July 2006
Stripping Away U.S. Taxes
By: Becky Wiese
Many academics and policymakers have raised ethical questions about corporate inversion transactions in which a subsidiary located in a tax haven such as Bermuda becomes the organization’s parent company. But the related but less-talked-about practice of earnings stripping is also draining a significant proportion of U.S. tax revenue. >
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Biology professor co-edits stream methods book
By: William G. Gilroy
Gary A. Lamberti, professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has co-edited the second edition of a book titled “Methods in Stream Ecology.” >
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A Labor of Love
By: Ted Fox
As director of the Notre Dame psychology department’s Laboratory for Psycho-oncology Research, Thomas Merluzzi devotes his professional energy to helping people with cancer. >
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Emerita professor of English publishes new book of poetry
By: Shannon Chapla
Sonia Gernes, professor emerita of English at the University of Notre Dame, has published a book of new and selected poems titled “What you Hear in the Dark.” >
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The Rising Trade Deficit With China - A Different Perspective
By: Steve Friess
While many politicians have proposed plans for reducing the rising trade deficit between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, Mendoza College Finance Department Chair Roger Huang believes that many of their remedies are misguided. >
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English professor Gerald Bruns assists biblical literacy study
By: Michael O. Garvey
Gerald L. Bruns, William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, was among 39 English professors at leading universities participating in a recent national survey on biblical literacy sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. >
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Getting Traders’ Attention
By: Becky Wiese
It’s a classic case of the squeaky wheel getting the grease. In a study co-authored by Finance Professor Shane Corwin, limits on the ability of NYSE specialists to process complex information and perform multiple tasks simultaneously had a negative impact on the less-active stocks in their portfolios during busy trading periods. >
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Film professor discovers Gallup polled movie audiences
By: Ted Fox
For many of us, the basement is sort of a merchandise purgatory, home to the items we don’t really use anymore but still can’t quite bring ourselves to throw out. >
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Physics study examines moviegoers’ behavior
By: William G. Gilroy
With the summer blockbuster movie season in full swing, studios are spending millions of marketing dollars to convince us that their offerings are “must-see” movies. And legions of critics are telling us which films are “hits” and which are “misses.” >
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