Roughly 20 percent of U.S. adults who were polled about health care during the coronavirus pandemic said that they or their household members delayed receiving medical care or were unable to get care at all due to the crisis, according to a recent study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Robert Wood…

An additional feeding on human blood by a mosquito infected with Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria, can accelerate the development of the parasite and increase the potential for transmission to humans, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study authors said the findings indicate that the…

A key protein in the communication channels between cells can allow a stress response in one liver cell to spread to neighboring liver cells in mice, causing otherwise healthy cells to become dysfunctional, according to new research co-led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Sheba Medical Center in Israel. The findings could…

Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) announced the selection of its 2021 cohort which includes 61 distinguished leaders. The cohort is made up of 53 fellows­ — its largest number of fellows ever — and eight partners, who will take part in ALI’s multi-disciplinary program during the coming year. ALI aims to unleash the power of experienced leaders…

People who had elevated blood levels of a toxic chemical called perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) had an increased risk of a more severe course of COVID-19 than those who did not have elevated levels, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. PFBA is part of a class of man-made…

When Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) doctoral student student Mona Ford Walker began her role as principal of the F. Lyman Winship Elementary School in the Brighton section of Boston in 2015, the school was among the lowest performing in Massachusetts. Under Ford Walker’s leadership, things began to change, and in 2018 and 2019 the school…

Two biomarkers based on DNA methylation (DNAm) were strongly associated with a person’s risk for heart attack and stroke, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The two biomarkers, known as GrimAgeAccel and DNAmRS, were also significantly associated with overall risk of premature death. The study, led by CuiCui…

Harvard men’s and women’s fencing head coach Daria Schneider has recently been appointed to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Board of Directors. Schneider, one of six new board members, will serve as an Athletes’ Advisory Council representative. “I am honored to have been elected to the USOPC Board of Directors and am grateful to my fellow athletes and…

A recent faculty job satisfaction survey by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), the research-practice partnership based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), revealed significant disparities in perception between faculty of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. As more colleges and universities take steps toward diversity and inclusion, these findings suggest that university leaders need to…

Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) announced they have entered into a collaboration to provide enhanced programming opportunities for ELC scholarship recipients (ELC Scholars) and executive education opportunities for the most senior Black executives in corporate America. The ELC’s mission, to open channels of opportunity for Black executives to positively impact business and communities,…

The Growth Lab has more than 50 faculty, fellows, research assistants, and staff working on development challenges in more than a dozen countries worldwide. The Lab’s research in 2020 included modeling pandemic-related tradeoffs, mapping the network of global business travel, identifying foreign exchange constraints in Ethiopia, tracking the migration of the Albanian diaspora, and uncovering…

In a new study, Jeremy Faust and co-authors report on excess death rates among U.S. adults ages 25-44 from March through July 2020. Researchers found that around 76,000 Americans in this age range died during those five months, nearly 12,000 more than expected based on prior seasonal trends. About 38 percent of these deaths were…

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is excited to announce the third cohort of fellows to receive support from the Aramont Fund for Emerging Science Research. The Fund provides fellowships for exceptional early-career scholars. The awardees were nominated by the deans of their respective schools, who were invited to suggest the names of…

The Harvard Innovation Labs recently published its 2020 Year in Review, featuring  a selection of accomplishments that current and former Harvard Innovation Labs teams have achieved in 2020. Since January, the Harvard Innovation Labs nurtured more than 700 ventures across its three-lab ecosystem: the i-lab for student ventures, Launch Lab X GEO for alumni-led ventures,…

For decades, Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) professor Alex Krieger has offered a walking tour of Boston as part of his introductory urban design courses. In this year’s digital environment, Krieger has adapted his tour for viewers anywhere around the world. Krieger takes viewers on his now-iconic walk around Boston, offered as a 30-minute…

The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) this month awarded the winners of the Infosys Prize 2020 for their outstanding contributions to science and research in a virtual awards ceremony.  The prize is awarded for stellar contributions in six fields: engineering and computer science, humanities, life sciences, mathematical sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences.  William A. Ackman…

Harvard University recently announced a new gift from India’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma, which will support the activities and research performed by the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute (LMSAI). By enabling scholars from South Asia to work in a cross-disciplinary fashion with faculty, researchers, and students across Harvard on critical questions and issues related…

The Yidan Prize Foundation, a global philanthropic educational foundation focused on inspiring and supporting innovative education ideas and practices, today announced the formation of a Council of Luminaries (“The Council”) at this year’s Yidan Prize Awards Presentation Ceremony and Summit, held virtually in Hong Kong SAR. The council will support closer collaboration among the world’s…

Harvard Business School (HBS) has received a gift from Joseph L. Bower, Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, to support and strengthen case writing. The Joseph Bower Family Fund will enable faculty members to produce cases with deep learning and insights about important phenomena in business. To begin, the fund will provide support for cases focused…

Harvard Business School (HBS) and Harvard’s Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology (HSCRB) have received a $25 million gift from The Chris and Carrie Shumway Foundation to fund programs promoting leadership in life sciences, including the M.S./M.B.A. Biotechnology: Life Sciences, a joint degree offered by HBS and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Medical School…

  Harvard Business School (HBS) has named Rob Zeaske, M.B.A. ’02, the new director of its Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), succeeding Matt Segneri, M.B.A. ’10, who was recently named the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Executive Director of the Harvard Innovation Labs (i-lab). Established in 1993 with the help of a generous gift from John C. Whitehead, M.B.A. ’47, SEI…

A new series of four short animated films is aimed at helping children who have lived through forced labor, trafficking, and other forms of exploitation to take positive steps toward the future. The series, called “A Brighter Future,” was produced by Medical Aid Films in collaboration with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and…

Chicago Booth’s Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, the Harvard Business School Impact Collaboratory, and the Wharton Social Impact Initiative of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School announced today the launch of the Impact Finance Research Consortium (IFRC), a joint effort to collect comprehensive data on impact investing funds. The IFRC’s key initiative is to build…

Eight students from Harvard College have been named the inaugural fellows by the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership (ICDP), a new consortium of five institutions. They join other fellows from the four partner schools: California State University, Bakersfield, CA; St. Philip’s College, San Antonio; Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL; and Stanford University, Stanford, CA. The students were drawn from a…

For the past 26 years, Phillips Brooks House has collected gifts and donations during the holiday season for several community-based programs in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston.  This holiday season, the Phillips Brooks House Toy and Joy Drive will be running virtually to help community partners through the challenging months ahead. More than 40 Harvard-based departments…

Seven Harvard researchers are among the 489 scientists who have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. The lifetime appointment honors individuals because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. The fellows from Harvard are: Marcia Goldberg,…

More than 350 leaders and organizations across the United States have joined forces to call on President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris to establish a new Office on Children and Youth in the executive branch. The urging for cohesive national leadership is being led by Nemours Children’s Health System, Mental Health America, First Focus on Children,…

The Center on the Developing Child is bringing together a new generation of leaders who will drive innovation that impacts the early childhood field and the lives of children facing adversity. The Science and Innovation Fellowship is open to advanced Harvard University doctoral students whose research aligns with the Center’s mission. Visit the Center’s science…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will receive Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership Gleitsman International Activist Award during a virtual ceremony on Dec. 1, 2020. The award honors Ardern for her leadership, decisive action, and commitment to reformative and inclusive policies that have served her country and the health of our planet. The…

The Harvard University Center for AIDS Research (HU CFAR) announced recently that Rajesh Gandhi and Galit Alter have taken on the positions of co-directors, with Gandhi assuming the additional title of principal investigator. Gandhi and Alter are succeeding Bruce Walker, Harvard professor and director of the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), MIT, and…