WHO: Randall Kroszner, professor of economics and a former member
of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers.

Austan Goolsbee, professor of economics with a focus on
government policy. Deadline for Letters of Intent: April 15, 2005

PHILADELPHIA, A call for proposals for research
in the developing new interdisciplinary field of Spiritual Capital has been
issued by the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science. Metanexus is
a leader in a growing network of individuals and groups exploring the dynamic
interface between cosmos, nature, and culture in communities and on campuses
throughout the world.

Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.

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WHAT: A panel discussion on Social Security reform .
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Babson's Minniti Receives NSF Fellowship for Entrepreneurship

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Letters of Intent for projects in the Spiritual Capital Research Program
are due no later than April 15, 2005.
She has published numerous journal articles in entrepreneurship and economics,
and her work has been presented at many national and international
conferences, such as the American Economic Association Meeting , the Academy of
Management Meeting, and the Global Entrepreneurship Research Conference.5 billion , it is the funding
source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research
conducted by America's colleges and universities.W.

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"Now seems an ideal time to understand and assess the public effects of
spiritual and religious action because there seems to be a growing openness in
the social sciences towards non-material factors," says Kimon Sargeant, Ph.metanexus .metanexus.

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NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS: For complimentary media
registration please call Allan Friedman at 773-702-9232
(allan.edu) or Barbara Backe at 773-702-4282
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Call for Proposals for $150 000 Research Projects on `Spiritual Capital' Issued by Metanexus Institute

Projects include the Local
Societies Initiative, the Templeton Research Lectures, and topical
interdisciplinary research projects such as the Spiritual Transformation
Scientific Research Program, Spiritual Capital Research Program, Foundational
Questions in Physics and Cosmology, as well as studies in religion and health,
religion and human flourishing, and other endeavors. A membership
organization, Metanexus hosts an online magazine and discussion forum with
over 140,000 monthly page views and 7000 regular subscribers in 57 different
countries. Babson Executive Education offers executive development programs to
experienced managers worldwide.

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5 million in research funds. WELLESLEY, Mass.

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The Metanexus Institute advances scientific research, education and
outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion.org

The NSF application requires ongoing
scholarly cooperation between the distinguished fellow and at least one CWRU
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Where possible, researchers are urged to collaborate
across disciplines.net or 215-789-2200.

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is currently writing a book on entrepreneurship and economic growth.

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All are faculty members at the University of Chicago Graduate
School of Business . Full grant applications will then be
invited for a total of $1.
Scholars and researchers from fields such as anthropology, economics,
history, political science, psychology, religious studies and sociology are
encouraged to apply.D.net

The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to pursue new insights at
the boundary between theology and science through a rigorous, open-minded and
empirically focused methodology, drawing together talented representatives
from a wide spectrum of fields of expertise..

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, Babson College economics and
entrepreneurship professor Maria Minniti has been named a Distinguished Fellow
of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to work on entrepreneurship and
population dynamics.

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WHERE: The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Woodlawn Avenue
Room 104

WHEN: Monday, February 28, 2005
12:00 p.m.

Moderator: Anil Kashyap, professor of economics and finance."
For further information on the Spiritual Capital Research Program,
including submission guidelines for the new granting opportunities , or to
request a program brochure, visit http://www.babson.

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ADVISORY/University of Chicago Panel to Discuss Social Security Reform

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or contact project manager Christopher Stawski at
SpiritualCapital@metanexus. Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures ,
workshops, research, courses, grants, and publications. Babson grants BS degrees
through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and
MBA degrees through the F.

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Director for Research and Programs in the Human Sciences at Metanexus.

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Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries." With an annual budget of about $5.
This news release was issued on behalf of Newswise(TM).

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Grants of $150,000
per project are made possible by generous funding from the John Templeton
Foundation. Minniti is a lead researcher on the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
(GEM) project and is a member of the Entrepreneurship Research Consortium.. For more
information , visit http://www.

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In many fields such as
mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source
of federal backing.

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Note: These $150 ,000 grants are in addition to the three founding grants
of $500,000 each that were recently awarded to initiate the Spiritual Capital
Research Program.
A grant awarded to Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), where Minniti's
co-author Moren Levesque is on faculty, allows them to host one scholar per
year as a NSF Distinguished Fellow., is recognized internationally as a
leader in entrepreneurial management education. For information, visit http://www.newswise.com.

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ADVISORY.
The Spiritual Capital Research Program seeks to integrate the concept of
spiritual capital into the social sciences, with particular attention to
building connections to economics, and to develop a network of scholars for a
new field of study. "It is
no longer unusual to consider that trust, behavioral norms and religion
profoundly shape economic, political and social developments.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency
created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance
the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national
defense. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson
College.