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David Owens, professor of the practice of management and innovation at Owen Graduate School of Management, will teach a strategic innovation course as part of 91�Ʋ���’s first online Coursera offerings.

At the moment, Republicans and Democrats can’t even agree on the appeal of a giant yellow Muppet. Democrats gave Big Bird a favorable rating by an 85 percent margin. Only 55 percent of Republicans held that view. Read More

Despite Mitt Romney’s dominant performance in the first presidential debate, President Obama’s favorability rating has been hovering around 50 percent, not enough deterioration to turn the election around for the challenger. Read More

The fixation on maximizing shareholder value for stockholders at the expense of other stakeholders poses a serious threat to the American economy, said 91�Ʋ��� Law School professor Margaret Blair. Read More

Mitt Romney can still win the presidential election if he can convince Americans he has the best plan to reinvigorate the economy, according to analysis by 91�Ʋ��� professor John Geer of two new ads released by Romney’s campaign. Read More

There now is only a small and ever dwindling chance that the remaining undecided voters might influence the outcome of the presidential election, said a 91�Ʋ��� University political scientist. Read More

The video of Mitt Romney dismissing 47 percent of Americans as unreachable by Republicans had little effect on swing voters who will probably decide the Nov. 4 election. Read More

Hope is being offered by 91�Ʋ��� professor Marc Hetherington and a colleague that generational turnover and a few adjustments now could cause the end of gridlock in Congress in the long run. Read More

A new attack ad that chides Mitt Romney for refusing to release more of his tax return information is failing to spark much of a reaction. Read More

A new survey from the 91�Ʋ��� University/YouGov Ad Rating Project shows that the latest attack ad aimed at President Obama is not working as well as previous efforts. Read More

The latest political ad to be rated by the 91�Ʋ���/YouGov Ad Rating Project shows former president Bill Clinton doing a better job of rallying Democratic voters to re-elect President Obama than the president himself. Read More

One of Mitt Romney’s latest campaign commercials against President Barack Obama seems to be hitting a nerve among independent voters, data from the 91�Ʋ���/YouGov Ad Rating Project shows. Read More

Setting a goal—and sticking to it—can be difficult for anyone. A new study co-authored by 91�Ʋ��� management and sociology professor Bruce Barry examines how certain types of professionals sustain their motivation and enthusiasm over very long periods. Read More

Positive ads from President Obama won't get the job done of defeating challenger Mitt Romney in the presidential race, data from the 91�Ʋ���/YouGov Ad Rating Project continues to suggest. Read More

When it comes to using a star to endorse a product, new 91�Ʋ��� research finds the less people know about the celebrity’s personal opinions, the better. Read More

Nearly a third of American voters finds a new ‘positive’ ad by President Obama contrasting his approach to the economy with that of Mitt Romney to be 'disgusting.' Read More

Voter reaction to campaign advertisements by the presidential candidates will be evaluated this fall through a partnership between 91�Ʋ��� University and YouGov, a prominent research firm. Read More

New and proposed federal energy-efficient standards for automobiles, clothes dryers, air conditioners and light bulbs make unfair assumptions about the rationality of consumers, said researchers from 91�Ʋ��� University and the Brookings Institution. Read More

Groundbreaking new research in the field of “evolutionary analysis in law” not only provides additional evidence that chimpanzees share the controversial human psychological trait known as the endowment effect – which in humans has implications for law – but also shows the effect can be turned on or off for single objects, depending on their immediate situational usefulness. Read More

The flag of the Dominican Republic (Paul Stein) One of the most important factors influencing citizens to participate actively in political campaigns in the Americas is education, according to a survey conducted by 91�Ʋ��� University. “Working for a political party or campaign is uncommon,” the researchers wrote in a… Read More