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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
These Walls Can Talk
when energy use is lowest; companies will begin to use data to predict and prevent home maintenance issues. Soon: New homes will be wired for connectivity just as they are wired for electricity. “Think about a world where, instead of these sensors you have to View Details
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April White
- 01 Jun 2011
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HBS Chapel Earns Gold Certification
two-year process toward certification resulted in the chapel cutting energy consumption 49 percent by installing new climate controls, upgrading to more efficient lighting, and insulating basement pipes. New fixtures reduced water...
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- 08 Mar 2018
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How HBS Gives Back
Staff volunteers from across HBS pitch in to help sort donations at the Cradles to Crayons warehouse in Brighton A recent installment of Up Close—which features the day-to-day work of HBS and the people who do it—offers a look at the...
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- 01 Sep 2014
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In My Humble Opinion: Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011)
among many other physical factors. “It’s an awesome job,” says Virts, a native of Maryland whose parents both worked at Goddard Space Flight Center. “Mondays are still Mondays, but there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing.” Best view of Earth: From the ISS’s Cupola, a...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
‘Green’ Trailblazers
estate investment management Beau D'Arcy (MBA 2010) Effortless Efficiency, Inc. Naperville, IL Residential energy retrofit consulting, finance, and installation Justin Dawe (MBA 2007) C12 Energy Cambridge, Massachusetts and Berkeley,...
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- 01 Dec 2007
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Looking back; looking forward
campus, we have planned several special activities. Our Centennial celebration formally began on October 1 when we dedicated the new Centennial Bell hung in Baker Library’s cupola and a half-sized replica installed on Baker’s Lawn (see...
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- 01 Sep 2004
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HBS Business Plan Contest
freezing their eggs for later use. The first prize in the social enterprise track went to SunEdison, a company that facilitates the financing and installation of on-site solar-energy projects for commercial, institutional, and municipal...
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- 27 Oct 2014
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Supporting new art by bringing private funding to public museums and spaces
collective of patrons who work directly with artists to back a variety of projects. Some are major site-specific installations in prominent public spaces, and biennale and museum contexts. Other grants support the entire creative...
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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ears to the Ground
partnership with General Electric, in which ShotSpotter will soon be integrated inside every “intelligent” LED streetlight GE installs around the world. That means no more installation costs; if a city has...
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- 01 Sep 2004
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Interpreting the Gipper
U.S.-Soviet competition forced the Soviet Politburo to install a reformer, Mikhail Gorbachev, rather than a hard-liner, Beschloss asserted. Then that same escalation caused Gorbachev to feel pressure “to make arms deals and improve...
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- 01 Oct 1999
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The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
Chuck Belle (MBA '73) promised to attempt to install a pass-fail system and said that "free nights are few . . . but we have a social committee that shall pleasure the time." Dean Fouraker's welcome included the promise, "You will...
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Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- 01 Dec 2009
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Taking the Plunge
THE BOTTOM LINE: TOTO’s ad campaign turned heads. Did it win U.S. customers? Photo courtesy Toto Usa Inc. It’s installed in 63 percent of all Japanese homes but rarely found in the United States: a combination bidet-toilet with an...
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- 30 Aug 2018
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Sharing a Passion for Art
advantage of opportunities to pursue a lifelong passion for collecting modern and contemporary art—and not just paintings, drawings, and photographs. Among the several thousand pieces of art van Caldenborgh has collected over the years are View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
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Turning Point: Makeover
Two years in, the C-suite installed by the private equity firm left abruptly in the middle of COVID. I returned as CEO and barely recognized our company. Thankfully, beneath the wreckage, Tatcha’s soul was still intact. We undertook a...
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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Your Keyboard Is Listening
research. “If we could measure those signs accurately, we could treat these diseases earlier, before significant damage has taken place in the brain.” NeuraMetrix’s early studies have shown it can detect Parkinson’s, says Samzelius. To use it, a person View Details
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April White
- 13 Apr 2017
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Navy Destroyer Named After HBS Alumnus
secretary of defense for installations and logistics during the Johnson Administration, and a commissioned lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. Admiral John Richardson, chief of naval operations, spoke at the ceremony, while Paul’s...
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- 01 Mar 2011
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The Check Is in the Mail
Credit due: Trade cards ca. 1870 (top) showed that everything from sewing machines to harvesters could be purchased on installment; the dangers of extending credit instead of demanding cash (bottom); Baker Library Historical Collections Financial products of the past...
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- 26 Aug 2016
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Connecting with the Past
thrown in the deep end,” he recalls, of owning his first business. “I did everything: marketing, making sales, coordinating shipments, supervising, installation of the ceilings.” In 1963, Diamond bought out his two partners, and later,...
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Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2003
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Good Day Sunshine
242f07dca21bab1cbbd0dd3faf4f40ca Thanks to second-year students Brian Robertson (at left) and Dan Cook, the roof of Shad Hall now boasts 192 solar panels, the second largest such installation in Boston. HBS, Harvard University, and the...
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- 06 Nov 2014
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Building a Startup Community Beyond Commencement
as big benefits. But even with the early positive response, Goldstein still sees this as “version 1.0” of the Launch Lab. “We need to better understand the behaviors and needs of the community,” she says. The lab is already undergoing some responsive physical changes,...
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