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Commercialization

Mother's Day: A Manufactured Holiday

Jana Novak | Posted 05.16.2013 | Impact
Read More: Commercialization, Novak, Being Grateful, Holiday Commercialism, Love and Relationships, Mother's Day, Grateful, Commercialism, Love, Mothers, Mothers and Daughters, Impact News
Jana Novak

I have to point out that I think of and miss my mother every day. If there are days that are especially hard, it is not when Hallmark says I should feel bad, it's when I do: my birthday and her birthday.

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Nanomedicine: Big Potential for Small Products

Julielynn Wong, M.D. | Posted 04.06.2013 | Technology
Read More: Nanomedicine Cancer, Programmable-Nanomedicine, Nanoparticles, Nanomedicine-Cancer-Treatment, Nanomedicine-Cancer, Nanomedicine, Toxicology, Regenerative Medicine, Healthcare Regulations, Medical Imaging, Medical Devices, Investment, Tissue Engineering, Diagnostics, Nanomedicine-Penetrates-Mucus, Pharmaceuticals, Nanomedicine-Bodily-Defenses, Commercialization, Nanotechnology-Medicine, Nanotechnology, Regulation, Nanotechnology-Dangers, Nanotechnology-Federal-Agencies, Nanotechnology Cancer Treatment, Technology News
Julielynn Wong, M.D.

While more nanomedicine products are becoming available to consumers, big questions remain about their long-term impact on the environment and human health, experts say.

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The Commercialization of Family

Ralph Nader | Posted 02.20.2013 | Politics
Read More: Commercialization, Holidays, Christmas Presents, Holiday Shopping, Ralph Nader, Christmas, Holidays 2012, Commercialism, Christmas Shopping, Ftc, Politics News
Ralph Nader

Spreading "joy with toys" is a major part of what the holidays in America have become -- selling directly to children, without respect to limits, boundaries or even common decency. While completely shielding a child from rampant commercialization isn't easy, there are still ways to protect the essential blessings of childhood.

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Did Texas Cancer Research Institute Meddle With Peer Review?

Paul Raeburn | Posted 12.26.2012 | Media
Read More: Peer Review, Cancer Research, Commercialization, Cancer, Translational Research, Media News
Paul Raeburn

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, created with $3 billion of state taxpayer money, is now facing charges that it meddled with peer review to award contracts to preferred candidates.

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Great Universities Provide Dynamic Leadership in a Changing World

Lloyd A. Jacobs, M.D. | Posted 12.09.2012 | College
Read More: Commercialization, Leadership, Innovation, Economic Development, Higher Education Economics, Higher Education, College, College News
Lloyd A. Jacobs, M.D.

Societal forces are changing the ways we look at higher education. The academic experience of a student starting college today will look very different than that of a student who started as recently as a decade ago.

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From Students to Startups: Rebellion Photonics Founder and CEO Allison Lami Sawyer

Women 2.0 | Posted 05.21.2012 | Technology
Read More: Co-Founder, MBA Student, Angeline Evans, Allison Lami, Female Entrepreneur, Houston Technology Center, Woman Entrepreneur, Commercializing Technology, Commercialization, Allison Lami Sawyer, Rice University, Research Grants, Rebellion Photonics, Houston, Business Competition, Cto, Researcher, Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech, Technology News
Women 2.0

Universities are a prime breeding ground for cutting edge technology, and, in the best cases, entrepreneurs can find ready and willing prototypes that have stood the test of research and benefit from thousands of dollars of grant funding already put to use.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Commerce... and Other Scholastic Satires

Josh Golin | Posted 08.07.2011 | Media
Read More: Commercialization, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Scholastic News, Campaing for a Commercial-Free Childhood, Brand Jamming, Scholastic, Corporate Media, Greenwashing, Slidepollajax, Curriculum, Harry Potter, Chamber of Commerce, American Coal Foundation, Media News
Josh Golin

If the trademark police are watching, let me be clear that the images you're about to see are parodies. Unfortunately, however, Scholastic's InSchool Marketing division is no joke.

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Do Artists Need To Be Specialists?

Daniel Grant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Art Career Advisors, Art, Specialization, Robert Rauschenberg, Commercialization, Public Art, Childrens Book Illustration, Sculpture, Performance Art, Santa Monica, Arts News
Daniel Grant

To achieve recognition, enabling viability in the marketplace, artists must become specialists. Unfortunately, what makes sense in the market defies a basic element of creativity.

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Most Commercial Street in Beijing Turn off Visitors and Renters

Alice Xin Liu | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Commercialization, Cafe Culture, Hipsters, China, Beijing, Gentrification, World News
Alice Xin Liu

BEIJING － Sometimes a street is flourishing even when there doesn't seem to be a reason for it. Nanluogu Xiang stretches in an old neighborhood and ...

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Why Funding University Innovation Matters

Krisztina 'Z' Holly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Commercialization, Innovation, Academia, Entrepreneurship, National Science Foundation, Funding Innovation, Los Angeles News
Krisztina 'Z' Holly

For our government to fund university researchers, but then fail to help them advance their ideas so they can attract private investment and grow real businesses, is penny-wise and job-foolish.

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