Internationally acclaimed hip hop artist Tef Poe will perform his latest album, “Black Julian,” live at the Harvard Ed Portal on Saturday May 20 at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Born and raised in Saint Louis, Poe got his start as a battle rapper and has grown his musical…

A positive HIV test result was once a near-certain death sentence, with more than 75 percent of people infected with the virus in the 1980s dying from AIDS. Today, HIV can be managed with antiretroviral medication, and a cure doesn’t seem quite so out of reach—thanks in part to a group of statisticians and epidemiologists…

This interdisciplinary conference at Villa I Tatti (Florence, Italy) examines the circulation of music and musicians throughout the Mediterranean diaspora. It concentrates on music as a migratory frontrunner and privileges displacement as its critical lens with the specific aim of crystallizing new theoretical approaches to mobility. Across a series of contributions grounded in history, anthropology,…

Countries with inclusive and responsive governing institutions—essentially, those that are more democratic—are also more economically successful. That was one of the messages that 15 finance ministers from Africa and Latin America heard at the fifth annual Harvard Ministerial Leadership Forum for Finance Ministers, which took place April 23–26, 2017. Keynote speaker James Robinson, a political…

How can scientists turn their research into action? Four faculty members from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shared advice from their careers during a panel discussion on March 20, 2017. The event was organized by students Anna Young, S.M. ’18, Annelise Mesler, S.D. ’20, and Erika Eitland, S.D. ’20, and focused on the…

During her opening remarks at a conference that looked at health care issues in Southeast Asia, Dean Michelle Williams said that the region—which is composed of 10 nations—merits attention for its health achievements and its challenges. The event, held on Friday, April 28, 2017, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the regional political organization, Association of Southeast…

On May 1, 2017, the Bureau of Study Counsel (BSC) presented the Joseph L. Barrett Award to Eric Hollenberg ’17 and Shivangi Parmar ’17. The award commemorates Joseph L. Barrett ’73 by honoring exceptional students who give their time to support their peers in developing more meaningful college experiences. Eric was honored for the many…

Research from 74 students, postdocs, and research associates was on display April 8, 2017 at the third annual Harvard Chan Poster Day. More than 200 filled Kresge Cafeteria to learn about research on topics ranging from the health of Roma women in Marseille to end-of-life care conversations in Delhi to cancer risk and mortality in…

Bret Johnston, Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser Director of Creative Writing and senior lecturer on English, has won the 2017 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award for his story, “Half of What Atlee Rouse Knows about Horses.” “Great short stories achieve a breadth of meaning far greater than the length of their telling,” said Mark Lawson,…

Pedro Lamothe-Molina, Ph.D. ’17, hopes to continue researching infectious diseases while taking care of patients and racing the occasional triathlon In 1996, Pedro Lamothe-Molina applied to medical school in his hometown of Mexico City. He easily met all the academic requirements. But when school officials met him for an interview in person, they decided they…

Harvard Public Affairs and Communication’s own Elizabeth Asefa was recently honored by Breakthrough Greater Boston with its Breakthrough Spirit Award at its 25th anniversary celebration. Asefa is an alumna of Breakthrough Greater Boston, which provides year-round, tuition-free programs that offer six years of academically intensive out-of-school time services to highly-motivated, traditionally underserved middle and high…

The Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) has released its 2017 Culture of Health Deep Dive Report. The report summarizes the proceedings from ALI’s Deep Dive event, a two-day intensive immersion with a focus on problem-solving and practical applications of knowledge. The 2017 Culture of Health Deep Dive was chaired by Professors Howard Koh and…

Writer and activist Terry Tempest Williams will join Harvard Divinity School (HDS) as a writer-in-residence for the 2017–18 academic year. At HDS, Williams will spend time contemplating and writing about the spiritual implications of climate change and will lead a seminar with students. A naturalist and advocate for freedom of speech, she has shown how environmental…

On April 8, 2017, Pavel Krapivin, HBS ’11 and co-founder of VelvetJobs, spoke at the Harvard Graduate Council’s Leadership Conference about risk taking and fears. Recent trip to Playa del Carmen helped Pavel face his old fear of sharks, and this experience is similar to the way people take risks to face the fear of uncertainty…

The Memorial Church is fully open to the Harvard Community following an eight-month renovation designed to transform the 85-year-old building into a more accessible, comfortable and versatile place for the evolving mission of Harvard’s “space of grace.” The multi-million-dollar project, completed in January, is one of the most extensive renovations of the church since its…

Kathryn Rough, SD ’17, uses deep quantitative analysis skills to examine drug-related health issues Kathryn Rough is a self-professed data junkie. As a doctoral student in epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, she has spent scores of hours analyzing large datasets to shed light on drug use and drug safety. She has…

Massachusetts is in the midst of an opioid epidemic resulting in an unprecedented numbers of overdoses and deaths. On Wednesday, May 3, from 6:30-8 p.m., the Harvard Ed Portal will host a discussion featuring leading medical experts, first responders, pharmacists, and people in recovery. They’ll examine” The Opioid Crisis in Boston and Beyond” and how it’s impacting…

Gregory Curci can look at a piece of cast metal and read the craftsman’s skill like an archeologist brushing away the sand from a long-forgotten artifact. Deep in the lines and imperfections of a piece of solid iron weighing thousands of pounds, he sees the hands of the maker. “You can see what almost look…

The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) announces an inaugural design-build installation at the Grove, located at North Harvard Street and Western Avenue in Allston, expected to open to the public in summer 2017. The chosen design, entitled WE ALL, was selected through a two-stage GSD competition initiated in November 2016. WE ALL calls for…

Todne Thomas, an anthropologist who specializes in religion, race, and kinship, has been named Assistant Professor of African American Religions at Harvard Divinity School and a Suzanne Young Murray Assistant Professor at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, effective July 1. Thomas is currently Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Vermont, a position she…

A group of over thirty activists from the Afro-Cuban movement visited Harvard on April 14-15 to attend a gathering sponsored by the Afro-Latin American Research Institute (ALARI), Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. Titled, “The Afro-Cuban Movement: Activism and Research, Accomplishments and Challenges,” this event represents the first time that Cuban anti-racist activists—writers,…