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Participating Iraqi schools include the University of Kufa in Najaf, Salahaddin University in Erbil, and Tikrit University. n American University's Kogod School of Busi- ness in Washington, D.C., has launched new inter- national programs that will focus on emerging markets and geographi- cal areas ravaged by war. The first, an intensive weeklong program called the Kogod Global Man- agement Institute, allows participants to study the critical importance emerging markets play in the global economy, as well as the business opportunities they offer. Such focused management programs are essential, according to institute director Frank DuBois, because emerging markets are growing in importance. A recent JP Morgan study projects that con- sumer spending in these regions will be 34 percent of the global total this year. A second international pro- gram at the Kogod School looks at countries dealing with extraor- dinary challenges. The Peace Through Commerce Practicum allows students to refine their con- sulting skills while they research funding sources for humanitarian projects in conflict areas such as Afghanistan and Iraq. Business faculty lead global learning trips to China, Russia, India, and other countries, where students can earn credit while meeting with global business executives and immersing themselves in the business climate. The course is taught by executive- in-residence Bob Sicina. Innovations in Business Today's schools continually seek fresh ways to bring innovation to campus, or make on-campus innovators more successful, as two universities prove with new initiatives. n The University of Southern California in Los Angeles has found- ed the USC "Ideas Empowered" program, a two-year pilot designed to bridge the gap between ideas and the marketplace while inviting the participation of students in the process. The program, which is man- aged by the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, will help identify the most promising ideas arising from research at USC, reduce the risks associated with their launch, and help bring them to market. Through the program, ideas and innovators will receive in the neighborhood of $50,000 for proof-of-concept experi- ments and prototype development. n Indiana University in Bloom- ington has launched its Indiana University Research & Technology Corporation (IURTC) Web site to connect inventors, entrepreneurs, and investors. The purpose of the site is to provide the IU community with infor- mation on all aspects of invention and commer- cialization, from securing initial research funding to managing profits. It offers primers on technology commercialization, policy statements on intellectual property, an individualized index of support staff, and a catalog of forms covering topics from pre- disclosure to copyright and revenue sharing. It also contains information about the new Innovate Indiana Fund, the University Intellectual Property Policy, and other tools designed to facilitate navigation through the laboratory-to-market process. Net-Zero Building at the Moore School The Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina in Columbia has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to partner with its national laboratories in its Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative. The Moore School applied for the program to help it attain its goal of achieving net-zero energy consump- tion in its new building, now in the design phase and scheduled for occupancy in May 2013. "The Moore School will lever- age the expertise of faculty and students who will conduct rigor- ous business case analysis begin- ning with the design phase of this building, through occupancy and well beyond," said Hildy Teegen, dean of the Moore School. "This building will truly manifest our BizEd SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 9