Tag: Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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Nation & World
Seeing like anthropologist through camera’s lens
Ryan Christopher Jones brings an anthropologist’s eye to his work as a freelance journalist. After finishing his liberal arts degree at the Extension School, he’ll be pursuing a Ph.D. in anthropology at Harvard this fall.
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Nation & World
Ph.D. with ADHD brings can-do focus to science, life
Diagnosed with ADHD, Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Kotler uses clinical and genetic studies to reinterpret how humans think.
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Nation & World
Understanding the IT band
Research led by Carolyn Eng delivers insights into how the IT band stores and releases elastic energy to make walking and running more efficient.
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Nation & World
How new biosensors turn E. coli into something valuable
New biosensors developed by Wyss Institute core faculty member George Church enable complex genetic reprogramming of common bacteria like E. coli and could be leveraged for sustainable biomanufacturing, using the metabolic processes of bacterial cells to generate valuable chemicals and fuels.
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Nation & World
The value of mentoring
Harvard Professor Evelynn Hammonds served as a mentor for Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard (SROH), a 10-week residential program that exposes undergraduates from across the country to life in a research university. SROH is dedicated to training young scholars from ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups traditionally underrepresented in graduate training.