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Romance and Reality: Posters from the Russian Revolution
The Harvard Ed Portal, located at 224 Western Ave. in Allston, and the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies are proud to present the latest Crossings Gallery exhibition Romance and…
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Examining community health workers’ role in fighting HIV in Africa
Community health worker (CHW) programs can play a key role in providing HIV services in Africa. But such programs are often fragmented, poorly integrated into national health systems, and lack…
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An innovative oasis in Longwood will relieve city stress
It’s deep summer in Boston. Oppressive humidity slows you down. Sidewalks radiate heat. Droning insects and city traffic hum. Just across the courtyard from the Kresge Building of the Harvard…
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Soldiers Field Park renovation achieves LEED Gold
Harvard University Housing residents moving in to Soldiers Field Park’s Building Four this year will be met with light, efficient, and healthier living spaces thanks to a recent renovation, which…

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The Scarlet F: Why fat shaming harms health, and how we can change the conversation
The young woman strides down a city sidewalk gripping a textbook and folder. Maybe she’s worrying about missing class, but probably not about being photographed. Nevertheless, she is caught in…
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Harvard earns top spot on Sierra Club’s ‘Cool Schools’ ranking
Harvard earned a top spot in this year’s Sierra Club annual “Cool Schools” ranking of North America’s greenest colleges and universities, the highest-ranking Ivy League institution recognized. Harvard’s completion of…

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Outdoor light at night linked with increased breast cancer risk in women
Women who live in areas with higher levels of outdoor light at night may be at higher risk for breast cancer than those living in areas with lower levels, according…
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The business of social change
The Burj el-Barajneh refugee camp sprawls on the southern outskirts of Beirut. Crumbling brick buildings are piled haphazardly upon one another. The narrow alleys between are strewn with trash and…
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Poll analysis finds failure of Senate ACA replacement bill related to huge divisions among Republicans and between parties
A new in-depth analysis of results from 27 national public opinion polls by 12 survey organizations finds that the failure of the recent U.S. Senate debate over proposals to repeal…
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Partisan right-wing websites shaped mainstream press coverage before 2016 election, Berkman Klein study finds
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University today released a comprehensive analysis of online media and social media coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign. The report,…

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VanderWeele, Lin honored for contributions to the field of statistics
Tyler VanderWeele and Xihong Lin, faculty members at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, have both received prestigious awards from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS), in…
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Working, and riding, to end hunger
According to the Greater Boston Food Bank, 1 in 10 locals routinely don’t have enough to eat. In an effort to help address food inequality, Harvard began partnering with Food…
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Millions may face protein deficiency as a result of human-caused CO2 emissions
If CO2 levels continue to rise as projected, the populations of 18 countries may lose more than 5 percent of their dietary protein by 2050 due to a decline in the nutritional value of rice,…
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‘Ghost Portraits’ honor African American and Native American public health notables
What might Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health look like if slavery and the oppression of Blacks and Native Americans had not occurred? That was the question that representatives…

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Study identifies enzyme that protects cells from toxic fat
A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Howard Hughes Medical Institute sheds light on how a key fat-producing enzyme helps protect cells from a toxic…

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Radcliffe awards more than $80,000 for American history research
Black feminism and the women’s liberation movement. Transgender archives. American women’s history in the high school classroom. These are a few of the many topics students and scholars will examine…

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Call for Proposals: Mahindra Center Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
The Mahindra Humanities Center welcomes all Harvard graduate students to submit proposals to coordinate an Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference. Funding for the conference will be available up to the amount…
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Learning to navigate salary negotiations
The Boston Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement recently teamed up with the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to offer a free salary negotiation workshop at the Harvard Ed Portal…
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Culinary Institute of America leads Asian cuisines boot camp at Harvard
Chef Shirley Cheng, a Professor of Culinary Arts at the Hyde Park, NY campus of the Culinary Institute of America, visited Harvard University Dining Services’ (HUDS) kitchens from June 3–6,…

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HDS welcomes journalist and author E.J. Dionne for 2017–18 academic year
Harvard Divinity School (HDS) is pleased to announce that E.J. Dionne, the distinguished journalist and author, political commentator, and longtime op-ed columnist, will join the School for the 2017–18 academic…

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New research suggests 3-D photography could offer better orthodontic diagnosis using less radiation
Common orthodontic problems such as crossbite, overbite, underbite, and crowding of the teeth can have a negative impact on a person’s physical appearance, dental function, and overall self esteem. To…

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Forging connections at the 2017 Dataverse Community Meeting
Last week, more than 200 participants from around the world gathered to learn about, discuss, and improve Harvard’s own open-source research data repository software, Dataverse. Dataverse is developed at the…

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Advanced Leadership Initiative releases 2017 Education Deep Dive Report
The Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) released its 2017 Education Deep Dive Report: Empowerment in Education. The report summarizes the proceedings from ALI’s Deep Dive event, a two-day intensive…

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Call for applications to 2018 Australia-Harvard Fellowship
Australia-Harvard Fellowship is an initiative of the Harvard Club of Australia Foundation, a long-standing nationwide philanthropic organisation based in Sydney. It promotes learned exchange between Harvard University and Australia, and…
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Harvard launches Data Science master’s degree program
Harvard will offer a Master of Science (SM) degree in Data Science beginning in fall of 2018. The new degree, under the joint academic leadership of the faculties of Computer…
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Music and Medicine
Music, painting, and storytelling came together at the Ed Portal during “At the Still Point: medicine from the inside,” an event co-sponsored with the Harvard Medical School‘s Arts & Humanities…
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8 HILT Spark Grants announced
The Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) awarded eight Spark Grants with support of up to 15,000 designed to help “spark” promising teaching and learning projects. Awardees will: Develop…
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Tango Night in Allston
A rainy day couldn’t keep the crowds away from Tango Night in Allston, a music and dance event organized by the Harvard Ed Portal and the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)…

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Vafa receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Annual award recognizes scientific accomplishments and service to the nation Cumrun Vafa, the Donner Professor of Science and world-renowned physicist, was among the recipients of the 2017 Ellis Island Medal…

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Warren Alpert Foundation honors 5 pioneers in cancer immunology
The 2017 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to five scientists for transformative discoveries in the field of cancer immunology. Collectively, their work has elucidated foundational mechanisms in cancer’s…
