October 1, 2009 at 10:49 am
According to Registered Dietitian and healthy eating expert Joan Salge Blake, “An apple a day could keep the cardiologist at bay…Full of heart-healthy fiber, potassium, and natural sweetness, go hog wild with this season’s bounty of crisp fall apples. Take heart in knowing that a healthy diet rich in fruits, such as apples, and veggies can help reduce your risk of heart disease, the number one killer of Americans.”
Salge Blake’s Snack Advice: Pack a couple of apples daily as snacks, add them sliced as part of your dinner salad, and bake them for a sweet treat.
Discover the best varieties for snacking, baking and cooking.
September 30, 2009 at 4:41 pm
With pickup truck sales at a 25-year low, automakers are facing signficant pressure to offset the losses. School of Management Dean Lou Lataif, a former Ford Motor senior executive, says the basic business model for all auto manufacturers is under stress.
"Automakers will need to continue to rationalize their cost structures while adding features and options to cars and light trucks that will permit additional pricing. The drop in demand for pickups will have reverberations across the industry and the personal vehicle market."
Contact Lou Lataif, 617-353-2668, lelataif@bu.edu
September 30, 2009 at 3:58 pm
With Microsoft showing its first-ever drop in annual revenue due to the bad economy, the software giant has cut the annual pay and awards to its top executives. School of Management Professor James Post, an expert in corporate governance, says Microsoft provides an example of good compensation practices that should be minicked.
"This sends a clear message to its shareholders, employees, and observers: Pay can -- and should -- be correlated with performance."
Contact James Post, 617-353-4162, jepost@bu.edu
September 30, 2009 at 6:00 am
The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center is hosting an evening with distinguished Newsweek journalist and author Christopher Dickey tonight beginning at 5:3o PM on the second floor of the George Shurman Union at 775 Commonwealth Avenue. His career has taken him from the mountain forests of Nicaragua, where he traveled with the Contra rebels in the 1980s, to Israel at the height of the suicide bombings in 2002. The event will include the opening of Dickey’s exhibition, a lecture by Dickey, and a reception. For tickets/more information, call 617-353-3696 or email archives@bu.edu. The event is open to the public.
September 29, 2009 at 4:34 pm
On a 15-8 vote, the Democratic-controlled Senate Finance Committee has rejected the "public option" in the healthcare reform bill sponsored by chairman Max Baucus. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of "In Urgent Need of Reform: Saving the U.S. Healthcare System," says without a government-run option, the insurance industry won't be able to keep costs down.
"Bottom line: Requiring everyone to have coverage would be a good thing because millions more will have insurance. But without the public option, the new system will have built-in pressure to raise prices or cut benefits."
Contact Stephen Davidson, 617-353-7422, sdavidso@bu.edu
September 29, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Big Pharma players Johnson & Johnson, Abbott, and Merck all bet on vaccines this week by making deals for the rights to new flu vaccines. School of Law Professor Kevin Outterson, director of the Health Law Program and an authority on drug marketing, says vaccines are hot because they're the most expensive in history.
"With vaccines, the key is significant population coverage, so these vaccines won’t achieve their potential health gains unless the companies and governments work together to make them fully available for people who aren’t rich."
Contact Kevin Outterson, 617-353-3103, mko@bu.edu
September 28, 2009 at 4:10 pm
In a sign of the media times, CBS News has entered a partnership with GlobalPost.com in an effort to better cover world news using the reporting resources of the new Boston-based Web site. Journalism Professor Bob Zelnick, a former ABC News foreign correspondent, says it should help CBS's coverage of foreign news.
"We would all prefer network journalists based abroad and covering the news from where they work, but those days are gone. I would expect other news organizations to follow suit."
Contact Bob Zelnick, 617-353-5007, bzelnick@bu.edu
September 28, 2009 at 2:42 pm
In her "Saturday Night Live" debut as a cast member, Jenny Slate uttered the "f-bomb" in a sketch littered with fake obscenities. College of Communication Professor T. Barton Carter, a Federal Communications Commission expert, reminds that indecency regulations only apply between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
"Although this may be a public relations problem for 'Saturday Night Live,' it will not result in any fine."
Contact T. Barton Carter, 617-353-3482, comlaw@bu.edu
September 28, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Following other tech giants in bolstering revenue from services, Xerox has agreed to buy Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., for $6.4 billion. School of Management Prof. N. Venkat Venkatraman, chair of the Information systems Department, says the move was a competitive necessity.
"The premium seems a bit high, but the acquisition gives Xerox decent scale to compete against HP, CSC and others."
Contact N. Venkat Venkatraman, 617-353-7117, venkat@bu.edu
September 25, 2009 at 11:20 am
With Americans dealing with the down economy, discount coupon redemption is booming this year and expected to grow. School of Management marketing Professor Shuba Srinivasan says looking for value and being thrifty is now "in" again.
"In the current economic climate, consumers have been quick to cut budgets, yet seem willing to shop when discounts are available. Retailers are realizing the benefits to store traffic and revenues by offering more discount coupons, online as well as offline."
Contact Shuba Srinivasan, 617-353-5978, ssrini@bu.edu
