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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.…
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Faculty Council meeting — April 28, 2021
On April 28 the Faculty Council approved preliminary versions of Courses of Instruction for 2021–22 and of the University Extension School courses for 2021–22. They also discussed changes to the…
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Village-level mapping of childhood undernutrition in India reveals sharp disparities
The risk of childhood undernutrition varies widely among villages in India, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in collaboration with researchers at Harvard’s…
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Senior receives Carnegie Junior Fellowship
Sahil Lauji ’21 was one of 12 students and recent graduates selected to participate in the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows program run by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Lauji…
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Graduate School of Design announces R. Buckminster Fuller Professorship of Design Science
Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) announces the establishment of the R. Buckminster Fuller Professorship of Design Science, thanks to the generosity of Amy C. Edmondson ’81, A.M. ’95, Ph.D.…
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Evaluating the safety of HIV drug for pregnant women facing COVID-19
Among pregnant women who use a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug called tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) — which is also being evaluated for the treatment of COVID-19 — there does not…
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Chemical-laden indoor dust may interfere with sexual development, reproduction
Indoor dust mimics sex hormones such as estrogen and testosterone in human cells, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The dust contains a…
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Faculty members develop new apps to cultivate early literacy
Critical pre-literacy skills are developed long before elementary school, through play and interactive conversations with caregivers at home. Three new early-literacy apps — released for free from the Harvard Graduate…
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Faculty and affiliates awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
Four Harvard affiliates were awarded fellowships from the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation last week. They are among a group of 184 total recipients lauded…
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‘Getting Serious About Diversity’ wins HBR McKinsey Award
“Getting Serious About Diversity: Enough Already with the Business Case” has won the 2020 Harvard Business Review (HBR) McKinsey Award, which honors the best HBR article of the year. The article,…
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Faculty Council meeting — April 14, 2021
On April 14 the Faculty Council heard a presentation on long-term economic planning for the FAS. The Council next meets on April 28. The preliminary deadline for the May 4…
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Winner announced for Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School awarded the 2021 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting to “Mississippi’s Dangerous and Dysfunctional Penal System” by Joseph Neff, Alysia Santo,…
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Polls find shifting attitudes toward racism, health care in U.S. during pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans’ opinions on a variety of health and social issues have shifted, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. An…
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Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans’ class of 2021
The board of directors of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a merit-based graduate school program for immigrants and children of immigrants, announced the program’s 2021 Fellows, including a dozen…
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Three incoming postdoctoral researchers awarded NASA Hubble Fellowships
The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian will host several NASA Hubble Fellows beginning in the fall of 2021. This year, more than 400 applicants applied to the prestigious…
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Doctoral student awarded 51 Pegasi B Fellowship
Ellen Price, a doctoral student at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, has been awarded the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship from the Heising-Simons Foundation. Price is one of…
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Elizabeth Warren named Law School Class Day speaker
Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator, former presidential candidate, and longtime Harvard Law School professor, will be this year’s speaker for the Class Day ceremonies at Harvard Law School, the class of…
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Harvard senior named Illustrators of the Future winning artist
Isabel Gibney ’20 was recently named a winner in the 38th annual Illustrators of the Future Contest and will be published in the international bestselling anthology, “L. Ron Hubbard Presents…
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Awardees announced for the Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa
This week, the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs, in collaboration with the Center for African Studies, announced the…