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University of Michigan A new University of Michigan study shows that when researchers share a building, and especially a floor, the likelihood of forming new collaborations and obtaining funding increases dramatically. The findings have wide relevance to corporations, as well. “Our analyses clearly show that there are benefits to co-location,” said Jason Owen-Smith, an associate professor of sociology and organizational studies. Researchers who occupy the same building are 33...

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Three Michigan State University (MSU) faculty members, Dr. David J. Closs, Dr. John Hollenbeck, and Dr. Raymond S. Schmidgall, were recently honored for contributions and service to their fields. These award-winning professors are now teaching students worldwide in MSU's new 100% online certificate programs. Dr. Closs received the first-ever Jack Meredith Best Paper Award from the Journal of Operations Management. Dr. Hollenbeck was...

Today students can earn a MALS degree entirely online if they choose, taking courses recognized for excellence by organizations specializing in education and distance learning. Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 A quarter of a century ago, UNCG launched an innovative Master of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies (MALS) program that since has intrigued learners around the globe and earned a nationwide reputation for excellence. Today nearly 200 students are enrolled in MALS from Australia,...

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Louisiana's "built environment" is found to be one of the most influential factors impacting the health of children and youth in the state, according to the results of Pennington Biomedical Research Center's 2012 Louisiana Report Card on Physical Activity & Health for Children & Youth. Released Oct. 24, the 2012 Report Card reveals that the overall heath grade for children and youth in Louisiana is a "D," a grade that has been...

MERCED, Calif., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), in collaboration with the University of California, Merced, joins American Institute of Architects, San Francisco chapter (AIA SF) today to announce the following award winners. Honor Awards were given to: Loisos & Ubbelohde Associates for "Silver Streak" and Ren Ito Arq. for "Cactus." Merit Awards were given to: Archassist for "Cotton Farm" and team Wei Yan and Edward Clark for...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, is conducting its 13th annual Small Business Forum, 9 a.m.-noon, Nov. 9, at the University of Alabama, Huntsville's University Center. Rebecca Vucinaj, Huntsville Center Small Business Office chief, said the event is an opportunity for small business representatives to talk with contracting officials and program managers from Huntsville Center...

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2012 season of the "Sneak Previews with Michael Berlin," film and interview series of the University of California, Irvine Extension, will give Orange County film enthusiasts a first look at six films before their public release. The program, held on six Monday evenings beginning October 29 and continuing through December 10, will be held at the Edwards University Center Six theater in Irvine. Registration is now open at...

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has finally reached its climax, overthrowing the reigning champion, Columbia University, to take the number one spot in the 7th annual Trojan Sexual Health Report Card. The annual study from the maker of Trojan® Brand Condoms and conducted by Sperling's BestPlaces calls attention to the state of sexual health on campuses nationwide by ranking them according to accessibility of sexual...

Facebook donates recovered money to UAB cybercrime group Read this and download a photo at uab.edu/news BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for Information Assurance and Joint Forensics Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has received a $250,000 donation from Facebook in recognition of the center's role in tracking international criminals behind social-media botnet Koobface as well as other spammers. The donation, which comes from...

In the news release, Quest Diagnostics to Acquire Clinical Outreach Laboratory from UMass Memorial Medical Center; Plan to Build 'Lab of the Future' to Serve Massachusetts Health Care Community, issued 16-Oct-2012 by Quest Diagnostics over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the seventh paragraph, second sentence, should read "be neutral to earnings per share in 2013, and accretive to earnings per share in 2014," rather than "be neutral to earnings per share in 2012, and...