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We're redefining business research. Arizona State University's W. P. Carey School of Business ranks #1 for research productivity in scholarly journals. W. P. Carey faculty are addressing global challenges with new business knowledge: u How do personality and performance affect perceptions of leaders? u Are employee stock options good for business? u What patterns of brain activity help us understand successful teams? u Is a great leader or a great system the key to handling supply chain disruptions? Technovation ranking, 2010 research published in the Top 45 academic business journals with the most global impact. wpcarey.asu.edu end per month for three years. All business school courses, with the exception of the First Year Kelley Connect Week, will be offered online. n Rouen Business School in France is launching a new master of science in supply chain management which will begin in October. The 15-month program will cover all aspects of the chain. n This fall, undergraduate students in Butler University's College of Business in India- napolis, Indiana, will be able to major in risk management and insurance. The program, which is also available as a minor, will focus on teach- ing students how to mitigate and manage risks through a combination of insurance and non-insurance techniques. n The University of Miami School of Business Adminis- tration in Florida is launching a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program this May. Classes will take place over three consecutive week- ends and will be followed by a process improvement proj- ect at the university's Miller School of Medicine. The proj- ects will tackle issues rang- ing from reducing customer wait time to cutting accounts receivables. n New York University's Stern School of Business and the NYU School of Medicine have partnered to offer an MD/MBA program that allows students to complete both degrees within five years. Dur- ing the immersive program, students study full-time at the School of Medicine for the first three years. They spend the summer of the third year through the spring semester of the fourth year at NYU Stern to pursue MBA course- work. Students return to the medical school for the sum- mer and fall of the fifth year, followed by a final semester at NYU Stern in the spring. The new program is part of the medical school's Cur- riculum for the 21st Century (C21), which features a spiral- ing curriculum, earlier direct patient contact, and intensive use of technology. COLLABORATIONS n The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in New Delhi and ESC Rennes School of Business in France have signed a BizEd May/June 2012 19