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On Friday, December 7, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, hosted a discussion with Kathryn Perera, former Ash Center Democracy Fellow, Deputy Director in the English National Health Service, and a current Fellow of Practice in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Psychology of Change program; and Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, Insti...

James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence and a Senior Fellow with the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about his book “Facts and Fears,” defending the intelligence community, and comic books. _______________ Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about James Clapper: https://www.belfercenter.org/pers...

Donor-dependent, platelets are in short supply. To stop bleeding and repair tissues, they are essential for patients with cancer and those undergoing surgery. Jonathan Thon, PhD, co-founder of Platelet BioGenesis, discusses his organization's work to create platelets that can be used to treat these patients and deliver cancer-fighting drugs.

Was Eastern Labs a huge success or an expensive mistake? Eastern Bank CEO Bob Rivers innovates from within by partnering with FinTech entrepreneur Dan O’Malley to launch a completely automated small business lending product. Karen Mills discusses key questions from the case: Did Rivers have the right intrapreneurship model? Did he change the culture at Eastern? Did he make a mistake spinning off N...

After thirty years of research and development, the HondaJet is now the top selling jet in the very light jet segment of the market. Professor Gary Pisano discusses how Honda Aircraft Corporation CEO Michimasa Fujino brought the jet to life, and must decide on ways to grow the business.

D.J. Wu from the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology shares insights from his study looking at how piggybacking (importing users from external networks) is being used as a new approach to launching platforms. To learn more about the Digital Initiative, check out digital.hbs.edu.

Clinical research plays a critical role in developing healthcare innovations that can be made available quickly to serve the needs of patients. Lina Williamson, DVM, PhD, director of the Translational Accelerator at Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses her entrepreneurial program’s role in supporting both the investigator and patient communities in these efforts.

Alumni relive the School's most terrifying tradition

Alumni relive the School's most terrifying tradition

Professor Jonathan L. Walton, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, Sunday sermon Dec. 2, 2018 in the Memorial Church of Harvard University.

Morning Prayers service with speaker, David Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America, Harvard Divinity School., December 6, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker Adam Reynolds, Blue Ocean Faith Chaplain, Office of Religious Life, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, December 4, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker Robert Lue, Professor of the Practice of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty Director of HarvardX, December 5, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker Anya Bassett Ph. D. ‘97, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Senior Lecturer on Social Studies, Harvard University, December 3, 2018.

For busy families, gathering together for a meal—whether it’s breakfast or dinner—can be difficult. But a growing body of research shows that these meals together can have an important influence on the quality of food that children and teens eat. However, there’s been less research on effective ways to encourage families to eat together more often. In this week’s episode we’re speaking with Kathry...

Michael Zhang from the School of Business at the Chinese University of Hong Kong discusses how real-world consumer decisions are often derived from visual perceptions about displayed rating distributions and argues that such distribution charts may inadvertently lead to a consumer-choice bias (the Distributional Matthew Effect). To learn more about the Digital Initiative, check out digital.hbs.edu...

Morning Prayers service with speaker, Anne E. Monius ‘87, AM ‘91, PhD ‘97, Professor of South Asian Religions, Harvard Divinity School, November 8, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker, Edward Elwyn Jones, Gund University Organist and Choirmaster, November 9, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker, EU.S. Army Veteran Richard Martinez III '21, Harvard College, November 12, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker, Ming Li Wu, '21, Harvard College, November 13, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker, David F. Holland, John A. Bartlett Professor of New England Church History, Harvard Divinity School, November 14, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker, Ciarra Jones '19, Harvard College, November 15, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker Katherine Schofield, Interim Minister, The Memorial Church, November 16, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker Sienna Leis '00, Director of College Reunions, Harvard Alumni Association, November 19, 2018.

Professor Jonathan L. Walton, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, Sunday sermon Nov. 4, 2018 in the Memorial Church of Harvard University.