News Release Archives

2013

• January 7, 2013. "If We Go Over the Fiscal Cliff, Will People Spend or Save?"

2012

• September 7, 2012. "Understanding Hindsight Bias."
• August 22, 2012. "Better Monitoring of Food Quantity Makes Self-Control Easier."
• April 16, 2013. "A Scarcity of College Men Leads Women to Choose Briefcase over Baby."
• January 12, 2012. "A Scarcity of Women Leads Men to Spend More, Save Less."

2011

• December 14, 2011. "Carlson School and Wells Fargo Launch Sustainability Initiative."
• July 5, 2011. "Socioeconomic Status as Child Dictates Response to Stress as Adult."
• June 16, 2011. "Does Driving a Porsche Make a Man More Desirable to Women?"
• June 13, 2011. "New U of M Research Suggests Corporate Social Responsibility Can Backfire."
• June 13, 2011. "U of M Expert Helps Explain Bad Behavior by Those in Power."
• April 5, 2011. "U of M Researcher Discovers Stereotypes Can Deter Consumer Purchases."

2010

• August 4, 2010. "Research Finds Ovulating Women Unconsciously Buy Sexier Clothing to Outdo Attractive Women."

2009

• September 14, 2009. "Even Buffett Isn't Perfect: Forbes' Vahan Janjigian to Speak at the Carlson School of Management."
• August 19, 2009. "Battle of the Brands: U of M Research Finds Branded Components Changing Industry Structures."
• May 19, 2009. "Sick of the Same Old Thing? U of M Research Finds Solution for Satiation."
• March 23, 2009. "Conform or Go Against the Grain? Fear or Romance Could Make You Change Your Mind, University of Minnesota Study Finds."
• March 10, 2009. "Feeling Blue? University of Minnesota Study Finds New Insight to Predicting Consumer Emotions."

2008

• December 16, 2008. "Charitable Chit-Chat: U of M Researcher Shows that Making Small Talk Can Increase Donations."
• December 11, 2008. "Inside the Consumer Mind: U of M Brains Scans Reveal Choice Mechanism."
• December 8, 2008. "Evolution, Trivial Insults and Violence: U of M Researcher Finds Link between Aggression, Status and Sex."
• November 18, 2008. "Corporate Culture is the Principal Driver of Radical Innovation in Firms, According to U of M Researcher."
• October 15, 2008. "Trendy, Hip, or Not? U of M Researcher Finds that Retail Display Fixtures Can Affect Consumer Perceptions of Products."
• September 16, 2008. "The Language of Luxury: U of M Researcher Shows Advertisers' Language Choices Evoke Different Reactions."
• August 22, 2008. "A Room with a Viewpoint: Conservation Messages and Motivation."
• August 21, 2008. "U of M Scholar and Colleagues Link Tobacco Industry's Marketing to Youth Smoking."
• August 14, 2008. "Timing of Political Messages Influences Voter Preferences, U of M Researcher Finds."
• August 11, 2008. "Political Candidates and Other 'Phantoms': Consumer Choice in Changing Markets."
• July 16, 2008. "Secretary of Commerce to Moderate Forum on Innovation at University of Minnesota with Governor and Top CEOs."
• July 9, 2008. "Money Makes the Heart Grow Less Fond... But More Hardworking."
• May 15, 2008. "New Driver of Brand Extension Success Found by U of M Professor."
• February 13, 2008. "Carlson School Assistant Professor Kathleen D. Vohs Receives 2008 SAGE Young Scholar Award."
• January 28, 2008. "Destined to Cheat? New Research Finds Free Will Can Keep Us Honest."

2007

• November 26, 2007. "U of M Researcher Finds Materialism in Children and Adolescents Linked to Self-Esteem."
• September 24, 2007. "U of M Researcher Finds Fairness Leads to Better Profits for Manufacturers and Retailers.
• September 14, 2007. "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think," an Institute for Research in Marketing Speakers Series event.
• September 4, 2007. "Experts to Discuss Possible Innovation Measurement Recommendations."
• August 14, 2007. "U of M Researchers Find that Words of a CEO can Foretell a Company's Future Innovation."
• July 3, 2007. "University of Minnesota Expert Available on Advantages and Disadvantages of Political Advertising."
• May 15, 2007. "U of M Researchers Find that Two Plus Two May Not Always Equal Four: When it Comes to Percentages, Consumer Calculating Errors Can Be Costly."
• April 24, 2007. "U of M Researchers Find that Ceiling Height Can Affect How a Person Thinks, Feels, and Acts."
• February 27, 2007. "University of Minnesota Researcher Rohini Ahluwalia Finds Web Advertising May Be More Effective Than You Think."
• February 27, 2007. "University of Minnesota Professor Kathleen D. Vohs Finds Link Between Impulsive Buying and Self-Control."
• February 22, 2007. "Rybak and Coleman Reposition Minneapolis and St. Paul: Two Cities, One Destination."
• February 13, 2007. "Carlson School Assistant Professor Kathleen Vohs Receives McKnight Land-Grant Award."
• February 6, 2007. "University of Minnesota Professor Rajesh Chandy Learns Why Some Acquisitions Do Better Than Others."
• January 25, 2007. University of Minnesota Office of the Provost Press Release, "2007-2009 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Honorees Announced."

2006

• November 16, 2006. "Money... It's More than an Incentive According to U of M Researcher: It can Motivate Self-Sufficiency and Influence Negative Behavior Toward Others."
• August 1, 2006. "From Invention to Innovation: Conversion Ability in Product Development."
• May 21, 2006. "Carlson on Branding."