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Exploring the legacy of G.I Gurdjieff: Harvard’s global summit marks 100th anniversary
Harvard’s Center for the Study of World Religions invited the world to a two-day groundbreaking summit on the life and work of 20th-century mystic and spiritual teacher George Ivanovich Gurdjieff,…
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Deadly heat coming for healthy people — Harvard research
Venturing outdoors during heatwaves may become deadly for millions of people in a world only slightly warmer than today’s, according to new research that considers the effect of solar radiation,…
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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 pleased to announce the second year of an opportunity for…
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Recipients of the GEM Incubation Fund look to advance gender equality worldwide
The Harvard Center for International Development (CID) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 GEM Incubation Fund. The fund supports emerging research that strives to advance solutions to pressing…
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Photo essay: 2024 Seasons of Light
Each year, the Office of the Chaplain and Religious and Spiritual Life invites the Harvard Divinity School community to Seasons of Light. As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, this annual multireligious service honors…
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24 begin Bloomberg Center for Cities Program for New Mayors
As new mayors prepare to take the reins in city halls across the country, 24 newly elected U.S. mayors have been selected for the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard…
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Dmytro Kuleba joins the Belfer Center as Senior Fellow
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School has appointed former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba as a Senior Fellow. Recognized as one of the most…
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Fossil footprints offer evidence of two human species living, interacting together
A new study in Science describes an approximately 1.5 million-year-old fossil footprint site in northern Kenya that records, for the first time, two different kinds of ancient human footprints that…
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Kennedy School professor awarded Humboldt Research prize
Marcella Alsan granted the Humboldt Research Award, honoring her outstanding academic record and research to date.
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New Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation and U.S. National Security
Amid increasingly tense geopolitics, growing nuclear threats, and risks posed by rapidly evolving technologies, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and…
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Enlightening public discourse: Jonathan Alter ’79
“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter,”…
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National Geographic film screening at HDS examines Indigenous trauma and resilience
The Harvard Divinity School community and guests gathered on Nov. 12 for a reception and screening of “Sugarcane,” a National Geographic documentary highlighting the painful history of Indian boarding schools…
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HKS Belfer Center & SEAS announce Faculty Grant Opportunity on Technology and Geopolitics
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, in partnership with the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), is pleased to…
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Faculty Council meeting — Nov. 20, 2024
On Nov. 20 the Faculty Council approved the preliminary Harvard Summer School course list for 2025 and a proposal regarding pass/fail grading in the General Education courses. They also discussed the…
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What is it like to curate an art exhibit at the Pyramids of Giza?
In 2016, French Egyptian curator Nadine Abdel Ghaffar founded the organization Art D’Égypte in response to a problem she was seeing: a lack of public spaces in Egypt for people…
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New ‘Greenplexity’ tool guides policymakers, investors on strategies for green growth
At the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP29) on Friday (Nov. 15), the Growth Lab at Harvard Kennedy School launched Greenplexity, an interactive tool that helps countries identify their localized opportunities…
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Harvard Expands Green Revolving Fund to support campus decarbonization
Harvard has increased the size of its Green Revolving Fund (GRF) from $12 million to $37 million, providing additional funds to Harvard’s Schools and Business Units to accelerate campus decarbonization…
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Updated Harvard Sustainable Building Standards advance climate, health and equity
Harvard University released its 2024 Sustainable Building Standards, which mark the most significant update since the standards were first developed in 2009. The latest standards now target Living Building Challenge…
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OUE bestows new teaching award on 11 faculty members
The Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE), the FAS Office for Faculty Affairs, and the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning have inaugurated the Anya Bernstein Bassett Award for Excellence…
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Harvard hires eight new climate faculty – with more on the horizon
A wave of climate faculty hires — with more to come — is the latest development in Harvard’s rapidly expanding climate and sustainability initiative. The new climate faculty hires in…
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Nymphia Wind named HUFPI Changemaker of the Year
The Harvard Undergraduate Foreign Policy Initiative announced Taiwanese American performer and activist Nymphia Wind as the inaugural recipient of its Changemaker of the Year award. The honor celebrates those creating…
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Audrey Sands appointed associate curator of photography at the Harvard Art Museums
The Harvard Art Museums have appointed Audrey Sands as their Richard L. Menschel Associate Curator of Photography. As a member of the museums’ Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, Sands…
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Annabel Kim explores speculative new futures with ‘Plasmas’ translation
Annabel Kim thinks of “Plasmas,” the latest novel by French writer Céline Minard, as a cubist painting: representing reality, while simultaneously shattering our perception of it. Kim’s new English translation…
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Michèle Lamont lends ‘recognition gap’ research to Europe’s rural, urban divide
A new study, published last month in the journal Global Policy, finds rural residents of the European Union feel invisible to the very policymakers charged with representing their interests. “The paper indicates…
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Acclaimed Pakistani artist Naiza Khan named Mittal Institute’s Distinguished Artist Fellow 2025
The Mittal Institute announced that Naiza Khan, a highly acclaimed visual artist from Pakistan, will be in residence on the Harvard campus in April 2025 as the institute’s second Distinguished Artist…
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Four Harvard research teams receive translational funding to advance climate change tech
The climate crisis demands new and better technology – from green energy sources to cleaner industrial processes and far beyond. Universities, including Harvard, play a significant role in generating that…
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Rowland Institute celebrates new beginnings in a new space
While maintaining its mission of cultivating high-risk, high-reward research, the Rowland Institute at Harvard welcomed change at a symposium that celebrated its transition to a new home in the heart…
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Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences welcomes visiting professors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery (H&LS) Initiative and the University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences have welcomed four visiting faculty from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to teach and conduct…
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Celebrating alumni excellence: Harvard Clubs and SIGs Awards spotlight impactful leaders
The winners of the annual Harvard Alumni Association Clubs and Shared Interest Groups awards were honored Oct. 24 at the Alumni Leadership Conference. Celebrating excellence in community building and volunteer…
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Fillings, cleanings, exams … oh my! Getting to the root of dental fear
For some, the mere thought of sitting in a dental chair can send shivers down their spine and set their heart racing. In fact, nearly 40 percent of the population…