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Sharing the lessons of school improvement
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…
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Links found between biomarkers and risks of heart attack, stroke, early death
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…
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Fencing coach Daria Schneider named to board of U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
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…
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Measuring faculty perceptions of diversity
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…
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Collaboration created to build pipeline of Black executives
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…
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Visual insights from the Growth Lab in 2020
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…
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COVID-19 contributes to death increase among young adults, study says
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…
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Three scholars awarded Aramont Fund Fellowships
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…
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Harvard Innovation Labs releases 2020 Year in Review
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,…
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Alex Krieger’s iconic tour of Boston reimagined
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…
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Raj Chetty awarded Infosys Prize in social sciences
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…
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Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s gift to Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute
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).…
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CEPR Faculty Director Tom Kane joins Council of Luminaries
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”)…
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Business School establishes Joseph Bower Family Fund
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…
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$25M gift to fund life sciences leadership
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…
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Business School names new director of Social Enterprise Initiative
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…
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Animated films aim to help children overcome exploitation, trauma
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…
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Collaboration on impact investing data collection
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…
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New intercollegiate fellowship selects eight College students
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…
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Phillips Brooks House hosts virtual holiday toy and joy drive
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…
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Seven Harvard researchers named AAAS Fellows
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…
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National Coalition calls for new White House-led focus on children and youth
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…
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Science and Innovation Fellowship accepting applications
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…
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New Zealand prime minister to receive 2020 Gleitsman International Activist Award
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…
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Harvard University CFAR announces leadership change
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…
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Bringing signature HKS teaching to remote learners around the world
Envisioned and launched before the coronavirus pandemic, Harvard Kennedy School’s flagship online non-degree program, the Public Leadership Credential (PLC), is filling an unanticipated gap in the educational landscape, straddling the…
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Faculty Council meeting — Nov. 18, 2020
On Nov. 18 the Faculty Council approved the Harvard Summer School course list for 2021. They also heard presentations on remote learning and on assessing public health. Finally, they heard…
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Harvard Innovation Labs kicks off 10th Annual President’s Innovation Challenge
The Harvard Innovation Labs has kicked off the 10th Annual President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC), a competition designed to bring together the Harvard community to work on compelling solutions to some of the world’s…
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Harvard Teacher Fellows provides new teachers, local impact
For five years, Harvard Teacher Fellows (HTF) has provided Harvard undergraduates with an innovative pathway into teaching, preparing fellows for the complex world of education through five semesters of coursework, summer…
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Wyss Institute gets $12M commitment from Northpond Labs
Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has established its first research and innovation alliance by joining forces with Northpond Labs, the research and development-focused affiliate of a leading…