Word: sponsorship
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...need for both “economists, engineers, and scientists” and “experts in cultures and civilization” to bring diverse expertise to the problem. “To me,” he said, “Bank of America’s sponsorship is just a small piece of what I hope will be a broadening portfolio of energy and environment-related activities over the next decade...
Even at Harvard, a supposed champion of intellectual honesty, most are afraid to acknowledge the problem that exists within Islam. In 2006, when Muslim students protested the Harvard Foundation’s sponsorship of a talk by Hirsi Ali, the Foundation pulled its sponsorship of the event. When Hirsi Ali came anyway, a coalition of Harvard Muslim students stood up and screamed at her, rattling off her supposed crimes against Islam and declaring that it was she who was responsible for Van Gogh’s death. This is only one example of the culture that is arising at Harvard...
...potentially lucrative fundraiser. Ufere, Nelson, and De Silva, with the help of Verma and David Mattos ’09, began recruiting committee members during Nov. 2007, aiming for the marathon to take place in the spring. But because of a lack of sponsorship and publicity opportunities, the group decided to postpone the event to this fall. Verma attributed the low fundraising to the fact that the event relied only on ticket sales and other donations. In its original iteration, students would have signed up for the dance marathon in groups and gotten sponsors to pledge to pay a certain...
...Additionally, the handbook now states that pharmaceutical company representatives are not allowed to interact with students on campus, and industry sponsorship of student events is prohibited. Both had been informal policies that had “been in effect for many years” before being officially codified, administrators said...
...resources for top performers comes from major carmakers. BMW, for instance, contributed an estimated $200 million to its team this year, nearly six times the sum invested by Indian Vijay Mallya, the billionaire owner of Fisichella's Force India. Small teams struggle to make up the difference through sponsorship or their share of the sport's commercial rights...