Tag: Harvard University
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Nudging donors toward more effective giving
A study by Harvard psychologists finds that preserving personal charity preferences and offering targeted matching funds help.
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Finding hurdles, stepping up
Emerging from two years of strict COVID-19 policies, Harvard welcomed back all in-person classes and on-campus activities. A timeline marks the highlights of the 2021-22 academic year.
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Dual message of slavery probe: Harvard’s ties inseparable from rise, and now University must act
University leadership accepts recommendations of report with $100 million pledge.
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Students call ensuring diversity on campus vital
Reaction follows Supreme Court decision to rule on University’s policy of considering race as one factor among many in admissions.
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Kennedy School reacts to Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize
Harvard Kennedy School fellow and journalist Maria Ressa has won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her fight for facts and truth in a world awash in disinformation.
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New learning curve
After 18 months away, Harvard students returned cautiously and excitedly to physical classrooms across campus.
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Harvard and MIT-led nonprofit to tackle longstanding inequities in education
Harvard, MIT, and edX announced a joint effort with education technology company 2U to extend online learning’s reach and impact across the world.
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Supreme Court defers decision on reviewing admissions case
The Supreme Court has asked the U.S. solicitor general to weigh in on a lawsuit involving Harvard’s admissions policies. The request postpones the court’s decision on whether to take a case that could have dramatic effects on diversity on college and university campuses across the country.
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A year of strength and resilience
As life returns more to normal, there is so much to reflect on and to celebrate as we look back.
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Where Health Services stands with COVID vaccine
University Health Services awaits increase supply of vaccines, indicating it has the ability to administer twice the number of vaccines to the Harvard community.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies & Harvard create new Bloomberg Center for Cities to support mayors
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard University announced they will expand support for city leaders with a $150 million investment to establish the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard.
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New technology to investigate autism spectrum disorder
Scientists applied the “Perturb-Seq” method to study dozens of genes that are associated with autism spectrum disorder, identifying how specific cell types in the developing mouse brain are impacted by mutations.
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Autumnal exposures: Colorful moments in passing
From sunrise to sunset, Harvard photographer Rose Lincoln captured the beauty of autumn as it swept across the University’s campus surrounding community.
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Nathan Pusey’s battle with Joseph McCarthy
An excerpt from the new book “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy” by Larry Tye.
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Major outpouring of support for University in legal battle over admissions approach
Hundreds of social scientists, business executives, Nobel laureates, state attorneys general, colleges rebut group appealing judgment in favor of Harvard admissions policies.
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7 Harvard seniors named Rhodes Scholars
Seven Harvard undergraduates were named Rhodes Scholars. Two other seniors were awarded Mitchell Scholarships.
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Specialists take on opioid crisis
A conference sponsored by Harvard and the University of Michigan will examine the role that stigma plays in the nation’s opioid crisis and ways it slows and alters responses.
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Innovating an innovation
HubWeek fall festival takes place Oct. 1‒3 in Boston’s Seaport District.
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Spare the medical resident and spoil nothing
Hours of medical residents were capped at 80 per week in 2003 after a string of patient injuries and deaths, spurring fears that doctors-in-training would be less prepared for independent practice than before. A new study suggests their warnings were largely unjustified.
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Ten from Harvard named AAAS Fellows
Ten Harvard faculty members are among the 416 scientists who have been named American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.
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The thrill of winning a Rhodes
Two Harvard undergraduates, Jin Park and Brittany Ellis, are among the 32 American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars on Saturday. They will begin their studies at the University of Oxford next October.
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National Academy of Medicine honors 12 faculty
Twelve Harvard faculty are among the 85 new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine, which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
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Documents released in admissions lawsuit
Harvard, plaintiff explain their stances in case likely to go to trial in October.
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Court to receive motions in admissions lawsuit
Harvard, plaintiff on Friday will present their competing positions in an admissions lawsuit against the College.
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Virtual lab to extend reach of science education
Amgen and Harvard are teaming up to develop a free online education platform called LabXchange.
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Rhodes Scholars had help along the way
A closer look at the four Harvard undergrads selected with 28 other students as 2018 U.S. Rhodes Scholars.
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Harvard Cambridge Senior Luncheon marks its 42nd year
The 42nd annual Harvard Cambridge Senior Luncheon brought nearly 1,000 senior citizens to Harvard Yard for the special event.