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Harvard adopts 'responsible investment' principles
2014-04-08 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Harvard University said on Monday it adopted a set of environmental and social investing principles backed by the United Nations for its huge endowment fund, a move that could add pressure on companies in its portfolio to make more disclosures on areas like carbon emissions. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Harvard said it would sign on to the U.N-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, while at the same time reinforcing its commitment to maximizing returns on the fund, the largest endowment...
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After refusing to divest from fossil fuels, Harvard takes new steps to promote the environment
2014-04-07 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: Six months after announcing that Harvard would not divest its endowment from the fossil fuel industry, President Drew Faust unveiled several new initiatives today to strengthen the universitys commitment to environmental sustainability and renewable energy. Harvard has a vital leadership role to play in this work, Faust wrote in a letter to the Harvard community. As a university, it has a special obligation and accountability to the future, to the long view needed to anticipate and alter the...
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Ferguson takes Harvard teaching role
2014-04-04 18:53:05| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson takes a "long-term teaching position" at Harvard University.
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Harvard University Uses Electrodynamic Shaker to Simulate Bumblebee Vibration Frequency
2014-02-19 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Cincinnati, OH — Harvard University's Concord Field Station research facility, headed by Dr. Stacey Combes, recently began a series of experiments to test if the frequency at which a Bumblebee vibrates its body has an effect on the amount of pollen the flower releases.<br /> <br /> "We attached a flower called a Bittersweet Nightshade to the stinger of The Modal Shop's electrodynamic shaker with integrated amplifier, called the SmartShaker. We then connected the shaker to a data ...This story is related to the following:Electrodynamic Shakers |
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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organicinorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage
2014-01-11 15:30:16| Green Car Congress
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