Diabetes is a global pandemic. Characterized by chronic high blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) due to the body’s failure to produce enough insulin, diabetes affects over 9% of the population in the US alone, and of those people, approximately 25% are undiagnosed. More alarmingly so, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that 415 million people have… Continue reading Put your data analysis skills to the test – take part in the Datathon for Diabetes
Tag: IBM
IBM’s Watson Narrowly Defeats HBS Jeopardy! Team in Harrowing Battle of Man vs. Machine
On the afternoon of Halloween, three talented HBS students competed against IBM’s Watson supercomputer in the great American game of Jeopardy! cartier santos 100 replica. The competition conjured the collegiate spirit of a homecoming football game. Students and faculty, some dressed in the colors of their home team, packed into Burden Auditorium to watch the… Continue reading IBM’s Watson Narrowly Defeats HBS Jeopardy! Team in Harrowing Battle of Man vs. Machine
Distinguished Alums Come to Campus for Annual Achievement Awards
The 2005 Alumni Achievement Awards Forum sponsored by the HBS Leadership and Values Committee took place last Thursday, September 29 in Burden Auditorium. The forum included a panel case discussion hosted by Dean Jay Light and moderated by Professor Bill George. The distinguished honorees were Rahul Bajaj (MBA 1964), Chairman, Bajaj Auto Ltd., Nancy M.… Continue reading Distinguished Alums Come to Campus for Annual Achievement Awards
On-Campus Interview Series: IT Special
This week we introduce a new innovation to the Harbus: the Interview Series ‘special.’ Some of you might mistakenly think that it is exactly like the normal Interview Series articles we write. But you’d be wrong. This has some critical differences – it’s special and longer… The unsung heroes in MBA IT support are featured… Continue reading On-Campus Interview Series: IT Special
Cyberposium 2004:
On January 16th – 17th, the HBS campus came alive with over 500 participants from all over the world, who arrived to attend the Ninth Annual Cyberposium Conference focused on “harnessing technology’s promise at Harvard Business School”. Howard Charney of Cisco Systems opened the conference by speaking on “From Optimal to Integral, the Global Build-Out… Continue reading Cyberposium 2004:
Lou Gerstner Speaks at HBS
Six weeks before his retirement as IBM’s CEO, Lou Gerstner returned to the campus where he started his career by earning his MBA degree 37 years ago. And he did so with the satisfaction of someone who has made things happen in the corporate world, and wants to share what he learned with future generations.… Continue reading Lou Gerstner Speaks at HBS
Building Better IT Partnerships
If information technology (IT) is the future of business, why is it such a pain to manage productively? The reasons lie in the way it has evolved; the solution lies in a move toward partner relationships among technology suppliers. Imagine a world where you could fill your gas tank with only one brand of gasoline… Continue reading Building Better IT Partnerships
Building a brand
Can a building represent a brand?Such was the question that launched renowned New York architect Robert A.M. Stern into a lively dissertation on the relationship between buildings and brands. As part of the Spangler Center’s dedication ceremony last Monday afternoon, Stern addressed a capacity crowd with a message as insightful as it was spirited. In… Continue reading Building a brand
