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Harvard President Larry Bacow visits the International Technology Academy in Pontiac, Mich. Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean Bridget Terry Long (from left) and Bacow speak with students Haitau Yang, Darcy Mendoza, and Rebecca Murray in the robotics lab of the school.

Bacow returns to Michigan roots

During visit, Harvard president makes case for college to students, lauds city’s recovery

DateSeptember 17, 2018September 19, 2018

Harvard and the University of Michigan have formed two partnerships designed to encourage economic opportunity in struggling Detroit and to fight the national scourge of opioid addiction.

Harvard, U. of Michigan to tackle social ills

Two universities launch partnerships to boost Detroit opportunity, reduce opioid crisis

DateSeptember 12, 2018September 21, 2018

After his app, RapidSOS, won the 2015 President's Innovation Challenge, Michael Martin, M.B.A. '15, took his life-saving app to Apple, which has integrated RapidSOS into the iPhone's emergency location system.

Another challenge pays off

Harvard-nursed app will send location of 911 calls from Apple iPhones

DateAugust 30, 2018August 31, 2018

A new HBS paper says that the best way for food enthusiasts to perform like expert tasters is to let go of buzzwords and make taste a visual experience.

How to think like a gourmet

Techniques can help enthusiasts better understand and judge food and drink, researchers say

DateAugust 23, 2018August 30, 2018

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Problem-solving techniques take on new twist

For best solutions, intermittent collaboration provides the right formula

DateAugust 15, 2018August 30, 2018

Three Harvard studies have found warning labels with graphic images are more effective than text warnings or calorie listings in reducing sugary drink purchases.

Graphic images speak to consumers of sugary drinks

Warning labels linked to reduced purchases; online study supports findings

DateJune 20, 2018August 30, 2018

Harvard Business School Professor Francesca Gino talks about what she learned from the talented rebels she’s worked with during her research over the years, and what they have to teach us about when to break the rules.

Unleash your inner rebel

In an age of constant change, it pays to be trailblazer, Harvard author says

DateMay 15, 2018August 30, 2018

Mike Robbins

Vulnerability as a tool for strong leadership

Motivational speaker urges ‘authenticity’ in the workplace

DateApril 24, 2018August 30, 2018

Cui Tiankai,

The ‘understanding deficit’ between China, U.S.

At Harvard, Beijing’s ambassador downplays prospects of trade war

DateApril 18, 2018August 30, 2018

HBS Professor Sunil Gupta discusses the national scramble to court Amazon as the retail giant searches for a second headquarters opposite its primary campus in Seattle (pictured).

The quest to win over Amazon

Only one of 20 cities, Boston among them, can win its HQ contest, but losers may benefit too, Harvard professor says

DateFebruary 26, 2018August 30, 2018

Ray Dalio

A business success based on openness

Ray Dalio explains unorthodox principles that guide his investment firm

DateFebruary 22, 2018August 30, 2018

New York Stock Exchange Trader Frederick Reimer reacts as the Dow Jones industrial plunged on Monday.

The stock market goes off-road

Unexpected bumps suggest new forces in play; Business School professor mulls what they may be

DateFebruary 6, 2018August 30, 2018

Photos by Kwame Owusu-Kesse/K.KESS Photography

The NBA-HBS career connection

In novel new program, basketball players and student mentors work together to build business acumen

DateNovember 27, 2017August 30, 2018

At "The Lure of the Prosperity Gospel in the Age of Trump," panelist Jonathan Walton (center) and E.J. Dionne (right) discussed the paradoxes of the evangelical tradition and how Trump has capitalized on its appeal to both rich and poor.

Try hard, find God, get rich

The prosperity gospel has gained an important foothold in U.S. politics, panelists say

DateOctober 24, 2017August 30, 2018

Workers with strong social skills are increasingly valuable to employers, according to a new paper by Professor David Deming, while opportunities are shrinking for STEM specialists.

Golden age for team players

Strong social skills increasingly valuable to employers, study finds

DateOctober 23, 2017August 30, 2018

Dean Claudine Gay convenes the inaugural symposium of the Inequality in America Initiative, which will include non-academic experiences and support a new postdoctoral fellowship.

Scholars home in on U.S. inequality

‘Urgent, focused’ attention includes new postdoctoral fellowship

DateOctober 20, 2017August 30, 2018

“Entrepreneurship is a tool for providing something beneficial to society," Steven Rogers, M.B.A. '85, told his Ed Portal audience.

Want to do well? Then do good

HBS lecturer says entrepreneurial success should benefit society

DateSeptember 26, 2017August 30, 2018

Harvard University Business School professor, Michael Porter and co-author Katherine Gehl, (left)

Political failure through a business lens

Lack of competition, accountability are crippling America’s ability to thrive, report says

DateSeptember 13, 2017August 30, 2018

Cybersecurity expert and Berkman Klein fellow Bruce Schneier talked to the Gazette about what consumers can do to protect themselves from government and corporate surveillance.

On internet privacy, be very afraid

‘Surveillance is the business model of the internet,’ Berkman and Belfer fellow says

DateAugust 24, 2017August 30, 2018

Economist and Harvard Professor Mihir Desai discusses his new book, “The Wisdom of Finance,” in which he explains the basic principles of finance using plain language and stories from art.

Finance meets humanities — really

Author Mihir Desai explains how the two are linked in deep and meaningful ways

DateJuly 14, 2017August 30, 2018

Following a spate of bad press, ride-sharing giant Uber tapped Frances X. Frei, UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management at HBS, to lead major reforms at the company.

Teaching Uber instead of HBS students

Frances Frei takes leave to tackle problems at rapidly growing ride-share company

DateJune 6, 2017August 30, 2018

"When I was a student, we had 300 case studies our first year, and only one of those had an African-American protagonist,” said Steven Rogers, a senior lecturer whose course “Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship” was designed for the Business School. "The younger generation [of African-Americans] has embraced the philosophy that if you want success, you can be your own boss."

Black leadership, front and center

At Business School, students analyze case studies of minority business figures and their challenges

DateMay 12, 2017August 30, 2018

A Harvard study has found that single female M.B.A. students will minimize their career ambitions in front of men, including withholding their opinions, avoiding career-advancing opportunities, and offering to take a lower salary.

The internal marriage tax of women M.B.A.s

Those single tend to downplay career ambitions to boost relationship prospects, study says

DateApril 7, 2017August 30, 2018

At the Graduate School of Design discussion on the future of retail, Eric Symon, vice president of PTC's global retail business unit, spoke to the behavioral impacts of widespread internet shopping on consumers, who have become better informed and accustomed to products on demand.

For retail, the revolution is televised

Shifts in online shopping will continue to drive the market, panelists say

DateMarch 2, 2017August 30, 2018

A new Harvard Kennedy School paper looks at early investor reaction to Donald Trump’s presidency.

A closer look at the post-election stock rally

Kennedy School paper matches performance across sectors to Trump policy stances

DateFebruary 24, 2017August 30, 2018

Lisa Von Sturmer, CEO of Growing City, makes her “Pitch Perfect” speech at Women's Entrepreneurship Day 2016 at the Science Center.

Giving women the edge

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day brought powerful business minds to campus.

DateDecember 1, 2016August 30, 2018

“The idea is to create bridges between anthropologists, economists, lawyers, and others who are working on poverty inequality on various parts of the planet,” said Michèle Lamont, director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, who helped organize the conference along with Brown University professor Hilary Silver.

Taking the stigma out of poverty

Two-day panel looks at social exclusion, and how to eradicate it

DateNovember 17, 2016August 30, 2018

Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria is pictured in his home on the campus of HBS at Harvard University. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer

‘I had this extraordinary sense of liberation’

Nitin Nohria’s exhilarating journey

DateApril 29, 2015September 4, 2018