Harvard University announced today the selection of a mutual fund through which it will invest its new social choice fund.
The Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, after consulting with students concerned about socially responsible investing and the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, chose the Parnassus Equity Income Fund as the investment ...
Harvard Announces Selection for Social Choice Fund Investments
Posted On Sunday, May 26, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MASSACHUSETTS Tags: Advisory Committee, Harvard Management Company, Harvard University, Shareholder Responsibility, social choice fund
Harvard University announced today the selection of a mutual fund through which it will invest its new social choice fund.
The Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, after consulting with students concerned about socially responsible investing and the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, chose the Parnassus Equity Income Fund as the investment ...
Rising Melanoma Rates Among Adolescents, Children Are Subject of New Study
Posted On Thursday, April 11, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: Cancer Research, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Harvard University, Johnson, springtime temperatures, warm weather
With springtime temperatures and warm weather approaching, the inclination to spend time outdoors is a strong one – especially for children who have been cooped up all winter.
But parents should be vigilant about sunscreen. And teenage girls might want to rethink springtime tanning and tanning beds. A new study out ...
Patterning Graphene With DNA
Posted On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MASSACHUSETTS Tags: Chih-Jen Shih, Harvard University, metallized DNA, Michael Strano, MIT postdoc Zhong Jin, nanoscale shapes
Folded DNA templates allow researchers to precisely cut out graphene shapes, which could be used in electronic circuits.
DNA’s unique structure is ideal for carrying genetic information, but scientists have recently found ways to exploit this versatile molecule for other purposes: By controlling DNA sequences, they can manipulate the molecule to ...
Lindsley Honored For Impact On Medicinal Chemistry Field
Posted On Saturday, March 16, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TENNESSEE Tags: ACS Chemical Neuroscience, Craig Lindsley, Harvard University, Santa Barbara, University of California
Vanderbilt University’s Craig Lindsley, Ph.D., is the 2013 recipient of the Philip S. Portoghese Lectureship, awarded jointly by the Journal of Medicinal Chemistryand the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Medicinal Chemistry.
The award, named for the journal’s former editor-in-chief, honors individuals who have had a “major impact” on medicinal chemistry ...
Harvard University Endowment Yields Flat Return For Fiscal 2012
Posted On Sunday, December 23, 2012 By USA Education News. Under MASSACHUSETTS Tags: endowment yields, fiscal year, Harvard University, James Rothenberg, Jane Mendillo, Policy Portfolio, University’s educational
Harvard University announced today that its endowment posted a -0.05% return and was valued at $30.7 billion for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2012. The fiscal year 2012 endowment return was 98 basis points in excess of the -1.03% return on the benchmark Policy Portfolio.
Jane Mendillo, president and ...
