US commercial giants IBM, Google and Microsoft lead the way as the companies with the most patent applications in Generative AI (GenAI), with other major firms such as Samsung, Adobe and Intel also in the Top 10.
As demand for food from restaurants soars in the U.S., so does the importance in understanding the impacts of foodborne illness outbreaks. A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in food marketing and food policy finds that outbreaks spanning multiple states bring swift financial losses, increased media attention and a public-relations hit that makes smaller outbreaks more financially damaging.
Michael Faulkender and Phillip Swagel (both formerly served as Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the Treasury Department), plus Tyler Goodspeed (formerly on the White House Council of Economic Advisers), will discuss such topics as the social security and the national debt to kick off a new speaker series at UMD’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused an immediate disruption in the global wheat market, with serious implications for food prices and global food security. Wheat is a staple commodity in many countries and one of the most extensively traded crops worldwide. A new paper from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Texas Tech University examines the long-term impacts of the war in Ukraine on global wheat prices and market responses.
University Hospitals announced today that Bradley C. Bond became the system’s new Chief Financial Officer on February 1, upon the retirement of Michael A. Szubski.
A new study shows how delivery companies can save time and money by designing drop-off and pick-up routes that require their drivers walk more to reduce the amount of time they spend driving around congested urban streets looking for a place to park.
Issues shaping the health care sector take center stage at the 2024 “Business of Health Care Conference,” taking place at the University of Miami on Feb. 16.
When people quit their jobs to launch their own companies, the reasons that motivated them to become entrepreneurs can be major predictors of success, according to West Virginia University management scholar Hyeonsuh Lee.
Employees of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributed over $828,000 to local nonprofits through the lab’s employee giving programs in 2023.
On this inaugural episode of the Down to Business podcast, host Sharon F. Matusik, Edward J. Frey Dean of the Ross School of Business, is joined by Robert Isom, MBA ’91, to discuss his path to Michigan Ross, his career as a Ross MBA, his journey to becoming CEO and president of American Airlines, and his advice for current and prospective Ross students who are interested in leadership careers.
Announced in October 2023, Michigan Ross and the Financial Times are partnering on a monthly poll to track how American voters perceive financial and economic issues in the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election. The poll will run for 12 months leading up to the election.
Sandia National Laboratories scientists Patrick Feng and Thushara Gunda recently were honored with national achievement awards by the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers.
Study shows the 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville stigmatized local employers and prompted a tactical, “pro-diversity” shift in recruiting.
A new initiative in Saint Louis University’s Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship will offer students and young alumni an opportunity to launch their businesses with financial support, resources, and mentoring from SLU experts.
'Millennials don't really want to work. They're far too focused on avocado toast and chai lattes!' Just one of the many clichés expressed by workers over the age of fifty.
Buying personal hygiene supplies for people in need, helping them access fresh, healthy food, or offering rides to medical appointments may seem like simple acts of service.
Cranfield University has selected Symplectic Elements from Digital Science’s flagship products to manage its research information outputs and activities.
Previous research showed that clinical burnout complicates career resumption because employers are less inclined to hire or promote previously burned-out workers.
In a pioneering effort to help provide faster, more equitable life-saving emergency services in areas with high traffic congestion, researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s transportation center, C2SMARTER, are leveraging AI technology to analyze and improve emergency vehicle travel times in partnership with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 25, 2024 — University of California, Irvine’s Resilience and Adaptation Development in California initiative, which deepens university–industry engagement to drive innovation and answer climate challenges, has entered a strategic partnership with Karma Automotive.
A new study from the University of Notre Dame recommends a simple adjustment to current training systems to give women entrepreneurs in developing countries a better shot at success.
Researchers, staff members and licensees from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory received top honors in the Federal Laboratory Consortium’s annual awards competition for excellence in technology transfer, excellence in technology transfer innovation, outstanding researcher and regional technology transfer.
JMIR Publications is pleased to announce a new theme issue titled “Machine Learning-Based Predictive Models Using Genomic Data” in JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology.
Melissa Terlecki, PhD, has been named dean of the School of Professional and Applied Psychology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), effective July 1.
Election year 2024 is now well and truly underway. But what does political engagement mean for your career? Researchers of Ghent University examined the stigma surrounding the seven main parties through an innovative experiment.
New research that examined the team dynamics of undergraduate students finds that instructors often overlook the negative impacts of virtual communication on student teams who are enrolled in on-campus courses.
Commencing in January, the Urban Future Lab (UFL) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, in collaboration with Greentown Labs, will serve as the supportive entry point in the U.S. for the fourth cohort of Innovate UK’s Global Incubator Programme: Clean Growth edition.
Commencing in January, the Urban Future Lab (UFL) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, in collaboration with Greentown Labs, will serve as the supportive entry point in the U.S. for the fourth cohort of Innovate UK’s Global Incubator Programme: Clean Growth edition.
The KIER is making a leap towards global collaboration by partnering with prominent European organizations, including the top-rated energy research institute Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie.
Scholars and policymakers have highlighted the positive impact of human capital on entrepreneurial activity. Vast attention has also been directed to the beneficial role of pro-market institutions for entrepreneurship.
General skills training programs for those hired under flexible arrangements can strengthen the relationship between firm and worker, thus benefiting both groups. But for that to happen, the programs need to have strong buy-in from both managers and workers.
vrClincals for Nursing and A Systematic Approach to Evaluation of Nursing Programs receive first place recognition in the annual awards from the American Journal of Nursing
New research from Virginia Commonwealth University fundamentally challenges the paradigm that business organizations should promote profit above all else.
A team at NYU Tandon School of Engineering will kick off the second phase of an ambitious research project that aims to transform navigation and accessibility for many of the 285 million people with blindness and low vision (pBLV) worldwide.
Sandia engineer Tony Garcia recognized with a prestigious 2023 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers STAR of Today award for technical achievement.
ST. LOUIS, MO., January 17, 2023 — The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announced today that Penny Pennington has been elected chair of the Danforth Center Board of Directors.
After years of record investments and outsized returns fueled by ultralow interest rates, 3,200 U.S. private venture-backed companies — mostly tech startups — went out of business last year. Doug Villhard at Washington University in St. Louis' Olin Business School said the bust will cause the industry to reassess what is really important.
The home health agency for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital outpatients earned dual certifications in both pediatrics and home health, the nation’s first such agency to achieve that distinction.
Innovation may be what drives progress in the arts, business, sciences and technology, but the novel ideas that drive innovation often face headwinds that hinder or even prevent their adoption.
Sandia National Laboratories’ economic impact for fiscal year 2023 reached an all-time high of nearly $4.8 billion, which was $559 million more than in 2022.