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Columbia Licenses 3-D Organ & Tumor Imaging Software to Varian

Columbia University has signed a licensing agreement with Varian Medical Systems for novel imaging software that facilitates 3-D segmentation, the process by which anatomical structures in medical images are distinguished from one another—an important step in the precise planning of cancer surgery and radiation treatments.

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German Scientist and Green Party Parliamentarian Discusses Energy Transition at the U.Va. Darden School of Business

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“If you want a revolution, you can’t do it in your country alone,” said Hermann Ott, scientist and member of the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) for the Green Party. His country launched an energy revolution to transform the way Germans power their lives, and he shared how they did it Tuesday, 30 April, at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

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Groundbreaking Ideas Abound at Darden Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Conference

“Your work is as important as the work of scientists’ at the turn of the 20th century,” said S. Venkataraman, senior associate dean for faculty and research at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Known as Venkat to students and faculty, he praised the nearly 80 scholars assembled for the fourth annual Darden Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Conference.

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Babson’s Lemonade Day Boston Wins Ad Club’s Prestigious Rosoff Award in the “External Diversity & Inclusion Initiative” Category

Babson College has received the Ad Club’s prestigious Rosoff Award for the community driven initiative, Lemonade Day Boston, which equips children from disenfranchised communities with the basics of running a business through operating a lemonade stand.

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New Crowdfunding Site Allows Public to Advance U.Va. Research Projects Through Targeted Donations

U.Va. Innovation launched the University of Virginia’s first crowdfunding website this week, enabling alumni and others to make targeted, tax-deductible donations in support of specific research and development projects under way at the University.

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Business Takes Aim at Pet's "Cone of Shame"

Like many business ideas, MBA graduate Chakri Paila’s startup solves a problem: protecting sick or injured pets from the dreaded “cone of shame.”

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Babson Research Finds Middle-Market Mergers & Acquisitions Holding Steady In 2013

The middle-market for Mergers & Acquisitions has significantly improved in the past two years according to The Babson College Middle-Market/Small Business Mergers & Acquisitions Survey conducted by the business school’s MBA students in the first quarter of 2013.

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Babson Ranked #1 By PayScale 2013 Return On Investment (ROI) Ranking For Business Schools

Babson College has been ranked #1 for return on investment (ROI) by PayScale for Business Schools ranking.

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Sanford-Burnham Recruits Genomics Expert László Nagy, M.D., Ph.D., to Head New Multidisciplinary Research Program

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Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona (Sanford-Burnham) announced the recruitment of the internationally renowned genomic scientist László Nagy, M.D., Ph.D., to serve as professor and program director in its Diabetes and Obesity Research Center.

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Facebook IPO: One Year Later - Experts Available

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On Saturday, May 18, Facebook will mark its first year as a publicly traded company. Experts from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University are available to discuss the anniversary of the landmark IPO.

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