Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
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| Nov 4, 2009 |
''Credit-Card Company or Loan Shark?'' "A recent report done by the Safe Credit Cards Project at The Pew Charitable Trusts found that over the past four months, credit-card companies have routinely tacked on new fees, altered account terms, and jacked up interest rates, sometimes to as high as 30 percent." Source: Newsweek |
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| Nov 4, 2009 |
''Credit Cards: Break Up, or Make Up?'' "Credit-card lenders, facing higher defaults and new, profit-crimping laws, have been increasing fees and interest rates, raising minimum payments and cutting credit limits. Some Citigroup Inc. customers have seen their credit limits cut, their interest rates jump as high as 29.99% or their cards canceled altogether." Source: Wall Street Journal |
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| Oct 31, 2009 |
''Credit-Card Rates Up Before New Law'' "...credit-card companies are rushing to raise rates and tack on extra fees ahead of a law slated to take effect Feb. 22 that is supposed to limit such moves in the future. In some cases, rates are doubling to as high as 30 percent or more, even for people who pay their bills on time." Source: The Post and Courier |
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| Oct 29, 2009 |
''After credit card outrage, Ohio couple gets relief'' ''Chuck and Jeanne Lane got some good news earlier this week: After more than doubling the Lanes' monthly minimum payment, their credit card company is now slashing their payment." Source: CNN Politics |
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| Oct 28, 2009 |
''Cards From Largest Banks Would Break Law, Pew Says'' "None of the credit cards offered online by the 12 largest U.S. banks would meet requirements of new federal curbs on the industry’s rates and fees, a report from The Pew Charitable Trusts said."
Source: Bloomberg |
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| Oct 28, 2009 |
''Tricks, Not Treats -- Pew Study Finds 'Deceptive' Credit Card Practices Rising'' "Alison Howard, a single mom from Atlanta, sent her only son Bryan off to college last year for what she hoped would be a lifelong education. One lasting lesson is now burned into his brain: Beware of banks bearing special credit card offers." Source: ABC News |
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| Oct 13, 2009 |
''What Can Danish Hogs Teach Us About Antibiotics?'' "Beautiful Denmark is known throughout the world for its pastries, furniture design and ham. Yes, ham. Denmark is the largest exporter of pork in the world. The country, not much larger than Massachusetts, produces more than 26 million hogs Source: Huffington Post |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Sep 29, 2009 |
Anger at Bank Overdraft Fees Gets Hotter, Bigger and Louder "Controversial bank account fees, which have fattened banks' bottom lines at the expense of vulnerable consumers, are rapidly becoming a black eye for the industry." Source: USA Today |
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| Sep 25, 2009 |
''NIH Names Kevin Janes a 'New Innovator''' "Kevin Janes, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia, is one of 55 engineers and scientists from around the country to receive a 2009 National Institutes of Health 'New Innovator Award." Source: UVA Today |
Biomedical Research |
| Sep 24, 2009 |
''Congress to Speed New Credit Rules to Stop Bad Bank Behavior'' "Bankers groups are crying foul as legislators moved today to speed up implementation of credit card reform in the wake of a flood of rate hikes and customer cancellations." Source: CBS MoneyWatch |
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| Sep 8, 2009 |
''Drug company paid MN doctors $754,127'' "Minnesota doctors were paid thousands of dollars in speaker fees and other payments last year by a pharmaceutical company now implicated in a congressional investigation for its aggressive promotion of a popular antidepression drug, according to documents filed with the state and analyzed by a nonprofit group." Source: Minnesota Star-Tribune |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Aug 22, 2009 |
''Debating How Much Weed Killer Is Safe in Your Water Glass'' "Now, new research suggests that atrazine may be dangerous at lower concentrations than previously thought. Recent studies suggest that, even at concentrations meeting current federal standards, the chemical may be associated with birth defects, low birth weights and menstrual problems." Source: The New York Times |
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| Aug 20, 2009 |
''Part of new credit card law kicks in today'' "New credit card restrictions are set to take effect today that will give consumers more information but only limited relief from high interest rates and fees." Source: USA Today |
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| Aug 20, 2009 |
''Interactive Map Shows Nano Metros'' Looking for a job in nanotechnology? You might want to check out just where the nano hot spots are around the country. I have just the resource. The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies created an interactive map of the United States showing the locations of the more than 1,200 companies, universities, government laboratories, and organizations working in nanotechnology. Source: Discovery Channel's Material World |
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| Aug 19, 2009 |
''Reforms for Credit Cards Go in Effect'' "Although most credit card reforms approved by Congress this year won't take effect until February, a few provisions kick in Thursday — and consumers could start getting some relief from rising interest rates." Source: Democrat and Chronicle |
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| Aug 18, 2009 |
''Activists Focus on Conflicts of Interest Among Doctors With Ties to Industry'' "94 percent of physicians have 'a relationship' with the pharmaceutical, medical device or other related industries, according to a national survey of physicians published two years ago in the New England Journal of Medicine." Source: The Washington Post |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Aug 18, 2009 |
''Starting Thursday, Credit Card Users Get More Rights'' "The first phase of the landmark credit card legislation signed by President Obama in May will take effect this week, forcing card issuers to give consumers more time to pay their bills and to consider interest rate increases." Source: The Washington Post |
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| Aug 17, 2009 |
''City’s Poor Still Distrust Banks'' "In 1986, when the Lower East Side had just one bank in a 100-square-block area, the high numbers of residents without bank accounts alarmed the city but did not surprise anyone. In the years since, the number of bank branches has skyrocketed, with the big names compelled to open in underserved areas." Source: The New York Times |
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| Aug 12, 2009 |
''The New Math of Financial Aid'' Despite the availability of federal money, many students rely on private loans from banks. According to TICAS's Project on Student Debt, the proportion of undergrads who took out such loans jumped from 5 percent in 2003–04 to 14 percent in 2007–08. Source: Newsweek |
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| Aug 8, 2009 |
On PBS' Bill Moyers Journal, Safe Banking Opportunities project director Matt Fellowes spoke about financial products and services utilized by lower-income consumers, the market opportunity in serving these households, and how it can be improved to benefit both these consumers as well as the businesses serving them. Source: Bill Moyers Journal on PBS |
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| Jul 9, 2009 |
''President Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists'' "President Obama today named 100 beginning researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers." Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary |
Biomedical Research |
| Jul 6, 2009 |
''Jon Boyle Named ’09 Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences'' "University of Pittsburgh professor Jon Boyle’s ongoing investigation into the unique molecular relationship between disease-causing microorganisms and their hosts has earned him recognition by the Pew Charitable Trusts as a 2009 Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences, an honor he shares with some of the nation’s top researchers, including two Nobel laureates." Source: Pitt Chronicle |
Biomedical Research |
| Jul 1, 2009 |
''Two States Restrict Firms' Gifts to Doctors'' "Under laws taking effect Wednesday in Massachusetts and Vermont, pharmaceutical companies and medical-device makers will be banned from giving doctors such gifts as resort trips or even coffee mugs." Source: The Wall Street Journal |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Jun 27, 2009 |
''Banking on the previously unbanked'' "In the wake of the financial crisis, it's a challenge to figure out which banks to trust with your money. According to a new Gallup poll this week, our confidence in the banking system is pretty low to say the least. A record low 22 percent in fact." Source: American Public Media Marketplace |
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| Jun 18, 2009 |
''Biochemist Named 2009 Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences'' "Jennifer G. DeLuca, assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, is one of 17 recipients of the 2009 Pew Scholars Award in the Biomedical Sciences. As a Pew Scholar, DeLuca will receive a $240,000 award over four years to support her research and gains inclusion into a select community of scientists that encourages collaboration and the exchange of ideas." Source: Today @ Colorado State |
Biomedical Research |
