October 2008 - Posts

Tips to Motivate and Retain Employees
October 28, 2008 10:07 AM by Amanda Koehler

In their book The New Manager's Tool Kit , Don and Sheryl Grimme give tips on things a new manager needs to know "to hit the ground running." The book focuses on how to lead people, how to be effective and how to optimize the contributions of your employees, Read More...

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Halloween Fun in the Lab
October 20, 2008 11:15 AM by Amanda Koehler

What's a great way to celebrate a fun holiday and to get people interested in the science field? The people at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, may have figured it out. The University is holding "Spooking Science Saturday" on October 25 to let visitors Read More...

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An Interesting Incentive
October 16, 2008 1:53 PM by Amanda Koehler

For our July 28 issue, I wrote a cover story on blood bank incentives and how they are influencing the blood supply. Today I stumbled upon an interesting incentive I hadn't thought of while writing my story. Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, is offering Read More...

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FDA Says LabCorp Violating Law
October 9, 2008 10:16 AM by Amanda Koehler

Today the FDA told LabCorp, Burlington, NC, that it is violating the law by marketing its OvaSure test without regulatory approval. The FDA said in a letter that if LabCorp did not stop selling the ovarian cancer test, it could face seizure, injunction Read More...

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Pall on Private Practice
October 2, 2008 12:24 PM by Amanda Koehler

Lab companies are making their debuts on primetime TV, including Pall Life Sciences, East Hills, NY. The Pall Cord Blood Sterile Collection Bag, which is used for cord blood collection during vaginal births and cesarean sections, and the Pall Cell Wash/Infusion Read More...

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