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Risk management critical to corporate strategy
Jan 07, 2009 |
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With the consequences of the current financial crisis spreading to the real economy, lawmakers are exploring new regulations to govern the financial markets. The concern among market participants is that policy-makers do ...
Engineering tissues and organs
Mar 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As a high school sophomore, Asad Moten read a news story about engineering new organs for patients waiting for a transplant, and decided to start his own tissue-engineering project.
State privacy rules reduce electronic medical sharing by 24 percent
Jul 13, 2009 |
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States that have passed privacy laws restricting the ability of hospitals to disclose patient information have seen the sharing of electronic medical records suffer by more than 24%, according to the Management Insights feature ...
When 'superstar' scientists die
Dec 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When "superstar" academic scientists die, their collaborators experience a significant and permanent decline in productivity, according to a recent paper coauthored by MIT Sloan School of Management Professor ...
Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda?
Apr 14, 2008 |
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It's been a long road from being engulfed in flames in an explosion in Israel to leaving dollar bills in dorm refrigerators at MIT. But in an odd way, it's all connected.
To Prevent Airport Terror Strengthen Screening of All Travelers
Nov 14, 2006 |
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The best way to prevent airborne terrorist attacks may be to improve the baseline security screening of all air travelers rather than identifying and screening high-risk passengers, according to new research by experts at ...
MIT to open energy resource center
Apr 14, 2008 |
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is working with a German research firm to open a sustainable energy center near the college, the school announced.
$100 million gift given to fight cancer
Sep 22, 2006 |
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The Starr Foundation has donated $100 million to promote cancer research at four New York institutions and one in Massachusetts.
Women life scientists file fewer patents
Aug 04, 2006 |
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A U.S. professor says women life scientists in higher education apply for patents at a far lower rate than do men.
MIT study asks: Does BlackBerry equal 'CrackBerry' or career essential?
Mar 22, 2007 |
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One might expect a doctoral student conducting research on BlackBerry usage to own one or more of the handheld devices. But Melissa Mazmanian, a fourth-year MIT Sloan doctoral student, doesn't own one, and ...
Report debunks China energy myth
Oct 07, 2008 |
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A detailed analysis of powerplants in China by MIT researchers debunks the widespread notion that outmoded energy technology or the utter absence of government regulation is to blame for that country's notorious air-pollution ...
MIT analysis shows how cap-and-trade plans can cut greenhouse emissions
Nov 13, 2008 |
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Researchers at MIT's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research have produced a report concerning key design issues of proposed "cap-and-trade" programs that are under consideration in the United States as a way ...
Future for Internet retailers: Compete on niche products advises management insights study
Nov 18, 2009 |
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In their competition with brick-and-mortar stores, online retailers will do best if they promote the ability to search out and obtain niche products online, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue ...
All wired up: Professor explains how technology really helps the economy
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Information technology is all around us — but how does it really change the way we do business? Erik Brynjolfsson, the Schussel Family Professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management, explores this question ...
MIT recommends steps to slash gasoline use by 2035
Aug 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How much gasoline would the nation save in the year 2035 if lightweight hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles dominated the marketplace? More than 68 billion gallons, or about half the fuel currently ...
