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MIT Reports Gains for Female Professors, but Obstacles Remain
by Danny King on Mar.24, 2011, under Towing
Spurred largely by a 1999 report that cited gender discrimination among reasons why women accounted for less than 10% of MIT’s science and engineering faculty, the school made a concerted effort to address the stereotypes and misconceptions that limited women’s advancement through MIT’s academia. The effort appears to have paid off.
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MIT Reports Gains for Female Professors, but Obstacles Remain originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:30:00.
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Airbus Revamps A320 for 15% More Fuel Efficiency
by Hugh Collins on Dec.01, 2010, under Towing
Airbus will overhaul its A320 jet to offer 15% more fuel efficiency.
Airbus will spend more than 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) on the “A320neo” project, which will improve efficiency and reduce emissions, Reuters said.
The new plane will have upward-slanting wingtips and use engines from either Pratt& Whitney or CFM International. The company says it could sell as many as 4,000 of the planes…
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Airbus Revamps A320 for 15% More Fuel Efficiency originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:15:00.
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Airbus Revamps A320 for 15% More Fuel Efficiency
by Hugh Collins on Dec.01, 2010, under Towing
Airbus will overhaul its A320 jet to offer 15% more fuel efficiency.
Airbus will spend more than 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) on the “A320neo” project, which will improve efficiency and reduce emissions, Reuters said.
The new plane will have upward-slanting wingtips and use engines from either Pratt& Whitney or CFM International. The company says it could sell as many as 4,000 of the planes…
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Airbus Revamps A320 for 15% More Fuel Efficiency originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:15:00.
Filed Under: Energy, Company News, Technology, Green
Siemens Raises Dividend on Growth Outlook
by Hugh Collins on Nov.11, 2010, under Towing
Siemens AG (SI) upped its dividend for the first time in four years as it aims for strong growth in emerging markets.
The German engineering company is proposing to pay out 2.7 euros per share, after three years of holding dividends at 1.6 euros per share, Bloomberg News said.
Siemens said Thursday that fiscal fourth-quarter sales gained 7.7% to 21.23 billion euros ($29.27 billion).
“The strong…
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Siemens Raises Dividend on Growth Outlook originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:46:00.
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Ford to Spend $850 Million to Overhaul Michigan Plants
by David Schepp on Oct.25, 2010, under Towing
Ford Motor (F) plans to spend $850 million during the next three years to improve and expand plants in Michigan that will result in in 1,200 new full-time jobs, the automaker said Monday.
The capital improvements are part of the company’s plan to upgrade its facilities in the state, increase the number of employees involved in engineering and manufacturing and further improve vehicle fuel economy,…
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Ford to Spend $850 Million to Overhaul Michigan Plants originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:55:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Economy, Ford Motor Co, Autos
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