News, information and research from Boston University
June 10, 2009 at 8:48 am
Souces say The New York Times will request bids for the Boston Globe and has hired an investment bank to handle a possible sale, now that the Globe’s unions have all voted on cost-cutting contract offers. College of Communication Dean Tom Fiedler, a former Miami Herald executive editor, says the cuts made by the Times has made New England’s largest newspaper more attractive to a potential buyer.
Contact Tom Fiedler, 617-353-3488, tfiedler@bu.edu
June 9, 2009 at 2:35 pm
The FDA will decide this week if three powerful antipsychotic medications approved for adults -- Zyprexa, Seroquel and Geodon -- can be safely prescribed for children as young as 10 years old. David Barlow, professor of psychiatry and psychology, knows the controversial issues and the "enormous pressure," facing the FDA.
Contact David Barlow,Ph.D., 617-353-9610, dhbarlow@bu.edu
June 9, 2009 at 11:02 am
Analysts are puzzling over why worwldwide demand for oil is down from last year, yet gas prices are spiking upward at a rate faster than the seasonal norm and now threaten the tepid economic recovery. Mark T. Williams, an energy risk-management expert who teaches finance in the School of Management, can discuss the big picture of energy supply and demand and where it may be headed.
Contact Mark Williams, 617-358-2789, williams@bu.edu
June 9, 2009 at 10:10 am
Alice Jacobs, MD, Director of Boston Medical Center's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and professor of clinical cardiology, can discuss the results of a five year study, that showed no difference in mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes and stable heart disease who received angioplasty or bypass surgery compared to drug therapy alone. The landmark study was published in the June 11 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Contact Alice Jacobs, MD, 617-638-8707, akjacobs@bu. edu
June 9, 2009 at 10:06 am
Reports say the Obama administration is cooling on the idea of seeking a swift, major reduction in the regulatory agencies overseeing the financial system. Former Deputy Comptroller of the Currency Robert Bench, now senior fellow at the School of Law's Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law, says it's smarter to set priorities.
"This is absolutely the worst time for Washington to be discussing musical chairs."
Contact Robert Bench, 617-353-5428, bobbench@bu.edu
June 9, 2009 at 9:51 am
Chrysler's sale to Fiat is in the hands of the Supreme Court which issued a stay while it considers hearing a creditor's appeal of the deal. School of Management Professor Israel Shaked, an M&A and bankruptcy expert, can discuss what could happen next.
Contact Israel Shaked, 617-353-2665, shaked@bu.edu
June 9, 2009 at 9:18 am
With the Boston Globe's largest union rejecting the parent company New York Times' latest cost-cutting contract, the union now could go to National Labor Relation s Board and federal court to block a Times-imposed 23-percent across-the-board pay cut. College of Communication Dean Tom Fiedler, a Pulitizer-winning former executive editor of the Miami Herald, can discuss the road ahead.
Contact Tom Fiedler, 617-353-3488, tfiedler@bu.edu
June 8, 2009 at 1:15 pm
The Supreme Court has upheld the "don't ask, don't tell" Pentagon policy barring gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military, deciding not to hear an appeal of a lower court's rejection of a challenge to the 1993 law. School of Law Professor Robert Volk, an authority on gay-rights law, can discuss the legal ramifications.
Contact Robert Volk, 617-353-3156, rvolk@bu.edu
June 8, 2009 at 10:24 am
After closing arguments, a Boston superior court jury is expected to deliberate today in the parental-kidnapping case of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, a.k.a. Clark Rockefeller, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. School of Law Professor David Rossman, who runs the schools' Criminal Clinical Programs, can comment.
Contact David Rossman, 617-353-5011, drossman@bu.edu
June 8, 2009 at 10:15 am
Federal bank regulators today say yea or nay to the capital-raising plans at nine of the nation's largest banks. But today also is the deadline for banks to report an in-depth review of their management for approval by the regulators. School of Management Professor James Post, an authority on corporate governance, can discuss long-term impact of the unprecedent management reviews.
Contact James Post, 617-353-4162, jepost@bu.edu
