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Pursuant Selected a Winner in the 34th Annual Telly Awards

2013-05-16 12:26:08

DALLAS, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pursuant, a full-service comprehensive fundraising and communications consulting firm, has been named a nine-time winner for the 34th Annual Telly Awards. "The Telly Award has a mission to honor the very best in film and video," said Linda Day, executive director of the Telly Awards. "Pursuant's accomplishment illustrates their creativity, skill, and dedication to their craft and serves as a testament to great film and video production." Monty...

United Spinal And The Buoniconti Fund Team Up To Improve Peer Support For People Living With Spinal Cord Injuries And Disorders

2013-05-16 08:29:23

Spinal Network & micro-grants created by @UnitedSpinal & @BuonicontiFund - teaming up for #SCI/D peer support http://ow.ly/kzLN6 NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association and The Buoniconti Fund today announced their plans to create a coordinated national network of peer support groups called the "Spinal Network" that will set higher standards in assisting people living with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). (Logo:...

Companies in States with Weaker Economies Provide Investing Opportunity Says University of Miami Study

2013-05-13 16:24:29

CORAL GABLES, Fla., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Companies located in more economically-troubled states provide a greater opportunity for investors than companies in other states according to new research by the University of Miami School of Business Administration. The study reveals that investors in states with high unemployment and a relatively depressed housing sector tend to sell more stocks during these tough economic times, and because people invest...

University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame 45th Annual Induction Banquet Set for April 11

2013-04-04 12:25:45

Seven-Member Class of 2013 Includes Ken Dorsey, Brett Romberg from 2001 National Championship Football Team; Purchase Your Tickets Online Now MIAMI, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame's (UMSHoF) 45(th) Annual Induction Banquet is set for April 11 at Jungle Island in Miami. Current members of the UMSHoF from a wide range of sports will be on hand along with hundreds of Hurricanes fans to welcome the seven-member class of 2013: Ed...

University of Miami Study Reveals Strategy for Using Free Giveaways To Maximize Sales

2013-04-02 16:23:19

CORAL GABLES, Fla., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research from the University of Miami School of Business Administration offers marketers a strategy for how best to structure free giveaways with products in order to maximize sales. (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110906/DC62866LOGO) The study, just published in the Journal of Marketing, shows that when a product that triggers more emotion (called affect), such as makeup, is offered with a free gift,...

New Group of Government and Education Organizations Move to the Cloud With Microsoft Office 365

2013-03-27 12:31:55

From Kansas City to the University of Miami, customers cite cost savings, modernization and efficiency benefits of cloud-based productivity and collaboration. REDMOND, Wash., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At the annual Microsoft U.S. Public Sector CIO Summit today, Microsoft Corp. announced eight government and education organizations that have chosen to adopt the Microsoft Office 365 cloud productivity platform to reduce costs, improve collaboration and modernize their...

Diabetes Research Institute Tests BioHub Mini Organ to Restore Natural Insulin Production in Type 1 Diabetes

2013-03-05 08:30:29

New platform mimics native pancreas, contains real cells to normalize blood sugar in real time MIAMI, Fla., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists from the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami are taking a quantum leap toward a biological cure for diabetes by unveiling the DRI BioHub, a bioengineered "mini organ" that contains lifesaving insulin-producing cells that can sense blood sugar and release the precise amount of insulin needed in real...

NCSR: Red-Light Safety Cameras Fund Health Initiatives in Florida

2013-02-14 20:20:22

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It is well known that red-light safety cameras help police enforce traffic laws and drive down the number of dangerous crashes in intersections. In Florida, benefits of the cameras extend beyond traffic safety - aiding trauma centers and helping doctors better care for their patients under emergency circumstances. It all stems from Florida's Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act, which requires that every time a motorist pays a red-light...

Biscayne Pharmaceuticals Closes $1.5 Million Financing To Advance Recent Discoveries Of Pioneering Endocrine Drug Researcher

2013-01-18 08:23:29

MIAMI, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Biscayne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has closed a $1.5 million financing. The new company is developing novel growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) drugs based on recent discoveries by the company's scientific advisor, Dr. Andrew V. Schally, a world-renowned drug researcher and Nobel laureate who pioneered the field of hypothalamic peptide drugs. Biscayne also announced that it has exclusively licensed intellectual...

Suffolk Construction Celebrates Topping Out at University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine Technology and Life Sciences Seawater Complex

2013-01-17 23:01:08

Suffolk Construction, one of the leading privately held construction management firms in the country, recently attended the Topping Out ceremony of their latest project, the Rosenstiel School of Marine Technology and Life Sciences Seawater Complex, at the University of Miami. Miami, FL (PRWEB) January 17, 2013 Suffolk Construction, the University of Miami and community leaders, gathered to celebrate the milestone Topping Out ceremony for the new Marine Technology Life Sciences Seawater...