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| October 2007 |
"The air is everywhere,"
Boston Globe Editorial, October 27, 2007
OF ALL 3,109 counties in the United States, only two have a higher risk of
diesel soot pollution than the Boston area's Suffolk County. The fine
particulate matter in diesel exhaust is blamed for cancer, heart attacks, strokes,
asthma, and other respiratory ailments. Each year, diesel soot in the
air we breathe causes 21,000 premature deaths in the nation, and 205 in Suffolk
County alone. That's according to an analysis done for the advocacy group
Clean Air Task Force by Abt Associates, which used the Environmental Protection
Agency's methodology... 
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"'Reading First' Panel Awaits Studies,"
By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, Education Week, October
17, 2007
Is Reading First working?
With the 6th anniversary of the federal program approaching, advocates claim it is and critics say it isn't, while others contend there isn't enough information to know. A more definitive answer may be available when a handful of studies that will attempt to gauge the impact are released in the coming months and years.
.... An interim report on the program's effects, conducted by the Cambridge,
Mass.-based Abt Associates, is due out later this year, while a more detailed
study is expected in about a year, according to Beth Boolay, the project's director...
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"Happydent ad wins the Yahoo Award,"
By Amrita Nair-Ghaswalla,TNN, the Times of India,
October 16, 2007
MUMBAI: ...Mouthing another victory at the Effies nite was ad firm Lowe, whose creative for PSP-One, ABT Associates urged the consumer to shout it loud. The 'Bindaas Bol' condom campaign won the Grand Effie and a gold in corporate advertising category. The firm also bagged the client of the year award.
Condom. A word that even the most brave would be squeamish about voicing
openly in public, the public awareness campaign by the firm urged the lay man
to discuss not just the word but issue of safe sex freely. The creative,
meant to overturn a decline in condom use and sales in eight states in North
India, had earlier bagged a United Nations award...
The same story was covered by IndianTelevision.com and the Economic Times.
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"New life sciences study results from Abt Associates,
Inc. described,"
NewsRX.com, October 12, 2007
A new study, The psychological risks of Vietnam: the NVVRS perspective,
is now available. "In recent years, controversy concerning the psychological
consequences of service in the Vietnam war has rearisen. In this article, the
Co-Principal Investigators of the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study
(NVVRS) provide a perspective on new findings reported by B. P. Dohrenwend et
al. (2006) that addresses criticisms of the NVVRS PTSD (posttraumatic stress
disorder) prevalence findings, and on a perspective that was provided by R.
J," investigators in the United States report.
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"Tessie San Martin to Lead Abt Associates International
Development Line of Business,"
Yahoo! Finance, October 11, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., — Abt Associates has named Tessie San Martin, Ph.D.,
to lead its International Development Line of Business. San Martin joined
Abt Associates in 2005 and played a major part in establishing the company's
International Economic Growth Division, which included the acquisition and integration
of the IBM International Public Sector Consulting Practice. She succeeds
Janet Ballantyne, who for the past five years successfully led the significant
growth of the company in the international health and economic development areas...
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"Identical twins from Lorain serve in Africa,"
By Scot Allwyn, the Morning Journal, October 7,
2007
LORAIN — When Lorain natives Rebecca and Allison Goldberg went to Africa this summer to help others live a better life, they were following a public-spirited family tradition...
...Allison also hopes her work in Africa this year is the beginning of a long
learning process. She went to Malawi from July 10 to July 27 for her employer,
Abt Associates, to observe and document an HIV-AIDS counseling and testing event...
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"Study Finds Almost One-Third of Children Take Vitamins,"
Carolina Newswire, October 5, 2007
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Almost one-third of U.S. children take some form of dietary supplement, most often multivitamins and multiminerals, according to a study conducted in part by researchers at RTI International and the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health
...In addition to RTI and the Office of Dietary Supplements, the research team
included authors from the National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Department
of Agriculture and Abt Associates.
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"If they get HOPE VI funding...,"
By David Ertischek, West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript,
October 3, 2007
ROSLINDALE — A full basement of Washington Beech residents listened to the possibilities of what their development could become if they receive a HOPE VI grant.
...The new computer center would have all-new hardware, software, printers and so on.
Melissa Vandawalker of Abt Associates said that the funds, if granted, would
allow job trainers to come in and help procure employment for residents...
[ back to top ]| August 2007 |
"Easton HOPE VI moving forward,"
By William J. Ford, the Allentown Morning Call,
August 30, 2007
Housing Authority to meet with residents, decide project details.
...Mezzina helped prepare the authority's HOPE VI application, which was awarded $20 million last year from HUD. The total project is estimated at $73 million.
Mezzina, who's worked for the authority for five years, will receive assistance
from the authority's HOPE VI program consultant, Abt Associates of Cambridge,
Mass.
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"Electronics Environmental Benefit Calculator Now Online,"
By Brad Kenney, www.IndustryWeek.com, August 24, 2007
Green tech decisions now easily quantified with downloadable tool; Web version to come
In conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Abt Associates
has developed a tool that enables companies and other organizations to quantify
the positive effects of making "green" decisions when using, reusing, or recycling
electronic devices such as computers, monitors, and cell phones.
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"3 Area Firms to Compete For HIV/AIDS Relief Work,"
by David Hubler, the Washington Post, August 20,
2007
Three local companies are among a half-dozen winners of a multiple-award contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support a program designed to combat the spread of AIDS and provide treatment for those affected by the disease...
BearingPoint and Booz Allen Hamilton, both of McLean, and Training Resources
Group of Arlington will vie for the work along with three Boston area companies:
Abt Associates, Social Sectors Development Strategies and Management Sciences
for Health.
Similar stories were carried by allAfrica.com and NewsRX.com
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"Abt Associates to Provide Economic, Environmental,
and Regulatory Evaluation Support to the EPA's Office of Water ,"
NewsRX.com, August 11, 2007
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Abt Associates a $27.1
million, six-year Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) to provide technical support
to the Office of Water (OW), which is part of the agency's Engineering and Analysis
Division.
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"Terrace project not set in stone,"
by Edward Sieger, The Express-Times, August 9,
2007
EASTON | When federal housing officials approved the Easton Housing Authority's HOPE VI application last year, they approved what amounts to a guide, Rhae Parkes told city council Wednesday.
Parkes — a senior associate with housing consultant Abt Associates —
said plans to reshape Delaware Terrace will be "tweaked and adjusted" as the
housing authority completes the project over the next four years.
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"States Look for Ways to Avoid Private Prisons,"
by Jeff Golimowski and Whitney Stewart, CNSNews.com, August
7, 2007
...But Douglas McDonald, a researcher and expert on private prisons with the consulting firm Abt Associates, said such criticisms are more an indication of bad contracts than a problem with the industry.
"You can specify what it is you want and you can pretty much get it," said
McDonald. "If the contracting state wants drug treatment, employment training,
write it in the contract ... if the state doesn't do it, they don't get it."
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"Mental care efforts lacking, experts agree,"
by Raquel Routledge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
August 5, 2007
"Given that our country has been at war nearly six years, the absence of systematic research examining the psychological consequences of this war. . . is striking," according to the study, done by the American Psychological Association task force.
William Schlenger, principal scientist at Abt Associates, an international
health and social science research firm, hopes to change that...
[ back to top ]| July 2007 |
"Jacob A. Klerman Joins Abt Associates as a Principal
Associate in Social and Economic Policy and Abt Associates Fellow,"
Yahoo! News, July 25, 2007
"Hospitals to report survey data or face financial hit,"
By: Barbara Kirchheimer, Modern Healthcare, July 25, 2007
The cost to hospitals of fulfilling the HCAHPS requirements is not expected to be excessive. A cost-benefit analysis of the program prepared for the CMS by Abt Associates in October 2005 concluded that administering HCAHPS as a separate survey would cost an average of $11 to $15.25 per complete survey. Incorporating its 27 questions into a hospital's existing patient-satisfaction surveys would cost $3.26 per completed survey, the firm said in the report.
[ back to top ]"Abt Associates to Provide Economic, Environmental, and Regulatory Evaluation Support to the EPA's Office of Water,"
RSSMicro.com, July 23, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Abt Associates a $27.1 million,
six-year Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) to provide technical support to
the Office of Water (OW), which is part of the agency's Engineering and
Analysis Division.
The same story was carried by RedOrbit.com
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"Electronics Environmental Benefit Calculator Allows Companies to Quantify Benefits of Making 'Green' Choices When Using, Reusing, or Recycling Electronic Equipment,"
Yahoo! Finance, July 12, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 12 /PRNewswire/ — Abt Associates has developed the Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator (EEBC) with the sponsorship of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This tool enables companies and other organizations to quantify the positive effects of making "green" decisions when using, reusing, or recycling electronic devices such as computers, monitors, and cell phones...
A similar story was carried by PCB007 and the Channel Guide.
[ back to top ]"Abt Associates Acquires Strategy and Research Firm SRBI,"
EarthTimes.org, July 10, 2007
Acquisition Joins Two Leading Firms in the Area of Social Science and Public Policy Research
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 10 /PRNewswire/ — Abt Associates announced it has acquired the strategy and research firm SRBI (Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas, Inc.). The acquisition joins the capabilities of two leading research organizations that serve a diverse group of clients including government, universities, foundations, media, and major corporations.
The same story was carried by Yahoo! News and a similar items were published by the Boston Globe and Daily Research News.
[ back to top ]"The use of a pen device for insulin delivery could considerably reduce the hypoglycaemia incidences, as per the study presented by researchers during American Diabetes Association 67th Scientific Sessions (ADA),"
PressZoom.com, July 10, 2007
PressZoom) — Researchers at American Diabetes Association 67th Scientific Sessions ( ADA ) has claimed that the use of an insulin pen device could considerably reduce the incidences of hypoglycaemia.
Won Chan Lee, director of health economics at Abt Associates Inc., along with his fellow researchers, evaluated the influence of changeover to biphasic insulin aspart 70/30-pen device from conventional insulin preparation administer with vial or syringe on medicine adherence, healthcare resource use, as well as related costs.
The same story was carried by PRMinds.com.
[ back to top ]| June 2007 |
"House flip: Easton trades sale homes for rentals,"
By William J. Ford, the Morning Call, June 15, 2007
Delaware Terrace project had called for most units to be sold. Now a majority will be leased.
People hoping to buy homes in the new Delaware Terrace public housing project on Easton's South Side will have fewer choices after the Easton Housing Authority flipped its ratio of sale to rental units...
...Executive Director Gene Pambianchi said Thursday HUD also expressed concerns that the authority would lose money if the original number of homes didn't sell.
"Based on HUD's recommendations and some input from [Easton's consultant] Abt Associates, we feel it makes a better project and meets the needs of our residents," he said...
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"City hopes 'john school' will curb prostitution,"
By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch, June 11, 2007
Men caught trying to pick up a prostitute in Columbus might soon find themselves in class.
Dubbed "john school" in other cities, an eight-hour weekend course, to start next month in the Franklin County Courthouse, is designed to convince them that one conviction is enough...
...Studies have shown that just arresting johns is a deterrent, said Mike Shively of Abt Associates in Cambridge, Mass., which is conducting the study for the government. Citizen involvement can help, too, he said...
Similar stories were carried by the Boston Globe, the Cincinnati Post, Mansfield News Journal, and WHDH-TV,
[ back to top ]| May 2007 |
"Analysis: Partners Sell Women's Health,"
, By Olga Pierce, United Press International, May 30, 2007
WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) — From soap to birth control, cash-strapped public health groups are partnering with private companies to sell women's health products...
..."Family planning needs are currently outstripping available resources," said Ruth Berg, director of the PSP-One Project, a group that helps USAID develop such public-private partnerships.
Public health groups need private companies "because of the resources the private sector can bring," she said Tuesday at the International Conference on Global Health...
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"Access to ballot critical,"
By Dianne Wheatley-Giliotti, Daytona Beach News-Journal, May 27, 2007
The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy and the hallmark of our power. Without real access to the ballot, everything else is meaningless...
...A study by Abt Associates, a government and business research and consulting firm, determined that in a Florida social-services database, up to 26 percent of the records included city names spelled incorrectly, including 40 different spellings of Fort Lauderdale...
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"Abt Associates Extends Voice Contract With AT&T, Awards Another for Network Solutions,"
EarthTimes.org, May 8, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AT&T Inc. today announced the growth of its relationship with Abt Associates, a global government and business research and consulting firm. The expansion is highlighted by Abt Associates' decision to migrate from its current service provider to AT...
The same story was carried by SYS-CON Media, Yahoo! Finance, AT&T Inc., and Forbes.com.
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"Constantin Abarbieritei to Lead Abt Associates' International Economic Growth Division,"
Yahoo! News, May 7, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Abt Associates has named Constantin Abarbieritei Division Vice President for International Economic Growth. Abarbieritei is a well-known and respected specialist in financial sector development, whose expertise is widely recognized by USAID, the World Bank and other international donor institutions...
The same story was carried by NewsRX.com.
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"Abt Associates' Richard A. Kulka Elected President-elect of American Association for Public Opinion Research,"
SYS-CON.com, May 3, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 3 /PRNewswire/ — The American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) has elected Richard A. Kulka, Ph.D., as President- elect. AAPOR is the leading professional organization of public opinion and survey research professionals in the U.S. with close to 2,000 members from academia, private industry, media, government and the non-profit sector.
Dr. Kulka is a Senior Vice President at Abt Associates, where he leads the company's Survey Methodology & Data Capture and Strategic Business Development activities...
The same story was carried by NewsRX.com
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"Dr. Frank Young Named Abt Associates Fellow,"
EarthTimes.org, May 3, 2007
Respected International Development Expert Joins Group of Senior Company Technical Experts
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 3 /PRNewswire/ — Abt Associates announced the appointment of Dr. Frank Young as Abt Associates Fellow. Dr. Young is a Principle Associate and Strategy and New Business Leader in the Company's International Line of Business...
The same story was posted by PR-inside.com, SYS-CON Media and Yahoo! Finance.
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"Letter: Thanks to everyone at crime task force meeting,"
Anthony D. Galluccio, City Councilor, Cambridge Chronicle, May 2, 2007
Cambridge — I would like to thank all those who attended the second meeting of the Neighborhood Safety Task Force recently.
A particular thanks to Mayor Ken Reeves and City Manager Healy for having the insight to bring Michael Shivelry of Abt Associates in to facilitate this large group of stakeholders in preventing violent crimes in our neighborhoods...
[ back to top ]| April 2007 |
"Despite success, drug court has critics,"
By Stephen Kurkjian, Boston Globe, April 30, 2007
'Lifesaver' program imperiled in Boston
BARNSTABLE — Sandra L. Hoyt turned slowly to face a courtroom filled with drug addicts and with alcoholics like herself. There was something she needed to say...
...And last June, Ziemian and Boston Municipal Court Judge R. Peter Anderson presented Johnson with a report by the Cambridge consulting firm Abt Associates that found drug court graduates one-third less likely to be arrested for repeat offenses than other addicted offenders...
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"Ready, Set, Leap!™ Program from LeapFrog SchoolHouse Shows Critical Gains in Early Literacy,"
Yahoo! News, April 16, 2007
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — LeapFrog SchoolHouse, the school division of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:LF - News), today announced that its Ready, Set, Leap!™ program significantly improved the language and literacy development of preschool children in a study funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families...
...Conducted by the independent research firm Abt Associates, in partnership with the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, the study showed that students who used Ready, Set, Leap! made broad, statistically significant improvements over those in the control group...
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"Nonprofit helps trauma victims,"
By Erin Henk, Frederick News Post, April 10, 2007
FREDERICK — Witness Justice is one of the newest members of a group that works with lawmakers to bring attention to trauma victims...
...Gail Robinson is vice president of Abt Associates, a consulting firm that helps to manage NCTIC.
She said she was familiar with the work of Witness Justice. "I was looking for a crackerjack team that knew the issues around trauma and that understood the consumers and survivors of trauma," she said.
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"Young children not responding is autism sign: study,"
Scientific American, April 2, 2007
CHICAGO (Reuters) — A child's failure to respond to his or her name at one year of age may be an early warning sign of autism or other developmental problems, researchers reported on Monday...
...In a related article in the same journal, researchers at Abt Associates Inc., Lexington, Massachusetts, and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, said an analysis of medical literature and surveys found that each person with autism costs U.S. society about $3.2 million over his or her lifetime...
Similar stories were carried by New Zeeland Herald, Asbury Park Press, CBC News, Yahoo! News, Kold News, Health Day News, and CNN.
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"Autism costs society an estimated $3M per patient,"
EurekaAlerert.org, April 2, 2007
Each individual with autism accrues about $3.2 million in costs to society over his or her lifetime, with lost productivity and adult care being the most expensive components, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a theme issue on autism spectrum disorders...
...Michael L. Ganz, M.S., Ph.D., Abt Associates Inc., Lexington, Mass., and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, used data from the medical literature and from national surveys to estimate the direct medical and non-medical costs of autism, including prescription medications, adult care, special education and behavioral therapies...
Similar stories appeared in SpiritIndia.com, Medical News Today, News-Medical.net, Science Daily, and Huliq.com
[ back to top ]| March 2007 |
"Air Control Board Throws Down The Gauntlet,"
By Chuck Hagee, The Gazette, March 30, 2007
Mirant faces off against a phalanx of adversaries
Go home, sit down at the same table, and try to negotiate a mutually agreeable revised Consent Order. If that does happen, we will impose our own order.
That, in essence, was the outcome after a full day of testimony from players on both sides of the Mirant Potomac River Generating Station (PRGS) issue before the State Air Pollution Control Board in Richmond on Monday.
...
"An independent analysis by Abt Associates, the same firm frequently employed by EPA, shows that pollution from Mirant's Potomac River power plant is responsible for 88 deaths each year..."
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"Asthma Education Campaign Works To Eliminate Factors That Trigger Asthma,"
Hispanic PR Wire, March 22, 2007
Los Angeles, CA — (HISPANIC PR WIRE) — March 22, 2007 — One in seven Los Angeles County school children are likely to suffer from asthma. In response, SC Johnson brings for the first time to California, Healthy Children, Healthy Homes(R) (HCHH), a community-based program designed to educate parents about the dangers of asthma...
...Led by SC Johnson’s Raid ® brand, Healthy Children, Healthy Homes ® is a program designed to increase community awareness of asthma and asthma triggers in the home...The program was designed and tested in collaboration with public health researchers and nurses at Abt Associates, Inc. and Florida International University School of Nursing...
The story was carried also by RedOrbit.com
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"Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), the Signature Injury of Iraq War,"
Dr. Bill Schlenger, Government State Radio, March 19, 2007
While many more soldiers are surviving combat wounds, traumatic brain injuries present unique complications. Abt Associates’ Dr. Bill Schlenger, a pioneer researcher in Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, discussed traumatic brain injuries with Barlow Herget for State Government Radio‘s Internet Radio Reports. State Government Radio is an Internet radio station run by the State of North Carolina that focuses on news and issues of interest to the citizens of NC and to state and local governments.
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"Web-Based Tools And Services Can Cut Immigration Red Tape And Costs,"
By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, InformationWeek, March 13, 2007
Usually, it takes a lot of red tape, patience, and fees to legally hire foreigners to work in the U.S. But some employers are finding that Web-based tools and services can streamline the paperwork and cut legal costs associated with hiring foreign-born workers, including tech professionals...
...Abt Associates, a consulting and research firm, has been using VisaNow services for about three years to handle processes for the 20 or so foreign nationals it hires each year, including professionals with masters and doctorates in economics, says HR director Shawn Mood.
"When you're working with a law firm, you're mailing tons of paperwork back and forth," says Mood. But with VisaNow's Web-based services, "everything is easy to track, it's almost paperless," he says. "The HR department is no longer the middleman to get answers when an employee has a [immigration] question," he says. "This saves us money on hourly legal fees and saves us about one-third less time."
The same story appeared in Yahoo! News
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"USAID Announces Award of Global, Business, Trade and Investment Contract,"
EarthTimes.org, March 2, 2007
WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Global, Business, Trade and Investment II (GBTI II) contract to nine companies...
The GBTI II has nine prime contractors including three small business contractors: The Mitchell Group, Inc., Sibley International, and Segura/IP3 Partners, and six large contractors: Abt Associates, Inc., Bearing Point, Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton, Carana Corporation, Chemonics International, and DAI/Nathan Group.
The same story appeared in Yahoo! News.
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"A Hate Crime Without Hate,"
By Duncan Osborne, Gay City News, March 1, 2007
At a February 7 bail hearing for Anthony Fortunato, one of four defendants charged in the killing of Michael J. Sandy, Gerald J. DiChiara, Fortunato's lawyer, challenged the use of the state hate crime statute in the case. "There was no hate," DiChiara said...
Experts disagreed on whether this use of the state law was new.
"This is the first time I've run into this distinction being made," said Dr. Michael Shively, an associate at Abt Associates, a consulting firm, and the author of a 2005 study for the U.S. Department of Justice that looked at hate crime laws across the country.
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"Abt Associates Report Cites Workforce Crisis as Impediment to Addictions Treatment,"
Yahoo! News, March 1, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A report authored by Abt Associates, Strengthening Professional Identity: Challenges of the Addictions Treatment Workforce, provided the basis for a report to Congress by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that cites significant challenges in the recruitment and retention of qualified professionals at a time when the demand for their services is on the rise.
The same story was carried in Yahoo! News
[ back to top ]| February 2007 |
"Dr. Richard A. Kulka To Oversee Abt Associates' Survey Research Activities,"
, Yahoo! News, February 21, 2007
Industry Expert Will Focus on Strengthening High Value Added Capability Emphasizing Cost, Quality, Innovation, and Flexibility
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Abt Associates announced that Senior Vice President Richard A. Kulka, Ph.D., has assumed corporate oversight of the company's Survey Methodology and Data Capture Group. In addition to leading the Survey Methodology and Data Capture Group, he will continue in his role as Senior Vice President of Strategic Business Development.
The same story was posted by Bolsamania.com
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"Housing authority hires consultant,"
By Courtney Lomax, the Express Times, February 21, 2007
EASTON | The Easton Housing Authority voted Tuesday to hire Abt Associates, Inc. as the consultant to coordinate social services for Delaware Terrace residents as they relocate.
The Cambridge, Mass., company is performing the same service for Allentown.
The city needs to relocate about 238 people from the Section 8 housing complex so it can rebuild it through the HOPE VI program.
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"A neighborhood looks for salvation in the folks upstairs,"
By Ron DePasquale, the Boston Globe, February 18, 2007
Mattapan's main streets need many things: sit-down restaurants, supermarkets, pharmacies, clothing shops , and bookstores. More inviting storefronts, more quality goods.
But what Mattapan really needs, some of its key boosters say, is more people living above its shops to lure new businesses...
...A study done by the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Abt Associates , released last year, found that Mattapan's shops looked unappealing and sold too many of the same low-quality goods, and that most shoppers did only convenience or discount shopping there.
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"Oklahoma selected for probation study,"
NewsChannel10.com, February 16, 2007
OKLAHOMA CITY: The Oklahoma Department of Corrections will be part of a study looking at how the size of a probation officer's caseload affects the success of the released inmates they supervise...
The study will be conducted by Abt Associates of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in conjunction with the Crime and Justice Institute; Justice Systems Assessment and Training; and the National Institute of Justice.
The same story also appeared in KTEN.com and Kotv.com
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"USAID Launches $16.7 Million Safe Drinking Water Project,"
OnlineNews.com, February 14, 2007
Islamabad: The U.S. government on behalf of the American people on Wednesday donated $ 16.7 million to Pakistan for the provision of safe drinking water in 31 selected districts/agencies of all the four provinces, including the earthquake-affected areas of NWFP, FATA and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK)...
The project is being implemented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through Abt. Associates...
The same item was carried by ReliefWeb.int and similar items were published by RedOrbit.com, Bolsamania.com, Medical News Today, and Yahoo! News
[ back to top ]| January 2007 |
"Dr. Steven Sinding Joins Abt Associates Board of Directors,"
Earth Times, January 29, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Abt Associates has announced that Dr. Steven Sinding has joined the Abt Associates Board of Directors. Dr. Sinding is a recognized expert on international population matters who, until his retirement in 2006, served as Director-General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)...
This story was also carried by Sys.Con Media.
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"Bird Flu Season Hits Asia, Despite Clampdown,"
By Richard Knox, All Things Considered, NPR, January 23, 2007
It's winter in the northern hemisphere — flu season for people and birds. Sure enough, bird flu has recently flared up in eight countries in Asia and the Middle East.
The World Health Organization fears that with a few mutations, the bird-flu virus H5N1, could touch off the next global flu pandemic...
..."This is the season that everybody's concerned about," says Don Douglas, a consultant with Abt Associates, based in Hanoi. "Everybody holds their breath in the avian-flu community with each passing flu season."
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"Funding to revitalize Fair Haven,"
By Jack Mirkinson, Yale Daily News, January 23, 2007
Come this Friday, the New Haven Housing Authority hopes to have an additional $4 million to combat urban blight.
The State Bond Commission is expected to approve the grant at its Jan. 26 meeting to help fund the Quinnipiac Terrace Redevelopment Project in Fair Haven, Governor M. Jodi Rell announced last Thursday...
...The Web site for Abt Associates, the consulting firm that helped write the original application for redevelopment funding in 2002, states that the project was split between two geographical locations to give residents more choices as to where to live...
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"Sex, Drugs, Prisons, and HIV,"
By Susan Okie, M.D., New England Journal of Medicine, January 11, 2007
...Theodore M. Hammett of the Domestic Health, Health Policy, and Clinical Research Division of Abt Associates, a Massachusetts-based policy research and consulting firm, acknowledged that for political reasons U.S. prisons are unlikely to accept needle-exchange programs, but he said adoption of other HIV-prevention measures is long overdue. "Condoms ought to be widely available in prisons," he said. "From a public health standpoint, I think there's little question that that should be done"
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"Enterprise Awarded $2 Million Grant from Capital One to Revitalize Neighborhoods and Strengthen Low-Income Families,"
SocialFunds.com, January 10, 2007
Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit affordable housing organization that facilitates urban revitalization across the country, has been awarded a $2 million, three-year grant from Capital One Financial Corporation.
...Enterprise and Abt Associates will analyze school improvement initiatives tied to local community development, resulting in a practitioner toolkit and Web site comprised of best practices and case studies. These tools will be available for widespread distribution to community development organizations, developers, nonprofit organizations, community institutions and school districts so they can utilize their unique neighborhood and school improvement model. In addition, Enterprise is planning to convene several symposia in select cities to encourage national dialogue and systemic change.
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"Her ambition is health care for all,"
By Andrew Rimas, Boston Globe, January 1, 2007
On the wall of Deborah Klein Walker's Cambridge office hangs an old, 1960s-style poster. It shows a playground overlaid with a stamp of vintage letters and vintage sentiments like : "It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber."
It's the familiar adage about butter versus guns, but a belief in the common good is the root of Walker's career.
...Currently Walker is a vice president at Abt Associates, a private consulting company where she's headed studies like an evaluation of national Healthy Start programs and a Massachusetts lupus registry. As president of the American Public Health Association, she's also active on the national stage.
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