Sentences with phrase «university study by»

A 2016 Stanford University study by its education group found over 80 % of 203 middle school to college students surveyed believed an advertisement with the words «sponsored content» above was still a real news story.

A Northwestern University study by an economist and a chemist reports that when fuel prices drove residents of São Paulo, Brazil, to mostly switch from ethanol to gasoline in their flexible - fuel vehicles, local ozone levels dropped 20 percent.

Take, for example, a Cornell University study by Eunice Rodriguez, described in the university's press release as a «socioepidemiologist».

Not exact matches

This second part of the competition is the subject of a new set of studies recently completed by the Lawrence Centre at Western University's Ivey Business School.

A five - year study by Brittany C. Solomon and Joshua J. Jackson of Washington University in St. Louis found that a spouse's personality has a significant impact on one's occupational success.

In 2004, a psychology study by researchers at the University of Florida and the University of North Carolina found that for every inch you stand above the national average, you could earn an additional $ 789 (unadjusted) per year.

A peer - reviewed study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, published recently in The International Journal of Drug Policy, pegged the retail value of marijuana consumption in B.C. alone at between $ 443 million and $ 564 million.

According to a study by George Washington University and Zignal Labs, Sanders is the only candidate whose «echo» across the Internet has actually increased since his initial announcement of his bid for the presidency.

Luskin's writing was influenced by one of the most cited academic studies on whistleblowers, a 1985 academic report by researchers at the Ohio State University, who conluded that «that whistleblowing is appropriately viewed as «prosocial» behavior, that is behavior that involves both egoistic and altruistic motives.»

Commentary by George A. Lopez, the Hesburgh Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs.

The study, by University of Texas researchers Hsiang Iris Chyi and Ori Tenenboim, is entitled «Reality Check.»

Yet, according to a study by Deloitte University Press, more than a third of firms struggle to instil purpose and passion in their staff.

That's the finding of a joint study by researchers at Columbia University and California State University.

Total would like to keep sparking it by effectively articulating society's current and future needs, to make them topics of study and work with universities.

Encouragement and appreciation can also prompt employees to give you their best work, as evidenced by a study conducted at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

One 2014 study by the University of Warwick in England asked subjects to perform skill - based math problems, which researchers used to mimic typical white - collar work.

But Leslie Lenkowsky, professor emeritus of public affairs and philanthropic studies at Indiana University Bloomington, told CNBC by phone that he felt Global Citizen's approach may be too broad.

A 2011 study by researchers at the National University of Singapore indicated that the occasional electronic distraction actually increased workers» engagement and productivity.

A widely - cited 2007 study by the University of Arizona found the average office desktop carries 400 times more bacteria than the a toilet seat.

According to the study, authored by Vivek Wadhwa, an Indian - American entrepreneur and academic, who is currently vice president of academics and innovation at Singularity University, the proportion of immigrant - founded companies across the country has fallen nearly 4 % in the past seven years.

According to a fascinating TED talk by Stanford University health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, new studies suggest the answer might be stress.

A new study from University College London and Oxford University diverges from the famous Yale University study from the 1970s by psychologist Stanley Milgram who found that most people would obey direct orders to send what appeared to be increasingly painful shocks to an unseen stranger.

A similar strategy for tackling the urge to slack is to practice «productive procrastination,» a term used by Piers Steel, a professor at the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business who studies procrastination.

In fact, a study by professors at the University of Missouri found that playing upbeat music can significantly raise your mood.

With millennials on track to make up 75 percent of the global workforce by 2025, a recent study by Bentley University in Waltham, Mass., explores the millennial approach to work.

In a new study based on mice, scientists at Lancaster University found that a drug that goes after three diabetes - related targets «significantly reversed the memory deficit» in mice who got the drug, as measured by their performance in a maze test when compared to mice who didn't get the drug.

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty first commissioned his own study, authored by University of Calgary tax - policy expert Jack Mintz, then in March initiated a public consultation process, by which time talk of a government - run supplemental pension plan, whether regional or national, began to fade.

A great example of this is the Mexico - based Solben, founded by Daniel Gomez in 2009 while studying chemical engineering at the University Technologico de Monterrey.

In a study conducted by the University Medical Center, Hamburg - Eppendorf — the University of Hamburg's teaching hospital — reading speeds improved by 35 percent, frequency of errors made fell by 45 percent and hyperactive behavior dropped by 76 percent.

In fact, multiple studies conducted by Dr. Brad Bushman, a professor of communication and psychology at The Ohio State University, reveal that venting is not beneficial, reports Elizabeth Bernstein in the Wall Street Journal.

According to a study by Michael Norton of Harvard Business School and two colleagues from the University of British Columbia, the amount of money people earn has less influence on their happiness than how they spend it, and those who spend at least some of their money on others are happier than those who do not.

In a last ditch effort, Wagstaff, who goes by Dr. Bob, brought the Orabrush to a marketing class at Brigham Young University's graduate school, which offers companies the chance to let students perform a case study for them for about $ 1,500.

In a 2012 study by Bentley University, 40 percent of 1,000 millennial women and 33 percent of millennial men said they were interested in working from home.

The cutting edge internet system helped attract new business to the region, adding approximately $ 865.3 million to the local economy since 2010, according to a 2015 study done by the University of Tennessee.

A new study led by a Michigan State University business scholar suggests customer - service workers who fake smile throughout the day worsen their mood and withdraw from work, affecting productivity.

Only 14 % to 18 % of reported sexual assaults are prosecuted, according to a study by the University of Kentucky.

According to studies conducted by Jayne Gackenbach, a psychologist at Grant MacEwan University, «people who frequently played video games were more likely to report lucid dreams, observer dreams where they viewed themselves from outside their bodies, and dream control that allowed people to actively influence or change their dream worlds — qualities suggestive of watching or controlling the action of a video - game character.»

Melissa Surette, who has studied prisons and emergency preparedness as a researcher at Northeastern University, has documented a history of correctional facilities being hit hard by disasters.

Another study led by Michael Kane, a psychologist at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and published in Psychological Science also found that some forms of mind wandering can be beneficial.

This tripling of the itinerant workforce resulted in unemployment being 3.9 percentage points higher in Alberta and British Columbia, where the use of temporary foreign workers is prevalent, according to a recent study by Simon Fraser University professor Dominique Gross.

The study was conducted by the US Geological Survey, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Deltares and the University of Hawaii.

The attorney general's investigation was apparently spurred by a 2013 article in the New York Times that cited a University of Guelph study that used genetic analysis to examine various commercial herbal remedies.

«Most websites are built by technology folks and then you slap a design on top of it,» said Jeffrey Rubin, associate professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University and CEO of SIDEARM Sports, a major provider of college athletic websites.

Perhaps the findings of a study done by psychologists at San Francisco State University will encourage you to take time away from work and have a little fun.

In a study commissioned by leadership consultant Green Peak Partners, and conducted by Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, researchers looked at 72 senior executives at public, venture - backed and private - equity sponsored companies and found that self - awareness was the biggest predictor of a CEO's overall success.

WebMD cites a study led by Laura Berman, Ph.D., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and ob - gyn at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, which studied 2,000 couples.

A University of Essex study found individuals» sense of well - being was boosted by as little as five minutes of outdoor exercise.

«Quality and «Made In Germany» brands are preferred takeover targets for Chinese companies,» a recent study by the Munich University of Technology reports.

A 2010 study by professors from Insead, the Kellogg School of Management, and Tel Aviv University found that people who have spent extended time abroad tend to be better, more creative problem solvers.

The study was carried out by psychiatry and psychology researchers from the University of California San Francisco, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Carnegie Mellon University.