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...specific idea might be transformed into reality, taking social, cultural, and economic concerns into account. Students need not actually follow through on these development plans, although many do. Lebônê, the project to bring sustainable lighting solutions to Africa that recently won a $200,000 World Bank grant, was born in Edwards’ class. Students are free to choose from a variety of group projects, which are based on the work of experts that visit the class every week. The year that Zhou and Martin took ES 147, Inhalable Food was one of the options. Zhou jumped...
Harvard and the Boston Redevelopment Authority launched the Harvard Allston Partnership Fund on Monday, which will provide $500,000 in grants over the next five years for community improvement proposals submitted by neighborhood non-profit groups. The Fund, which aims to foster neighborhood improvement, cultural enrichment, and educational programs in Allston, is part of the Allston Science Complex Cooperation Agreement. The agreement, signed in April of last year, stipulated that Harvard provide $25 million worth of community benefits to the neighborhood in order to proceed with construction of the complex. Kevin A. McCluskey ’76, Harvard?...
...company to be successful - and it's one reason GM is hemorrhaging cash. "We don't believe the rest of '09 will be strong. We are going to stay soft through the rest of the year," says Lars Luedeman, director of analytics at Grant Thornton, which follows the industry. Dealer inventories are approaching a 100-day supply; 60 days is more typical...
...state wouldn't approve, which cost the city a one-time federal grant worth $354 million. Combined with sharp budget cutbacks, that leaves the transit authority with a $1.2 billion deficit. Without a healthy subway system, New York will be hard-pressed to grow, green or otherwise. "We have to assume that [transit] will eventually be funded," says Agarwalla. "Otherwise we'd have to plan for citywide shrinkage...
...Gutenberg Bibles and the busts of ancient Greek philosophers—a haven where students would absorb knowledge from the mere scent of the ancient books surrounding them. Uhhhh...maybe not. Maybe you just smoked pot or played the sousaphone. But anyway, you'll grant FlyBy that studying at Harvard is not quite the stuff of dreams (especially in the early morning). That's where the House libraries come in. Many replicate a sense of history and wood-panelled beauty that was all you ever thought Harvard would be (minus the parties...