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01 Jun 2023
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Curb Appeal

illegally dumping trash outside of officially sanctioned collection areas are steep—violators can be fined $4,000 and have their vehicles impounded—but until Tisch came along, there was no enforcement mechanism and therefore little... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order

Highway As cities reshape themselves and populations increase, demand for goods will rise. And if the pandemic taught us anything about supply and demand, it’s that the trucking system—once largely unnoticed—can become a real bottleneck. Cheng Lu (MBA 2010), president... 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 Sep 2011
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RoboCar, the Sequel

Alden Photo courtesy William Alden Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur. Consider the case of William Alden (MBA ’52), as reported in the Cape Cod Times (April 12, 2011). More than 50 years ago, Alden was working on an automated... View Details

Keywords: Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

07 Jun 2011
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Back to the Future

on an automated mail-flow system for the postal service when he started thinking about a people-moving system based on cars that could drive over roads but also attach to computer-controlled track networks. A version of his idea was... View Details

19 Sep 2019
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Predicting Human Behaviors

spreadsheet of startups that the i-lab created.” Today, Boston-based Perceptive Automata is working with suppliers and automakers in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and the technology is in testing in autonomous vehicles and highly... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2023
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Is AI OK?

pymetrics to help them meet their diversity goals. And the firm’s impact is likely to spread, thanks to its recent acquisition by Harver, an automated recruiting platform with global reach. Seke Ballard (MBA 2010), founder of the fintech... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

30 Oct 2018
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Paths of Victory

Competition had on their business. Parker Treacy (MBA 2012) Founder of Cobli, 2016 Alumni Track Grand Prize Winner Cobli, based in Brazil, is a vehicle fleet logistics business tapping into the South American market of 50 million... View Details

Keywords: Alumni New Venture Contest; Support Activities for Transportation; Transportation; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

Ganesh Natarajan (AMP 169, 2005), Chairman of 5F World, Lighthouse Communities Foundation, and Honeywell Automation India. Navaldi’s highlighted contributions include “delivering medicines, oxygen concentrators, and medical supplies to... View Details

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