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08 Feb 2013

Campus Tour - CANCELLED

Due to potential inclement weather the tour has been cancelled. View Details

William Irrgang

Irrgang continued Lincoln’s strong financial performance - weathering two recessions while maintaining productivity and securing Lincoln Electric’s leadership position in the arc-welding equipment and supply business. Irrgang’s... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

Otto Haas

Along with chemist Otto Rohm, Haas founded one of the world’s largest specialty chemical producers. Under his leadership, Rohm and Haas discovered two major products that have had a significant impact on business and society – Plexiglas and chemical paint binders (used... View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

James R. Moffett

the discovery and exploration of natural resource deposits around the world, especially the Grasberg gold mine in Papua, Indonesia. As CEO, Moffett oversaw a massive growth plan for the combined entities and expanded the firm’s mining portfolio while successfully View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

January 2024
Article

Helping Children Catch Up: Early Life Shocks and the PROGRESA Experiment

By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Theresa Molina, Anant Nyshadham and Jorge Tamayo

Can investing in children who faced adverse events in early childhood help them catch up? We answer this question using two orthogonal sources of variation – resource availability at birth (local rainfall) and cash incentives for school enrollment – to identify the... View Details

Keywords: Children; Outcome or Result; Welfare; Early Childhood Education; Weather

01 Mar 2010
News

The Heart of the Deal

1982 Tylenol tampering incident and became famous for his leadership through that crisis. His brother, Bill Burke (MBA ’92), was president of TBS, later headed up the Weather Channel, and authored a biography of Ted Turner. CEO Jeff... View Details

09 Jan 2015
News

Alumni Notch 12 Spots on Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ Lists

2011) – Shoptiques Finance http://www.forbes.com/30under30/#/finance Brij Khurana (MBA 2011) – PIMCO Robert Klaber (MBA 2012) – Parnassus Investments Eli Nagler (MBA 2012) – Blackstone Group Social Entrepreneurs http://www.forbes.com/30under30/#/social-entrepreneurs... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Dec 2010
News

You Haven’t Changed a Bit

Photographs by Stuart Cahill and Neal Hamberg Related Links 2010 Fall Reunion Photo Gallery 2010 Reunion Presentations Occasional blustery, rainy weather couldn’t put a damper on the good vibrations emanating from the fall reunion... View Details

Keywords: reunion

Portrait Project

Umaimah Mendhro

Saudi Arabia... is where I first felt alone. And thus appreciated the need to form, rather than absorb, beliefs. It's where I first dreamt of leaving a mark on this world. And living a life that tens of millions know of... that feels relevant, anchored and found.... View Details

Portrait Project

Harman Kochar

learn from each flat tire along the way Keep company of good people during this journey...the journey is extremely pleasant when the company is good Discover new places and venture on higher grounds Persist in unpleasant weather and find... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Alumni Book Briefs

Phelps), companies (P&G, Target), and social organizations (Saddleback Church, the civil rights movement). He offers a framework for changing bad habits: identify the routine, experiment with rewards, isolate the cue, and have a plan. Frank Batten: The Untold Story of... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

13 Feb 2017

[CANCELLED] Peek Weekend Information Session at Wellesley College

This information session has been cancelled due to the winter weather advisory. View Details

11 Jun 2015
News

Leading the way in sustainable style

pro-environmental policies are not only a social good, she says. They are also money savers that helped Esquel weather the economic downturn. Now she wants to share her company’s successful strategies with the industry through... View Details

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For Guests | Commencement 2025

and the required form for requesting children on stage (login required) on myHBS . Dining All retail dining locations on campus will be open. Dress Code May weather in Boston can be variable (hot and humid, cool, or raining), so use your... View Details

09 Sep 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics

A few years ago, Joseph B. Lassiter traveled to San Francisco, Houston, and New York to hold discussions with Harvard alumni on the topic of business and the environment. Each time, he surveyed the audience about the touchy subject of climate change and how society... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Portrait Project

Suzanne Floy Gauron

tree was weathered and peeling, but still strong enough to stand years of coastal nor'easters. Refusing to grow efficiently skywards, its green swooping branches stretched outward, dipping low enough for a child to climb. That balance of... View Details

07 Sep 2019
Op-Ed

Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change

It was a dramatic contrast on our screens last week. As Hurricane Dorian unleashed nature’s fury on the Bahamas and danced with a wide swath of the East Coast of the United States, I flipped to the CNN Climate Town Hall, where Democratic presidential candidates... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber

Profile

Creighton Taylor

Accra news, weather, politics, and traffic. But one-on-one interviews dramatically changed their approach. “People don’t care about weather or traffic,” says Creighton. “The weather is always hot and humid;... View Details

09 Aug 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

Productivity Tips You Probably Haven't Considered Before

taking breaks help or hinder getting things done? The researchers also address questions you've likely never considered, such as how weather affects productivity and why collaboration may make you less able to solve problems. Hiding From... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Dan Lufkin | Baker Library

to help the firm weather hard times brought on by the oil crisis, inflation, and the end of fixed commission fees for brokers. He has since been involved with numerous other ventures spanning film, leveraged buyouts, and ranching. He... View Details

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