Posts Tagged ‘Media’

Global Tectonics

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Smeal’s Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies, was recently interviewed by Voice of America television regarding his book Global Tectonics: What Every Business Needs to Know. The book identifies twelve global trends that will present the most formidable challenges to world business leaders in the next 30 years.

View his interview online here.

Tags: Ghadar, Globalization, Media
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The Pension Crisis

Friday, January 21st, 2011

Ron Gebhardtsbauer, head of Smeal’s Actuarial Science Program (which was recently named a Center of Actuarial Excellence by the Society of Actuaries), was on Penn State’s public radio station, WPSU-FM, this morning discussing the underfunded pension problem facing Pennsylvania and many other state governments. According to an NPR report from last year, Pennsylvania’s unfunded pension liablities are expected to exceed $55 billion. And Gebhardtsbauer says a lot of other states are worse off.

Harrisburg recently made changes to the Pennsylvania pension system, cutting benefits and raising the retirement age. These changes only affect new workers, but Gebhardtsbauer thinks that they’re a good step in the right direction to ease the state’s current pension crisis.

You can listen to his complete interview online here.

Tags: Gebhardtsbauer, Media, Pennsylvania, Pensions
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Liechty on Bloomberg Television

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Smeal’s John Liechty appeared on Bloomberg Television yesterday to talk about the Office of Financial Research, a new federal agency he helped create that  is charged with identifying systemic risk in the financial sector.

You can view his appearance on YouTube.

Tags: Economic Crisis, Finance, Liechty, Media, Politics
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Smeal on TV

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Smeal’s Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies, appeared yesterday on FOX News Channel’s “Studio B w/ Shepard Smith” to discuss the latest protests against the government in Iran. You can view the video online here.

Tags: Ghadar, International Relations, Media
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Smeal on TV

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies, appeared on FOX News Channel’s “Studio B w/Shepard Smith” today to discuss the role of oil and religion in Iran:

Tags: Ghadar, Media
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Ghadar on NPR’s ‘Marketplace’

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Smeal’s Fariborz Ghadar is scheduled to appear on the public radio program “Marketplace” this evening discussing Swine Flu and globalization. To listen online visit  marketplace.org.

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Smeal on the Radio

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Smeal’s Jean Helwege is scheduled to be on WRTA-AM in Altoona, Pa., around 3 p.m. EDT on Wednesday. She will be discussing the financial crisis and the Obama Administration’s plan to buy up toxic mortgage assets.

Listen live online here.

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