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Why We and the Rest of the World Are Getting Fatter — and What We Can Do About It

May 4, 2015

In a way, getting fat makes sense.

Indeed, people are growing obese on a global scale. As nearly the whole world gets steadily fatter, economists are taking a closer look at why we make the unhealthy choices we do. Our fattening decisions make rational economic sense, they say, but only if we ignore the future.

Finding the Signal in the Noise of Big Data

March 19, 2015
The concept of Big Data is constantly changing depending on the state of the art in technology. 

The Promise and Threat of Big Data: Inside Bentley's Research Colloquium

March 16, 2015
How can big data be used to benefit us, and how may it threaten our privacy? Bentley researchers explored these questions at the annual Research Colloquium. 

When Googling Goes Bad

February 24, 2015
In the United States, there's little you can do about what shows up when someone Googles you. But it doesn't have to be that way. 

Digital Health Data Matters for Cancer Survivors

February 6, 2015
Electronic medial records hold promise as a way to manage care for cancer survivors — but not without potential complications for privacy and security.

The Millennial Mind Goes to Work

November 12, 2014
Bentley and its media partner, Bloomberg Radio, aired two live shows from the university’s campus on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 featuring the latest survey results from The PreparedU Project on the millennial mind, plus perspective from top CEOs who recruit them.

Online Voting Delivers Best Paper Award to Visiting Accounting Professor

September 10, 2014
Visiting Professor of Accountancy Lynford Graham received a 2014 Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award from the American Accounting Association (AAA) for the article, “Integrating Information Technology into Accounting Research and Practice.” 

Are More Credit Card Data Breaches Ahead?

September 5, 2014
Scam expert says retailers should enhance customer protection now; Next 12 months represent year of heightened vulnerability.

Bentley Professor Advocates Incentives to Leverage 21st-Century Science for Innovative Medical Cures

June 11, 2014
As the U.S. Congress embarks on a first-of-its-kind initiative to help accelerate the pace of medical cures in America, Bentley professor Fred Ledley joined a panel of experts who testified at a congressional hearing in Washington, DC, on incentives for pharmaceutical and device development.

Professor Gesa Kirsch’s Scholarly Work on Feminist Rhetoric Receives Outstanding Book Award

June 4, 2014
Bentley professor Gesa Kirsch wins book award, calls for broader perspective of feminist rhetoric as a global enterprise