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Software Assurance Marketplace to host exposition
Software Assurance Marketplace Operations Officer Brooklin Gore (left) and Chief Technology Officer Myron Livny in the server room of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building, where the software security tests will be run.

Investing in the Future: UC San Diego’s Federal Research Funding Among Top 10 in Nation Despite Camp
A study by the National Science Foundation naming the top 10 universities receiving the most federal funding for research and development ranked UC San Diego in 8th place out of 896 colleges that received federal R&D money during the 2011 fiscal year.

What sparks corporate philanthropy? From Super Bowls to natural disasters
Corporate giving to local charities spikes during "mega-events" such as the Olympics or Super Bowl, and when natural disasters hit close to home, says a new study on philanthropy.

LGBTQ kids in Calgary now have a camp to call their own
(Calgary) For sexual and gender minority youth, summer camp is more than a rite of passage—it may be the one safe space that can save their lives.

Venture fund based at Harvard celebrates first year in business

Research suggests modular design competence can benefit new product development
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A new research study suggests that supplier integration into the new product development process can be more beneficial if buyers increase their competency in modular design. Penn State Smeal College of Business faculty member Veronica H. Villena and her colleague Fabrizio Salvador of the IE Business School in Madrid examined the ways modular design competence can mitigate costs and challenges associated with supplier integration while making best use of the benefits.

Penn Medicine Study Raises Questions About Added Costs and Physician Resources
With little evidence to guide them, many hospital intensive care units (ICUs) have been employing critical care physicians at night with the notion it would improve patients' outcomes.

Merit E. Janow Appointed Dean of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger has appointed Merit E. Janow as the next dean of the University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), effective July 1.

U-M launches new center to transform mobility
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UAlberta medical school a $2B economic engine for Alberta
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry also helps create more than 13,500 jobs across the province. The University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry unveiled its first economic impact report, demonstrating an impact of $2 billion on the provincial economy in 2012.

Tony Gaspar, known for his smile and customer service, wins Amy J. Blue Award

A dozen outstanding individuals to receive honorary degrees at McGill’s Spring Convocation
McGill University will confer honorary degrees upon 12 exceptional individuals during this year's Spring Convocation ceremonies.

A district dedicated to innovation
McGill and ÉTS launch the Quartier de l'innovation, an ecosystem for creativity in the heart of Montreal The École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) and McGill University officially launched today th

UC San Diego Named Grand Champion at 8th Annual SDG&E Energy Showcase
The University of California, San Diego was named Grand Champion during the recent San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) 8th Annual Energy Showcase.

U-M names Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows
ANN ARBOR-The Knight-Wallace Fellows program at the University of Michigan has named 12 American and eight international journalists for the academic year 2013-2014.

Stanford center highlights the benefits of compassionate workplaces
The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford brought together leaders in business and academia to talk about the role of compassion in business.

TELUS Health, McGill announce research partnership
TELUS Health and McGill University have entered into a three-year, million dollar partnership to create a learning environment and conduct research on how best to use technology to improve health and healthcare delivery for Canadians.

Food commercials excite teen brains
ANN ARBOR-Watching TV commercials of people munching on hot, crispy French fries or sugar-laden cereal resonates more with teens than advertisements about cell phone plans or the latest car.

Report: A seller's conspicuous consumption can undermine bond with consumers
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - What kind of judgments do buyers make based on the way a sellers present themselves?

Stanford Daily editor reflects on paper’s future
Senior Miles Bennett-Smith is the editor-in-chief of the Stanford Daily and the chief executive officer of the nonprofit corporation that publishes the 121-year-old publication.

How to make factory conditions better
After years of research into global production systems, an MIT political scientist is convinced that government, not just the private sector, must help keep workers safe.

Undergraduate research project to be published in international journal
An independent research study written by class of 2013 Smeal College of Business Marketing major Setenay Kucukemiroglu has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Commerce and Management. Kucukemiroglu's study, titled "Online Word-of-Mouth Communication on Social Networking Sites: An Empirical Study of Facebook Users," was co-authored with Ali Kara, professor of marketing at Penn State York.

Statewide tech startup program begins
ANN ARBOR-A new technology acceleration program will bring together university and community innovators from across the state to help them explore business opportunities around their technologies.

U-M scholars hit the road to explore Michigan’s knowledge economy
ANN ARBOR-The Michigan Road Scholars' 14th annual "seminar on wheels" kicks off May 6 as 30 University of Michigan faculty and staff embark on a five-day journey across the state from Detroit to the Upper Peninsula and Grand Rapids to Bay City.

Severe Weather's Toll on Manufacturing, Productivity
Extreme weather can wreak havoc on cities and their economies. Damage from hurricanes Katrina and Sandy is estimated at more than $150 billion and over $60 billion, respectively.

The power of storytelling drives Stanford’s BiblioTech conference
Silicon Valley business leaders and humanities scholars emphasize the economic value of narrative at a career forum that aims to bring skills of humanities PhDs to the corporate world.

Canada’s top banker to visit UAlberta May 1

Stanford humanities scholars consider the cultural legacy of the Occupy movement
Through an examination of art, language and literature, Stanford humanities professors reveal how the Occupy movement left its mark on activism, art and language.

Grocery delivery service is greener than driving to the store
At the end of a long day, it can be more convenient to order your groceries online while sitting on the living room couch instead of making a late-night run to the store. New research shows it's also much more environmentally friendly to leave the car parked and opt for groceries delivered to your doorstep.

Leadership emerges spontaneously during games
PARIS - Video game and augmented-reality game players can spontaneously build virtual teams and leadership structures without special tools or guidance, according to researchers.

ZenKars Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition

Consumer confidence withstands Boston bombing
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Oakland’s economic resurgence continues
ANN ARBOR-On the heels of its strongest two-year job growth in almost 20 years, Oakland County's economy will add nearly 42,000 jobs through 2015, say University of Michigan economists.

Berkeley Lab Startup Brings Fuel Cells to the Developing World
In some parts of the developing world, people may live in homes without electricity or toilets or running water but yet they own cell phones.

Morris Arboretum Annual Plant Sale
On Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11, the Morris Arboretum will host its annual Plant Sale at the Horticulture Center at Bloomfield Farm, across the street from the Arboretum's public garden.

Business, human ecology schools open experimental, collaborative lab
Faculty and students from two UW-Madison schools are celebrating the opening of a new experimental lab — a collaboration between the School of Human Ecology and the Wisconsin School of Business to create a learning and research community within the university.

Pride, prejudice and strategic thinking: Jane Austen wrote the book on game theory
Quiz: This beautiful mind was promoting game theory long before Cold War think tanks used mathematics to understand strategic maneuvering.

Marketing activities can lead to better IPO performance
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Pastora San Juan Cafferty, distinguished scholar of Hispanics, 1940-2013
Pastora San Juan Cafferty, one of the nation's leading scholars of race and ethnicity and a specialist on Hispanics, died April 16 in her Near North Side home in Chicago.

Probing Question: Are we running out of helium?
Party planners, take note: the atmosphere may become a little deflated at gala events in the future.

Researcher to head national transplant research program
New program brings together researchers from across the country to help Canadians waiting for transplants.

Revolutionary fibre gardening pots developed at U of’T to hit shelves soon
Consumers buying plants sprouting from eco-looking fibre flower pots have been unsuspectingly buying fossil-fuel-laced products—until now.

Penn President Amy Gutmann: Immigration Day of Action

New Data Science Institute Holds Inaugural Symposium
Over the last five years, the amount of digital information worldwide has increased almost 2,000 percent, exceeding 2.8 trillion gigabytes—perhaps as many bits of information as there are stars in the universe.

Revolving loan fund would quadruple California’s Prop 39 clean-energy investments
Creating a revolving loan fund to finance clean-energy and energy-efficiency projects could dramatically increase the economic impact of Proposition 39 compared to using grants and rebates, according to a new report by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation.

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Quality and Performance Assurance Division receives Piñon Recognition from Quality New Mexico
The Lab and its support service contractors have received 31 Piñon and Roadrunner recognitions since 1997.

SDSC Hosts First Annual Industry Partners Research Review
June 12 Event to Showcase SDSC's Advanced Computing Resources and Expertise The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego will host its first annual research

Weather data scrutiny spurs government efficiency
ANN ARBOR-When the National Weather Service data indicates the temperature reached 75 degrees on a given day, can you believe it? Researchers from the University of Michigan found that the government agency's data became more accurate in the 24 cities where the Chicago Mercantile Exchange began selling weather derivative contracts.

Kulkarni named Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Rénu Kulkarni, founder and executive director of FutureMedia at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will join the University as Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives on April 15, 2013.

Campbell Mithun CEO Steve Wehrenberg accepts leadership post with U of M graduate program
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (04/12/2013) —Campbell Mithun CEO Steve Wehrenberg will join the University of Minnesota as teaching professor of strategic communication and program director of it

Gender equity gap still exists in Olympic leadership opportunities
ANN ARBOR-Despite attempts to support the inclusion of greater numbers of women on the international sporting scene, few women hold leadership roles in the international and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic organizations.

Deep in the field
Book details how economist Robert Townsend has spent two decades in rural Thailand, exploring the links between household finances and economic growth.

Curator Michelle Hyun Brings Fresh Ideas to University Art Gallery
Curator Michelle Hyun's "We'd love your company," at UC San Diego's University Art Gallery through May 10, is the first in a series of exhibits with which she hopes to redefine the gallery's mission.

University of Minnesota Alumni Association names Lisa Lewis president and CEO

WARF’s support for startups expands
The announcement of a new source of investment capital for campus information technology entrepreneurs, or researchers aspiring to join their ranks, adds to a growing list of initiatives to speed the

’Minding the Baby’ planning for expansion with new funding
Minding the Baby (MTB), a Yale-led community program that helps at-risk young families form healthy bonds with their infants, is poised to become a self-sustaining model that can be replicated in communities nationwide, thanks to a new $55,000 grant from the Donaghue Foundation.

Spring 2013 UT Energy Poll Shows Consumer Opposition to Exporting Natural Gas
AUSTIN, Texas —  Thirty-nine percent of Americans believe the United States should keep the natural gas it produces at home rather than sell it to other countries, the latest University of Texas Energy Poll reports today.

Imagining impact, and believing in it

Marketing researcher offers prescription for nutrition
Consumer data show decisions people make after being diagnosed with conditions like diabetes may lead to higher health risks.

Kresge Foundation CEO will address climate change in U-M talk
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2013 EVENT: Rip Rapson, president and CEO of the Kresge Foundation, will deliver a free, public lecture on "The Fierce Urgency of N

Austin Technology Incubator and National Grid Increase Clean Energy Focus
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) in the IC 2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin and National Grid, the United Kingdom's electricity distribution company with s

A picture of leadership: Portrait helps commemorate Los Alamos anniversary

Federico Capasso, terahertz pioneer
Article in IEEE Transactions profiles the distinguished physicist's education, career, and contributions to optics and photonics The following is an excerpt from an article by Peter H. Siegel, published in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology in January 2013 .

Department of Energy Renews Joint BioEnergy Institute for Another Five Years
Reaffirming the Obama administration's commitment to the development of sustainable alternatives to fossil fuel energy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a five-year renewal of

Team up for downtown culture
Enterprise Square Galleries to showcase local art and University of Alberta Museums in the heart of downtown Edmonton.

At Stanford lecture, Sandberg urges women to seek leadership roles
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, delivering the Jing Lyman Lecture at Stanford, encourages women to "raise your hand, sit at the table, own your success." Sheryl Sandberg has traveled the country with

Los Alamos, Sandia National labs recognize New Mexico small businesses for innovation

Multidisciplinary Research Institute at UC San Diego Named in Honor of Qualcomm
The University of California, San Diego is renaming its division of the California Institute for Tele and Information Technology (Calit2) in honor of the philanthropy of the San Diego-based wireless technology leader, Qualcomm Incorporated.

Global solar photovoltaic industry is likely now a net energy producer, Stanford researchers find
The construction of the photovoltaic power industry since 2000 has required an enormous amount of energy, mostly from fossil fuels.

Consumer confidence continues to improve in March
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Tools help smart low-income kids broaden college choices, Stanford researcher says
A new study finds that when low-income, high-achieving students get targeted information about their full range of college-going opportunities, they apply to selective colleges in larger numbers, attend and graduate.

Team dynamics should be fluid, Smeal researchers report
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Organizations benefit from fluid team dynamics, less rigid authority lines
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Jerry Marwell, expert on social movements, dies at 76
Gerald Marwell , Richard T. Ely Professor Emeritus of sociology, died on Sunday, March 24 in New York City.

UCLA center creates first interactive electricity-use map of Los Angeles
A new energy map of Los Angeles developed at UCLA lets residents find how much electricity the average customer in their neighborhood uses, see how a neighborhood's energy use relates to its average income level and track energy use over time.

UCLA’s TFT and USC to host fourth annual ’Transmedia, Hollywood’ conference April 12

April 19 memorial service scheduled for Jon C. Sandelin
Sandelin, a senior licensing associate at the Office of Technology Licensing for nearly two decades, was responsible for licensing all forms of intellectual property, including inventions, computer software and university trademarks.

Amazon’s Online Workforce Not So Anonymous After All
AUSTIN, Texas — Most people assume that Amazon.com's massive online workforce is anonymous, but a study by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and five other universities has uncovered a security vulnerability that makes it relatively easy to uncover many workers' personally identifying information.

Smeal research studies effects of opening, closing retail stores on firm value
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - For many large chain retailers, closing store locations is more strongly associated with increases in firm value than opening new stores, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Retailing. Decisions on store openings and closings are commonly made to effect performance at the product and consumer levels, but this study is one of the first to examine how these openings and closings impact overall firm value.

Amputations due to ischemia more likely in blacks and Hispanics than in whites
Non-white patients with severe circulatory problems, or ischemia, are significantly more likely than white patients to undergo lower-limb amputation regardless of economic and additional health factors, a Yale study has found. The study appears in the March 20 issue of JAMA Surgery , a publication of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Jon Huntsman discusses U.S-China relations, domestic politics
Jon Huntsman told a University of Chicago audience that his 30 years of experience working with China on commercial, economic and diplomatic issues have left him worried about the United States' ability to manage the complex relationship.

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center New Member of National Comprehensive Cancer Network
On March 19, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN ) announced the election of University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center as the first and only San Diego-based NCCN Membe

Sujit Dey Named Faculty Director of the von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center
Sujit Dey, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named faculty director of the von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center.

Researchers' entrepreneurial skills shine at Innovation Forum
Posted March 19, 2013; 09:30 a.m. by Steven Schultz, Office of Engineering Taking top honors at Princeton University's eighth annual Innovation Forum on the evening of March 12 was part of a whirlwind transformation for Lei Tao.

From house calls to tax reform: SIEPR summit gathers leading economists at Stanford

Challenge of Developing Countries from the Bottom-up
McGill's Institute for the Study of International Development explores development policies and achievement of sustainable national development.

Monica Medina Named Executive Director of the Wharton Public Policy Initiative

Capitalism and democracy not compatible on the Internet, author says
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Two decades into the digital age, the Internet is now “enmeshed in the fabric of nearly every aspect of life,” says University of Illinois communication Robert McChesney.

Changes in U.S. population coming sooner than expected
ANN ARBOR-A major cultural and geographic divide is emerging between Americans under age 35 and over 50, according to University of Michigan demographer William Frey.

Anderson Forecast: U.S. economy on the rise, California employment expected to improve
In its first quarterly report of 2013, the UCLA Anderson Forecast says the nation's gross domestic product is poised to surpass the 2 percent annual growth rate of the past four years and reach 3 percent by 2014.

TV cholesterol-drug ads found to hit the wrong audience
Direct-to-consumer advertising of cholesterol medications may promote overdiagnosis and overtreatment among low-risk populations, reports a new Cornell study, while high-risk consumers do not seem to get the message. Specifically, men and women who were exposed to statin (cholesterol-lowering medications) ads were 16-20 percent more likely to be diagnosed with high cholesterol, and 16-22 percent more likely to use statins than those people not exposed to advertising.

Dalai Lama to lead ‘Change your Mind Change the World 2013’ event May 15
The Dalai Lama arrives for a visit to the Waisman Center, escorted by Richard J. Davidson, in 2010.

Making cloud computing more efficient
For database-driven applications, new software could reduce hardware requirements by 95 percent while actually improving performance.

Industry self-regulation permits junk food ads in programming popular with children
Loopholes in industry self-regulation allow food companies to continue to reach large numbers of children with advertising for unhealthy products - such as fast food, candy, and cookies - during "tween" programs and popular children's holiday specials. The study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity is published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Semifinalists named in 2013 Harvard College Innovation Challenge

ILR professors identify tradeoffs for women workers
Are American women making headway in the workplace? Yes and no, according to new research by ILR School Professors Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn.

Penn IUR Honors Leaders in Urban Food Systems at the Ninth Annual Urban Leadership Forum

Stanford economist learns lessons from yesterday’s immigrants
Stanford Report, March 8, 2013 Norwegian and U.S. census records provide a snapshot of 19th-century immigration, when poor, unskilled workers migrated to America en masse in an age of open borders.

Faculty members recognized for outstanding research with new professorships
Sixteen UChicago faculty members— Clifford Ando , Isaam A. Awad , David Awschalom , Omri Ben-Shahar, Philip G. Berger , Matthew Gentzkow , James K. Liao , Elizabeth McNally ,

National Science Foundation Grant Advances Entrepreneurship Initiatives
After a comprehensive review of the nation's top universities and research institutions, the National Science Foundation has awarded $3.74 million to Columbia University, City University of New York, and New York University for a three-year research-to-startup initiative.

New online curriculum by Stanford’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research gives business, enrichment tips
Stanford Report, March 7, 2013 In a series of videos posted online, Stanford professors in sociology and business lecture on negotiation tactics, overcoming stereotypes and how to influence colleagues.

More tech startups in Michigan is the goal of new statewide entrepreneurship program
ANN ARBOR-A new entrepreneurial training program for inventors in Michigan aims to fast-track technologies to market and boost the economic impact of research conducted in the state.

Farmers who commit totally to sell locally can make a profit
Buy Fresh Buy Local is a nationally promoted trademark of the FoodRoutes Network, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) located in Millheim, PA.

How to predict the progress of technology
MIT researcher finds Moore's Law and Wright's Law best predict how technology improves. Researchers at MIT and the Santa Fe Institute have found that some widely used formulas for predicting how rapidly technology will advance - notably, Moore's Law and Wright's Law - offer superior approximations of the pace of technological progress.

FCC chairman to speak at MIT
Julius Genachowski will field questions on wireless spectrum policy during 'Fireside Chat' at Stata Center On Wednesday, March 6 at 4 p.m., Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the United States Fed

Raise the legal dropout age, study says
Raising the age at which students can legally drop out of school could determine their future earning power and quality of life, according to a new paper by U of'T Mississauga economics professor Philip Oreopoulos .

Affordable care alone may not be enough to help Latinos overcome cancer care barriers
A combination of financial, cultural and communication barriers plays a role in preventing underserved Latino men with prostate cancer from accessing the care and treatment they need, according to a new study by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing . The study, "Barriers to Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough," is published in the March issue of the peer-reviewed journal Qualitative Health Research.

Dr. Michael Michalisin's study on use of new technology published
Michael Michalisin co-authored an article on new technology use for the Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability. Michael D. Michalisin, professor of management and business program coordinator at Penn State Worthington Scranton, and two co-authors, recently published an article in the Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability.

Class of ’80 Alums Go Beyond Reunions with Community Service in West Philadelphia
Many University of Pennsylvania alumni give back, but some do so not just to the school that put them on the path to their future.

CEOs with close ties to their top executives are more likely to commit fraud
ANN ARBOR-Corporate fraud dominates financial news, yet few studies have looked at whether chief executive officers who appoint their own top lieutenants are more inclined to act illegally, according to University of Michigan researchers. U-M business E. Han Kim and law school Vikramaditya Khanna found that the more top executives the CEO appointed, the higher the probability of fraud.

ILR report finds it pays to hire disabled workers
Expanding the workplace talent pool through hiring employees with disabilities makes good business sense, according to a report produced by an ILR School partnership with The Conference Board.

Global warming will open unexpected new shipping routes in Arctic, UCLA researchers find
Shipping lanes through the Arctic Ocean won't put the Suez and Panama canals out of business anytime soon, but global warming will make these frigid routes much more accessible than ever imagined by melting an unprecedented amount of sea ice during the late summer, new UCLA research shows. "The development is both exciting from an economic development point of view and worrisome in terms of safety, both for the Arctic environment and for the ships themselves," said lead researcher Laurence C. Smith, a professor of geography at UCLA.

Alex Frizzell, fourth-year in the College, 1991-2013
Alex Frizzell was driven to help others, calling upon what she learned as a student of environmental economics, an avid traveler and an aspiring physician.

Neubauer Collegium selects inaugural research projects
Can digital games help reshape urban adolescents' health decisions? How might economic models be challenged by rigorous economic analysis of historical societies? What new insights can we gain about

MIT’s Ernest J. Moniz nominated Secretary of Energy
President Obama's pick is head of the MIT Energy Initiative and a former undersecretary of energy.

World-renowned urban expert to become next U of’T president
Meric Gertler , a world-renowned expert on urban issues, will be the next President of the University of Toronto, Richard Nunn , Chair of the University's Governing Council, announced today.

U-Michigan professors available to address China issues
MEDIA ADVISORY ANN ARBOR-China's top leaders will gather in Beijing on Tuesday for the National People's Congress.

Stanford scholar looks to genes to make sense of the dollars you invest
Stanford Report, March 4, 2013 Researchers say how much risk you're willing to take in your investments may be linked to genetics. The results may help investors understand how emotions affect their choices. If you get $10,000 to invest, where would you put it? Stocks? Bonds? A savings account? Your choice may be guided by more than your financial savvy.

SDSC Coordinates Effort to Establish the BigData Top100 List
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, today announced plans for a community-based effort to create the BigData Top100 List, the first global ranking of its kind for systems designed for big data applications.

New, Rigorous Assessment of Shale Gas Reserves Forecasts Reliable Supply from Barnett Shale Through 2030
AUSTIN, Texas — A new study, believed to be the most thorough assessment yet of the natural gas production potential of the Barnett Shale, foresees slowly declining production through the year 2030 and beyond and total recovery at greater than three times cumulative production to date.

U-M experts can discuss sequester impasse, outcomes
ANN ARBOR-Unless Congress comes to an agreement, major federal spending cuts will happen March 1. The University of Michigan has experts available to discuss how the budget sequester will affect the country on various issues.

Cut it out: U-M experts can discuss sequester impasse, outcomes
ANN ARBOR-Unless Congress comes to an agreement, major federal spending cuts will happen March 1. The University of Michigan has experts available to discuss how the budget sequester will affect the country on various issues.

UC San Diego Health System Named One of the Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics
University of California, San Diego Medical Center has been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals for the second time by Truven Health Analytics, formerly the health care business of Thomson Reuters.

Policy experts, health care leaders offer landmark roadmap for better health care at lower cost
Policy experts, health care leaders offer landmark roadmap for better health care at lower cost By Public Affairs , UC Berkeley An unprecedented, year-long collaborative effort involving policy

Fashioning safer garments to suit the oil industry
High-waisted pants are good, but in neon orange, not so much. Turns out Alberta's oilpatch workers have fashion preferences, just like everybody else, even when it comes to wearing safety gear.

Awareness campaign shows ’What’s Next’ at UAlberta
Over more than a century pursuing excellence in their chosen fields, the University of Alberta's faculty, staff, students and alumni have built an international reputation that precedes Alberta's flagship post-secondary institution.

MIT report identifies keys to new American innovation
From 'Main Street' firms to multinationals, improvements possible in funding of research, collaboration among manufacturers.

Researchers: Lawyers make good board directors
The benefits of lawyer-directors of public corporations significantly outweigh the costs, according to a new working paper by Charles K. Whitehead, professor of law and two co-authors.

Steady job growth will continue for Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair and Shiawassee counties
ANN ARBOR-The seven-county region of Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair and Shiawassee will gain more than 76,000 jobs this year through 2015, say University of Michigan economists.

Immigration among Latin American countries fails to improve income
Although immigration to the United States from Latin American countries, particularly Mexico, has captured much public attention, immigrants who move between countries in Latin America have more difficulty than those moving to the United States.

Organizations need new architectures to remain competitive
Increasingly dynamic and complex business environments necessitate a retooling of hierarchical organizational schemes, according to research co-authored by Penn State Smeal College of Business Charles Snow.

Chicago Booth’s Emir Kamenica named Sloan Research Fellow
Emir Kamenica, associate professor of economics and Robert King Steel Faculty Fellow at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business , has been chosen as a 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow.

New Report From Penn’s Fels Institute of Government Offers Solutions for Economic Development

GDP predicts auto sales worldwide
ANN ARBOR-Personal income, interest rates and the price of gas all influence auto sales, but a country's gross domestic product alone is a good indicator of new sales, says a researcher at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

Expert in 17th Century English Economic History Sees Parallels to Today’s Fiscal Crisis
History Carl Wennerlind 's most recent book focuses on a financial system come undone, a public looking to its government for answers, and a monetary system badly in need of trust and transparency.

New chairs advance Alberta’s research economy
Seven new research chairs at the University of Alberta will play a key role in advancing the health and economic interests of Albertans through the Campus Alberta Innovates Program (CAIP).

Book offers broad view of 3-D printing’s promises and perils
"What would you make if you had a machine that could make anything?" begins a chapter in a new book by Cornell's Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman '89.

Actor Charles Dutton brings Chicago premiere of one-man show to Logan Center
A chance meeting that brought together three-time Emmy-winner Charles “Roc” Dutton and the Chicago Youth Leadership Academy is now bringing the actor to the University of Chicago.

Two Stanford graduates named 2013 U.S. Gates Cambridge Scholars
Stanford Report, February 14, 2013 Alumni Jerry Lee, '09, and Rachel Silverman,'09, are two of 39 Americans recently selected as 2013 Gates Cambridge Scholars.