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Harvard to cut professors - Boston Herald

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:09 -0800

Harvard to cut professors
Boston Herald
Still reeling from the endowment-fund hit it took last year, Harvard University is looking to reduce the number of professors within its ...
Harvard Looks to Cut Professors to Balance $110M Deficit FOXNews

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Tension, Emotion at Harvard Turkish-Armenian Forum - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:12:30 -0800

Tension, Emotion at Harvard Turkish-Armenian Forum
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Something unprecedented happened at Harvard University's Tsai Auditorium on the night of Monday, November 16. A capacity audience of 200 that included, ...

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Harvard Poker Pro Says Texas Hold 'Em Can Teach Traders to Fold - Bloomberg

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:20:42 -0800

Harvard Poker Pro Says Texas Hold 'Em Can Teach Traders to Fold
Bloomberg
20 (Bloomberg) -- Brandon Adams, who teaches behavioral finance at Harvard University's Department of Economics, says some of the best candidates for Wall ...

No hospital savings with electronic records: study - Reuters

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:07:49 -0800

TG Daily

No hospital savings with electronic records: study
Reuters
... thousands of US hospitals have done little to rein in skyrocketing healthcare costs, Harvard University researchers said in a study released on Friday. ...
E-Health Records Do Not Reduce Hospitals' Costs, Study Finds iHealthBeat
More IT At Hospitals Doesn't Cut Costs, Harvard Study Finds National Underwriter Property And Casualty Insurance News

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Kenney Has Yale Football Now That Merrill Is Gone - Bloomberg

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:16:54 -0800

Kenney Has Yale Football Now That Merrill Is Gone
Bloomberg
... athletic building with meeting rooms and offices financed with donations from the family, will be dedicated before the game against Harvard University. ...

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Warren Winning Means No Sale If You Can't Explain It - Bloomberg

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:23:04 -0800

The Moderate Voice

Warren Winning Means No Sale If You Can't Explain It
Bloomberg
“We need a new model: If you can't explain it, you can't sell it,” said Warren, 60, a Harvard University law professor who is head of the Congressional ...
Elizabeth Warren The Moderate Voice

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Louisville's mayor lecturing at Harvard today - Examiner.com

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:58:32 -0800

Examiner.com

Louisville's mayor lecturing at Harvard today
Examiner.com
Metro Louisville's mayor, Jerry Abramson, is giving a lecture today at Harvard University, to a group of freshman mayors from across the country. ...
Louisville mayor to speak at Harvard Kentucky.com
Abramson to speak to newly elected mayors at Harvard Bizjournals.com
Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson on Harvard panel Louisville Courier-Journal

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Uninsured trauma patients are much more likely to die - Los Angeles Times

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:25:42 -0800

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Uninsured trauma patients are much more likely to die
Los Angeles Times
The research team from Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston used information from 1154 US hospitals that contribute to the National ...
Study: Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER The Associated Press
Uninsured patients twice as likely to die in hospital FierceHealthcare
Uninsured Trauma Patients More Likely To Die In ER RedOrbit
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Record-Setting Harvard Student Starts Charity Club

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:31:00 -0800

Freshman world record-holder starts a money-raising charity for record-setters.

Spitzer Talks About, Well, Ethics - New York Times

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:03:35 -0800

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Spitzer Talks About, Well, Ethics
New York Times
Eliot Spitzer was invited to speak at Harvard University on Thursday about what first made him famous: policing Wall Street. Mention of the prostitution ...
Spitzer to Give Lecture at Harvard Ethics Center FOXNews
Spitzer to lecture at Harvard ethics center Boston Globe
Eliot Spitzer Avoids Talk of Hookers in Harvard Ethics Speech Bloomberg
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Graduate Enrollment Breaks with National Trend

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:51 -0800

The number of international students applying to Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has increased this year, bucking a national trend of decreasing numbers of foreign students applying to U.S. graduate programs.

Sandel Takes on ‘Right Thing’

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:03:19 -0800

Harvard Professor Michael J. Sandel challenged his audience to explore the moral dilemmas behind political controversies while presenting his latest book at the Harvard Book Store last night.

HBS Graduates Avoid Finance

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:01:59 -0800

Fewer Harvard Business School students are entering careers in finance, a sign that global stock markets may be leveling off, according to the latest report of an HBS alumnus who correlates MBA career choices with long-term market performance.

Queer Artist Speaks at Women’s Center

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:59:45 -0800

The Harvard College Women’s Center hosted lesbian singer, songwriter, and activist Alix Dobkin for music, dinner, and discussion last night.

Symposium Examines Climate Change

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:57:45 -0800

In coordination with a meeting of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, the Harvard University Center for the Environment held a symposium called “Climate Change: A Perspective from the Arctic” at the Northwest Science Building yesterday.

Police Raid Green Rally

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:54:48 -0800

At 1:30 a.m. Monday morning, the Boston Police roused scores of sleeping protesters—including several Harvard students and top NASA climate scientist James E. Hansen—from their tents pitched on Boston Common, asking them to ready their identification cards.

Fellowship To Fund Public Service Law

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:25:32 -0800

Harvard Law School has unveiled a new public service fellowship that will fund legal work in the public interest sector, an addition to the school’s long list of initiatives that encourage students to engage in public service.

Grad Student Wins Big On TV

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:16:11 -0800

On Friday afternoon, rather than courting a thesis advisor or working on research, Harvard graduate student Nathan Kaplan was watching himself on TV, reviewing his performance on ABC’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.”

Harvard University poisoning: What is sodium azide, anyway? - Los Angeles Times

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:15:22 -0700

Harvard University poisoning: What is sodium azide, anyway?
Los Angeles Times
In August, six Harvard Medical School scientists were sickened after drinking coffee from a communal coffee machine: Turns out it was laced with a chemical ...
Harvard University Researcher Says Coffee Was Poisoned on Purpose ABC News
6 at Harvard Were Sickened by Tainted Coffee New York Times
Coffee Poisoning Struck 6 at Harvard Wall Street Journal
U.S. News & World Report - The Associated Press - Seattle Times
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Poisoned Coffee Sent Harvard Researchers to Hospital

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:57:00 -0700

Investigation of August incident is underway to find how sodium azide got into coffee machine.

How America's Best Leaders of 2009 Were Picked

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:01:00 -0700

The project is a collaboration between U.S. News and the Harvard Center for Public Leadership.