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Articles in January, 2006 issue of AScribe Business & Economics News Service

• West Virginia Sources Available for Mine Explosion and Rescue Stories.
• Environmental Law Institute Calls for Faster Development of Effective Governance Structure for Nanotechnologies.
• New University of Maryland M.S. in Accounting Program Addresses Acute Industry Shortage in Auditing Expertise.
• Rochester Institute of Technology Offering Nation's First Light-Sport Aircraft Inspection Course; FAA-Approved Course, Completed Over a Weekend, Will Save Pilots Time and Money.
• Companies Benefit From Providing Reduced-Load Work Arrangements, Research by Michigan State and McGill University Shows.
• Babson College Receives Most Innovative Entrepreneurship Course Award From United States Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship.
• Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center's Efforts Valuable to Improving Mine Safety.
• Smaller Bins Reduce Risk of Back Injuries Among Grape Harvesters Without Affecting Productivity.
• Research Alert: Less Than Half of U.S. Healthcare Workers Get Flu Shots, UCLA/Harvard Study Finds; Healthcare Workers' Lack of Access to Healthcare Puts Patients at Risk.
• Tercica Launches Increlex in U.S.; Only Drug Approved for Long-Term Treatment of Growth Failure Caused by Severe Primary IGFD.
• Consumer Reports Medical Guide Answers Bird Flu Questions; Health and Medical Advice Web Site Provides Expert, Independent Information on True Nature of Avian Flu Threat, What You Can Do to Protect Yourself.
• Privacy Technology is the New Hook for Matchmaking Sites.
• Cornell University Brings Executive MBA Program to State of Washington; Nine Information Sessions for Top Ivy League Program Set for Seattle Area.
• Stanford Business School Research: Advertisers May be Overpaying in Internet Keyword Auctions.
• 'Predatory Lending Settlement Has Loopholes -- Ameriquest and Its Larger Affiliate, Argent Mortgage, Should Not Get Off So Easy,' Says Inner City Press / Fair Finance Watch, Dubious of Companies' Settlements, Which Exclude All Brokered Loans.
• Headache, Sleep Problems Connected in Children.
• Palo Alto Medical Foundation Makes Major Gift to Ravenswood; PAMF Commits Resources, Expertise to East Palo Alto Health Center.
• Mott Foundation Funds Long-Term Hurricane Relief Efforts.
• 'Quiet' Mach 6 Wind Tunnel at Purdue Helps Shape Future Aircraft.
• Consumer Reports Names 2006 Honda Civic Its Top-Rated Small Sedan; Civic Achieves 'Excellent' Overall Score in Consumer Reports' Tests.
• Vanderbilt Medical Experts Propose FDA Drug Approval Changes.
• Swarthmore College Psychologist Uses Research in New Book for Brides-to-Be.
• Darkness More Than Triples Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Crash Fatality Risk; Bad Weather Increases Risk Eight-Fold.
• Michigan State Faculty to Pick Super Bowl Ad Winner; Ad Pulse Online Poll to Gather Worldwide Opinions.
• Humorous TV Ads Common in Super Bowl Broadcast: Wright State Professor Co-Authors Book on Humor in Advertising.
• Researchers at Michigan State University, Publicom Inc. Identify Seven Dimensions of Consumer Experience.
• Photo Exhibit Sheds Light on Health, Safety in Appalachian Mining Communities.
• Los Alamos Lab Contractor Caught in Scientific Fraud: Work on Chromium Contamination Conflicts With Ties to Polluters.
• Expert Available on Labor and Economic Trends: U.S. Department of Labor's Quarterly Economic Indicator Reports Released in January.
• Millions of Spanish-Speaking Consumers Face Difficulty in Obtaining Free Annual Credit Reports; Under New Law, Report, Application, Toll-Free Lines Are Only Available in English.
• Vanderbilt Plans Groundbreaking Ph.D. in Law and Economics; Brings in Harvard Professors Viscusi, Hersch to Lead Program.
• University of Georgia Food Scientists Produce New Soybean Products With Improved Flavor.
• State of Union American Competitiveness Initiative: Expert Hopeful.
• Experts to Address Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Trials at Joint Mayo-FDA Forum.
• Harvard Medical School, National Institute of Mental Health Create Hurricane Katrina Community Advisory Group to Inform Policy Makers About Problems That Affect Survivors.
• Consumer Reports' Investigation Finds Low-Cost Financial Planning Good Option for Consumers.
• Public Health Institute Welcomes New Board Member.
• CCOF Achieves Largest U.S. Organic Certifier Status.
• Houston Resident Gives $2 Million Gift for Higher Education.
• State of the Union Health Care Flashback: President Asked for Renewed HIV/AIDS Program in 2005, Congress Failed to Deliver; Advocates Urge President to Renew His Commitment.
• UConn Medical School Offers Nation's First 'Patient School;' Unique Educational Experience Empowers Health Care Consumers.
• Vanderbilt Air Ambulance Experts Available to Talk About Air Ambulance Safety Standards.
• TechSoup NetSquared Invites Conference Planning Input; May 2006 Event to Build Momentum for 'Web 2.0' Use in Nonprofit Sector.
• Research Reveals Why Some Stocks Keep Winning, While Other Keep Losing.
• Kauffman Foundation Names Panel of Top University Educators to Develop Framework for Model Entrepreneurship Curriculum.
• AACSB International Association's CEO Wins National Entrpreneurship Award.
• Drs. Louis Sullivan, Lonnie Bristow to Address American Dental Education Association Leadership Group on Diversity.
• Convio's Vinay Bhagat Appointed to Advisory Council for Direct Marketing Association Nonprofit Federation.
• Accounting Is a Hot College Major; Increase in Students Tied to Sarbanes-Oxley Act Related Hiring; DePaul University Sees 37 Percent Increase in Undergraduates Majoring in Accountancy.
• Research, Contracting Opportunities With Government, Corporations, Universities Center of MSIRP Conference at University of Texas-Pan American.
• Stephen F. Austin Research Team Identifies Alternative Sources for Avian Influenza Drug; Patent Is Pending for Process to Produce Shikimic Acid From Domestic Sources.
• New Personal Computer Design Wins Microsoft Competition.
• Wood Reinforced With Fiberglass Offers Environment-Friendly High-Strength Material.
• U.S. Competitiveness and the State of the Union Address: University of Maryland Expert.
• National Study: Lower Birth Weight Accelerates Onset of Type 1 Diabetes in Youth; Body Mass Index Level Contributes Only in Specific Population Groups.
• Statement in Response to the President's State of the Union Address by Dr. Gene Copello on Behalf of the Ryan White ACTION Campaign.
• MIT Media Lab's Nicholas Negroponte Assesses Likelihood of $100 Laptop, Discusses MIT Media Lab's Future in ACM Computers in Entertainment Interview.
• MIT Offers Logistics Fix to Flu Outbreaks.
• Starting the Year Right: Consumer Reports Examines Gastric Weight-Loss Surgery, Liposuction and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan.
• Car Make, Age, Fuel Economy All Affect How Much Vehicles Pollute, Study Finds.
• Implausible 'Oil Weapon' Constrains U.S. Policy in Middle East; Real Security Threats Come From Oil Market Power and Exorbitant Price, Researcher Asserts.
• Pay Cuts Lead to Worker Insomnia, But Supervisor Training Helps.
• Society of Professional Journalists Calls for National Debate on Sale of Knight Ridder Newspapers.
• NetworkforGood.org and OrganicBouquet.com Launch FlowersforGood.com; Online Florist Devoted to Green Practices, Good Causes on Valentine's Day and Beyond.
• Bentley College Joins Massachusetts Biotechnology Council; Business School Joins as Associate, Nonprofit/Academic Member.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Establishes Distinguished Fellowship Program; C. Tracy Orleans, Ph.D., Appointed First Distinguished Fellow for Program in U.S. Health Challenges.
• Purdue Center Working to Speed Research in Nanoelectronics.
• Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM): the Definitive Study of Entrepreneurship in 2005.
• Big Broadband Means Billions for Filmed Entertainment.
• Study Finds Illinois' McHenry, Will Counties Lead Nation in Homeownership.
• Economic Policy Institute News Flash: State of the Economy.
• The Private Equity Club of Columbia Business School Presents: The 12th Annual Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference.
• Lung Association Report Shows Poor Grades for California's Cigarette Tax Rate, Tobacco Control and Prevention Spending; State's Tobacco Tax Ranked 23rd in Country But Would Be Number One If 2006 Tobacco Tax Initiative Were to Pass.
• Patient Safety Monitoring at Hopkins Hospital Finds Law of Unintended Consequences at Work With Newly Introduced Catheter Device.
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Unveils GridWise Initiative to Test New Electric Grid Technologies; 'Smart' Energy Devices and Real-time Pricing Information Enable Increased Options for Consumers, Bringing Power to the People.
• Convio Named 'Private Company of the Year' by Austin Business Journal; Company Increases Revenue Nearly 50 Percent for Second Consecutive Year, Lands 500th Nonprofit Customer.
• Consumer Reports' Best & Worst SUVs Publication Names Gas-Guzzling and Fuel-Sipping Vehicles; Ford Escape Hybrid, Lexus RX400h Rated Best in Fuel Economy for Small, Midsized SUVs.
• Spyware Companies Beware: New Consumer Protection Initiative to Combat Spyware, Other 'Badware;' Harvard's Berkman Center, Oxford Internet Institute Unveil Stop Badware Coalition Backed by Google, Lenovo, Sun; Consumer Reports WebWatch Takes Unpaid Specia
• State of the Union: Comment on Innovation Proposals.
• The Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business at Columbia Business School Presents: 'China at the Crossroads: FX and Capital Markets Policies for the Coming Decade'.