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PhilaU Highlight 2011-2012

PhilaU Professors Bring Expert Knowledge Abroad As experts in their respective fields, Philadelphia University faculty members are regularly asked to present and speak at conferences and conventions around the world. Here are some highlights from the past year: g Textile design professor Hitoshi Ujiie traveled to Loughborough, England in No- vember 2011 to present his paper titled “Digital Textile Printing as a New Form of Craft.” g Economics and statistics professor Anusua Datta presented her work with Donald Vandergrift at the July 2011 Finance and Economics Conference in Frankfurt, Germany titled “Measuring the Effects of SCHIP, Welfare Reform, Rising Obesity Rates and an Aging Population on Medicaid Costs.” g Fashion industry management professors Natalie Nixon, Leslie Samoni and Nioka Wyatt traveled to Milan in June 2011 to present on the topic “The Pop Up Retail Experience — A Means To Building Brand Awareness.” g Operations management professor Jaideep Naidu and Philadelphia University Trustee Robert Nydick presented their research titled “Deterministic Flow Shop Scheduling to Minimize WIP Costs” at the AIMS International Conference on Management in Pune India in January 2012. 61


PhilaU Highlight 2011-2012
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