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- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA '77)
in terms of its capacity for consumer impact, social change, and policy influence." Langer's unflagging dedication to her work and those whom she serves would be remarkable under any circumstances. But incredibly, five years ago, her... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
the whole world of nature,” she once said. Years later, Carson—a quiet, reserved woman who trained as a scientist—would find her voice as a writer, publishing essays and books about nature’s delicate interrelationship with humankind. For... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
comprehensive, regional planning and as only one element in a complex mix of interrelated socioeconomic factors. "A lot of businesses that are concerned about the problem have... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
Can you talk about how your awareness of these issues evolved? NLK: India had a very sad story in sanitation—at these events I would almost feel like I had to hang my head in shame because whenever India came up, it was like, “Oh, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
interrupted, and the resultant patchwork of schooling in Holland and Washington, DC, resulted in poor grades and caused him to reject all thoughts of going to college. A stint in the US Army began his... View Details
- 27 Jul 2017
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
clinics.” That month-long assignment ultimately evolved into the full-time role she has today. In her capacity as director of continuous improvement, Leger works with salauno’s management team to determine... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 17 Oct 2019
- News
Venturing Away from Venture Capital
Meridith Unger (MBA 2010), founder of Nix, a startup that is developing a single-use, wearable sensor to determine a person’s real-time hydration status, says that this stems directly from the risky nature... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 24 May 2017
- News
John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963
Braunwald, a renowned health care leader who was part of the BWH team. That merger serves as a model for others throughout the country. McArthur’s vision has also benefited HCA Healthcare, Duke University... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life
records for our constituents. We also take a leadership role in responsible dog ownership, including legislative issues involving dogs. The AKC provides assistance for a number of affiliated organizations. We give a million dollars a year... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
and unambiguous research, he makes clear the devastating consequences of growing up poor: living in poverty, even temporarily, is detrimental to cognitive abilities, emotional control, and the overall health... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Stress Test
what we do,” says Andrew Kelley, III (MBA 2002), the chief commercial officer for BoxLock. He’s spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to do things right in the midst of a pandemic. Atlanta-based... View Details
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
and focus it up the supply chain and let the market forces determine which of the growers, processors, and distributors are going to succeed and be responsive to these market opportunities,” says Kendall.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
responsible to social interests, and we’ll have to respond to that in some way. This will be especially important because humanity faces some urgent problems. How, for instance, do we deal with sustainability and the anxiety that people have about the environment? How... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
benefit the health of the soil and that of the people living on it. "As a tribal nation it gives us better things to eat," he says, "and the View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
New Ways to Stay Connected
their time at HBS. SIPs are developed by the faculty and delivered with help from HBS alumni. The four-day programs are offered in January and topics in 2018 included digital marketing, value-based health care, and personal financial... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
marketing group, hammering out goals and determining resources, work assignments, measures of success, and even rewards and recognition for a job well done. "It is the only method that works if you want to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
the time the go-go ’90s rolled around, Apax was poised for spectacular growth. The firm’s European funds, which focused on telecommunications, IT, retail and consumer goods, media, health care, and financial/business services, returned an... View Details
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Source Code
research meeting at Numenta headquarters, Hawkins leads the team of neuroscientists in a long discussion about orientation—that is, how neurons determine where you are, and then predict where you’re going to... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
facing both nonprofits and other social-purpose enterprises. Another concerns the ways in which businesses can influence a community's health and create meaningful partnerships with government and nonprofit organizations. A third has to... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 04 Aug 2020
- News
How Business Can Advance Racial Equity
focused on the issue of racial equity, but what are some of the key factors that will determine whether businesses can continue to make good on commitments like the Business... View Details