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Memorial Church helping those who help others
At the corner of Broadway and Inman streets in Cambridge is a white, three-story Victorian house with black shutters and a red door. The house is the home of On…
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Professors win Carnegie Fellowship to study polarization, advancing solidarity
Two Harvard University faculty members won the prestigious Carnegie Fellowship this week, a recognition of their work on U.S. democracy and political divisions. The 2024 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows…
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Ronnie Levin named to Time 100 Health list
Ronnie Levin, an instructor in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has been named by Time as among the 100 individuals who most…
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Harvard’s EdRedesign announces 2024 Institute for Success Planning Community of Practice
The EdRedesign Lab’s Institute for Success Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has announced its third cohort of cross-sector teams from across the country joining its 2024 Success…
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College junior named Truman Scholar
Laila Nasher ’25, a history and social anthropology concentrator with a secondary in ethnicity, migration, and rights, was named as a 2024 Truman Scholar. Nasher joins a cohort of 60…
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Nine faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Nine Harvard University faculty members are among the 120 individuals elected recently to the National Academy of Sciences. In an announcement last week, the NAS named five new members affiliated with Harvard…
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CCB celebrates undergraduate research and honors historic chemist
Harvard’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology hosted its second annual undergraduate research symposium, showcasing its undergraduates’ state-of-the-art research projects and honoring the historic contributions of CCB professor and renowned…
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The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative announces recipients of its inaugural grant program
The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative (H&LS) is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural Reparative Partnership Program, which supports innovative and impactful proposals addressing systemic inequities…
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Pursuing paths toward justice through Black ecology
Black ecology celebrates the convergence of environmental and racial justice movements to uplift historically marginalized communities. At the Ninth annual Scholarship and Social Justice Conference, several scholars spoke about how…
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Mobilizing environmental movements through mapping
As a child growing up in the 1970s in Southern California, Marcos Luna was acutely aware of inequality issues and discrimination against the Latino community. He witnessed “blockbusting,” where real…
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Recent Harvard grad named 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow
Recent Harvard Ph.D. graduate Soon Wei Daniel Lim was one of 32 early career researchers named a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow. Advised by Professor Federico Capasso at Harvard, Lim’s thesis…
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Dominici named to Time 100 Health list
Time magazine has named Francesca Dominici, Clarence James Gamble Professor of Biostatistics, Population and Data Science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the faculty director of…
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14 Harvard faculty elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Fourteen Harvard faculty are among the 250 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. “We honor these artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, nonprofit,…
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Understanding oral cancer: Causes, symptoms, and treatments
Regular visits to the dentist are not only good for a routine examination and cleaning, but also for the detection of oral cancer — cancer that develops in areas in…
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Five professors named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows
Five Harvard professors were awarded Guggenheim Fellowships this year, drawing support for projects that range from the political to the literary. Tracy K. Smith, professor of English and of African…
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Faculty Council meeting — April 24, 2024
On April 24 the members of the Faculty Council engaged in discussions about the work of the Open Inquiry and Constructive Dialogue Working Group, the Institutional Voice Working Group, and…
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AAAS names eight Harvard faculty as 2023 fellows
Eight Harvard faculty are among the 502 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2023 class of fellows, a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community. AAAS is one…
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HUDS chef earns ACF gold medal
Harvard University Dining Services’ (HUDS) Sous Chef Ameer Wahid, part of the culinary team at Harvard Law School, earned a prestigious American Culinary Federation (ACF) gold medal at the National…
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A family’s longtime commitment to inclusion inspires a fund to build community through music
In December 1933, Rosa “Kaethe” Goldberg Fromm entered Gestapo headquarters determined to persuade authorities to free her husband, Walther, who had been arrested for signing a petition. Three years later,…
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Gift establishes new program in physics of intelligence at Center for Brain Science
Harvard’s Center for Brain Science has received a gift from the NTT Research Foundation to establish the Center for Brain Science-NTT Fellowship Program. The two-year gift, renewable for up to…
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Faculty Council meeting — April 10, 2024
On April 10 the members of the Faculty Council met with Professor John H. Shaw, Vice Provost for Research, to discuss new reporting requirements. They also heard presentations on plans…
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Business School honors five graduates with 2024 Alumni Achievement Award
Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced that five distinguished graduates will receive the School’s highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. The award is given annually to recognize alumni who are leaders…
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Institutional efforts to address legacies of slavery and implications for the healthcare system
In a viewpoint in JAMA Health Forum, Harvard University Vice Provost of Special Projects Sara Bleich and her co-authors provide an overview of how legacies of slavery connect to structural…
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Colombian leaders honored at Harvard during Women’s Month
For the first time, 22 Colombian women, prominent in areas as diverse as science, social innovation, community and political activism, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and the private and financial sector, were honored…
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HMS’s Office for External Education marks 10 years of empowering learners and patients
When Neil Sullivan — a nonverbal individual with profound autism and a complex array of medical conditions — aged out of pediatric care and began seeing adult-care physicians, some doctors…
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Alum inspired to give back to Harvard College Host Family Program that gave him a home away from home
When Tong “Max” Chen ’04, M.B.A. ’08, J.D. ’10 arrived on Harvard’s campus from his home in China as a 19-year-old, he was thousands of miles away from his relatives,…
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EdRedesign launches Fellowship for Cradle-to-Career Partnership Leaders
The EdRedesign Lab (EdRedesign) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) has announced the launch of its new Fellowship for Cradle-to-Career Partnership Leaders, a tuition-free, 18-month visiting fellowship for…
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Summer funding for faculty-led GenAI projects for Harvard College students
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research in partnership with the Harvard College Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships is pleased to announce an opportunity for collaborative research projects…
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2024 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 2024 competition for awards…
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HBS New Venture Competition: Uniting cutting edge ideas, innovative ventures, and alumni and students
Harvard Business School’s (HBS) Klarman Hall was packed to capacity Thursday evening, with spectators there to support the 12 student finalist teams competing in the finale of the 27th annual HBS New…