Tag: Michael Kremer
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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).
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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.
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Nation & World
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.”
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Nation & World
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.
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Nation & World
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.
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Nation & World
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.
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Nation & World
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
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Nation & World
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.