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2021 Aloian Memorial Scholarship winners announced
The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has named Fariba Mahmud ’22 of Winthrop House and Courtney Rabb ’22 of Eliot House this year’s David and Mimi Aloian Memorial Scholars. Each year…
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Harvard Radcliffe Institute introduces new cohort of exploratory seminar programs
Harvard Radcliffe Institute has selected a new cohort of Exploratory Seminar programs for the academic year. Representing numerous academic disciplines and applying bold cross-disciplinary perspectives, faculty applicants hold appointments in…
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Asian American studies takes major leap forward
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) announced today a historic expansion of its Asian American studies program, enabled by a generous community of alumni who together provided more than…
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Susan A. Murphy awarded Van Wijngaarden Award
Harvard professor Susan A. Murphy was awarded this year’s Van Wijngaarden Award by the Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica. The prize is named after former Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica director Adriaan…
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Harvard Business School announces new pieces to public art exhibition
Four sculptures have been installed on Harvard Business School’s (HBS) campus in Boston as part of its ongoing contemporary sculpture program, which began in April 2016. A sculpture by Yinka…
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Faculty Council meeting — Sept. 22, 2021
On Sept. 22 the Faculty Council nominated a Parliamentarian for the 2021–22 academic year and heard an update on plans for course scheduling for the spring term of 2022. They…
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A monumental figure: Harvard Kennedy School remembers John Ruggie
John Ruggie, the Berthold Beitz Research Professor in Human Rights and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School and the architect of an authoritative global standard on business and human rights,…
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The IOP Forum gives voice to the U.S. experience in Afghanistan
Military service members, now part of the HKS community, reflect on what the recent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan means to them. In an emotional program, the John F.…
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Mather House unveils new spaces and programming for student wellbeing
Mather House faculty deans, house administrator, facilities staff, wellness tutors, and Harvard’s mindfulness coordinator recently announced the official opening of the Wellness Corner. Over the summer, the Mather House team…
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Harvard Art Museums announce new health and safety policy for visitors
The Harvard Art Museums have announced a new public safety policy, to go into effect Sept. 28, in a commitment to keep the museums safe for all visitors and staff.…
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Harvard Business School announces 2021 Goldsmith Fellows
Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced the 2021 recipients of its Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowships. Established in 1988 by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and Richard L. Menschel (M.B.A. ’59),…
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Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation celebrates wins for transgender rights
The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) recently reported major wins in the courts for the rights of transgender and gender nonconforming individuals. The…
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Faculty Council meeting — Sept. 1, 2021
On Sept. 1 the Faculty Council welcomed new members, reviewed the history and policies of the Faculty Council, and elected the Docket Committee for 2021–22. They also approved the continued…
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Harvard-Yenching Institute welcomes 2021-22 visiting scholars, fellows
The Harvard-Yenching Institute (HYI) is pleased to welcome more than 40 Visiting Scholars and Visiting Fellows this fall. Affiliates will spend the 2021-22 academic year in residence at HYI. Established in…
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Interstellar comets like Borisov may not be all that rare
In 2019, astronomers spotted something incredible in our backyard: a rogue comet from another star system. Named Borisov, the icy snowball traveled 110,000 miles per hour and marked the first…
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Is vaccine misinformation affecting our health?
In a recent webinar presented by the Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Matthew Baum, the Marvin Kalb Professor of Global Communications, and a team of…
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Graduate School of Design faculty participate in Venice Architecture Biennale’s 17th installation
The Venice Architecture Biennale has returned with its 17th installation, “How Will We Live Together?”, featuring 114 participants representing 46 countries and a variety of perspectives on the titular question…
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The intersection of public health and clinical medicine is changing
To achieve the World Health Organization’s goal of helping provide “the highest attainable standard of health” for individuals, it’s time to rethink the divisions between public health and clinical medicine,…
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Emotion regulation strategy reduces negative, increases the positive
The COVID-19 pandemic increased negative emotions across the world. People reported poor mental health and behavior problems including sleeping less, consuming more drugs and alcohol, struggling to concentrate, and fighting…
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Heavy smokers with non-small cell lung cancer could benefit from certain immunotherapies
Knowing the current and previous smoking habits of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) could allow clinicians to make better informed treatment decisions, according to new research led…
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Spotlight on the William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice
Professor Cornell William Brooks leads the Harvard Kennedy School’s (HKS) William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice, which he calls a think-and-do tank for Harvard students committed to social justice…
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Harvard Kennedy School professor addresses Congress on economic disparity
Appearing before a special House panel this week, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Professor Jason Furman called the growing economic divide, fueled by the pandemic, “the fundamental challenge our economy, and…
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Sociology professor joins White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Sociology and Social Studies Assistant Professor Christina Ciocca Eller will join the Biden Administration as the assistant director of evidence and policy in the White House Office of Science and…
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Medical School students use birding to sharpen pattern-recognition skills
How does a first-year medical student learn to distinguish between two likely causes of a patient’s shortness of breath? By using a method similar to one birders use, believes Rose Goldman, Harvard…
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Graduate School of Design studio investigates ‘120 years of environmental injustice’ in Oklahoma
From an airplane or satellite, Picher, Oklahoma, appears as an anomaly in the endless green grid of agricultural land at the center of the United States. Huge irregular gray blots…
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The Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design announces Class of 2022
Harvard Graduate School of Design’s (GSD) Loeb Fellowship is pleased to announce its Class of 2022, a cohort of 10 innovators who work across fields that engage with the built…
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Harvard researchers part of new NSF AI research institute
Harvard University researchers will take leading roles in a new National Science Foundation (NSF) artificial intelligence research institute housed at the University of Washington (UW). The UW-led AI Institute for…
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Researchers find first experimental evidence of elusive quantum state
A team of researchers have discovered a “layer Hall effect” in a 2D topological Axion antiferromagnet. The work, published in the journal Nature, is believed to be the first experimental…
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Cuban artist Tania Bruguera joins Theater, Dance & Media faculty
Cuban artist Tania Bruguera will join Theater, Dance & Media (TDM) as a senior lecturer in media and performance. Her tenure begins August 1, and she will be on campus…
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Sugary beverages may raise risk of early colorectal cancer
Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages may raise the risk of early-onset colorectal cancer, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study examined data from 96,000…