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July 8, 2013
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Greening Is Not Enough: 4 Steps to Corporate Leadership on Climate Change

By: Michael W. Toffel and Auden Schendler

Environmental sustainability usually means greening operations and products, but that's not nearly enough to stop climate change. Corporate leadership on climate change also requires urging action by governments, trade associations, and suppliers — and marketing these... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability

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July 2015
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BYOB: How Bringing Your Own Shopping Bags Leads to Treating Yourself, and the Environment

By: Uma R. Karmarkar and Bryan Bollinger

As concerns about pollution and climate change have become more central in public discourse, shopping with reusable grocery bags has been strongly promoted as environmentally and socially conscious. In parallel, firms have joined policy makers in using a variety of... View Details

Keywords: Grocery Shopping; Reusable Bags; Licensing; Priming; Goals; Hedonic; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Environmental Sustainability; Retail Industry

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01 Mar 2016
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Maiden Voyage

Space Missions, Science, and Technology Management. In that role, he will be helping the agency and the UAE to develop and manage its short- and long-term space mission projects and to develop the UAE’s capability in science and... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Space Research and Technology; Government

11 Jul 2013
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Making Lives Better

precisely the tools with which to make that jump—first, in 2005, into the role of CEO of the newly formed Autism Speaks, a science and advocacy organization founded by her former NBC boss Bob Wright, and later, in forming her own... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; autism; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

10 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists

data-id=_/G1ysztH5yi6ahExAmeUm][/div] Scientists working in different disciplines were affected unevenly, according to the research. “Scientists working in fields that tend to rely on physical laboratories and time-sensitive experiments—bench View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Pharmaceutical; Biotechnology; Health

Carissa Bryce Christensen

the Harvard Kennedy School with a Master of Public Policy, specializing in science and technology. She attended Rutgers University and the London School of Economics as an undergraduate. View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence;#10;#Aviation & Aerospace;#17;#Defense, Military, & Space

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CiCi Barrett

invaded my life. This new focus, instead of draining me, helped me discover and become the best possible version of myself. I plan to spend my life sharing the science of happiness with others so that they, too, can enjoy life starting... View Details

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Jordan Amadio

Jordan Amadio is a scientist at heart. After studying theoretical physics as an undergraduate, Jordan entered Harvard Medical School as one of just 30 participants in the Health Sciences and Technology program. A joint effort by Harvard... View Details

01 Dec 2005
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MBAs by the Numbers

Minorities 22% International 33% Median Age 27 Total Countries 68 Undergraduate Majors Humanities and Social Sciences 37% Business Administration 24% Engineering 22% Other 7% Natural Sciences 6% Unspecified... View Details

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

Rick Grinnell

frequent judge at MassChallenge. His contributions to the broader community include being on the Board of the Advanced Cyber Security Center, New England’s public/private security collaboration, the Board of Advisors at the Museum of View Details

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Polaroid Corporation Collection | Baker Library

extraordinary career of Meroë Morse—a key contributor to the development of instant photography, trusted advisor to Polaroid founder Edwin Land, and liaison to iconic landscape photographer Ansel Adams. At The Intersection of Science &... View Details

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Article databases: Which to choose? | Baker Library

Science Best for cited reference searches and journal citation reports for impact factor. Only citations are provided (no full text). Broad interdisciplinary coverage. Still need help? Our expert librarians are here to help you find what... View Details

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Krisha Patel | MBA

Krisha Patel Chemical & Physical Biology / Computer Science Dunster 2025 Cohort 6 Innovation and technology are true architects of change, especially when used to develop solutions that are user-centric, socially responsible and... View Details

01 Mar 2022
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2022 Alumni Achievement Awards Announced

Emeritus, Stanford University; 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences The Alumni Achievement Award is given annually to a handful of alumni who represent the best traditions and highest aspirations of the School. For more than 50... View Details

19 Mar 2019
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A Quick Study

over online flashcards. By 2012, the pair had left medical school to focus on the founding of Osmosis, in an attempt to bring their tools to a wider audience. A recent profile by the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied View Details

03 Nov 2016
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17 Ventures Join the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab

life science and biotech ventures further, faster. The fully equipped wet lab environment, collaborative coworking space, and educational resources will support high-potential biotech, pharma, and other life sciences-related ventures that... View Details

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services

February 10, 2015
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Nonprice incentives and Energy Conservation

By: Omar Isaac Asensio and Magali A Delmas

We investigate the effectiveness of nonprice incentives to motivate conservation behavior. We test whether tailored information about environmental and health damages produces behavior change in the residential electricity sector. In a randomized controlled trial with... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Energy Conservation; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Health Disorders; Knowledge Dissemination; Behavior

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SWEN Blue Ocean: Impact Investing Goes to Sea

By: Vikram S Gandhi and David Allen

In August 2023, SWEN Blue Ocean, a €170 million impact fund that invested in startups contributing to ocean sustainability, faced a critical investment decision. Part of SWEN Capital Partners, an €8 billion, Paris-based private equity fund, Blue Ocean was co-founded in... View Details

Keywords: Communication Technology; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Science-Based Business; Technological Innovation; Financial Services Industry; France; Paris; Italy

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Background Note

The Precautionary Principle

By: Michael W. Toffel and Nazli Z. Uludere Aragon

This note describes the precautionary principle and its key tenets, highlights challenges associated with its use, and includes many examples of its application, primarily within the realm of regulating activities based on the risk of harm to human health and the... View Details