More Workers Employed After Traditional Retirement Years
Older workers in Ohio and nationwide will comprise a much higher portion of the workforce in the years to come, and employers should be prepared to accommodate and benefit from the experience and range of attributes they bring to the job, according to a report released by Miami University’s Scripps Gerontology Center.
—Miami University

From $100 to a Top U.S. Entrepreneur in 4 Years for Recent Grad
A recent grad and CEO of a privately held company based in the University of Maryland’s business incubator has been named one of this year’s top 25 young U.S. entrepreneurs by BusinessWeek.com. He began building his company four years ago as a Maryland student with an investment of $100. Media embedded: Image(s)
—University of Maryland, College Park

Fannie, Freddie and Me
Radhakrishnan Gopalan, Ph.D., assistant professor of finance at Washington University in St. Louis, comments on the mortgage giants' federal bailout and the impact on taxpayers, shareholders, the mortgage market and the confidence of the American people.
—Washington University in St. Louis

Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae Take-Over Will Lead to Active Prime Market
A finance expert in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University predicts an active prime market after the take-over of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae by the government.
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—Whitman School at Syracuse University

Workplace Obesity Management Provides Good Return on Investment
A program to reduce weight and improve health risk factors in obese employees produces a short-term return on investment (ROI) of $1.17 per dollar spent, reports a study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). (Embargo expired on 09-Sep-2008 at 00:00 ET)
J. of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sep-2008
—Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

RFID as Electronic Surveillance: Technology Performs Well in Feasibility Study
Radio-frequency identification of products is one possible tool to combat retail theft, and the technology performed well in a new feasibility study on its use as a potential sales-floor theft-deterrent system. The study, conducted by researchers in the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas, demonstrated RFID’s usefulness in several shoplifting scenarios, including many items moving through a security/reader portal at a high rate of speed and many items stuffed into a “booster bag,” a traditional shopping bag lined with aluminum foil. Media embedded: Image(s)
Item-Level RFID Forum: The Road to ROI
—University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

When Words Get Old: Ageist Language
The wrong language – denigrating older workers, even if only subtly – can have an outsized negative impact on employee productivity and corporate profits, says Dr. Bob McCann, an associate professor of management communication at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.
—University of Southern California

The Fax About Cutting Corporate Fat
Expert offers, less painful but perhaps less obvious, ways in which big businesses can bolster their bottom lines.
—EasyLink Services International Corporation

Attitudes, 'Soft Skills' of Managers Drive Firms' International Expansion
When all businesses are at the mercy of increasingly tough competition in the global marketplace, what makes professional service firms choose to export and ultimately expand successfully beyond their own borders? According to Michigan State University researcher David A. Griffith and his co-authors, it is the attitudes and "soft skills" that certain managers possess that allow their firm to successfully expand internationally. Media embedded: Audio / Image(s)
International Marketing Review
—Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University

7th Annual Student-Run Forum on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Babson College, the world leader in entrepreneurial education, will host the 7th annual Babson Forum on Entrepreneurship & Innovation (BFEI), Thursday, October 2, 2008.
—Babson College

“The Subprime Mortgage Crisis: What's Next?” Real Estate Economist to Discuss Solutions to the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
UC Berkeley real estate economist and panel of experts to discuss solutions to the subprime mortgage crisis.
—University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

Successful Alumni Share Ideas at Kelley School's Brand Leadership Conference
Indiana University's Kelley School of Business has invited several world-class alumni back to share insights with students and other alumni about working with some of America's most popular brands. Sponsored by the Center for Brand Leadership, the third Brand Leadership Conference, to be held next Thursday and Friday (Sept. 18-19) at IU Bloomington, will feature Kelley School alumni who hold senior-level positions at companies such as Nestle, Monsanto and Kraft.
—Indiana University

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Named Publisher of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
As publisher of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins will seek to expand coverage and circulation.
—Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Kelley School of Business, Its Executive Education Program to Unveil Virtual Campus in Second Life
Due to increasing demand for executive education provided by Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, today (Sept. 9) it is announcing it has built an entirely new campus. The school's Kelley Executive Partners program on Sept. 15 will unveil a virtual campus -- an island in the virtual world of Second Life that bears a striking resemblance to buildings on the IU Bloomington campus. Media embedded: Image(s)
—Indiana University