Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) and Breakthrough Greater Boston (BTGB) , both based in Cambridge, have together raised more than $50,000 for vital summer youth programs as part of the 2012 Boston Foundation Giving Challenge competition.
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Fareed Zakaria: Will US maintain its innovation lead in new global landscape?
Speaking at the 2012 BIO International Convention, CNN’ s Fareed Zakaria said that while he is optimistic about the future, it is by no means clear who will be the winners and the losers in a changing global landscape.
Healthbox expands to Cambridge; $50K health tech startup competition deadline is June 24.
Healthbox has launched a competition in which up to 10 New England-based companies will be selected to receive $50,000 in seed funding, collaborative workspace, access to a mentor network and strategic guidance in three-month program to start in August. The application deadline is June 24.
Dance Review: Alvin Ailey in Boston: Stunning Integration of Past, Present, Future.
Anita Harris, New Cambridge Observer, reviews Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance of April 28, 2012.
Downturn + changing VC industry = funding challenges for startups
The economic recession of 2008 has led to soul-searching and innovation in the venture capital industry – to challenges for startups seeking funding, Boston VCs report .
Journalists Tell Emerson College Students About Health Communications Careers
Writer-content strategist Anita Harris describes a recent panel discussion in which she, Stephen Smith of the Boston Globe and Lara Salahi of ABC News spoke to Emerson College students about careers in health communications.
US Economy Will See 3 Percent Growth Morgan Stanley Expert Tells Kendall Square Audience
Writer Anita Harris on talk by Morgan Stanley Chief Economist David Kelly. “Despite the crises of 2011, he pointed out, the Standard and Poor’s Index ended up just .003 percent lower than it had been at the year’s start. The coming year will be one of uncertainty, but “the US economy can grow through that, ” he said.
Lincoln MA, Reading: Ithaca Diaries
This is a brief report on a reading from Ithaca Diaries, my book in progress about college in the late 1960s. It took place on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009 at the library in Lincoln, MA.