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Yvette Raphael Honored with Mani L. Bhaumik Award

Today, Advocates for the Prevention of HIV in Africa (APHA) celebrates an extraordinary milestone as our co-founder and Executive Director, Yvette Raphael, receives the prestigious Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for her pivotal role in advancing HIV prevention through the development and testing of Lenacapavir. The award recognises role of three key contributors to bringing Lenacapavir to market: Wesley Sundquist, chair of the University of Utah’s department of biochemistry, who provided the foundational scientific research; Moupali Das,…

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Study Finds National Debt ‘Tipping Point’ That Slows Economic Growth

“If a country’s public debt reaches 77 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), bad things start to happen,” says Dr. Mehmet Caner, professor of economics…

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Whitman Partners with New York State for New ‘Africa Business Center’ to Promote International Trade

By leveraging the academic and institutional knowledge at the University and combining it with the assets deployed around the world by ESD, the center promotes…

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Market Changes Shift Investor Risk Tolerance, MU Study Reveals

As the U.S. economy continues to lag, many investors remain wary about taking risks with the stock market. Now, researchers at MU have concluded that this…

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Siemens wins 2010 Techno-College Innovation Award …

The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) presented its Techno-College Innovation Award for 2010 to Siemens Healthcare for its development…

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Innovative Ways to Market Your Community

The report, “Innovative Ways to Market Your Community,” by Ross Ament, president of Ament Associates Inc., presents several basic implementation strategies and…

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Navigating the ‘New Normal’ Economy at Olin with New Executive Education Courses

Taught by Olin’s renowned world-class faculty, these timely deep dives in finance, leadership and supply chain management are geared for busy professionals who…

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Women-Owned Franchises Are Scarce

As a consumer insights analyst for Oklahoma City-based Sonic Corp., the nation’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants, Kim Mathe looked at the number of…

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Prof. Schock’s Commitment to Advancing Solar Energy Research

Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Schock, department head and spokesman for Solar Energy Research at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), received the prestigious “Becquerel…

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Businesses Hoarding Cash: Insights from Finance Scholar

Finance professor Heitor Almeida says the fact that businesses are stuffing corporate piggy banks with spare cash for the proverbial “rainy day” is unrelated…

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Balzan Prize Awarded for Stem Cell Research Breakthrough

Stem cell scientist Shinya Yamanaka is one of the four Balzan Prizewinners 2010, who were announced today in Milan. He has been awarded the Balzan Prize for…

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Small Business Workers to Gain ACA Tax Credit Benefits

16.6 million small business employees work in firms that will be eligible for tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a new Commonwealth…

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Study Calls for Elimination of Credit Rating-Contingent Regulation by Governments

“If the government didn’t have these rating-contingent regulations, I believe the ratings would automatically become more informative,” says Opp, describing…

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Hourly Workforce Struggles Amid Economic Slowdown

The United States workforce, battered by an economic slowdown, now includes a record number of workers who are involuntarily working part-time due to reduced…

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New line of products: Siemens launches FracTreat Mobile Treatment Solutions for Oil & Gas Production Market

The FracTreat line of products includes mobile continuous precipitation, mobile flotation and a mobile combination pilot unit – all of which help improve…

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Uninsured Californians Rise as Recession Impacts Counties

Following on a statewide estimate published earlier this year, the new analysis finds that the number of Californians without health insurance grew in all…

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Rural Illinois Perspectives: Investment in an Innovative Approach to Entrepreneurship

According to the report's author, Greg Wise, professor and community development specialist and director for the Center for Community and Economic Development…

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