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Harvard Chan research on designing alignment between people and the office environment
The Harvard Chan SHINE initiative on well-being through work has published new research in “A Handbook of Theories on Designing Alignment Between People and the Office Environment,” which focuses on…
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Art Museums’ new curator of American art
Horace D. Ballard has been appointed as the new Theodore E. Stebbins Jr. Associate Curator of American Art at the Harvard Art Museums, effective Sept. 1, 2021. Ballard is currently…
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Wyss Institute initiates industry partnership to aid brain-targeted drug delivery
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced this week that it is collaborating with multiple industry partners to discover more effective approaches to deliver drugs across…
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Wendel White named Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University, recently announced the selection of the 2021 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography. Following an international search, the Gardner Fellowship committee awarded…
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New York Times access now free for HarvardKey holders through Harvard Library
What better way to share knowledge than to give the Harvard community all the news that’s fit to print? Thanks to a new agreement between the New York Times and…
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Three Harvard researchers named Schmidt Science Fellows
Three Harvard researchers have been selected for the fourth cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows, a postdoctoral fellowship program focused on harnessing the power of interdisciplinary science for the public benefit.…
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Links found between smoking history and tumor mutations in some lung cancer patients
The amount of tobacco a person with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) consumes is associated with the type and amount of genetic mutations found in their tumors, according to new…
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American Repertory Theater announces its return to live theater
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, under the leadership of Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Producer Diane Borger, celebrates the return of live, in-person…
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Recent graduate wins Captain Jonathan Fay Prize
Alessandra Canta ’21, a joint chemistry and astrophysics concentrator with a secondary field in MCB, has won the Captain Jonathan Fay Prize. Gregg Tucci, director of undergraduate studies, recently shared…
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Mossavar-Rahmani Center announces Dunlop Undergraduate Thesis Prize winners
The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government (M-RCBG) at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government is pleased to announce two winners of the 2021 John T. Dunlop Prize in Business and…
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Natural gas, biomass surpassing coal as biggest pollutants, study says
Dirty emissions from coal-fired power plants have been declining in recent years. But other sources of air pollution — including soot from the burning of gas, biomass, and wood in…
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Growth Lab tool can reveal economic opportunities for 1,000 cities
The Growth Lab is announcing the launch of Metroverse, an Urban Economy Navigator designed to provide policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors, business organizations, civil society, and the general public with unprecedented economic…
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Cabot fellowships awarded to faculty
Eleven Harvard faculty members received 2021 Walter Channing Cabot Fellowships for their achievements in “literature, history or art, as such terms may be liberally interpreted.” The group includes: Rosie Bsheer Assistant…
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Silkroad names its first director of education and social impact
Silkroad, the non-profit arts and social-impact organization that is home to the Grammy Award-winning musical ensemble founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and now led by Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens, announced…
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For exceptional service to the LGBTQ community
Professor Evelynn Hammonds has achieved many “firsts” in the space of diversity, inclusion, and belonging: she is the first openly gay, female, African American dean of Harvard College; first senior…
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Lawrence D. Bobo honored for contributions to public opinion studies
For Harvard’s Lawrence D. Bobo, the month of May made for notable additions to his academic trophy case. The W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences and dean of…
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Nieman Foundation for Journalism announces the 84th class of fellows
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, a center internationally recognized for its fellowships, publications and programs, has selected 22 Nieman Fellows from across the globe for a year…
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2021 Lemann Brazil Research Fund awardees announced
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs are pleased to announce the results of the 2021 competition for awards…
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The rapid rise of private tutoring
Having attended private tutoring centers as a child and worked at them throughout high school and college, Ph.D. candidate Edward Kim was surprised that such an integral part of his own upbringing…
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Chemistry professor wins Dreyfus Foundation’s highest honor
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation announced this week that James (Jim) G. Anderson is the recipient of the organization’s highest honor and only international prize, the 2021 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences.…
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Jia Tolentino to present Graduate School of Design’s Class Day Address
Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (GSD) has named writer and author Jia Tolentino as its 2021 Class Day speaker. Tolentino will address GSD’s Class of 2021 and their families during Harvard’s…
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Air pollution linked with increased risk of autism in children
Exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) has been linked with significantly increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, particularly if exposure occurs during the third trimester of…
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New paper develops a comprehensive measure of holistic well-being
In a new paper from researchers at SHINE, the Human Flourishing Program, and the Harvard Chan Department of Epidemiology titled Psychometric Properties of Flourishing Scales From a Comprehensive Well-Being Assessment…
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Mental health benefits associated with gender-affirming surgery
Gender-affirming surgeries are associated with numerous positive health benefits, including lower rates of psychological distress and suicidal ideation, as well as lower rates of smoking, according to new research led…
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A new deputy athletic director for external operations and relations
Yulander Wells, Jr. has been named Harvard’s deputy athletic director for external operations and relations, Erin McDermott, the John D. Nichols ’53 Family Director of Athletics, announced this week. In his…
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Hutchins Center announces 2021-22 W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellows
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University…
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Top medical journals have rarely published articles on racism and health, study shows
During the past 30 years, the world’s top medical journals have rarely published scientific articles about the impact of racism on health, according to a new analysis co-authored by Nancy…
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2021 Warren Alpert Prize awarded to two scientists for RNA discoveries
The 2021 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to scientists Lynne Maquat and Joan Steitz for seminal discoveries in the biology and function of RNA, the workhorse molecule of…
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Policies to keep fracking from harming health may be inadequate
Policies aimed at protecting people from adverse health impacts related to unconventional natural gas development (UNGD), or fracking, may not work as intended, according to a new study led by…
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Star Family Prizes recognize College advisers
Harvard College’s Advising Programs Office virtually awarded advisers from throughout the University with the prestigious Star Family Prize for Excellence in Advising. The Star Prizes were established by James A.…