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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Using IT to Heal U.S. Health Care
and cutting death rates. Brailer’s challenge is to create electronic recordkeeping standards for the medical profession and to fund construction of the computer network necessary to store and share patient data. Said Brailer: “Health-care... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
A Bid for the Future
dramatically expanding Virginia’s investment in computer-science education. That was the moment the Amazon RFP arrived. A $1.1 billion investment in the tech-talent pipeline, with a goal of more than doubling the annual number of degrees awarded in View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
computerize financial data and provide investment professionals with real-time market information and analysis. The computer terminal he and his partners created, which became known as the Bloomberg Terminal, transformed the buying and... View Details
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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Delivering the Power to Dream Big
Bart Howe (MBA 2011) envisions a time when tablet computers are self-charging and when buildings will generate their own power. Ubiquitous Energy, a company he cofounded that is creating a new generation of solar cells, puts these... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
by Roger Thompson A spate of business scandals — from Enron’s spectacular collapse to stock option backdating — have put business schools on the spot to explain what, if any, responsibility they might have for what’s gone wrong in America’s executive suites. Two... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Editor's Note
Worth the Wait HBS plans a memorable Centennial year The first centennial I remember happened in my North Carolina hometown in the late 1950s. The men grew beards, wore funny hats, and puffed on awful-smelling cigars. The town held a parade and put on a grand fireworks... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
From A to Z
ABEREOJE AND ZOTOVA: Two of the new faces (and new friends) of the Class of 2009. Class of 2009 Class Size 901 Yield 89% Women 36% Minorities 24% International 33% Total Countries 67 Undergraduate Majors Humanities and Social Sciences 36% Engineering 28% Business 25%... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Wells to Lead IMD
HBS Professor of Management Practice John Wells (MBA ’79, DBA ’84) has been named the new president of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), in Lausanne, Switzerland, effective this spring. Beginning in the 1980s, Wells served as a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Creativity from Many Angles
Upbeat, collaborative, and engaged.” That’s how Professor Teresa Amabile describes a gathering of 85 scholars and 15 business leaders held on the HBS campus in early December. The two-day Centennial conference, “Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Centennial Goes YouTube
What’s the first adjective that comes to mind when you hear the word centennial? Be honest. I bet it’s not fun, or entertaining, or cool. Now get ready for a surprise. The Knowledge and Library Services folks at the Baker Library | Bloomberg Center have launched a fun,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Join in the Centennial
You don’t have to be on campus to tap into HBS Centennial events. The School’s yearlong celebration now has a Web home — www.hbs.edu/centennial/. The site gives the Centennial 21st-century global reach tailored for an alumni audience on which the sun never sets. On the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Community Partners Program Honored for Service to Nonprofits
The HBS clubs' Community Partners program, which provides free consulting services to nonprofits, has received the Volunteer Service Award from the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. Several clubs have strong Community Partners programs, including... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Highly Energetic
The fourth annual Energy Symposium at HBS in October brought together industry executives, venture capitalists, and consultants to discuss the sector’s challenges and opportunities. Winds of change are turning hearts and minds as well as turbines: While demand for coal... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
Is There a Disconnect? Thanks for some interesting commentary in the December issue. I note in particular the preamble to the review of John Kao’s (MBA ’82) new book, Charlie Williams’s observations in “The Wise Men” feature, and Professor Rakesh Khurana’s insights in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
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A New Day for Fellowships
Ed Gozonsky (MBA '54), right, spoke to Associate Professor Andrew McAfee and students after attending a class as part of Fellowship Day. HBS changed my life. The education I got here made all the difference,” retired CEO of Alleghany Corporation John Burns (MBA ’55)... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
HBS Students Mentor Kids
GOOD BUDDIES: (from left) Todd, Richie, Rory, and William. During his time at HBS, William Pritchett (MBA ’06) learned an enormous amount from his professors and classmates. But he also learned a lot from 13-year-old Rory, a student at the Manville School of the Judge... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Charting the Year Ahead
Cooper This past summer saw another successful HBS Global Leadership Forum, this time in Washington, D.C. Attendance exceeded 640 alumni and guests, many of whom had not been to a previous GLF. On behalf of the Alumni Board, who turned out in strength, a very big... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Allston Options Up for Discussion
A preliminary plan for Harvard University’s expansion across the Charles River on land surrounding HBS will be the focus of numerous planning meetings this fall involving the University community, the City of Boston, and the Allston neighborhood. A consulting firm... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
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Finishing Touches
On a steamy day last July, workers replacing books in the restored Stamps Reading Room of Baker Library experienced an unfamiliar sensation: air-conditioning. Climate control is just one improvement to come out of a comprehensive renovation and expansion that will... View Details