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Center for Geographic Analysis hosts COVID-19 forum
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves rapidly around the globe, the Center for Geographic Analysis at IQSS is hosting an online forum focusing on time-sensitive geospatial research on COVID-19-related topics. The…
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Study finds immune system changes in multiple myeloma development
Long before multiple myeloma becomes a malignant disease, the collection of immune system cells and signal carriers amid the tumor cells undergoes dramatic shifts, with alterations in both the number…
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Law clinic pushes against regulation rollback
Jason Bell ’21 spent Earth Day helping fight the Trump administration’s efforts to replace the Clean Power Plan — an Obama-era scheme that sets limits on greenhouse gas emissions from…
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Avi Loeb nominated to presidential advisory council
Harvard Astronomy department chair Abraham Loeb has been nominated to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The council advises the president of the United States on…
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Researchers at Arboretum studying ‘cold hardiness’
This year’s dramatically fluctuating temperature cycles from seasonably cold days to atypically warm stretches and back again has affected the life cycles of many species, including plants. At the Arnold…
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Arcadia grant renewal supports climate research
The Initiative for the Science of the Human Past (SoHP) at Harvard and the Climate Change Institute (CCI) at the University of Maine are delighted to announce the renewal of…
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A bipartisan roadmap for mobilizing the economy
This week, a bipartisan group of experts in economics, public health, technology, and ethics from across the country released the nation’s first comprehensive operational roadmap for mobilizing and reopening the…
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Pioneering a ‘staple’ approach for treating COVID-19
Strategies to bar the coronavirus (COVID-19) from entering cells — thereby preventing infection and averting transmission of the virus — are among the most promising treatment approaches to COVID-19. Everything…
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Study reveals how ‘hypermutated’ tumors escape treatment
Cancers whose cells are riddled with large numbers of DNA mutations often respond favorably to drugs called checkpoint blockers that unleash the immune system against the tumor. But a new…
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2020 Harrington Prize awarded for sickle cell disease research
The seventh annual Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine has been awarded to Stuart H. Orkin, the David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. The Harrington…
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The impact of the pandemic on Native American communities
Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development researchers released the preliminary results of a study on the impact of the COVID‐19 crisis on the economies and governments of the country’s 574 federally‐recognized American Indian nations. Writing to…
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Human Immunomics Initiative will work on decoding immune system
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Human Vaccines Project announced the Human Immunomics Initiative (HII) this week, a joint project that aims to revolutionize the understanding…
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Faculty Council meeting — April 7, 2020
On April 7 a special meeting of the Faculty Council was held, during which the Council members approved an emergency grading policy for GSAS students for the spring term 2020.…
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Harvard professors receive Guggenheim Fellowships
The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded Guggenheim Fellowships to a diverse group of 175 writers, scholars, artists, and scientists. This year, two Harvard…
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Seminars hosted by Dana Farber for medical community
An online research seminar series launched by Dana-Farber faculty is engaging a large audience to participate in interactive sessions with leading scientists during the pandemic-caused shutdown of in-person events. Sponsored…
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Reform the road to economic recovery
As Congress and the White House begin trading proposals on the contours of what a fourth COVID-19 relief package might look like, Stephen Goldsmith, the Daniel Paul Professor of Practice at Harvard Kennedy…
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Nanoneedle technology licensed for early disease detection
A Boston-based startup company, NanoMosaic LLC, intends to commercialize a high-throughput, high-sensitivity platform for analyte detection developed at Harvard. Through an exclusive license agreement with Harvard Office of Technology Development,…
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How Harvard Innovation Labs ventures are responding to COVID-19
The Harvard Innovation Labs recently announced how current and former venture teams are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many current venture teams are creating products and services that have the…
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High-resolution pollution record reveals centuries of metal production
In a new study, scientists and archaeologists from the University of Nottingham, the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, and Harvard University, showed that the highest levels of…
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Faculty Council meeting — March 25, 2020
On March 25 the Faculty Council approved an emergency grading policy for the spring term 2020 and engaged in open discussion. The Council next meets on April 15. The next…
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Goldsmith Prize announces 2020 winner
The Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting recognizes and celebrates journalism that promotes more effective and ethical conduct of government, the making of public policy, or the practice of politics. This year’s finalists include local, regional,…
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Coronavirus poses challenges to Election Day
As the presidential primary season unfolds, the Ash Center sat down with Miles Rapoport, Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy at the Ash Center and former Secretary of the State…
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China’s leadership during the COVID-19 outbreak
The Ash Center sat down with Tony Saich, Daewoo Professor of International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School and Center Director, for a conversation about the impact of China’s COVID-19 response…
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Cambridge Housing Alliance’s Workforce Program visits Harvard
Nearly two-dozen students from the Cambridge Housing Authority’s (CHA) Workforce Program recently participated in the group’s annual visit to Harvard’s campus to take part in a series of programs designed…
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Finalists announced for Innovations in American Government Award
Today, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government announced four finalists from across the country for its 2020 Innovations in American…
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Chemistry professors receive multimillion dollar grants
The Department of Defense recently announced the winners of their 2020 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program. The agency received 365 proposals and awarded 26 grants. In a rare feat, they…
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Global flooring leader joins Harvard Chan SHINE community
Tarkett, a worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring, has joined the the Sustainability and Health Initiative for Netpositive Enterprise (SHINE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health…
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Pre-operative treatment shows promise in oral cancers
A new clinical trial suggests that immunotherapy given before other treatments for oral cavity cancers can elicit an immune response that shrinks tumors, which could provide long-term benefit for patients.…
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Faculty Council meeting — Feb. 26, 2020
On Feb. 26 the Faculty Council met with Provost Garber to ask and answer questions as representatives of the Faculty. They also approved a proposal regarding simultaneous enrollment. The Council…
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Climate change affects Saharan dust storms
A new groundbreaking study shows that warming planet will make dust storms more intense in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. Using the highest-resolution continuous climate record ever published, the study…