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• IN MEMORIAM: MARIO ALBERTO RAMOS OLMOS, 1949-2006

  - 2007-07-01

  Mario Alberto Ramos Olmos died suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Washington, D.C, in the early morning of 11 September 2006, of heart failure. His passing was a staggering loss to the ornithological and conservation community to which he had devoted his immense skill, energy, and intelligence for more...

  Tags: conservation, FINANCE, Government, Mexico, SOFTWARE, species, University of Minnesota

• Does Regulation Reduce Productivity?

  BNET - 2007-04-01

  We study the impact of regulation on productivity and welfare in the U.S. sugar manufacturing industry. While this U.S. industry has been protected from foreign competition for nearly 150 years, it was regulated only during the Sugar Act period, 1934-74. We show that regulation significantly reduced productivity, with these productivity...

  Tags: Government, Management, Productivity, Regulations, Strategy, University Of Minnesota

• Steve Forbes, President and CEO of Forbes Inc., to Speak at University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management Commencement.

  - 2007-02-27

  Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 27 AScribe Newswire -- Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes, Inc. and editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine, will serve as the commencement speaker for the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management on Monday, May 14. The ceremony...

  Tags: Forbes, Government, Leadership, University of Minnesota

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals Developing Intranasal Diazepam for the At-Home Treatment of Emergency Seizures

  - 2007-01-25

  ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) today announced that it is developing an intranasal form of delivery for diazepam for the treatment of seizure emergencies in children and adults, in conjunction with researchers from the University of Minnesota. Valeant currently markets Diastat[R] AcuDial[TM] diazepam rectal gel -- the...

  Tags: FDA, Government, patient, University of Minnesota, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

• Griffin International Companies appoints Dr. Hong Yang Vice President, Asian Operations

  - 2007-01-19

  MINNEAPOLIS -- Griffin International Companies today announced the appointment of Dr. Hong Yang as Vice President, Asian Operations, effective immediately. Dr. Yang was formerly the Director of the China Center of the University of Minnesota from May 2000 to December 31, 2006. Bob Griffin, President and CEO of Griffin...

  Tags: chemistry, China, Dr., FINANCE, Government, HARDWARE, Minnesota, Strategy, University of Minnesota

• Grasses Touted Over Corn As Ethanol Fuel Source

  - 2007-01-15

  MINNEAPOLIS - With world demand for both food and fuel projected to double in the next 50 years, researchers at the University of Minnesota are looking for ways to remove the burden from corn as a source of fuel in ethanol."Unless we produce tood and biofuel in an efficient manner,...

  Tags: Government, grass, Manufacturing, researcher, University of Minnesota

• Structure, Behavior And Performance In For-Profit, Nonprofit And Government Organizations

  BNET - 2006-12-30

  In this paper we examine empirically the association between organization type on the one hand and organization structure, organizational behavior, and organizational performance on the other hand, focusing on different types of organization that coexist in the same industry. We consider for-profit, nonprofit and government nursing homes (of the skilled...

  Tags: Performance, University Of Minnesota, Nonprofit, Organization, Performance Management, Government, Tools & Techniques, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management

• Pandemic resources for business.(Intelligence)(Brief article)

  - 2006-11-01

  ACCORDING TO a Dutch proverb, sickness arrives on horseback and departs on foot. If predictions about a devastating influenza pandemic are correct, illness could be arriving on the wings of a bird, and it won't go away until it brings society to its knees. ...

  Tags: food, Government, influenza, Manufacturing, MARKETING, Quality, SOFTWARE, University of Minnesota

• CAIR, Hamas and the Congressional Candidate

  - 2006-10-02

  Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison is shaping up to be the first-ever Muslim member of Congress, and the mainstream media is treating his candidacy as an unalloyed triumph of multiculturalism. The Christian Science Monitor quoted Larry Jacobs of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of...

  Tags: Government, INTERNET, Minnesota, University of Minnesota

• The Minnesota Information Sharing and Analysis Center.(cooperation of Augsburg College for homeland security)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-11-01

  The Minnesota Information Sharing and Analysis Center, in cooperation with Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota Medical Center, hosted a homeland security event that brought to gether government emergency managers and professionals from the energy, medical, financial, retail, defense, transportation, and other industries.

  Tags: analysis, Government, University of Minnesota