Tag: Michael Kremer

  • Nation & World

    Did winning the Nobel change your life?

    Harvard laureates say it gave bully pulpit, brought invitations to speak (sometimes on subjects they know nothing about), meet kings (and play poker with Steve Martin).

    16–23 minutes
    William G. Kaelin Jr. receiving his Nobel Prize in 2019, with
  • Health

    Treating children for worms yields long-term health, economic gains, study says

    A 20-year study of Kenyan schoolchildren who receive sustained treatment against common parasitic infections grow up to achieve a higher standard of living, with long-lasting health and economic benefits that extend to their communities.

    5–8 minutes
    Giving a child medicine.
  • Campus & Community

    Nine faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

    Nine Harvard University scientists have been elected by their peers to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of “their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”

    1–2 minutes
    Harvard Medical School building.
  • Campus & Community

    Michael Kremer wins Nobel in economics

    Harvard’s Michael Kremer, the Gates Professor of Developing Societies, wins 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

    5–7 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Radcliffe opens doors of discovery

    The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study announced 49 artists and scholars who have been selected as its 2013-2014 fellows, among them are 15 Harvard faculty.

    4–6 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Making drinking water clean

    Free water purification is needed to head off more than a million childhood deaths from diarrhea each year, says Gates Professor of Developing Societies Michael Kremer.

    2–4 minutes
  • Health

    Willing a way to clean water

    Kennedy School Fellow Daniele Lantagne is using her engineering background to expand on a program, partially developed by Professor Michael Kremer, to provide clean water to communities in rural areas. The soluti

    4–6 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Fewer drops to drink

    With water scarcity a growing worldwide worry, Harvard programs, faculty, staff, and students are exploring ways to protect precious supplies, both globally and on campus.

    8–12 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Changing behavior: Easier than we thought?

    At a Harvard-convened social science research conference on Nov. 14, 2003, research from the fields of economics, social psychology, and public health showed how psychological changes could affect sexual health, retirement savings, marketing, and sustainable public health in developing nations. “These interventions are by and large noncoercive and tend to be very effective,” said David…

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