Education Newswire
1 - Capella University Awards $50,000 in Scholarships to Injured Service Members
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - In honor of the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited, fully online university, has awarded five $10,000 scholarships to service members wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi...
2 - Louisiana Lawmakers Get National Honors for Education Reform Achievements
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The national nonprofit Alliance for School Choice today awarded the organization’s Legislator of the Year awards to Louisiana State Sen. Ann Duplessis and State Rep. Austin Badon. Both legislators are Democrats from New Orleans. The awards recognize...
3 - Don’t Let ‘iPatient’ Detract from Hands-On Medicine, Stanford Author/Educator Urges
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - On his first day as attending physician at Stanford, Abraham Verghese, MD, suggested to the ward team that they leave the “bunker” and head out to their patients’ bedsides. “They probably felt that everything I would need to get up to...
4 - Medical Careers Institute Announces Medical Career Education Expo
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Medical Careers Institute, the School of Health Science at ECPI College of Technology, is pleased to announce a Medical Career Education Expo Open House to be held at all Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina campus locations this...
5 - Pacific Retirement Services Launches Silverchair Learning System
MEDFORD, Ore.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Pacific Retirement Services, Inc. (PRS), a national leader in the senior living and health care industry (www.retirement.org), announced today that it is launching the Silverchair Learning Management System across its family of retirement communities...
6 - Exact Software Offers New Certified Training Course
MIDDLETON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Exact Software™, the leading provider of solutions that help businesses better serve their customers by integrating their organization through optimized processes and structured critical knowledge, today announced that Exact JobBOSS training and...
7 - Villanova University Selects Coca-Cola as Exclusive Beverage Provider
VILLANOVA, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Villanova University has entered into a long-term contract with The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company, making Coca-Cola products the “official beverages” of Villanova University in its dining halls, retail cafes, convenience stores and...
8 - Fairfield County African American Art Exhibition Opens February 6, 2009
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - In many respects Black History Month takes on new meaning in 2009—with a historic Presidential inauguration setting the stage, and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the NAACP serving as symbolic anchor to this annual celebration. In...
9 - Harvard Business Review Names Adi Ignatius As Editor-in-Chief
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Adi Ignatius, the Deputy Managing Editor of TIME magazine, has been named Editor-in-Chief of Harvard Business Review (www.hbr.org). During his 12 years with TIME, Mr. Ignatius has covered business and international issues, served as Editor of TIME Asia, and...
10 - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 40.6%; December Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 39.6%; New Orders Index at 39.9%; Employment Index at 34.7%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in December, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of...
11 - School Choice International Launches Educational Web-Tool for Families Relocating Globally
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Relocating, expatriating and repatriating families now have a cost-effective, web-based resource to understand and compare educational systems across the globe. Global Education Explorer™, developed by premiere global educational consulting...
12 - Kaplan University Ad Campaign Challenges Rules of U.S. Higher Education
DAVENPORT, Iowa-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Kaplan University today launched the “Talent Campaign,” a new ad campaign designed to drive awareness that many of today’s college students, especially adult learners, are not well served by traditional classrooms. A leader in higher education...
13 - Learning Links Centers, a Socially Responsible Real Estate Investment Company, Purchases Its Second Dallas-Based Apartment Building
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Learning Links Centers, LLC® (LLC), a socially responsible Southern California-based real estate investment company purchased its second building in Dallas, Texas. Real Estate entrepreneurs and LLC co-founders Joe Killinger and George Pino announced...
14 - ARAMARK Launches New Dining Environment for Elementary Schools
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - ARAMARK Education, a leader in providing food and nutrition services at more than 4,000 schools nationwide, has launched Cool*Caf™, a new elementary school dining environment created as a result of comprehensive research with more than 2,500 students...
15 - Four New Quality Resource Guides Added to MetLife’s Dental Continuing Education Program
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - MetLife announced today that four quality resource guides have been added to its American Dental Association (ADA) and Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) recognized dental continuing education program. The new self-study courses focus on: 1) Adolescent Oral...
16 - Free Online Courses Open to Business Professionals Affected by Down Economy
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - SmartDraw.com, maker of SmartDraw, the software that helps you work smarter by communicating visually, has announced a free, three-part series of e-Courses entitled, “Recession Proof Your Business.” This timely series, accessible through...
17 - Families Face Fierce Competition for Student Aid: Season Starts With Sharp Increase in Demand
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The student financial aid season started January 1, and early indications are that competition for the estimated $144 billion of federal, state, and institutional aid is likely to be fierce in the 2009-10 academic year. “During the first five...
18 - GSE Systems Announces Over $5 million of New Work in the Nuclear Power Plant Simulation Sector
SYKESVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - GSE Systems, Inc. (GSE) (Amex:GVP), a leading global provider of real-time simulation and training solutions to the power, process, manufacturing and Government sectors, announced today that in late December it was awarded over $5 million of...
19 - Byki Language Software, Used by Millions, Launched for iPhone and iPod Touch
NASHUA, N.H.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Transparent Language today announced the release of its new Byki™ language-learning application for the iPhone™and iPod® touch. Available for download at http://www.byki.com/iphone/iphone.html, Byki for iPhone and iPod touch sells for $9.99 per...
20 - Kaplan to Acquire West of England Language Services
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Kaplan, Inc. announced today that it has acquired West of England Language Services Limited (WELS), an international group of English language schools located in the U.S., Australia, and the U.K. Founded in 1990, WELS is an affiliate of London-based...
21 - EQmentor expands in North America and Australia
CORNELIUS, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - EQmentor Inc., an innovative leader in professional development, announces that it will open three new offices in North America and one office in Australia. “In 2008 we secured new contracts with more than twenty-five companies and are very proud...
22 - ebrary Announces On-Demand MARC Records
PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - ebrary®, a leading provider of e-content software and services, today announced that customers can now immediately upload free MARC records for individual titles they purchase as well as e-books and other documents added to the company’s...
23 - NeuroActive Bike: America’s First and Only Mind-Body Fitness Equipment Launched at Lady of America Fitness Centers
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Fitness centers are entering the next lap of their evolution with the NeuroActive Bike, a new breed of exerciser that simultaneously trains the body and the brain, Stephane Bergeron, MD, president of Brain Center America (BCA), announced today. The...
24 - WhatAreKidsSaying.com Announces the Opportunity of a Lifetime
LONE TREE, Colo.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - WhatAreKidsSaying.com, an exciting new website for kids and teens, announces that it is going to pay the college tuition of the first three members of its website to reach 50,000 points. WhatAreKidsSaying.com, founded by University of Michigan...
25 - Cutting-Edge Rapid Prototyping Developed by NCKU
TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - A prototype of a cutting-edge “three-dimensional printer”, a Rapid Prototyping (RP) device, has been successfully developed by the group led by the Distinguished Professor Sen-Yung Lee of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at the...
26 - Fitch Rates University of North Texas System Series 2009 Revs 'AA-'; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the approximately $39,385,000 Board of Regents of the University of North Texas System, revenue financing system bonds, series 2009. The bonds are scheduled to sell via negotiation during the month of January...
27 - State of Florida, Department of Health Purchases Concenex Unified Customer Interaction Platform, “Montage™”
SUNRISE, Florida-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Concenex, a leading provider of call center solutions, announces the State of Florida, Department of Health has selected “Montage™”, the company’s unified customer interaction and communications platform. The State of Florida, Department...
28 - Nine Teachers Win National Contest
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Great American Financial Resources, Inc., a member of the Great American Insurance Group family of companies, has announced the winners of The Great American Classroom Makeover. The national contest gives educators across the country the opportunity to...
29 - Testes Stem Cell Can Change into Other Body Tissues, Stanford/UCSF Study Shows
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and at UC-San Francisco have succeeded in isolating stem cells from human testes. The cells bear a striking resemblance to embryonic stem cells—they can differentiate into each of the...
30 - South Bend’s Legacy of Innovation Sparks Ignition Park
SOUTH BEND, Ind.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - It has been a place where the City of South Bend has mounted Indiana’s most aggressive environmental restoration effort to remove decaying buildings of its rust-belt past, where the legacy of Studebaker Corp. haunted the memories of a previous...
31 - Capella Education Company Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Details
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Capella Education Company (NASDAQ:CPLA), a provider of exclusively online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, today announced that it will release fourth quarter 2008 financial results before the open of the...
32 - Turning Technologies Announces ResponseWare Application Available on Apple App Store
Macworld 2009, SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Turning Technologies LLC, a leader in the student response industry, today announced the availability of ResponseWare on the Apple App Store. ResponseWare is a polling application that allows students to submit responses to interactive...
33 - Next Generation Underwriters Makes Commitment to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Next Generation Underwriters has committed to partnering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee to make the “wishes” of four local children come true. “Next Generation Underwriters is honored to fulfill these wishes...
34 - ECPI College of Technology Announces Career Education Expos to Be Held at All Campuses
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - ECPI College of Technology, with campus locations in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Online, is pleased to announce a Career Education Expo Open House to be held at all campus locations this Saturday, January 10, 2009 from 10AM to...
35 - Drexel University Opens Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Drexel University today will welcome its first students in Sacramento as its Center for Graduate Studies begins classes in four of nine master’s programs slated to start this year. Drexel officials and faculty will be joined by newly elected...
36 - ‘Relocation’ Plan of Metastatic Cancer Cells Uncovered by Stanford Researchers
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Few things are as tiresome as house hunting and moving. Unfortunately, metastatic cancer cells have the relocation process down pat. Tripping nimbly from one abode to another, these migrating cancer cells often prove far more deadly than the...
37 - Primrose Schools® Students Send 'Wishes for America's Children' to the White House
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - As new leaders head to Washington, Primrose Schools is setting the agenda for early childhood literacy and celebrating its 200th school opening with '200 Wishes for America's Children,' a nationwide initiative to send voice-recorded wishes from Primrose...
38 - Brookwood Systems Announces Donation to Palo Alto Medical Foundation
FREMONT, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Brookwood Systems (www.bwsysinc.com) today announced a donation to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF), California. The gift is an interactive personnel directory and map kiosk to be installed at PAMF’s Mountain View Center, formerly known as...
39 - Nationwide Named “Official Insurance Provider” of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Nationwide, one of the country’s largest insurance, financial services and investment management organizations, announced today an agreement to become the “Official Insurance Provider" of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA...
40 - X-Rite Launches ColorMunki Photo Interactive Training Video, Fun & Easy Way to Enhance Color Experience, at MacWorld
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - X-Rite, Incorporated, the world leader in color management and measurement technologies, today launched its latest commitment to customer education, the ColorMunki Photo Interactive Training Video produced by X-Rite Color Services (www.colormunki.com...
41 - Capella University’s Latest ‘Inside Online Education’ Podcast Highlights How the Online University Supports Students Affiliated with the Military
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited*, fully online university that has built its reputation by providing quality education for working adults, has released its latest Inside Online Education podcast. It features a discussion of the wide...
42 - LanSchool v7.2 Classroom Management Software Now Supports Both Windows and Apple Mac Students
OREM, Utah-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - LanSchool Technologies LLC, a leading provider of classroom management software, announced at Macworld that LanSchool v7.2 will support Apple Macs as students on January 26, 2009. With this new feature, LanSchool becomes one of the first classroom...
43 - Kauffman Foundation Announces 2009 Young Scholars Program Recipients
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced today the 2009 recipients of the Kauffman Young Scholars Program. This program recognizes the achievements of three sets of young scholars who are making significant contributions to research in...
44 - Cintas Announces Automatic External Defibrillator Grant Program for Schools
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - To assist in deploying life-saving technology and drive community education, Cintas today introduced the Cintas Scholastic Grant Program. From now until the end of National Heart Month in February, any public school-affiliated group nationwide can apply...
45 - Economic Chill May Open New Employment Doors
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Directly testing the chill economic waters, more than 150 MIT School of Management MBA students embark on their annual “Tech Treks” this week, heading for Silicon Valley, Seattle and Boston in search of jobs, contacts, and new doors to open...
46 - The MJM Signature Group Launches January 1st
MORRISTOWN, N.J.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Mark J. Miller, formerly a partner with Donahoe Purohit Miller, Inc. has announced the establishment of a new company, The MJM Signature Group, effective January 1, 2009. The MJM Signature Group will be comprised of CPE Communications...
47 - LAT's Products Now Integrate with EOS.Web
SOMERDALE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Library Automation Technologies, Inc. (LAT), a leader in library automation products, is pleased to announce that it now fully supports and integrates, across its entire FlashScan and allCIRC product lines, with EOS.Web, a product of EOS...
48 - Leading Online Marketer of Education Technology Products Journey Education Marketing, Inc. Acquires Academic Superstore, LLP
Journey Education Marketing, Inc. (JEM), the leading multi-channel software marketer to K-12 and post-secondary education, announced today that it has acquired Austin-based Academic Superstore, one of the fastest-growing, education-focused e-tailers in North America. Academic Superstore and its...
49 - Certiport Survey Reveals Certification a Boon to Information Workers Seeking to Overcome Recession Woes
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Certiport today announced that Microsoft® Office certified respondents believe they have a decisive advantage in finding work over non-certified counterparts in a recessionary economy, according to the results of a survey completed by more than 500...
50 - CDW-G and Discovery Education Open Win a Wireless Lab 2009 Sweepstakes
VERNON HILLS, Ill. & SILVER SPRING, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation and leading source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to educators and governments, and Discovery Education, the leader in digital video...
51 - Research and Markets: Essentials of DAS-II Assessment
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Research and Markets and he anticipates that the number of DAS-II administrations will be even higher. The DAS-II is a comprehensive, individually administered, clinical instrument for assessing the cognitive abilities that are important to...
52 - Association for Medical Ethics Releases Ethical Rules of Disclosure
ORANGE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - The Association for Medical Ethics (AME, www.ethicaldoctor.org) today released their comprehensive guidelines for the AME Ethical Rules of Disclosure. In June of 2008, the Association for Medical Ethics in conjunction with the University of...
53 - Giving Back on “The Big Spin®” Show
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 4, 2009 - Gurmit Kaur from Artesia beat out nine other contestants for a chance to spin the big wheel. Kaur, who had her son on hand to translate for her, spun the wheel and landed a $75,000 prize. The “very happy” mother and son said that they would...
54 - “Lunacy” Unveiled to 42,000 High-School Students at 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition Game Kickoff
MANCHESTER, N.H.-(Business Wire)-January 3, 2009 - FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) launched its eighteenth FIRST Robotics Competition season today with a Kickoff of a new robotics game called “Lunacy” at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH...
55 - Andy Myers Becomes CEO of Scientific Learning; Bob Bowen Will Serve as Executive Chairman
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 2, 2009 - Scientific Learning Corp. (NASDAQ:SCIL) today announced that D. Andrew Myers has been promoted to chief executive officer of the Company, effective Jan. 1, 2009. Myers has served as the Company’s president and chief operating officer since...
56 - RR Donnelley Acquires the Assets of Chilean Web Printer PROSA
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 2, 2009 - R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE: RRD) announced today that it has acquired the assets of PROSA, a Chilean web printing company located in Santiago, from Copesa (Consorcio Periodístico de Chile) for a cash consideration of approximately $23.5...
57 - SBA Honors Emerging 200 Initiative Graduates on January 6th
-(Business Wire)-January 2, 2009 - U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration will honor the participants in its Emerging 200 Initiative (e200) at a graduation ceremony on January 6th. In 2008, SBA’s e200 program identified 200 inner-city...
58 - Vistage Helps Executives Perform and Profit in Economy
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-January 2, 2009 - Vistage speaker Bob Prosen, developer of The Five Attributes of Highly Profitable Companies and CEO of The Prosen Center for Business Advancement, believes CEOs who pay attention to their companies’ leadership, sales, operations, finances and customer...
59 - Iowa State University’s Cy Named Capital One Mascot of the Year
MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 1, 2009 - After months of fierce competition, Iowa State University’s Cy proved to be the ‘big bird’ of the gridiron, having pulled in the majority of the millions of votes cast to earn the coveted title of Capital One Mascot of the Year. Cy edged out the...
60 - A SECOND LIFE Conducts Nationwide Search for Five Unemployed Americans
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 1, 2009 - AMERICAN ROLE MODELS, A SECOND LIFE's nationwide, educational webtv project that aims to get America back on its feet, is seeking five unemployed Americans. A SECOND LIFE is presently looking for five unemployed U.S. citizens who are willing to...
61 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Thursday, January 1: New Year’s Day
-(Business Wire)-January 1, 2009 - Profile America — Thursday, January 1st. This is traditionally a day to kick back and relax — it’s the end of the holiday season and the day-after parties that in some cases became a test of endurance. One of the favorite ways to spend time on New Year’s...
62 - K12 Inc. to Voluntarily Delist from NYSE Arca
HERNDON, Va.-(Business Wire)-December 31, 2008 - As announced yesterday, K12 Inc. (NYSE:LRN), a leading provider of proprietary, technology-based curriculum and education services created for online delivery to students in kindergarten through 12th grade, began trading on the NYSE “Big Board...
63 - The Century Council Educates Students on Keeping Safe This Holiday Season
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-December 31, 2008 - Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. [Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO)], a global leader in premium spirits, champions The Century Council in their launch of several educational programs. The Century Council, a not-for-profit organization funded by...
64 - Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. and AANP select Residency Sites for STAIR Program
GREEN BAY, Wis.-(Business Wire)-December 31, 2008 - The winning residency sites have been selected for the 2009 Integrative Therapeutics (ITI) and American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) STAIRSM Residency Scholarship Program. This unique scholarship offers postgraduate naturopathic...
65 - GoTrybe Donates Program to TN Schools, Helps Youth Get Fit
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-December 31, 2008 - In the holiday spirit, GoTrybe.com is giving a gift to area students; one that will keep giving through the end of the school year. GoTrybe is providing free memberships to its Web-based health program for every student and teacher in 17...
66 - NCKU Professor Awarded with Outstanding Scholar Awards
TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-December 31, 2008 - The NCKU Professor Ker-Chung Shaing of Institute of Plasma and Space Science Center and Department of Physics was presented with the 2008 Outstanding Scholar Award by the Foundation for the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship along with a...
67 - Happy News Release Resolutions to Kick Off Business Wire’s Award Winning Webinars in 2009
Business Wire’s award winning webinar series will kick off the New Year with a how-to session that coaches communicators on building better press releases. The webinar will take place Wednesday, January 21. “It’s not just about writing press releases anymore,” said Monika Maeckle, Vice...
68 - Scottrade Opening Fourth Las Vegas Location
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev.-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm, is opening a branch office in North Las Vegas. The branch, located at 6905 Aliante Parkway in the Aliante MarketPlace, opens on Monday, Jan. 5. “Our location will provide the...
69 - ABRA Auto Body & Glass Announces Dates of Invitational Tournament
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a national damaged vehicle repair company, announced that the annual ABRA Invitational Tournament will be held January 1-3 at the Minnesota Made Rink located at 7300 Bush Lake Road in Edina. This tournament will feature...
70 - PureSafety Acquires Unique Software Solutions, Inc.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - PureSafety, the leading provider of online safety training and risk management software solutions, today announced the acquisition of Unique Software Solutions, Inc., developer of Occupational Health Manager® (OHM). Launched in 1986, OHM was...
71 - TIAA-CREF Ready to Help Plan Sponsors Use IRS Extension to Enhance Their Plans
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - The recent decision by the Internal Revenue Service to extend the deadline for 403(b) retirement plan document compliance creates opportunities for plan sponsors to further simplify and streamline their retirement plans and enhance benefits to...
72 - USC Trojan Marching Band to Perform Avenged Sevenfold's "Almost Easy" During Rose Bowl Halftime Show
BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - The USC Trojan Marching Band will perform Avenged Sevenfold's hit single "Almost Easy" during the Rose Bowl's halftime show on January 1, 2009. The broadcast begins at 1:30 p.m., with halftime starting at approximately 3:40 p.m. All times are...
73 - K12 Inc. to Begin Trading on the NYSE “Big Board”
HERNDON, Va.-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - K12 Inc. (NYSE:LRN), a leading provider of proprietary, technology-based curriculum and education services created for online delivery to students in kindergarten through 12th grade, announced that it has qualified to be listed on the New York Stock...
74 - NCKU Professor Named as Fellow of ASME
TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - Chair Professor Jen-Fin Lin, with frontier and innovative scientific achievement, from Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME...
75 - The Longacre Company Contributes to ‘Challenging Renovation’ at The Hill School
BALLY, Pa.-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - The Longacre Company recently completed work that was part of a major renovation at The Hill School in Pottstown, an historic boarding school founded in 1851. The focus of the renovation was The Hunt Upper School Dormitory, an all-boys’ hall located...
76 - solidThinking to Offer Free ‘sTudent’ Software at Macworld
TROY, Mich.-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Leading industrial design/styling software company solidThinking, Inc. (www.solidthinking.com) announced today that it will provide a free personal-use version of its solidThinking 7.6 software – the only industrial design software available to run...
77 - Air Transport Group Holdings Announces Entry into a Definitive Agreement of Air Transport Group General Aviation Acquisition
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Air Transport Group Holdings (OTCBB:AITG) announced this morning that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Air Transport Group General Aviation (ATGGA). Air Transport Group General Aviation, is in the business of leasing single-engine and light...
78 - New Year’s Resolution: Get a Job or Internship During a Recession
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - A communication professor at Indiana University is telling students and recent graduates not to be dismayed by the recession when it comes to finding a job or internship in 2009. Jim Parham, adjunct professor at the Ernie Pyle School of...
79 - Humana Military Healthcare Services Announces Sponsorship of Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Humana Military Healthcare Services (HMHS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), proudly announces its sponsorship of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. The sixth annual college bowl game recognizes and pays special tribute...
80 - Yissum Announces Departure of Nava Swersky Sofer, President & CEO, After Three-Year Term
JERUSALEM, Israel-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Yissum, the Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced today that Nava Swersky Sofer, President & CEO will be leaving the company, having completed a three-year term. Swersky Sofer was appointed in December...
81 - Scottrade Expands National User Summit Program in 2009
ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm, is doubling the number of local User Summits it hosts in 2009. The investment broker expects more than 15,000 investors to attend workshops in 24 cities across the country next year to learn...
82 - EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Contract for Electrical Systems Installation at Grossmont Community College Parking Structure
NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that the San Diego branch of its Dynalectric subsidiary has...
83 - Dr. Vicki L. Chandler Named Chief Program Officer, Science at Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation today announced the appointment of Dr. Vicki L. Chandler as Chief Program Officer for the Foundation’s Science Program, effective February 17, 2008. Chandler will develop and manage the Foundation’s...
84 - NCKU Signed New Partnership With Ireland
TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-December 26, 2008 - The Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan and the College of Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences of University College Dublin (UCD) - National University of Ireland, Dublin, have finalized a...
85 - Comprehensive Internet Safety Education Offered to Incoming Administration
CARLSBAD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 24, 2008 - Recent news reports have exposed the damaging effects resulting from cyber bullying. A national newsmagazine’s cover story asks if it’s possible to protect kids from pervasive cyber porn. The social-networking phenomenon and the perceived...
86 - Quemoy Summit Launched to Build New Community of Quemoy-Amoy
TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-December 24, 2008 - Since the ban on direct links across the Taiwan Strait has been lifted on Dec. 15, Quemoy, also known as Kinmen, is undergoing political, economical, social, educational, cultural and environmental transformations. The National Cheng Kung University...
87 - Tech Collective Receives Robotics Grant from the Champlin Foundations
PROVIDENCE, R.I.-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Tech Collective, Rhode Island’s Industry Partner for Information Technology and Biosciences, today announces it has received a $16,200 grant from the Champlin Foundations. The grant will fund the purchase and shipping and handling of 17 newly...
88 - Fitch Affs Mechanicsburg Exempted Village School District, OH $7.3MM ULT GOs at 'A'
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - In the course of routine surveillance Fitch affirms the 'A' rating on Mechanicsburg Exempted Village School District, OH $7.3 million outstanding unlimited tax GO bonds (ULTGOs). The Rating Outlook is Stable. The 'A' rating reflects the recent adoption of...
89 - Fitch Upgrades New-Albany Plain Local School District's (OH) $79MM Unlimited Tax GOs to 'AA'
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings upgrades to 'AA' from 'AA-' the rating on New-Albany Plain Local School District, OH's $79 million outstanding unlimited tax general obligation (GO) bonds. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The 'AA...
90 - Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Makes $1 Million Gift to Fordham Law; Gift Continues the School's Progress toward $100 Million Campaign Goal
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Fordham Law has received a $1 million gift from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. The gift will fund the Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Classroom in the new law school building. The building is a centerpiece of Fordham Law's $100 million fund-raising...
91 - Fitch Places 3 Classes From ISAC 2002 General Resolution on Rating Watch Negative
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Fitch Ratings has placed three subordinate classes from the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) student loan asset-backed notes issued by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) 2002 General Resolution on Rating Watch Negative. Fitch...
92 - Provectus Pharmaceuticals Adds Seventh Center to Phase 2 Clinical Trial of PV-10
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: PVCT), a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, has begun recruitment for its Phase 2 clinical trial of the Company’s lead oncology agent PV-10 at a seventh major center...
93 - World Wide Technology Recognized by Cisco as a Video Surveillance Authorized Technology Provider in the U.S.
ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions announced today that it has achieved Video Surveillance Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco®. This...
94 - INX Announces Contract Award for Infrastructure and Communications Upgrade with Clovis Municipal School District
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - INX Inc., (NASDAQ:INXI) announced today that it has been selected by Clovis Municipal School District to upgrade their existing network and communication infrastructure. INX has been awarded a technology upgrade contract for Clovis Municipal School...
95 - CaseCruzer - New Pelican College Trunk & Footlocker is a Smooth Ride From Home to Dorm to Graduation Day
MONTCLAIR, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Everybody from the first-year coed to the Big Man on campus knows dorm life is temporary. Winter holidays, spring break and graduation day keep students moving. But it doesn't take an Einstein to realize gathering clothes, books and a laptop...
96 - Research and Markets: Series 66 Uniform Combined State Law Exam Textbook
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Series 66 Uniform Combined State Law Exam Textbook" report to their offering. The Uniform Combined State Law Examination was developed by NASAA, The North American Securities Administrators...
97 - NCKU Chair Professor Jin-Ding Huang Conferred with the 18th Wang Ming-Ning Award for His Outstanding Contribution to National Health
TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - The NCKU Chair Professor of Department of Pharmacology and the Chairman of the Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences of the NCKU Medicine College, Professor Jin-Ding Huang received the 18th Wang-Ming Ning Award for “His Outstanding...
98 - Bluewolf Continues Commitment to Philanthropy in 2008
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Despite the difficult economy in 2008, Bluewolf continued its commitment to philanthropy. Bluewolf developed its Technology Scholarship program for New York City High School students and was the marquee sponsor for the First Tee Annual Golf Tournament...
99 - Students around the Country Benefit from Grants
IRVING, Texas-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - For the ninth year, the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program has provided grants to local schools across the nation. This year the tradition continues, with 4,000 $500 grants totaling $2 million being awarded to K-12 educational institutions in 43...
100 - Certified Ethical Hacker is Big News for Local Small Business: The Academy of Computer Education
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - In the midst of the most important information technology geographical area, shines a small wonder helping protect our private information, local IT training school Academy of Computer Education (ACE), in Greenbelt, Maryland. ACE is a small business...
101 - Monetta Young Investor Fund Lowers Minimum Investment To $100
WHEATON, Ill.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - The Monetta Young Investor Fund (www.younginvestorfund.com) a college investment plan that strikes a balance between investing, learning and fun, has lowered the minimum investment to $100 with the establishment of an Automatic Investment Plan* of at...
102 - Morphotek®, Inc. Announces Research Agreement with The University of Pennsylvania to Develop Oncology Therapeutic Antibody Candidates
EXTON, Pa.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Morphotek®, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Corporation of North America, announced today that it has signed a Sponsored Research Agreement with The University of Pennsylvania to fund research for the development of therapeutic antibody candidates...
103 - David C. Myers to Join Scientific Learning as Senior Vice President, Sales and Services
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Scientific Learning Corporation (NASDAQ:SCIL) today announced that David C. Myers will join the Company as its new Senior Vice President, Sales and Services. Mr. Myers is a highly regarded sales leader with extensive experience in sales of...
104 - Honda, FOX and MySpace Collaborate to Offer Two Student Musicians the Ultimate Hollywood Internship Experience
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - For the second year in a row, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Fox Entertainment Group (FEG) have partnered to offer a unique internship program designed to expose student-musicians from America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities...
105 - North Lindsey College Selects Mirage NAC to Protect Campus-wide Network
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Mirage Networks, developer of patented, full-cycle Network Access Control (NAC) technology, today announced that North Lindsey College, the largest provider of post-16 education and training in North Lincolnshire, has selected Mirage Networks...
106 - "Consistently Mediocre” Firms in Better Position than "Inconsistently Amazing” Firms to Boost Holiday Sales
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - As stores enter their final push to boost holiday sales in a down economy, firms that demonstrate consistency in product quality are more likely to see higher sales compared to firms that are hit or miss when it comes to quality, according to P.J...
107 - Research and Markets: Pulse-Width Modulated DC-DC Power Converters Report Studies Switch-Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) in Great Detail
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - Research and Markets will also find this text insightful. Key Topics Covered: Preface About the Author List of Symbols 1 Introduction 2 BuckPWMDC-DCConverter 3 Boost PWM DC-DC Converter 4 Buck-Boost PWM DC-DC Converter 5 Flyback PWM DC-DC...
108 - Wharton and HCMA Join Forces: Executive Education Essential for Today’s Economy
MT. ROYAL, N.J.-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - Now more than ever, the healthcare industry and business atmosphere is changing rapidly. To help marketing executives, the Healthcare Communication & Marketing Association (HCMA) and Wharton’s Aresty Institute of Executive Education have...
109 - Research and Markets: Gain an In-Depth Understanding of Mathematics Concepts with Investigating College Algebra and Trigonometry with Technology with Student CD-ROM
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - Research and Markets Glossary Photo Credits Index Resources on the Student CD Prerequisite Review: Numbers and Figures Operations on Numbers The Ideas that Motivate Algebra Exponents Radicals Polynomials Factoring Polynomials Rational Expressions...
110 - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announces Pilot Grant Program to Improve Internet Connections in Public Libraries
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - A pilot initiative announced today by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will help public libraries in seven states secure faster Internet connections so more people can access a full range of online applications and opportunities. The foundation...
111 - Horizon Air to Fly Boise State Colors, Honoring Its 25-year Service to City
BOISE, Idaho-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Horizon Air announced today that it plans to celebrate its more than 25 years of service to Boise by painting one of its new aircraft with Boise State University colors and marks. The Boise State-themed Q400 joins Horizon’s other university-themed...
112 - Outsell Publishes Information Industry Outlook 2009; Cites Apple, Elsevier, and LinkedIn Among 30 Innovators to Watch
BURLINGAME, Calif. & LONDON-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Outsell, Inc. singles out Apple, Elsevier, Huffington Post, LinkedIn, MIT and Zynx among companies to watch in its “Information Industry Outlook 2009: No Guts No Glory,” offering predictions, analyses, and key themes for the...
113 - Dataram Doubles Memory to 64GB In Two Sun Servers, M3000 and X2250
PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ: DRAM), a leading provider of server and workstation memory, today announced double-density upgrades for Sun Microsystems’ SPARC Enterprise M3000 and Sun Fire X2250 servers that expand to an industry leading 64GB of...
114 - Lose the Workbook: Online Hazmat Training is Tomorrow’s Industry Standard
VANCOUVER, Wash.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - When you have drivers pulling 12,000 gallons of rocket fuel, you need to make sure they are the safest drivers on the road. To that end, the first multi-media, online hazmat fleet training program that meets Federal Re-Certification Training...
115 - O2Micro Announces Preliminary Guidance for the Fourth Quarter
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - O2Micro® International Limited (NASDAQ®:OIIM) (SEHK:0457), a leading supplier of innovative power management, and security components, is announcing preliminary data for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. The company expects fourth...
116 - Noel-Levitz Uses SAS® Predictive Analytics to Qualify Campus Enrollment Success
CARY, N.C.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Noel-Levitz helps colleges and universities determine with high accuracy which students are most likely to enroll and succeed. The company uses predictive analytics from SAS, the leader in business analytics, to forecast the behavior of prospective...
117 - Research and Markets: Workshop Statistics: Discovery with Data and Fathom with Student CD, 3rd Edition is Available Now
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Research and Markets Dynamic Data software and includes step-by-step Fathom instructions. Key Topics Covered: Annotated Contents Preface to the Fathom Version of Workshop Statistics To the Student Organization of Workshop Statistics List of...
118 - Scholastic Reports Second Quarter Results for Fiscal 2009
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today reported results for the fiscal 2009 second quarter ended November 30, 2008. Revenue from continuing operations for the second quarter was $661.6...
119 - Five Ways to Be a Global Citizen in the New Year
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - As the year 2008 draws to a close, we typically turn our thoughts toward making resolutions for the New Year. Traditionally, many of us choose the same old resolutions —managing debt, losing weight or engaging in regular exercise. In 2009, consider...
120 - Construction of NCKU Green Building Kicked Off
TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - The blueprint of the most pioneering green building in National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) and also probably the first of its kind in the world, namely the Education Center for Subtropical Green Buildings (ECSGB) with an alias as “Green Magic...
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