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Articles in September, 2005 issue of AScribe Business & Economics News Service

• University of Wisconsin-Madison Sources for Continued Hurricane Coverage.
• Nonprofits Using Convio for Hurricane Katrina Campaigns Raise $90 Million Online in Seven Days; In Addition to Disaster Relief Groups, Other Organizations - Especially Animal Welfare Groups - Raise Record Funds Online.
• Palecek Supports Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts With Donations to American Red Cross.
• Stephen King's Auction to Raise Money for First Amendment Project Is Top Watched Auction on All of eBay; Current Bid for Chance to Be Killed in King's Next Novel Is Nearly 20k; On eBay at http:/www.ebay.com/fap.
• Finding Better Ways to Protect Your Electronic Information.
• Foundation Center Hosts Fourth Annual Funding for Arts Month in October; New Reports Focus on Grantmaking in Arts; Free Programs, Services for Artists, Nonprofit Organizations.
• University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School Focuses on Leadership.
• China's Economic, Diplomatic Resurgence Is Subject of Lecture at Pomona College.
• John J. Moores Donates $4 Million to Scripps Research Institute to Combat Worm-Borne Diseases Afflicting Millions Worldwide; Gift Will Establish Worm Institute for Research and Medicine to Find Ways to Detect Parasitic Worms as Diagnostic Tool for Public
• Groundbreaking Forum Explores Fate of American Dream; Business, Government Leaders Gather to Find Solutions for Education and Workforce Crisis.
• Statement by American Dental Education Association Executive Director Richard Valachovic About Assistance Efforts After Hurricane Katrina.
• Missouri Governor Blunt Appoints Dr. Roger Beachy as Chairman of Plant Biotechnology Council.
• Babson Among Top Business Schools Ranked in Chief Executive Magazine Survey.
• Consumer Reports Testing of Sharper Image Ionic Breeze Professional With Ozoneguard Now Available Online; Update to October 2005 Air Cleaner Report.
• Oracle's Acquisition Spree Creates New Challenges for Enterprises, Suppliers and Investors -- and Need for New Study.
• $1.5 Billion and Counting: Rural Places Building Permanent Assets, Sense of Community; New Report Documents Growth and Power of Giving in Rural America.
• New Career Services Director Brings 17 Years of Corporate Expertise to University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler.
• A New Issue of Science@Berkeley Lab.
• Goodwill Industries International and America's Health Insurance Plans Help Katrina Survivors Get Back to Work; Newly Created Job Bank Will Post Openings at AHIP Member Companies.
• Boston Consortium Awarded CDC Center of Excellence Grant to Build Medical Record Surveillance Systems for Real-Time Illness Scans, Allowing Informed Public Health Responses.
• Katrina: Direct Relief International Commits $250,000 in Cash to Relief Effort; Organization Also Makes $35 Million Medical Inventory Available to Support Health Services.
• Consumer Reports Finds New-Car Window Stickers Vastly Overstate Vehicle Fuel Economy Ratings; Hybrid Cars Among Worst Offenders; Mpg Shortfalls Identified in 90 Percent of Vehicles Tested.
• Cal State University at Northridge Professor Offers Tips for Updating Your Resume.
• CDC Oral Health Report Underlines Need for Perinatal and Early Childhood Oral Health.
• Eggs With an Impressive Resume: Born Free Eggs Provide Work History, Voluntary Drug Testing, References; Fight Cracked Eggs -- and Agro-Terrorism; Sponsor 2005 Annual National Food Policy Conference.
• Getactive Clients, Partners Gather to Share Online Engagement Best Practices; Six Winners of 2005 Superstar Awards Honored.
• Pfizer Unites Cancer Care Leaders, Policy Makers to Introduce Novel Tool to Improve Cancer Outcomes; Dr. Harold P. Freeman, Pioneer of Patient Navigation, Leads Discussion on Quality Cancer Care in America.
• Parents, Socially-Conscious Food Companies Team Up to Promote Healthy Eating at Home; Battling Diet-Related Childhood Health Problems Where Families Make Their Food Choices - at the Grocery Store.
• Physicians Ill-Prepared to Diagnose, Treat Bioterrorism Diseases; Online Training Can Greatly Improve Physician Readiness.
• AARP Urges Californians to Vote No on Proposition 78.
• Women's World Banking, Federation of Latin American Banks Develop Guidelines for Microfinance in Latin America.
• Emergency Medical Assistance to Gulf Coast 'Safety Net' Clinics, Medical Shelters; Direct Relief International Provides Largest Domestic Emergency Relief Effort in 57-Year History.
• Analysis of Katrina's Health, Environmental Effects to Be Aided by Website With Layers of Data.
• Does Surgery Induce Angiogenesis and Relapse in Dormant Breast Cancer? Possible Explanation for 'Mammography Paradox' in Women Aged 40-49.
• Report: High-Growth Occupations Within Reach for Many Low-Skilled U.S. Workers; Report Identifies Workforce Development Strategies for Job Growth, Especially Among Minorities, Immigrants, Low-Income Americans.
• At Johns Hopkins Hospital Emphasis on Improved Care, Faster Access to Services Shortens Hospital Stays; Key Is Careful Planning; Financial Resources Conserved, Too, Hospital Program Shows.
• Gas From Cow Manure Provides Renewable Fuel for Vehicles, Energy Study Shows.
• Media Alert: Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Launches Program to Train Latino, Non-Latino Psychologists, Meet Critical Shortage.
• College Students Provide Fresh Fruits, Vegetables for WIC Participants.
• Consumer Reports Money Adviser Says Aging Baby Boomers Should Consider Roth IRA Accounts Over 401k Plans; October Issue Also Tells Consumers How to Get Insurance Companies to Pay Claims and How to Cut Long Distance Costs.
• Harvard Business School Bestows Its Highest Honor on Five Graduates; Achievement Award Recognizes Graduates' Contributions to Their Profession, Community.
• Donors Give Online at Record Levels for Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts; Convio, Inc. Processes Nearly $14 Million in One Day for Organizations Providing Disaster Relief.
• Fix It or Nix It? Consumer Reports' Guide to Having Consumer Electronics or Appliances Fixed - or Not; Electronics, Home or Kitchen Appliance Repair Often Not Worth It for Products That Cost $150 or Less to Purchase, Experts Advise.
• Goodwill Industries Helps Katrina Survivors Find Jobs; Hiring Is National Issue.
• When Disaster Strikes, Joint Nonprofit, For-Profit Supply Chain Efforts Can Enhance Relief Work; Experts From Stanford Graduate School of Business, Fritz Institute, MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics Share Knowledge.
• Survey of Katrina Evacuees in Houston Finds Half of Those Trapped in Homes Waited Three Days or More for Rescue; Many Had Chronic Health Problems, No Health Insurance; 38 percent of Those Who Failed to Evacuate Were Either Physically Unable to Leave or We
• Making a Difference Awards Honor Four; Presentation Opens Two-Day Gathering of Business and Government Leaders to Find Solutions for Education and Workforce Crisis.
• How Do We Know We Are Making a Difference? Learn How to Use Community Indicator Program to Reduce Alcohol, Drug Problems in Your Community.
• 2005 Fair Trade Futures Conference to be Held in Chicago, September 30 - October 2.
• ConsumerReports.org Reaches Two Million Paid Subscribers, Continues Innovation Through Expansion of 'Shop Online'.
• Long-Term Smoking Associated With Up to 40 Percent Increased Risk of Breast Cancer; Combination Hormone Replacement Therapy Appears to More Than Double Risk in Women Who Smoke.
• Babson College Presents 'Making It Happen'; 8th Annual Women's Leadership Conference.
• Kaiser Permanente Contributes $2 Million to Support Public Health Response to Katrina; Centers for Disease Control Foundation Seeks Donations to Help CDC, Public Health Partners Purchase Critical Supplies, Equipment.
• Sept. 7-8 Babson Executive Education and MetLife Present: 'E-Commerce Thought Leadership: The Multichannel Mindset'.
• Statement of Jeff Asher, Vice President and Technical Director, Consumers Union of the United States.
• Video Games Focus of International Conference at Michigan State University Oct. 13-15.
• Babson Executive Education Hosts Dr. Stephen R. Covey in Person in Boston Oct. 4 to Share 'The 8th Habit'.
• Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Launches Program to Train Latino and Non-Latino Psychologists to Meet Critical Shortage, Address Complex Mental Health Needs of Latinos in the U.S.
• Interfaith Worker Justice Calls for Ethical Reconstruction Commission; Interfaith Groups, Survivors of Hurricane Katrina Want Fair Distribution of Jobs for Misplaced, Underemployed Workers from Region.
• Ensuring a Safe Food Supply in an Unsafe World: Preparing Emergency Food and Water Kit.
• Purdue Method Will Help Industry Design Parts-Search Systems.
• Cars, Computer Chips -- and Heart Attacks? Study Shows Quality-Improvement Effort Saves Lives; 26 Percent Fewer Deaths Seen in 33-Hospital Effort to Improve Patient Care.
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Offers Free Drugs to All Cystic Fibrosis Patients Affected by Hurricane Katrina.
• Integrated Systems Improve Medical Care, Control Costs According to New Research at Stanford Business School.
• University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Report Examines Post-Hospital Patient Medication Discrepancies.
• Babson Executive Education's Donald Cohen to Address BIO Human Resources Conference Sept. 25-27.
• Foundation Commits $7 Million to Promoting Climate-Friendly Coal Plants for Midwest; New Environment Funding to Focus on Energy, Rivers, Great Lakes Restoration.
• Report: U.S. May Lose Lead in Biomedical Robotics.
• State Budget Cuts Hamper Counties' Ability to Deliver Health Services in California; Hardest Hit: AIDS, Alcohol, Drug Treatment, Health Care For Poor.
• President Bush Will Nominate Tuck Professor to Council of Economic Advisers.
• Teens' College Dreams Come True Thanks to Major Scholarship Awards; Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Sutter Health Award More Than $1.1 Million in Scholarships.
• Johns Hopkins University Nurse Researcher Selected for Prestigious National Fellowship; Miyong Kim is Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow.
• State Public Health Expert Available to Discuss Public Health Consequences of Hurricane Katrina.
• Joslin Diabetes Center Offers Back-To-School Tips for Parents Managing a Child With Diabetes.
• California Pacific Medical Center Sets Record Straight About Federal Mediator Recommendations.
• Expert Advisory: Whitman School of Management Professor Bets on Airline Bankruptcy.
• New Study Says Fundamentals, Not Bubbles, Explain Recent Growth of Housing Prices.
• Bentley College Sponsors 'Aging by Design, 2005': Designing Goods and Services for a Fast Growing, Aging Population; Oct. 17 - 18.
• Tuck School of Business Takes Top Honors in Wall Street Journal Ranking.
• American Dental Association Foundation's Katrina Disaster Response Fund Nears $1.2 Million; Mobile Offices to Be Used to Provide Dental Care in Affected Areas.

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