For the first time in the festival's 26-year history, ARTS FIRST comes to Allston on Sunday April 29, with an adventurous lineup of fun and exciting activities. Join us -- and the Harvard Business School, Harvard i-lab, OFA Ceramics Program, Harvard Ed Portal and the Harvard Stadium -- for a joyful daylong expansion of the festival to our nearby neighbors! Free and open to the public. [...]

One of the best aspects of Harvard Business School is its proximity to the country’s best hospitals, academic centers, and culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. The Health Care Initiative regularly connects with local organizations through our Harvard partner relationships and our robust alumni network to create rich learning experiences for our students. Recently, we sponsored a tour of the Boston Medical Center which is the largest safety-net hospital in New England with the busiest trauma and emergency services center. With many of our students interested in improving care delivery, this was a great opportunity for them to catch a glimpse of the front lines of health care in action as well witness some of the behind-the-scenes flow of hospital operations. [...]

One of the reasons why prospective students interested in health care should consider Harvard Business School (HBS) is its amazing location. The Greater Boston area is full of companies, hospitals and universities focused on health care, technology and science. And, with the final beams of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) going up on Western Ave, across the street from HBS, the concept of the Allston “Innovation Corridor” is visibly well underway. [...]

Some of the greatest health care innovations have taken decades to reach widespread adoption, adding to the ever-increasing cost of health care. This "scale-up" competition seeks to shorten the time frame for innovation dissemination. In the fall of 2016 four teams were selected as finalists. On November 8, 2017, Carrum Health was announced the winner. [...]

This past summer, Founding Faculty Chair Vicki Sato, six Blavatnik Fellows and a few sous chefs (aka significant others) spent an evening at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts cooking up business ideas and perfecting their recipe for success. There are many parallels between cooking and creating businesses from scratch. Both encourage teams to work with a spirit of creative collaboration, set goals, delegate tasks, develop skills, meet timelines, and in the end enjoy the delicious rewards of a job well done. [...]