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Released: 7-Aug-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Dirty laundry: Over-sensationalized scandal can actually be a job saver for strong performing leaders
University of Notre Dame

A new study from the University of Notre Dame introduces the role of the “severity gap,” showing that when media or public perceptions of a scandal outpace its actual severity, strong-performing leaders are more likely to keep their jobs.

Released: 7-Aug-2019 1:05 PM EDT
TriCore Reference Laboratories is recognized for distiction in the 2019 UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Awards
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

The UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award annually recognizes teams who collaborate across disciplines and transform healthcare delivery, and ultimately patient lives. the 2019 award recipients are outlined below.

     
Released: 5-Aug-2019 4:05 PM EDT
Under the Influence: Influencer Marketing
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Influencer marketing is a key way to engage potential customers, build loyalty and drive a message to a larger market in an organic way. Darden marketing experts provide insights for aspiring influencers and marketers eager to analyze their effect.

Released: 2-Aug-2019 4:05 AM EDT
H-FABP for Acute Kidney Injury testing revealed by Randox
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

A new testing application for the biomarker Heart-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (H-FABP) has been revealed by global diagnostics company Randox Laboratories. Whilst H-FABP is most commonly recognized as an early biomarker of myocardial infarction, the assay’s clinical utility in cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is notable.

   
Released: 1-Aug-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Snapshot: The Small Business Innovation Research Program Awards 1000th Contract
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS SBIR program encourages innovative U.S. small businesses with less than 500 employees to develop new technologies in support of homeland security needs.

Released: 1-Aug-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Study finds mutual fund managers tap into their networks for info on insider trades, portfolios benefit
University of Notre Dame

New research from the University of Notre Dame found that these tracked insider trades can predict future firm returns, with the stocks bought by a fund manager after a tracked insider buy outperforming other firm purchases.

Released: 1-Aug-2019 11:05 AM EDT
PPPL apprenticeship program offers young people chance to earn while they learn high-tech careers
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Labor, has embarked on a new apprenticeship program to teach high-tech skills to young people through four years of on-the-job training and technical courses.

   
Released: 1-Aug-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Babson Offers Two-Day Innovation Program for Companies
Babson College

innovation flow Babson Executive Education is launching a new open enrollment program as part of its capability in helping companies drive growth and innovation. The two-day overview -- Building A Capability For Breakthrough Innovation -- at Babson in October shows innovation leaders, innovation managers and their teams and organizational leaders how to build a capability for breakthrough innovation at a company.

Released: 1-Aug-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Textron Aviation joins Innovation Campus at Wichita State University to develop future workforce
Wichita State University

Wichita State University and Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. company, have announced the next step in ongoing collaboration efforts to develop the future of the aviation industry and next generation of employees when the company signed a long-term lease at the Wichita State Innovation Campus.

   
Released: 1-Aug-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Pitching competition will highlight Iowa State innovation, entrepreneurship at Iowa State Fair
Iowa State University

More than 150 Iowa State University entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas to visitors at the ISU exhibit during this month’s Iowa State Fair. The exhibit, “The Great Iowa State Pitch Off: STANDING InnOVATION!,” will be in the Varied Industries building at the Iowa State Fair, held Aug. 8-18.

Released: 1-Aug-2019 4:05 AM EDT
Supervisors Driven By Bottom Line Fail To Get Employees' Top Performance, New Baylor Study Says
Baylor University

Supervisors driven by profits could actually be hurting their coveted bottom lines by losing the respect of their employees, who counter by withholding performance, according to a new study led by Baylor University.

   
Released: 31-Jul-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Entrepreneurial Leader Priya Iyer Named Entrepreneur in Residence at Babson College’s Arthur M. Blank Center For Entrepreneurship
Babson College

The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College has announced that tech executive Priya Iyer is its new Entrepreneur in Residence and will work with Babson’s emerging entrepreneurs.

Released: 30-Jul-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Tech companies not doing enough to protect users from phishing scams
University of Plymouth

Technology companies could be doing much more to protect individuals and organisations from the threats posed by phishing, according to research by the University of Plymouth.

Released: 30-Jul-2019 6:05 AM EDT
Tech industry accounted for one in seven jobs in Utah in 2018, report shows
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah

Utah’s tech industry made significant contributions to the state economy in 2018, supporting one in seven Utah jobs and one-sixth of worker earnings in the state. The economic activity generated over $2.5 billion in tax revenue to help fund schools and other government services.

   
Released: 29-Jul-2019 2:05 PM EDT
‘Mommy bloggers’ study reveals factors that drive success in social influencer marketing
University of Notre Dame

New research from the University of Notre Dame provides a framework of strategies to help managers yield larger returns on engagement.

Released: 29-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Sandia Labs manufacturing spinoff steps into national market
Sandia National Laboratories

For 25 years, ESTT has promoted the creation of innovative small businesses by allowing staff to leave the labs with a guaranteed job waiting if they return within two years. Spinoff tech companies such as AMPS create high-paying jobs that help stimulate local economies.

Released: 26-Jul-2019 6:05 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Joins U.S.-United Arab Emirates Business Council
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai has joined the U.S.-United Arab Emirates Business Council to better provide care for patients traveling from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for specialized care, and to develop stronger ties with private and public healthcare organizations in the Arabian Gulf region. The council will help Cedars-Sinai provide guidance and culturally appropriate care to Emirati patients, fostering better access to healthcare services that have helped Cedars-Sinai build a reputation as a global leader in patient care and research.

Released: 26-Jul-2019 5:05 AM EDT
Randox unveils sPLA2-IIA test for cardiovascular disease risk assessment
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

Global diagnostics company Randox Laboratories has unveiled an innovative new test for the risk assessment of cardiovascular disease at this year’s AACC Clinical Lab Expo in Anaheim, California.

   
Released: 26-Jul-2019 1:05 AM EDT
Aussie businesses not ready to tackle modern slavery
University of South Australia

New research from the University of South Australia finds that Australian businesses are ill-prepared for mandatory modern slavery reporting, with more than two-thirds of ASX 100 companies unable to produce a disclosure statement about potentially exploitative labour practices.



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