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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Plugged In
car—which is due in showrooms next month—for the American market. (Though that was nice, too.) The moment also represented a high point in a love affair with cars that began with childhood kart racing and included a few HBS-to-Montreal... View Details
- 23 Mar 2020
- News
Signal Boost
half of its programming to younger audiences—the future of western Michigan—by offering programs like Calling All Colors, which allows students in middle and high schools to discuss race in their communities, and calls on them to make... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Derek Bouchard-Hall (MBA 2004)
When I graduated from Stanford, I had the opportunity to travel with an elite amateur team doing bike races, or I could go join a structural design firm in Pittsburgh. That was my choice. I chose to race bikes. I love the sport. I love... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Scott Clark
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Feedback
March 2016 Early Observers Re: The New Space Race A nice overview, but what was neglected was the important contribution of earth observation (remote sensing) technology and spin-off ventures to the current array of commercial space... View Details
- 23 Mar 2016
- News
Curing Parkinson’s Disease
HBS alumni Jonathan Solomon and Hampus Hillerstrom (both MBA 2007) play an important role in Jon Palfreman’s recent book Brain Storms: The Race to Unlock the Mysteries of Parkinson’s Disease. As the cofounders of NeuroPhage... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Action Plan: Whole Sale
values: “Gen Z consumers expect the brands they support to take a stand, especially on social justice issues.” Build a more inclusive team. The Gen Z audience expects inclusivity—in terms of race but also in terms of gender, sexual... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In the Driver's Seat
NASCAR racing is one of the more popular spectator sports in the country, but it's a tight little fraternity that's tough to join and expensive to belong to — maintaining a competitive team costs about $15 million per season. But die-hard... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
science’s greatest race amidst the chaos of World War I, and a love story as epic as the railways crossing Russia. Kellogg on Branding in a Hyper-Connected World edited by Alice Tybout and Tim Calkins (MBA 1991) Wiley Kellogg on Branding... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Last Look
House Raft Race. Harvard professor Robert Kiely says this race of jerry-rigged craft was already in place when he became master of Adams House in 1973. Lore has it that athletically challenged Adams House decided to create a “sport” in... View Details
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
A Solo Sail Around the World
complete the Vendee Globe yacht race—a non-stop, solo trip around the world. A New York Times story on Wilson notes that the race will be his second, having placed ninth in the 2009 competition. After completing the race, he spoke to the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Just Doing His Job
industry in a varied portfolio of investments (Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding are a special interest) for a man who has made a reputation based on “his philanthropy, a keen intellect, and a tough business manner.” View Details
- 07 Nov 2019
- News
Scranton Elects First Female Mayor
As an Oregon native running on the Independent ticket, Paige Cognetti (MBA 2014) was not the most likely candidate to claim victory in a special mayoral election that took place Tuesday in Scranton, Pennsylvania. But she won handily, claiming 36 percent of the vote in... View Details
- 23 Oct 2024
- News
Running Man
There aren’t many people on this planet—let alone septuagenarians—who can contemplate running 50 or 100 miles at a time. But for 77-year-old Eric Spector (MBA 1972), a retired entrepreneur and CEO in the tech, consumer retail, and media sectors, running long (long,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
years—about the time she expects that the next generation of green aircraft will debut. She isn’t sure which of the innovations currently in development—such as planes powered by hydrogen or battery power—will win the race to the runway,... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Under the Hood
There’s more to a championship racing organization than a hot driver and a lightning-fast pit crew. Just ask NASCAR ace Tony Stewart about Brett Frood (MBA 2004), whom he hired eight years ago to run all his racing-related businesses as... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
@Soldiers Field
HISTORY In February, New York Times staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke about her 1619 project in Klarman Hall Auditorium. The event, which included a panel on the connections between history and present-day race relations, was... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Gordon Celebrates a Century
Gordon family organized a 100-mile relay race that began at 4:30 a.m. and finished at 8:30 p.m. Twenty family and community members participated, each running four to eight miles. Gordon, the legendary Wall Street figure whose career at... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Advancing Racial Equity
values, and to act to promote racial equity both on campus and beyond. HBS is taking significant steps to welcome and promote Black talent, advance research related to race and use case discussions to educate students about racism, engage... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
produces continual improvement and allows them to rapidly adapt to change without succumbing to complexity. Dorade: The History of an Ocean Racing Yacht by Douglas D. Adkins (MBA 1975) (David R. Godine) This is a history of the Dorade,... View Details