New research by David Newmark of Michigan State University, Daniel Polsky of the University of Pennsylvania and Daniel Hansen of Laurits R.

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That sale was the spawning ground for "rex disease" according to Richard Polsky, author of Boneheads, a new book about the fossil market.

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The University of Chicago also launched the Polsky Summer Accelerator, offering separate office space for each of ten companies in the schools empty interview rooms.

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For many founders who are acqui-hired, "it's a consolation prize, " says John Coyle, a professor at the University of North Carolina's School of Law who co-wrote a paper on the practice last month with colleague Gregg Polsky.

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