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Faculty Council meeting — Feb. 21, 2024
On Feb. 21 the Faculty Council held a special meeting to meet with the Interim President and members of the Harvard Corporation to ask and answer questions as representatives of…
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Inaugural Du Bois Scholars Program accepting applications from HBCU students
The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery (H&LS) initiative, in partnership with Harvard College, has launched the Du Bois Scholars Program, an intensive, 9-week summer research internship at Harvard College…
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Boston mayor speaks at GSD about urban forests, community resilience, and environmental justice
Describing herself as an avowed “tree hugger” from her childhood as part of an immigrant family, when a beloved tree afforded her a sense of peace, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu…
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Faculty Council meeting — Feb. 14, 2024
On Feb. 14 the Faculty Council approved a proposal regarding an Experiential Study course. They also heard a presentation on plans for the Harvard Library and discussed the sense of community…
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Harvard Innovation Labs and ArtLifting announce mural installation
Today, the Harvard Innovation Labs has unveiled “Invent, Endure, Outlive Them,” the University innovation center’s first permanent mural installation. The mural was created by artist Madison Elyse Rubenstein and sourced through ArtLifting, a…
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Chemistry internship reunion celebrates success of local high schoolers
As a junior at Brighton High School in 2022, Roshaun Knight was unsure about his plans after graduation. An ambitious student, Knight had always wanted to go to college but…
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Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative launches research series to help government solve problems
The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative announced a new email newsletter sharing free resources based on peer-reviewed academic research. Starting this month, the newsletter will share relevant management and leadership…
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Former prime minister of Côte d’Ivoire among CID’s fellows for spring semester
The Center for International Development (CID) at Harvard University is pleased to welcome a new cohort of fellows for the 2024 spring semester. Fellows play an important role at the…
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Ed School’s Rob Watson selected as 2024 Presidential Leadership Scholar
Rob Watson, deputy director of The EdRedesign Lab at Harvard Graduate School of Education is one of 60 scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ (PLS) ninth class. For…
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Louisiana gospel choir to perform at Memorial Church
The Southern University Gospel Choir from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will fill the Memorial Church Sanctuary on Feb. 17 with a chorus of 50 powerful voices singing traditional spiritual music in…
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Study: Ratings bias declined for young doctors after new review system was adopted
Researchers have found that an overhaul of the performance review system for judging young doctors has led to a large reduction in ratings bias against Black, Latino, and Asian medical…
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James Robson appointed new director of Harvard-Yenching Institute
Internationally renowned scholar, educator, and author James Robson has been named the new director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute (HYI). The James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian…
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Award-winning scholar appointed Pforzheimer Foundation Faculty Director at Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library
Erika Lee, one of the nation’s leading immigration and Asian America historians, will become Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s new Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Faculty Director at the Schlesinger Library, the…
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Faculty Council meeting — Jan. 24, 2024
On Jan. 24 the Faculty Council discussed proposals regarding the add/drop and pass/fail deadlines and regarding an experiential study course. They also heard a presentation on civil discourse. Finally, they…
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Study finds immigration detention harms children’s mental, physical health
A groundbreaking investigation conducted by the Massachusetts General Hospital Asylum Clinic at the MGH Center for Global Health, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, and the Harvard Global…
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Kempner Institute announces new research programs in intelligence for undergrads
The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard is pleased to announce the launch of academic year and summer research programs to support Harvard College…
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IOP announces spring 2024 fellows
The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School announced the appointment of seven Resident Fellows and one Visiting Fellow who will join the IOP for the spring 2024 semester. The…
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Top visual insights from the Growth Lab’s 2023 research
The Growth Lab works to push the frontier of economic growth and development policy research, and our multi-disciplinary team extended our pioneering research agenda to five continents in 2023. Our…
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Advanced Leadership Initiative welcomes 2024 cohort
Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) announced the selection of its 2024 fellowship cohort, which is notable for its significant international representation and broad sector diversity. On Jan. 8, ALI…
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Life on a Saturn moon? Harvard-NASA study finds key ingredient for biological building blocks
A diminutive, snow-covered moon of Saturn called Enceladus has taken first place among candidates for hosting life in our solar system, according to a joint Harvard-NASA study. Led by Griffin…
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Fernald named director of Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
Caroline Jean Fernald has been named executive director of Harvard Museums of Science and Culture, Hopi Hoekstra, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced today. Fernald…
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Kennedy School convenes hard conversations on Israel-Hamas war
Even as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have approached the boiling point on campuses across the United States, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative has hosted a series of…
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Growth Lab researchers diagnose South Africa’s decline, suggest tough choices to move forward
Concluding a two-year investigation, researchers at Harvard Kennedy School’s Growth Lab have issued a stark diagnosis of the “collapsing state capacity” in South Africa after decades of policy failures, mismanagement, and patronage, with…
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Hundreds gather at inaugural Harvard-wide Climate Career Expo
A steady stream of students from Harvard Schools met with representatives from The World Bank, Ceres, NRDC, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Green Corps, and dozens of other employers…
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David Smith’s ‘Medals for Dishonor’ series acquired by Harvard Art Museums
The Harvard Art Museums have acquired an important gift of “Medals for Dishonor,” a critical early work by preeminent 20th-century sculptor David Smith (American, 1906–1965). The gift from the artist’s…
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Harvard engineers use data science to accelerate drug discovery
The convergence of semiconductor technology and drug discovery holds great promise in the pursuit for new medications and therapies. But drug discovery is notorious for being lengthy, inefficient, costly, and…
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Bonnie Talbert, David Elmer named faculty deans of Eliot House
Bonnie Talbert and David Elmer have been named the new faculty deans of Eliot House, Danoff Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana announced today. They will start their roles July…
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Harvard licensed technology creates Obesity-on-a-Chip Service
Obatala Sciences, a biotechnology company that manufactures stem cells and human-derived hydrogels, announced the accomplishment of a major milestone with the commercial launch of its ObaCell Obesity-on-a-Chip Service. The new service…
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Policy brief on climate change in South Asia
Coinciding with United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute recently released a new policy brief, “Climate Change in South Asia: Requisites…
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When Black women work in whiter teams, they may have worse job outcomes
Evidence from a new study suggests that Black women in teams with a greater number of white peers may have worse job outcomes. This finding may offer a starting point for improving…