life sciences - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Five Star Press On August 4, 1940, the Seattle Times featured a photo of a toddler sitting on a dock, surrounded by suitcases and looking dazed. After a harrowing journey with her parents, she’d just stepped off a boat and into her new View Details

29 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

biographer Richard S. Tedlow puts it, Grove was "one of the master managers in the history of American business." A new biography, Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American, will debut next week, written by Tedlow, the Class... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

DuPont's vision is "to be the world's most dynamic science company, creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer and healthier life for people everywhere." This vision helps DuPont... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education

Atlanta Life Insurance Company (today the Atlanta Life Financial Group), founded by his father Alonzo. Atlanta Life became one of the most significant Black-owned businesses in... View Details

09 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Solving the Complexities of the Biotechnology Industry

Biotechnology is a complex industry which combines applied science & engineering and applied business practices with life science. It is the most multi-faceted industry segment there is because it is... View Details

Arjun Goyal

Dr. Arjun Goyal is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Vida Ventures, a leading US-based life sciences venture capital firm with approximately $1.7 billion in AUM. Arjun focuses on creating and investing... View Details

Keywords: Biotech & Life Sciences;#43;#Healthcare;#75;#Venture Capital

04 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Tech Club

register to attend! What courses are popular for students interested in tech? Many people cross-register for the foundational computer science course at Harvard College (CS50). A smattering also cross register for MIT courses at the Media... View Details

04 May 2021
Blog Post

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

bucket. To distinguish, I found myself having to consistently un-explain and re-explain certain elements of my life that stemmed clearly from my Filipino heritage and that were different — why I always had spare tamarind soup packets in... View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

what the telling of these stories can teach us about how we tell our own. Slides Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier Professor Arthur Brooks 11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT Both... View Details

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

took on great big topics: the origin of modern American management, the Information Revolution, what will science and technology look like in the 21st century. These were the stuff of his books. Al Chandler had one of the best darn smiles... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

infrastructure, which was built into the federal infrastructure bill that was signed in November. “I think there’s a misconception that it’s costly but otherwise it’s easy. The reality is that while it isn’t rocket science, there is still some View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)

business administration (DBA) in accounting and control, marketing, policy and management, or technology and operations management. Another option is a joint program with Harvard University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences that... View Details

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

30 Sep 2019
Blog Post

The Health Care Initiative at HBS

research with over 100 cases, books, and articles about the topic. The school also offers several joint programs related to health care including an MD-MBA, DMD-MBA, MPP-MBA and two MS-MBAs, one with a focus on biotech and life View Details

20 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2019

classmates simply by participating in activities organized entirely by incoming students. They range anywhere from walking tours of Boston to skydiving! Even the section reveal itself was a suspenseful social experience. Read More>>> Applying to the MS/MBA... View Details

13 May 2021
Blog Post

HBS Got Talent

Weinzierl and Christina Wallace, professional actor/singer Tiffany Mellard (from the cast of Hamilton!), and world-champion swimmer Katie Ledecky. Our host, Weston Ruths (MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences 2022), expertly emceed the event and... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Professor Ramchandran Jaikumar Remembered

was a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, where he received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He also held an MA in industrial engineering from Oklahoma State University and a Ph.D. in decision sciences from the... View Details

15 Dec 2020
Blog Post

MBA Voices Blog: A Year in Review

decision maker. Read More 4 Things to Know About the MS/MBA Biotech “I was initially attracted to Harvard’s MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences program because of the emphasis on ethical decision making, and... View Details

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Brittany Williams

Every summer from 7th grade through her senior year in high school, Brittany Williams went to science camp. “I was the kid who went to the NASA space camp—for fun!” Brittany enrolled at the University of Virginia to study aerospace... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

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Emily Hannenberg

a subsequent assignment as a teacher of military science at MIT, Emily shifted her focus from engineering projects (principally around utilities/power generation) "to developing the next generation of leaders. It was an 'ah-ha!'... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education

21 Nov 2019
Blog Post

Finding My North Star at the Crossroads of Profit and Purpose

hardships of working in a manufacturing factory. I was heavily influenced by my father’s eagerness to relate my school textbook science lessons to examples from his factory. An impact of this practical approach to learning was my later... View Details

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