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Prof. Jeff Shen on the problem of facility failure

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Excerpt from Computer Weekly News -- "We study a reliable facility location problem wherein some facilities are subject to failure from time to time."
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MBA student Chirag Sadana on America Smiles, winner of the 2010 NYU Stern Social Venture Competition

Excerpt from MBA Social -- "I firmly believe that graduate school has provided America Smiles with a solid ground for takeoff. The NYU Stern Berkley Entrepreneurship Center provided mentorship, pro-bono assistance such as lawyers, accountants, health care regulation professionals, and other volunteers."
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The NYU Stern Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Team will receive the 2011 Opel Award

Excerpt from NYConvergence -- "The first annual 2011 Opel Awards, presented by Brian S. Cohen, vice chairman of the VC organization New York Angels, will take place, Tuesday, September 6, 2011 ... the recipient of the award will be the NYU Stern School of Business, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Leadership Team."
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In an interview, Prof. Nouriel Roubini predicts a recession

Excerpt from Bloomberg TV -- "Roubini tells Brennan, 'we're going into a recession based on my numbers' and that the Federal Reserve and other authorities no longer have the ability to provide emergency support."  Additional coverage appeared in two Bloomberg pieces, three Bloomberg Businessweek pieces, AdvisorOne, Vancouver Sun, Courier-Journal and Portfolio.com.
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Prof. William Silber on how 9/11 affected the financial industry

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "'The difference is whether the shock has a temporary liquidity impact versus an underlying credit impact. Nine-eleven didn’t necessarily go to the underlying credit-worthiness of the institutions,' says Silber, who chronicled the monetary crisis surrounding WWI in 'The Day Washington Shut Down Wall Street.'"
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Prof. Vicki Morwitz's research shows self predictions can help reinforce good habits

Excerpt from Fitness Magazine -- "Predict you will eat better and work out more next week and you probably will, according to a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research."
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Profs Lasse Pedersen and Stanley Zin will speak at a NBIM conference

Excerpt from ENP Newswire -- "The conference is organised under the Norwegian Finance Initiative (NFI), newly set up by NBIM to promote financial economic research and education in areas relevant to the long-term management of the fund."
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence on the impact of globalization on employment

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Excerpt from Foreign Policy -- "Spence emphasizes further that because of the on-going restructuring of the global supply chain, 'the range of employment opportunities available in the tradable sector is declining, which is limiting choices for U.S. workers in the middle-income bracket.'"
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence on US unemployment

Excerpt from McKinsey Quarterly -- "Michael Spence ... sees structural changes in the economy that present major challenges to job creation."
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Stern undergraduate students are featured for helping with post-Hurricane Irene clean-up

Excerpt from Prospect Heights Patch -- "On Tuesday, the Prospect Park Alliance and about 150 young volunteers from the New York University Stern School of Business gathered at Grand Army Plaza to help with post-Hurricane Irene cleanup in Prospect Park."
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Prof. Baruch Lev's research on value-creating investments is referenced

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Excerpt from Fortune -- "Pusillanimous managers complain that they're forced to make these cuts by short-term oriented investors. But research by New York University's Baruch Lev and others shows that it isn't so."
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Prof. Adam Alter on the Arthritis Foundation's new marketing campaign

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Excerpt from The New York Times -- "Adam Alter, an assistant professor of marketing at New York University’s Stern School of Business, said the campaign’s use of 'weapon as a metaphor seemed difficult to grasp.'” Additional coverage appeared in Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini predicts a global economic downturn

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Excerpt from Financial Times -- "Nouriel Roubini, also known as 'Dr Doom', predicts a downturn. 'A stopped clock', some will mutter. Yet he is surely right that the buffers have mostly gone: interest rates are low, fiscal deficits are huge and the eurozone is stressed."  Additional coverage appeared in Bloomberg, iStockAnalyst, CityWire and OnWallStreet.com.
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Prof. David Purdy on the future of media

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Excerpt from The Globe and Mail -- "I think tablets will be game changing, and will lead to a whole new generation of media that we haven't seen yet today."
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini predicts a global economic downturn

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"Nouriel Roubini, also known as 'Dr Doom', predicts a downturn. 'A stopped clock', some will mutter. Yet he is surely right that the buffers have mostly gone: interest rates are low, fiscal deficits are huge and the eurozone is stressed." Additional coverage in Bloomberg.
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Chairman of the Board of Overseers William Berkley will present at Insurance Conference

Excerpt from the Sun Herald -- "W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) announced today that William R. Berkley, its chairman and chief executive officer, will present at the 2011 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference being held in New York City."
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NYU Stern is highlighted for being named after the chairman of Hartz, Leonard N. Stern

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Excerpt from Business Insider -- "The Stern school, NYU’s business school is named after the chairman of Hartz ..."
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The NYU Stern Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation will receive the first OPEL Award

Excerpt from PR Newswire -- "The word OPEL means 'jewel,' and according to mythology, the gemstone enhances one's innate characteristics, leading to personal creativity and true spontaneous action which best describes the talented faculty at NYU Stern Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation." Additional coverage appeared in ITbriefing.net
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Undergraduate student Leticia Murakami is featured for helping with Irene clean-up in Prospect Park

Excerpt from The Epoch Times -- "Leticia Murakami, an incoming freshman to New York University's Stern School of Business, assists in storm clean up in Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Tuesday as part of volunteer efforts that are part of the orientation."
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Prof. Joseph Foudy on Verizon's employee benefits

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Excerpt from Reuters -- "'The notion that workers won't pay more for healthcare is almost certainly lost,' said Professor Joseph Foudy of New York University's Stern School of Business."  Additional coverage appeared in NewsDaily and FierceTelecom.com.
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Prof. Thomas Sargent's views on economic policy are referenced

Excerpt from The Scotsman -- "The remedy for the fears afflicting business and consumer confidence, he argues in a posting on his website, is the kind of regime change US economist Thomas Sargent identified 30 years ago."
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Member of the NYU Stern Executive Board and Prof. Richard Bernstein (MBA '87) is quoted

Excerpt from TimesLive -- "'Too bad the government didn't do the same with TARP. Taxpayers got ripped off in comparison to the terms Buffett got,' Bernstein said." Additional coverage appeared in The Monterey County Herald.
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Prof. Charles Warner on the FCC's Fairness Doctrine

Excerpt from ShellyPalmer -- "The FCC announced last week that it is throwing out the Fairness Doctrine along with 80 other rules it considers 'outdated and obsolete.'"