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- Media Shelf (Spring 2009)
“Trucking Country: The Road to America’s Wal-Mart Economy” is profiled in the Books section. - Media Shelf (Spring 2008)
“Terry Sound Business” and “Terry Third Thursday” are profiled in the Multi-Media section. - Tobacco Ads Still Target Youth (Winter 2008)
Despite the 1998 Master Tobacco Settlement, research shows that tobacco companies continue to target youth in smokeless tobacco ads. - To Look Before They Leap (Fall 2007)
A UGA economist says people planning for retirement should allow for periods of unemployment in their careers. He also found that women with children are more at risk because they save less than men for retirement. - Georgians Pessimistic About Eliminating Poverty (Fall 2007)
Even if the government spent what's necessary, most Georgians see poverty as an intractable problem. - A Program for Universities That Means Business (Spring 2007)
Georgia’s universities are transforming discoveries into new technology companies that provide social and economic benefits to the state. - Minority Buying Power Skyrockets (Winter 2007)
Foreign markets may be good for U.S. companies, but tapping currently underserved domestic markets may be even better. - The Inventor’s Award (Fall 2006)
Michael Adang, professor of entomology, biochemistry and molecular biology, is honored for the research that is behind a new biotech company based at UGA’s Georgia BioBusiness Center. - Media Shelf (Fall 2006)
Poultry Management Software is profiled in the Research Tools section. - When Dot-Coms Succeed (Fall 2006)
Rick Watson, who studies the Internet's effect on businesses, recently published a case study describing the principles of online commercial success. - Media Shelf (Summer 2006)
The Teradata University Network is profiled in the Research Tools section. - Turning Timber Into Black Gold (Summer 2006)
UGA researchers help refine the products and byproducts of farms and forests into ecologically sound alternatives to fossil fuels. - Taking Research to the Bank (Summer 2006)
TCO staff members provide UGA inventors with a professional patenting and commercialization process. - Artificial Intelligence Learns When Beer Sells
(Fall/Winter 2005)
Cost-per-minute rates on prepaid phone cards can be up to 87 percent higher than expected. - Prepaid Phone Cards: Callers Beware (Fall/Winter 2005)
Cost-per-minute rates on prepaid phone cards can be up to 87 percent higher than expected. - Mobile Media's Growing Pains (Spring 2004)
UGA's New Media Institute director examines how new uses for WiFi, or Wireless Fidelity, is changing the wireless world. - The Price of an Idea (Fall 2003)
A math formula can help calculate the value of an invention. - Sobering Times for Treatment Centers (Summer 2002)
Hard hit by healthcare changes, private rehab centers increase survival chances through better programs and fewer risky business practices. - "Tick" Talk (Summer 2001)
Finance professor Marc Lipson counsels the New York Stock Exchange. - Gambling on Casinos (Spring 2000)
When communities bet on casino gambling to stimulate their economy, they often win a higher crime rate. - Insurance Fraud: A Victimless Crime? (Fall 1998)
High unemployment and hard economic times fuel insurance fraud. - King of the Road (Spring 1996)
Fred Stephenson's survey paves the way for a healthier trucking industry. - Plague in Today's Workplace (Winter 1995)
Feel stressed out by your job? Join the crowd. At least one in five workers suffer from the most advanced stage of job burnout. - Mind Over Money (Summer 1994)
Deborah Godwin reveals that attitudes are more important than assets when it comes to financial satisfaction. - You Can Buy Anything If the Price Is Right (Fall 1993)
Businesses once owned by governments are turning in surprisingly good performances after they're "privatized," according to research by business professor William Megginson. - A New View of
the Invisible Woman (Spring 1993)
Associate Professor Peggy Kreshel reveals the early history of women in advertising.