Among American cities, Miami emerges as a particular case study in how and where we will house people as climate pressures mount. Its famous beaches and waterfront condominiums will struggle with sea level rise in the next 50 years — and inland regions will feel pressure, too, as coastal residents search for dry ground. Already,…

Jean Jung was sick as a kid and spent several years in and out of the hospital. She was often lonely and bored. “The day goes really slowly,” she recalled. “There’s nothing to do.” Jung wished she could spend time with other kids, but her parents were worried about her getting an infection, so she…

Patients with Type 2 diabetes who have high levels of blood sugar are at greater risk of serious complications such as chronic kidney disease, heart disease and blindness. While lifestyle changes and medications can help some patients better control their blood sugar levels, Type 2 diabetes tends to progress, and patients typically need more intense…

The Harvard Innovation Labs recently welcomed 350 student-led teams into its Spring Venture Program. Participating students come together from across Harvard schools to develop ideas and businesses in dozens of industries, including arts, broadcasting, education, food and beverage, healthcare, and water transportation. Every team in the Spring Venture Program will have the opportunity to compete…

This winter, 11th and 12th graders from the TechBoston Academy class Co-DesignEnglish visited the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute. The course was designed by the students in collaboration with their teacher Casey Andrews, and focuses on equity and activism. The themes of the class match those of…

The Ash Center recently sat down with Zach Graves, a 2019 Technology and Democracy Fellow at the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School, head of policy at the Lincoln Network, and author of “Science, Technology, and Democracy: Building a Modern Congressional Technology Assessment Office,” a new paper offering recommendations and a road map for resurrecting…

Early in the morning on Jan. 22, it was 14 degrees Fahrenheit. But inside Shad Hall’s basketball court it was steamy, a DJ was blasting remixes, and three brothers were leading a huge group fitness class. These weren’t just any brothers, and this was not a standard Shad bootcamp class. This was Rob, Gordie, and…

Harvard University’s Richard A. & Susan F. Smith Campus Center was recently awarded the Boston Society of Architects’ Harleston Parker Medal. Established in 1921 in memory of Boston architect J. Harleston Parker, the medal is the highest honor awarded by the Boston Society of Architects (a chapter of the American Institute of Architects) and recognizes…

The 2020 election season is underway and the Harvard Votes Challenge — a nonpartisan, University-wide effort to encourage voter participation — is making sure the Harvard University community is ready. Today, the Challenge unveiled new, easy-to-use resources, including guides for students, faculty, and staff organizers across campus. Experts predict the November 2020 elections will result in…

Pills and powders claiming to boost weight loss, energy, or sexual performance — available to customers of all ages on drugstore shelves — face little government oversight of their safety and efficacy. Because of legislation passed in 1994, the Food and Drug Administration has been unable to demand testing before a dietary supplement is brought to…

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced today that Rejuvenate Bio has secured an exclusive worldwide license from the Harvard Office of Technology Development to commercialize a gene therapy technology developed at the Wyss Institute and Harvard Medical School (HMS) to prevent and treat several age-related diseases in dogs, extending their overall healthspan. The announcement…

The Harvard Center for the Environment (HUCE) tried something new this year: hosting a wintersession program. The three-day course, called Confronting Climate Change, was kicked off with a plenary session led by Professors Rebecca Henderson, Joe Aldy, and Dan Schrag, the director of HUCE. A wide range of topics was covered, from Ethics for a…

Lawrence F. Katz, the Elisabeth Allison Professor of Economics, has been awarded the 2020 IZA Prize in Labor Economics in an announcement lauding his 35 years of research documenting changes in income inequality and the role of educational opportunity in increasing living standards. Katz, also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research,…

Stepping expectantly into a museum gallery with a vast skylight overhead, the men and the Harvard student guide pause before a statue of an Assyrian king. Emily Axelsen ’23 is leading her first Touch Tour at the Harvard Semitic Museum, a beta-test of the new free program for adults with visual impairments. “We’re in a…

Sarah Laursen has been appointed as the new Alan J. Dworsky Associate Curator of Chinese Art at the Harvard Art Museums, effective June 15. Laursen is currently the Robert P. Youngman Curator of Asian Art at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, in Middlebury, Vt.; she is also assistant professor in the Department of History…

By the time Hyegi Chung, M.P.H. ’18, arrived at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to work on her master’s degree, she had years of experience analyzing health care companies. As an investment banker in Singapore and China, she regularly picked over the balance sheets and business models of biopharma and life sciences firms.…

When eating a low-carbohydrate or low-fat diet (LCD or LFD), choosing healthy foods is key to reducing the risk of premature death, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. People who ate healthy versions of the diets — filling their plates with whole grains, non-starchy vegetables, whole fruits, and nuts — had…

Matt Segneri will become the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Executive Director of the Harvard Innovation Labs (i-lab), a university-wide entity that fosters team-based and entrepreneurial activities and provides a forum for interactions among students, faculty, alumni, and the surrounding community. A first-generation college student and graduate of both Harvard College and Harvard Business School (HBS),…

Two out of three Americans would be willing to use digital wearable devices to track health as part of health insurance wellness programs, according to new research co-authored by Eric Ding, visiting scientist in Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Department of Nutrition and a health economist with General Dynamics Information Technology. The study surveyed 997 Americans across 46…

Camilo Vasconcelos, a freshman from Fortaleza, Brazil, had his first contact with Harvard while he was still in high school. In 2017, Vasconcelos was accepted as a mentee in the Mentoring and Language Acquisition in Brazil (MLAB) program — organized by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) — and was matched with a Harvard…

A variety of existing drugs for treating conditions such as diabetes, inflammation, alcohol abuse, and arthritis in dogs can also kill cancer cells in the lab, according to a study by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Some of the compounds might in due course be tested in…

Every year, Harvard invites local high school students to participate in several initiatives that aim to set them up for future success. These initiatives range from encouraging college readiness and educational goal setting, like the The Crimson Summer Academy and Project Teach, to providing opportunities to develop real-world skills like the Summer Youth Employment program.…

In today’s world, most workers are highly specialized, but this specialization can come at a cost — especially for those on the wrong team. New research by Harvard’s Growth Lab uncovers the importance of teams and coworkers when it comes to one’s productivity, earning potential, and stays of employment. The research was published last month…

According to a new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, while only 4 percent of the top 1 percent highest income adults say they would struggle to pay off an unexpected $1,000 expense, 34 percent of middle-income adults and 67 percent of lower-income adults say they would have problems paying this…

The global health care and life sciences industries are changing rapidly due to advances in research and technology, with worldwide spending projected to surpass $10 trillion in 2022. This rapid growth has major implications for established organizations and emerging startups alike, increasing the need for professionals who understand the science driving the future of health care. In…

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will establish the Riney Family Multiple Myeloma Initiative to help improve outcomes and accelerate understanding of the underlying biology for the most challenging types of myelomas, cancers that form in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. The initiative is being established with a $16.5 million gift from Paula…

Levi Strauss & Co. has recognized the Harvard Chan SHINE program (Sustainability and Health Initiative for Netpositive Enterprise) for its role in advancing the health and well-being of the people who make Levi Strauss clothing around the world. The program, founded and led by Eileen McNeely, Instructor in the Department of Environmental Health, has been…

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will create the Chen-Huang Center for EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) Mutant Lung Cancers to stimulate research, promote clinical trials, and strengthen the Institute’s capabilities for studying and treating lung cancer. The Chen-Huang Center is being established with a $5 million gift from Winston Chen and his wife, Phyllis Huang, of Silicon Valley.…