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Is US immigration policy 'STEMming' innovation? Posted: 11 Mar 2015 01:04 PM PDT Foreign-born graduate students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines who wish to pursue a career in industry or NGOs are much more likely to stay in the US than those who wish to pursue a career in academia or government concludes a new study.

Assessing feedback interactions in a creative setting Posted: 11 Mar 2015 05:19 AM PDT The traditional notion of feedback usually involves a one-way conversation where a manager rates an employee's performance because the destination, so to speak, is known. But what happens in a creative setting, when the endpoint is unknown? New research finds sharing incomplete work and having a healthy-give-and-take is a critical ingredient because the feedback is focused on developing an idea, rather than evaluating it at the end. The lessons could apply in the corporate world.

Slick mobile payments may rebound on retailers Posted: 11 Mar 2015 05:17 AM PDT Developers and marketing experts concentrate on making mobile device payment systems slick and easy but research shows they that approach may rebound on retailers. "The perceived wisdom is that payments via a mobile device should be designed and marketed as being ever faster, simpler and effortless. But the evidence that uses a slightly clunky system is that there is value in the social interactions at the point of sale for both customer and supplier," an investigator notes.