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01 Jun 2010
News

Get Well Soon

million Pursuing Perfection grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition to funding an improvement-science training program, the grant requires that the hospital undertake improvement projects.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

Portrait Project

Sarah Sommer

vow never to take for granted the sounds of birds chirping outside my window; the chime of the doorbell, telling me a friend has arrived for brunch, or the ring of my telephone, as my parents call to chat. Each and every morning, I renew... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

Starting Lineup: Power Plays

one-third of the US energy supply. Won a $5.3 million grant from the Department of Energy to test its Triton-C “wave energy converter” at a Navy test site in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Energicity Cofounder and CEO Nicole Poindexter (MBA 1997);... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

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Eligibility & Criteria | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Eligibility & Criteria Awards How to Apply Past Projects Program Eligibility To be eligible for the grant program students must: Be a second-year HBS student Be formally enrolled in an Independent Project for academic credit during the... View Details

16 Sep 2016
News

Gaining Ground on ALS

president and CEO of Cytokinetics, Inc., a California-based company that focuses on biology-driven treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other debilitating diseases associated with muscle weakness. In 2015, the ALS Association awarded Cytokinetics a... View Details

2007
Chapter

Expanding Ethical Standards of HRM: Necessary Evils and the Multiple Dimensions of Impact

By: Joshua D. Margolis, Adam M. Grant and Andrew Molinsky

Keywords: Ethics; Human Resources; Labor and Management Relations

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01 Sep 2007
News

MBAs Chosen for Leadership Fellows Program

Ten new MBAs have taken positions with nonprofit and public-sector organizations with the help of the School’s Leadership Fellows program. Now in its sixth year, the program provides fellows with one-year appointments at a competitive salary, supported in part by View Details

Keywords: fellowships; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2013
News

Passion & Purpose

who aspire to have an impact on business and society. Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987 Cofounder and Managing Partner, Strategic Grant Partners Boston, Massachusetts Joanna M. Jacobson “A fulfilling career doesn't always follow a straight... View Details

Keywords: awards; Finance; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Oct 2006
Op-Ed

Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance

The latest corporate governance crisis is buried in the details of executive compensation contracts. Don't like the timing of the stock option grant you got or the strike price of the contract? No worries! It turns out that this is... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis

01 Sep 2011
News

Project Aims to Boost US Competitiveness

significance,” notes Dean Nitin Nohria. “Our goal is not simply to study US competitiveness,” explains Porter. “We intend to mobilize our alumni, the business community, and other stakeholders to take actions that boost America’s contribution to the global economy.” A... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

28 Feb 2020
News

Filling the White Space

companies involved in research into psychedelic compounds for medical use. (Compass has been granted a US patent that covers a method of obtaining psilocybin to treat drug-resistant depression; the treatment is in a phase IIb clinical... View Details

Keywords: venture capital; pharmaceutical research; innovative investing

01 Jun 2012
News

Plan B: The Brick Bank

“Brick Bank” in partnership with a building supply retailer that would enable local residents to invest their savings in inflation-proof building materials, thus accumulating the necessary materials over time. “We take some things for View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2016
News

Fellowships Have Impact

San Francisco Frist (MBA 1997, MBA 2001) Family Financial Aid Fund “I received a small grant from a planned gift, and I’ve often thought how inspired it was so many years ago that somebody thought to encourage more management skills in... View Details

01 Aug 1998
News

Year-End Roundup: Dean's Award, Other Honors Conferred as Class of '98 Graduates

mechanism for helping local communities and an educational experience for the HBS students who will run it and manage its funds. This year, the Harbus Foundation announced nine grants totaling $73,000 in the areas of journalism, literacy,... View Details

01 Sep 2014
News

The Changing Nature of Research

for Research HBS funds research internally. By freeing faculty members from the constraints of seeking grants for their work, the School continues its century-long tradition of problem-focused research that is the foundation of a dynamic... View Details

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Collective Impact: An Innovative Approach to Improving Public Education

In this webinar, Professor Grossman will describe an innovative approach to improving public education Collective Impact and how you can get involved to help transform public education in the communities you care about. View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?

Tennessee and Florida to create dedicated funds for high-performing charters. In Tennessee, CSGF partnered with the Tennessee Charter School Incubator, where fellow HBS alum Greg Thompson is preparing to launch 20 charter schools. Together, they raised $30 million—from... View Details

Keywords: David McKay Wilson; charter schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

05 Jan 2011
Op-Ed

Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress

million to $5 million, with most of that money coming from grants from institutions like the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Funding can be canceled with the stroke of a pen.” The NIH allocates money to researchers whose proposals... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical

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Pharmaceuticals: drug approval dates in the UK and Europe

Reports (EPARs) are full scientific assessment reports of medicines authorized at a European Union level. Use this to find information on medicines that have been granted and refused a marketing authorization or that have been... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

FAQ: How is research funded at HBS?

www.hbs.edu/faculty. All research at HBS is funded internally, without the constraints of traditional external grant funding, thanks to alumni support and income from Executive Education and Harvard Business Publishing. This unique... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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