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Did Watching Television Put Americans in Debt?A new study conducted by researchers at Hunter College reveals that the role of advertising in household consumption and debt may be greater than suggested by existing research. Drs. Matthew Baker and Lisa George (Economics) analyzed the effect of television penetration on debt using household finance measures drawn from the annual Survey of Consumer Finances covering years 1946 to 1958. Their results indicate that the appearance of television was associated with higher levels of debt for durable goods. >>
QC Scientists Map Hudson Contamination
Dr. Gregory O'Mullan (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College), has teamed up with John Lipscomb, a patrol boat operator of Riverkeeper, the state's largest clean water advocacy group, to map contamination points along the Hudson River and its tributaries. >>
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"Tackling grand challenges in solution: elucidating how therapeutic targets behave in cellular context"
Dr. Michael Overduin, University of Birmingham
Thursday May 3, 2012, 12:30pm-2:00pm
The Segal Theatre, CUNY Graduate Center
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