President Obama has pledged $19 billion to encourage physicians and
hospitals to adopt electronic medical records and similar systems. The assumption is that recycling paper-based patient records and turning to more advanced, ...READ»
Harvard is already tops in most green university ratings, and now the school appears to be gunning for the number one spot with a commitment to get over 10% of its power from a wind farm in northern Maine. That's a big chunk of ...READ»
Reports about the new swine flu surfaced last March. By April, there was an App for that. Now there are close to 30 swine flu-related Apps in Apple's Store, the most recent from Harvard Medical School.
The HMS Mobile Swine Flu ...READ»
A chemical attack on your city leaves you gasping for air. Luckily, your bra doubles as a pair of gas masks, saving the day for you and a friend. The "garment device convertible to one or more facemasks" won the Public Health ...READ»
Just when you thought you'd learned about all the things your iPhone can do for you, along comes a new one: It can help you track your happiness. Taking part also helps someone write a PhD, so it's a double plus.
The new app is ...READ»
Why is Philip Morris Backing Antismoking Bills?
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed legislation giving the FDA authority to regulate the tobacco industry. Just 10 years ago, when Senator John McCain introduced a similar bill, ...READ»
Lawyers have their oath of attorney, and doctors have that Hippocratic one, but it struck Max Anderson, a Princeton alumnus who today graduates from the Harvard Business School, that MBAs have nothing. And so he and several of his ...READ»
Mia Riverton
Founder and President
Harvardwood
Los Angeles, California
MIA RIVERTON, 30, is an actress/producer/writer who in 1999 cofounded a volunteer networking group for Harvard grads in the arts, media, and ...READ»
You were busy listening to President Obama talk about health care, or watching the economy defy even the most pessimistic doomsayers. But all the while, the Web was churning with news of backroom dealings, car tech, Harvard's secret ...READ»
The world has changed. Even in this economic downturn corporations are being pressured to adopt socially responsible and sustainable practices. But how much should business be responsible for? And where are the lines between business, government and non-profits? READ»
Vison. Hard work. Team work. These are all qualities that good leaders employ. It's also how Ben Campbell, the star character in the film "21," used them to his advantage. Here's what we can learn from an MIT mastermind ...READ»
