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Federal Budget Cuts Put Research at Risk
July 25, 2012 | Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State leaders like to say that the university is poised to change the world with its scientific discoveries, whether it is conquering diseases, coming up with more fuel-efficient cars or studying the far reaches of the universe. But research likely will be threatened if Congress doesn’t reverse or reduce mandatory budget cuts set to start in January.
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Welcome to Pre-MBA Boot Camp
July 26, 2012 | Fortune
When Devi Vallabhaneni was accepted to Harvard Business School, she figured she'd sail through the MBA program. After all, she was facile-with-numbers, a CPA who had spent four years working for Arthur Andersen in Chicago, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Yet, soon after plunging into Harvard's MBA program Vallabhaneni sensed that she was adrift, working "two to three times" as hard as classmates to keep up
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An Early Start on Innovation
July 25, 2012 | R&D Magazine
In order for technology companies to bring innovative products to market, they need enthusiastic, educated scientists and engineers to drive the process. To inspire the next generation of researchers, some industrial developers are going back to school. A Harvard University study found U.S. students ranked behind 31 other countries in math and science efficiency, and fewer than one in three students are proficient in science after high school.
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Incentives Help Utah Ride Out Recession
July 29, 2012 | Salt Lake Tribune
Rebates and Utah’s rising reputation enable state to hold own in luring jobs. "I think the economic downturn, in the long run, in terms of companies that are looking around, [has helped Utah]. There are companies that are expanding here that may not have done it if it was all blue sky like it was in 2005 and 2006," Spencer Eccles says
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What Venture Capitalists are Investing in Right Now
July 27, 2012 | Entrepreneur
When you are looking to raise venture capital for your startup, you will likely have a better chance if you are in an industry that VCs are hot to invest in. Right now, that means mobile technology, cloud-computing technology, and social computing companies, according to the most recent MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association.
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