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Georgia State University Economist Teams with University of Chicago on $4.8M Project to Study Philanthropy

Supported by a $4.8 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the University of Chicago has established a Science of Philanthropy Initiative (SPI) that will explore the motivations behind charitable giving. The University of Chicago will collaborate with scholars from … Continue reading

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Alum Wins Award for Dissertation

Congratulations to Lewis Faulk, alum (Ph.D. in Public Policy ’11 and now an assistant professor at American University). He has been awarded the 2012 Gabriel G. Rudney Memorial Award for Outstanding Dissertation by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations … Continue reading

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Albert O. Hirschman

Albert O. Hirshman, an influential economist and author of several books on political economy, economic development and political ideology died yesterday at the age of 97.  Hirschman was born in Berlin in 1915.  He studied in at the Sorbonne, the … Continue reading

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S.S. Huebner Foundation for Insurance Education Moves to Robinson

The trustees of the S.S. Huebner Foundation for Insurance Education have decided to relocate to the Department of Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.  The Foundation was named after Wharton professor … Continue reading

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RCB to Offer New Master’s Program in Global Hospitality

Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business will launch a new Fast-Track Master’s in Global Hospitality Management beginning in fall 2013. The one year cohort program, which was created by the Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality, is designed to … Continue reading

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Kumar Receives The Sheth Foundation/Journal of Marketing Award

Congratulations to Dr. V. Kumar of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business and Werner J. Reinartz of the University of Cologne. They are the 2012 recipients of the Sheth Foundation/Journal of Marketing Award for their article, “The … Continue reading

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EndNote X6 Now Available

EndNote X6 for Mac and PC is now available to Georgia State University students, faculty and staff.  EndNote is a bibliographic management software program that helps researchers to collect, organize and format bibliographies and citations in research papers. Enhanced features … Continue reading

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Ferraro, Hanauer and Sims awarded Cozzarelli Prize

Congratulations to Economics Professor Paul J. Ferraro, alumnus Merlin M. Hanauer (Ph.D. in Economics ’11)  and Katharine R.E. Sims (Amherst College).  Earlier this year The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Editorial Board awarded them the Cozzarelli Prize … Continue reading

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EndNote Training October 10th

On Wednesday, October 10th Donna Kirking, Thomson Reuters’ Senior EndNote Trainer, will be on campus offering EndNote training in the Georgia State University Library.  Her 2 hour class will cover the basics of adding references to an EndNote library and … Continue reading

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EndNote X5 Now Available

EndNote X5 for Windows and Mac is now available from the Georgia State University Library’s website. GSU students, faculty and staff can download a copy  here. EndNote is a bibliographic management software program that allows students and researchers to collect, … Continue reading

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