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Daniel Schacter honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
The Association for Psychological Science (APS) recently named Daniel Schacter as one of the recipients of the 2017 William James Fellow Award. The William James Fellow Award honors individuals for…

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Maya Jasanoff wins Windham-Campbell prize
Maya Jasanoff, Coolidge Professor of History, was recently named one of the winners of the 2017 Windham-Campbell prize in recognition of her nonfiction writing. Jasanoff is the author of “Edge of…

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Girguis Laboratory renovation receives LEED Gold certification
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Girguis Laboratory may specialize in studying microbes that inhabit the deepest and darkest areas of the ocean, but their research spaces are light and…

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Open access to Harvard Research
Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard is a free repository of vetted research, breaking down barriers to information across the world. After reading a journal article on the transgender community…

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Mother Jones wins Shorenstein Center’s 2017 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
Cambridge, Mass. — The $25,000 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School has been awarded to Shane Bauer…

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Mark Claster Mamolen Dissertation Workshop on Afro-Latin American Studies announces Class of 2017
The Afro-Latin American Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research (ALARI), has selected the 2017 Class for the Mark Claster Mamolen Dissertation Workshop on Afro-Latin…
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University Choir to celebrate reopening of Memorial Church with Sunday concert
With the renovation of the Memorial Church during Fall Term, the Harvard University Choir stretched their voices into new venues across the campus. Auditions and rehearsals were in Paine Hall,…

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Harvard honored by Cambridge NAACP
The Cambridge NAACP honored Harvard University at the 2017 Annual MLK Breakfast for its leadership in efforts to promote educational and social equality. Receiving the award for the University, Thomas…
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Harvard Art Museums receive $250,000 grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art
The Harvard Art Museums have been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art to support the upcoming special exhibition “The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in…

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Students from Cambridge Housing Authority’s The Work Force Program spend day on Harvard campus
For the second year in a row, students from the Cambridge Housing Authority’s (CHA) The Work Force Program recently visited Harvard, in an effort to help inspire students to accomplish…

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Harvard Kennedy School announces 2017 Neustadt and Schelling Awards winners
An eminent nuclear physicist and a pair of renowned social scientists from the University of Pennsylvania are recipients of the Harvard Kennedy School 2017 Richard E. Neustadt and Thomas C.…
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John Holdren returns to Harvard Kennedy School
John Holdren, former national science adviser to President Barack Obama, will rejoin the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) faculty as the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy. The appointment,…

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Talea Ensemble to perform ‘Songs Found in Dream’
On March 3-4 at 8 p.m., the Fromm Players at Harvard assemble one of the nation’s foremost new music groups, Talea Ensemble, for two free concerts, “Songs Found in Dream,”…

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Steven Beshear, Gina McCarthy named Senior Leadership Fellows
Steven Beshear, former Governor of Kentucky, and Gina McCarthy, former Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, are on campus at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health this spring…

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Design proposals for Barry’s Corner on view this weekend
In partnership with the Harvard University Office of the Executive Vice President, Harvard Campus Services, Harvard Planning Harvard, and the Zone 3 initiative, the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD)…

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McGovern Institute for Brain Research awards 2017 Scolnick Prize to Catherine Dulac
Catherine Dulac, Higgins Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, is the winner of the 2017 Edward M. Scolnick…

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Jennifer Lewis elected to National Academy of Engineering
Jennifer A. Lewis, the Hansjorg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciencesand core faculty member of the Wyss Institute of Biologically…

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#WeAre1H The 7th Annual Masquerade Ball
The Harvard Graduate Student Council announced it’s #WeAre1H Grassroots Campaign in conjunction with the Harvard Extension Student Association for the 7th annual “Masquerade Ball” taking place on March 4 at…

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SoHP and Climate Change Institute awarded Arcadia grant for Historical Ice Core Project
The Initiative for the Science of the Human Past at Harvard and the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine are delighted to announce that the Arcadia Fund of…

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Harvard designated a 2017 Best Workplace for Commuters
Harvard has been named a Best Workplace for Commuters for the fourth consecutive year. On Jan. 31, 2017, the Center for Urban Transportation Research announced the employers who earned the designation…

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Applications for 2017 HILT Spark Grants to open March 1
2017 Spark Grants for Collaboration, Research, and Engagement Funding Up to $15k intended to “spark” promising teaching and learning projects from idea to reality. All Harvard benefits-eligible postdoctoral researchers, staff…
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Shorenstein Center announces finalists for 2017 Goldsmith Prize
Six finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting have been announced by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). The winner of…

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Renowned bioengineer to join Harvard faculty
Samir Mitragotri, a leading chemical- and bio-engineer who develops new techniques and materials for treating conditions such as diabetes, cancer and bleeding disorders, will join the faculty of the Harvard…

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Learning Healthy Habits at the Harvard Ed Portal
Attendees of the Harvard Ed Portal’s recent Learning Xchange “Health and Wellness for the New Year” were given the opportunity to learn about nutrition, sleep, physical exercise, and maintaining a…

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Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute Of Politics Announces Spring 2017 Fellows
The Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics (IOP) has selected its spring 2017 class of Visiting and Resident Fellows. A list is available at http://bit.ly/2017SpringFellows. “This class of Fellows boasts…

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WinterFest comes to the Plaza
Harvard Common Spaces is pleased to announce an exciting lineup of winter activities planned for the Plaza. This year, it’s all about fun activities, food, and festivities — easy to do…
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Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies Opens Field Office in Tunisia
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) at Harvard University today opened its first overseas office, in Tunisia, home to a tradition of learning and research that extends from Antiquity…
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HMX Offers Early Online Access
Members of the Harvard community are being given special early access to HMX Fundamentals, an innovative online learning program from the Harvard Medical School Office of Online Learning. Applications for spring…
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Harvard Art Museums appoint Makeda Best as new Curator of Photography
The Harvard Art Museums are pleased to announce the appointment of Makeda Best as the new Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, effective Jan. 17, 2017. Best is currently assistant professor…

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Shorenstein Center announces spring 2017 fellows
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, based at Harvard Kennedy School, is pleased to announce the appointment of its spring 2017 fellows. “Following one of the most…
