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New research shows pharma companies are more profitable than most S&P 500 companies

March 3, 2020
                Professor Fred Ledley
Large pharmaceutical companies are more profitable than most companies in the S&P 500 according to a study published in the Journal of the American…

Mining Data to Help the Homeless

February 4, 2020
         Professor Monica Garfield
On any given day, approximately 20,000 people in Massachusetts — and more than 560,000 nationwide — experience homelessness. And while not having a home to call your own…

Can Common Cholesterol Drugs Prevent Alzheimer’s?

January 8, 2020
                      Professor Mingfei Li
On any given day, roughly 1,300 Americans develop Alzheimer’s, a degenerative brain disease characterized by memory loss,…

Faculty Recognized for Research Excellence

January 3, 2020
Annual Awards Honor Outstanding Academic Contributions The annual Outstanding Scholarly Contribution awards recognize faculty members for significant academic achievements made in their fields within the past three…

Should Your Boss Be Monitoring Your Blood Pressure?

December 2, 2019
             Liz Brown
Workplace wellness programs are a booming business. Introduced in 1979 to encourage employees to adopt healthier habits — thus boosting productivity and lowering health-care…

On-Campus Discussion Explores Facts and Myths about E-Cigarettes

October 24, 2019
     Professor Dhaval Dave
In September, Massachusetts became the first state to ban the sale of all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices, as Governor Charlie Baker declared that e-cigarette use had become a…

Discussion Explores Americas Opioid Crisis

September 23, 2019
                 Liz Brown
Last month, an Oklahoma judge made history, ordering the consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to the state after finding it liable…

Hey, Instagram: It’s Time to Lose the ‘Likes’

September 10, 2019
              Pierre Berthon
Watch out, Instagram: The days of your “likes” may be numbered.Or rather, un-numbered. According to Professor of Marketing and Experience Design Pierre Berthon, the…

National Science Foundation Awards $1.4 Million to Combine STEM and Business Learning

August 28, 2019
National Science Foundation Awards $1.4 Million to Combine STEM and Business Learning
                Dave Szymanski
Ask Dave Szymanski to describe…

New Bentley Research Looks into Investor Interest in Corporate Social Responsibility

July 15, 2019
New Research Looks into Rising Investor Interest in ‘CSR’ Food-borne illness at Chipotle and General Mills. The emissions scandal at Volkswagen. United Airlines forcibly removing a passenger from an oversold flight.…