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Georgia Tech opens a new supply chain center in Costa Rica
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
...:
- Improve opportunities for improving logistics education in those countries and do student and faculty exchange between two countries.
- Improve the trade and logistics collaboration between U....
Amazon 推出新款 9.7-inch 显示屏的 Kindle DX
in Wangtam, on May 7, 2009
如传言所预告，Amazon 今天推出了新款的 9.7 英寸大显示屏的 Kindle DX 电子阅读器 ，内置 PDF 阅读器，具有自动旋转功能，最多可存储 3500 本图书，售价仅为 489 美元。目前 Kindle 网店共有 27.5 万本图书，其中包括当下 112 部《纽约时报》畅销书中的 107 部，该类图书及新推出的图书以每本 9.99 美元的价格出售。
主要配置参数：
• Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines
• Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than...
SOX and complacency
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
Has Sarbanes Oxley lulled us into complacency and a false sense of security? That's the suggestion from Georgetown University law professor Ethan S Burger in this piece Today's Financial Crisis, Corporate Governance, and the Issue of Third-Party Liability . The problem, he says, is ...
The best entrepreneurs of the year?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on April 9, 2009
...taps Silicon Valley veteran financiers, marketers, and executives as well as Santa Clara University faculty to help promising but resource-starved entrepreneurs with key business concepts: completing ...
Is the Internet shattering advertising?
in Sox First, on March 23, 2009
It definitely is, says Professor Eric Clemons from The Wharton School. In this TechCrunch piece , Clemons argues that the drop in Internet advertising was not unpredictable and was always going to happen. The reality, he says, is that people on the Net are not the same passive audience you f...
Researchers Announce Significant Advance in Nanoscale Storage
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 20, 2009
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a method to arrange nanoscale elements precisely over large surfaces, which could have a significant impact on data storage.
"The scientists said they achieved a storage d...
Corporate ethics and law
in Sox First, on January 9, 2009
More than two years ago, I did a blog entry on the difference between ethics and morality. Moral decisions, around issues like theft and corruption, are absolutes regardless of time or culture. They are just wrong, wherever they happen. Ethical decisions on the other hand are underpinned by ru...
Dolphins Inspire Nanotech Research at University of Nevada
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 2, 2009
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Jonghwan Suhr of the University of Nevada, Reno has received a $400,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation for his research on materials ...
Exercise, Hypogycemia and Type 1 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on November 26, 2008
... Dr. Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, co-author of the study, a professor at the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Medicine and an endocrinologist at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (C...
Arizona State Prepares for Hundreds of Faculty Cuts
in The Universities Weblog, on November 2, 2008
...d last week that Arizona State University is getting ready to lay off at least 200 non-tenure track faculty members of the next couple of months.
ASU has about a thousand such adjunct faculty. No te...
Why Do Professors Choose to Teach Online?
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 31, 2008
...n a detailed discrete decision model. According to the mean effects, the statistical differences in faculty members' online-teaching decisions were strongly based on the key variables of faculty g...
Salba® Smart Natural Products and Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on September 23, 2008
...se in Type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Vladimir Vuksan, Professor of Endocrinology and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , investigated Salba in randomized, acute and long-term studies.
In the studies...
Why Don't Women Always Finish Their Online Degrees?
in The Online Universities Weblog, on September 9, 2008
...nce to graduation. Findings suggested that multiple responsibilities, insufficient interaction with faculty, technology, and coursework ranked highest as barriers to women's persistence. Strong mo...
Does Your Online College Care What You Do During Off Hours?
in The Online Universities Weblog, on August 31, 2008
...ollow a strict honor code . Here's a few of the standards that they have to agree to: "BYU faculty, staff, and students should avoid swearing in speech and writing; coarse expressions derived...
Two Thirds of Colleges Now Use Green Technology
in The Online Universities Weblog, on August 31, 2008
...nitiatives like distance learning and online education programs to reduce the need for students and faculty to commute and to reduce the amount of energy used to run their schools. Sixty five percent ...
Jasmine Flower-Derived Substance, Potential New Anti-Cancer?
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 26, 2008
... of iStockphoto, Grigory Bibikov
Research findings lead by Prof. Eliezer Flescher of The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University reported that a compound derived from the jasmine flower ...
Netzwerke der Zellen: Toponomik, neues Forschungsgebiet
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on August 18, 2008
...mationsdienst Wissenschaft - "ist zum Gastprofessor für Toponomics an der International Faculty des Partner-Institutes for Computational Biology (PICB) in Shanghai ernannt worden. Es handelt sich...
How Social Networking Effects Your Doctor
in The Social Networking Weblog, on July 24, 2008
...ernal Medicine examined the Facebook pages of 362 medical students and found information that some faculty members believe is inappropriate for future doctors." ~ Social networking could haunt do...
Open Textbook Movement Gaining Popularity
in The Online Universities Weblog, on July 23, 2008
...to make ends meet.
USA Today explains: "As textbook prices skyrocket, college students and faculty seeking more affordable options increasingly are turning to "open textbooks" as an...
U Cal System Looks at Changes to Admissions Policy
in The Universities Weblog, on July 17, 2008
...ted scheduling another meeting where the full board could study the eligibility issue in depth. The faculty proposal would mean that students could be considered for admission by individual UC campuse...
Yale Ups Undergrad Enrollment by 15%
in The Universities Weblog, on July 6, 2008
...art of a plan to built two new residential colleges on the Yale campus. In a letter to Yale alumni, faculty, students and staff, Levin said he expected the new colleges to open in 2013. He pointed out...
Take Stanford University Classes Online
in The Online Universities Weblog, on June 13, 2008
...t (SCPD) offers students the opportunity to take online courses led by Stanford's distinguished faculty. Students can enroll in graduate-level courses, certificate programs, and master's degre...
WVU President Resigns, Finally
in The Universities Weblog, on June 6, 2008
...d Milan Puskar, the chairman of Mylan Inc., is WVU's biggest donor.
Garrison had been asked by faculty bodies at least twice to resign in the past few weeks. The resignation comes just days after...
First Class of Biological Engineering Students About to Graduate at MIT
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 5, 2008
...r biology with engineering to create a new discipline that can be applied to medicine. The teaching faculty members come from other departments, including chemical engineering, mechanical engineerin...
Learning Communities for Online Graduate Students
in The Online Universities Weblog, on June 3, 2008
... a successful learning experience because it alleviates feelings of isolation for both students and faculty members. Ruth E. Brown describes the process by which students become part of an online dist...
WVU Board Supports President Mike Garrison
in The Universities Weblog, on June 1, 2008
In an emergency session on Friday, the west virginia University Board of Governors "found nothing to suggest that President Mike Garrison influenced the awarding of an unearned Executive M.B.A degree to Mylan Inc. executive Heather Bresch." This, according to an article in the Pitt...
Harvard Extension School Online
in The Online Universities Weblog, on May 26, 2008
...ool students can choose from over one hundred online courses taught by Harvard's distinguished faculty. These classes tend to be challenging and require a significant time commitment. The majority...
University of Arkansas receives supply chain software donation
in Supplychainer, on May 25, 2008
...resources, providing a forum for research, education and collaboration on supply chain issues among faculty, students and industry leaders. SCMRC is on the leading edge of supply chain management theo...
University Podium: Bush to Speak at Furman; Students and Alums Upset
in The Universities Weblog, on May 25, 2008
...gher Education reported last week that one campus group is trying to get the University to force faculty to attend the Bush speech.
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Tightening the rules for ethical investment
in Sox First, on May 21, 2008
Environmental law might focus on front-line companies that visibly pollute or exploit natural resources, but it does little to address their financial backers like the banks, pension plans and mutual funds. And yet nothing will change unless they are brought into the picture. A new paper from ...
McCarty Lives: Cal State Fires a Faculty Member For Not Signing a Loyalty Oath
in The Universities Weblog, on May 19, 2008
...n 's news blog. But the blogosphere is humming with the story. Cal State has fired an adjunct faculty member at cal state fullerton , Wendy Gonaver, because she refused to sign an oath to ...
Carl Icahn 将正式卷起新 Yahoo 收购风波
in Wangtam, on May 16, 2008
刚刚已经提及， 亿万富翁 Carl Icahn 上周谋得 Yahoo 董事席位，意欲发动代理权争夺战 。然后 Carl Icahn 在随后发给 Yahoo 的信中确认，他已经发动了旨在促成微软收购 Yahoo 的代理权争夺战。 Carl Icahn 已经提名了十位 Yahoo 董事候选人，希望用他们取代现有 Yahoo 董事会，以推动 Yahoo 接受微软每股 33 美元、总价值 475 亿美元的收购报价。 Carl Icahn 还在写给 Yahoo 董事会主席 Roy Bostock 的信中披露，他已经收购了 5900 万股 Yahoo 股票，并在寻求清除来自国美国联邦贸易委员会的反垄...
Introducing the Cell Phone MRI
in The Wireless Weblog, on April 30, 2008
Engineers at UC Berkeley yesterday announced a new solution that uses cell phones to make medical imaging available to underdeveloped parts of the world.
"Diagnosis and treatment of an estimated 20 percent of diseases would benefit from medical imaging, yet this advancement has been o...
Falling Dominoes: WVU Provost, Dean Step Down
in The Universities Weblog, on April 29, 2008
The Provost of West Virginia Universty, Gerald E. Lang , and the dean of the university's College of Business and Economics, R. Stephen Sears, have both stepped down from their administrative positions following the release of an independent panel's report on the Heather M. Bresch a...
New York Times Launches Course Content Website
in The Online Universities Weblog, on April 15, 2008
...udents connect with their classmates. Inside Higher Ed reports: "Epsilen allows students and faculty members to create their own profiles - a free service for those with.edu e-mail addresses - ...
College Profile: Carson-Newman College
in The Universities Weblog, on April 13, 2008
Carson-Newman College is a small private, Christian liberal arts institution in Jefferson City, Tennessee, not far from either Knoxville or Gatlinburg. The school was founded in 1851 and is affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Association.
College Profiles provides a more in-depth look at the ...
SOX and backdating
in Sox First, on April 11, 2008
Much has been said about Sarbanes-Oxley stopping backdating. But is that true? Has it actually improved corporate governance? Under Sarbanes-Oxley, all high-level executive stock option grants and exercises made on or after August 29, 2002 have be reported within two business days. Before Augus...
The Best Job: Distance Learning Librarian
in The Online Universities Weblog, on April 10, 2008
...liaison to campus units involved with distance education. Provides support to distance learners and faculty teaching distance education courses. Coordinates activities of library staff in their work a...
Professors Boycotting Academic Journals
in The Online Universities Weblog, on April 7, 2008
...e professors are advocating to make academic journals publicly available. In a nutshell: university faculty regularly publish articles in academic journals as a requirement of their position. Students...
SOX-related boardroom changes and share price
in Sox First, on April 1, 2008
After the US Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002, US companies were forced to overhaul their systems of corporate governance. A Raft of changes were introduced. Auditors were required report to audit committees, audit committee had to comprise directors who were independent from t...
Fisher and Ury - 25 Years Later
in Bizinformer, on April 1, 2008
You can't shake hands with a clenched fist. - Indira Gandhi
Last week I learned that one of my former high school administrators (who retired last year) was diagnosed with cancer. Always upbeat and a great educator, he is heading up the local Relay for Life effort - which is how I lear...
New Online Degree from NYU School of Law
in The Online Universities Weblog, on March 29, 2008
..." sections of classes. All students will take the same exams and be graded on the same curves, Faculty Director and law professor Noël Cunningham said.
The law school will admit 25 online...
MIT's new supply chain agreement for doing innovative research in Columbia
in Supplychainer, on March 28, 2008
...a (Spain) and Bogota (Columbia).
This unique Network (what they refer to as MIT SCALE) will allow faculty, researchers, students and affiliated companies from all three centers to pool their experti...
Colorado State University to Open New Online College
in The Online Universities Weblog, on March 18, 2008
...s-and-mortar institutions to deal with all these people."
CSU Global Campus will have its own faculty who will tailor work to individual students. What makes the school unique is its emphasis on...
The Happiest College... 2008 Princeton Review
in The Universities Weblog, on March 12, 2008
..., WA, were the nation's happiest. And why not? The smallish, private college has a 10:1 student faculty ratio, an average GPA of 4.0, and only about 1,450 students on campus.
Perhaps you've ...
University Greed Creates Disadvantages to Online Learning
in The Online Universities Weblog, on March 12, 2008
...es require fewer professors, less space, and most of all, less money, meaning less money to pay for faculty salaries and lower costs to maintain a classroom.
That last part about money is ironic in t...
Decizium / YourTour: interview with Emmanuel Guisset
in Les Explorers, on March 3, 2008
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Well, Decizium started in 2005 after 10 years of R&D in collaboration with the Polytechnic Faculty of Mons. Last year, we received some private and public investments and since then we've...
SEC litigation and share price
in Sox First, on February 26, 2008
The enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission brings between 400 and 500 civil enforcement actions every year for violations that include insider trading, manipulating market prices, stealing funds or securities, breaching fiduciary responsibility, conducting brokerage activi...
Yale Plans For Biggest Expansion Since the 1960's
in The Universities Weblog, on February 25, 2008
Yale is planning two new residential colleges and a 700-student increase in enrollment, according to University Business and the Boston Globe.
The move is the biggest expansion at Yale since the 1960's.
In the words of the Boston Globe: Yale University is moving forward with plans to ...
Bad apples and bad trees
in Sox First, on February 19, 2008
In the past, I have talked about delinquent communities here and here . The basic argument is that most corporate fraud involves a delinquent community of people aiding and abetting, either helping themselves to the spoils or turning the other way. But the problem is how do you prosecute a co...
House Bill to Make College Textbooks More Affordable
in The Online Universities Weblog, on February 13, 2008
...itical provisions to help students deal with textbook prices. First, it requires publishers to tell faculty the price of textbooks when professors are choosing books for their classes. Publishers ofte...
Education in California, Proposition 92, and Schwarzenegger's Budget Crisis
in The Universities Weblog, on January 16, 2008
On February 5th, when voters in California go to the polls they'll find a number of ballot initiatives before them. One of them, Proposition 92 , could have a profound impact on funding for both public K-12 schools and higher education in the state. And if the ballot initiative itself isn't...
Cranberry Juice Against UTI in Women
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 16, 2008
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Such were the findings of Prof. Itzhak Ofek, a researcher at Tel Aviv University 's Sackler Faculty of Medicine:
Prof. Ofek's research on the tart berry over the past two decades ...
Hedge Fund Conference in Boca Raton, FL
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 14, 2008
...er 24 countries and was a success due in part to the quality of information provided by the speaker faculty and the exceptional networking opportunities available during the event.
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AIU Regains Accreditation Status
in The Online Universities Weblog, on December 20, 2007
...he college: "We are gratified that the effort and hard work on the part of our leadership, our faculty, and our staff have been acknowledged by our accreditor," said Dr. George Miller, chief...
Prevent Bad Breath, Lose Weight
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 14, 2007
... of Human Microbiology and The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University:
"The finding on alcohol and bad breath was not su...
New supply chain executive course at MIT
in Supplychainer, on December 10, 2007
...supply chain for lasting strategic advantage. Taught by CTL's world-class team of prominent MIT faculty and researchers, the three-day course will utilize the Center's global research on indus...
Traditional Faculty Still Skeptical of Online Learning
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 30, 2007
... that renders their physical presence unnecessary. Just 33% of respondents to the Sloan survey said faculty at their institutions support the value and legitimacy of online learning; that's up fro...
Enron, stakeholders and the consequences for corporate governance
in Sox First, on November 27, 2007
The fallout from the Enron trial continues. The case was so big, the malfeasance so horrifying in its depth and pathology , that one suspects the fallout will be around for some time. It resulted in Sarbanes-Oxley but there is a question of whether the case has broader implications for crim...
Oral Roberts U. President Resigns
in The Universities Weblog, on November 25, 2007
...gents, Roberts reigned effective Friday, November 30. Roberts said that he loved ORU and wished the faculty, staff and students the best.
In a new twist to the situation at ORU, a group of students ...
40% Of Diabetics Ward Off Heart Attacks With The Help of Vitamin E
in Daily Diabetic, on November 24, 2007
...e had a heart attack, compared to 17 who did not take the vitamin. Dr. Andrew Levy, of the Technion Faculty of Medicine, said there were no side effects observed in patients who took vitamin E....
Keeping up with the Joneses: bubbles and herding behavior
in Sox First, on November 20, 2007
The subprime meltdown is the latest example of flawed logic that resulted in a bubble and house of cards. I mean, what were these people thinking? You have people with no proof of income being able to take out a mortgage equal to 100 per cent of the appraised value of a home? And a finance indust...
MIT Makes Video Lectures Searchable
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 16, 2007
One of the best parts of video lectures is their flexibility. Online students can easily watch the parts they need and skip over the information they already know. According to a recent Wired Campus post , MIT has taken this technology one step further. They've created a search engine ...
Recall Alert: Australia's Toy of the Year Banned
in The Parenting Weblog, on November 7, 2007
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Bindeez , the "magic beads that join with a spray of water", and named Australia's Toy of the Year in 2007, is immediately and voluntarily recalled by moose Enterprise after three children swallowed the beads and became ill.
The chemical 1,4-Butanediol is when me...
Tim Sykes As A "Financial Cowboy"
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 2, 2007
...t;The Timothy Sykes Day Trading Award for the Talented," an award open to all Tulane students, faculty, and alumni."
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Oral Roberts University Over $50 Million in Debt
in The Universities Weblog, on November 1, 2007
..., Lindsay Roberts. Richard and Lindsay have denied the charges. But a lawsuit filed by three former faculty members is pending and the IRS is investigating whether ORU violated it's non-profit s...
New Podcasting Movement Benefits Online Students
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 31, 2007
...rien, director of academic technology and instructional services at the Duke library.
Students and faculty who produce podcasts must be patient in learning the new skill, because it can be slow at fi...
Southern Illinois U. Faculty Call for President's Resignation
in The Universities Weblog, on October 25, 2007
...gher Education is among a number of news sources and blogs covering the ongoing battle between the faculty and the president at Southern Illinois University (SIU). Earlier this month the SIU faculty ...
University Podium: Justice Scalia's Thoughts on Socrates at Valparaiso
in The Universities Weblog, on October 21, 2007
...Socrates got a raw deal. And U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told students and faculty at Valparaiso University this past week that if he had a time machine, he'd use it to go back and f...
Three Steps to Evaluating Distance Learning Programs
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 18, 2007
...nd a school online, start your evaluation with these factors:
* Accreditation
* Administration and faculty
* Student service" I've spoken with some students who love their online programs an...
