.2011
Sea level rise less from Greenland, more from Antarctica, than expected during last interglacial
Sea level rise less from Greenland, more from Antarctica, than expected during l
During the last prolonged warm spell on Earth, the oceans were at least four meters — and possibly as much as 6.5 meters, or about 20 feet — higher than they are now. Where did all that extra water come from? Mainly from melting ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica, and many scientists, including UW-Madison geoscience assistant professor Anders Carlson , have expected that Greenland was the main culprit.

Business/Economics - Life Sciences - 21.07.2011
Chance favors the concentration of wealth
Chance favors the concentration of wealth
New model isolates the effects of chance in an investment-based economy Media Note: Embargoed until 4 p.m. CT Thursday, July 21. For a copy of the study, e-mail jfalk [a] umn (p) edu. MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (07/21/2011) —Most of our society's wealth is invested in businesses or other ventures that may or may not pan out.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 19.07.2011
Trouble forming sentences may be early Alzheimer’s marker
Trouble forming sentences may be early Alzheimer's marker
Having trouble finding the right word to say is a known side effect of healthy aging. But older adults with early Alzheimer's disease may find it especially difficult not only to find words but also to construct complex sentences, finds a Cornell pilot study.

Psychology - Business/Economics - 18.07.2011
Older adults more willing to wait for financial gain
Older adults more willing to wait for financial gain
Older adults, compared with younger adults, tend to report they are more upbeat and that their emotions and mental health do not interfere with their work and social life. That better mental health allows them to wait longer for a monetary gain, reports a new Cornell study.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 13.07.2011
Health-care model improves diabetes outcomes, health
Hershey, Pa. - A health-care delivery model called patient-centered medical home (PCMH) increased the percentage of diabetes patients who achieved goals that reduced their sickness and death rates, according to health researchers.

Business/Economics - 12.07.2011
People buy more junk food when using plastic, study finds
People buy more junk food when using plastic, study finds
One way to resist buying junk food is to pay for groceries with cash instead of credit cards, according to a new study led by Manoj Thomas, assistant professor of marketing in the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 7.07.2011
Medicaid Increases Use of Health Care, Decreases Financial Strain, and Improves Health for Recipients
BOSTON, Mass. - Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and Providence Health & Services have found that expanding low income adults? access to Medicaid substantially increases health care use, reduces financial strain on covered individuals, and improves their self-reported health and well-being.

Business/Economics - 29.03.2011
Beautiful People Are Happier, Economists Find
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 24.03.2011
Can we get more social benefits from forests and have higher biodiversity?
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 2.03.2011
Ecological adaptation likely to influence impacts of climate change
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
Media Sciences/Political Sciences - Business/Economics - 7.10.2010
Stanford’s Knight fellows aim to reinvent the news industry
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 - Administration/Government - 25.05.2010
IGS goes Web 2.0 with information resource on state propositions
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
Chemistry - Business/Economics - 13.07.2009
Research Shows Glass Can Make Concrete Sturdier

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Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 21.02
'Storm of the century' may become 'storm of the decade'
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 14.02
’Storm of the Century?’ Try ’Storm of the Decade’
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 9.02
Advanced power-grid model finds low-cost, low-carbon future in West
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 8.02
Many companies fall short of social responsibility promises
Earth Sciences - Business/Economics - 7.02
Science Frontiers Showcased at Scripps
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 6.02
Medical debt keeps rising, new report shows
Literature/Linguistics - Business/Economics - 30.01
Got creative block? Get out of your office and go for a walk
Agronomy/Food Science - Business/Economics - 15.12.2011
Least Nutritious Cereals Served Most Often in Minority Homes with Children
Business/Economics - 11.10.2011
Fall market jitters a SAD thing