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Tag: youth
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Nation & World
Why are young people so miserable?
A Harvard-led study examining measures of well-being showed younger adults had the lowest scores of any age group.
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Lessons from Katrina on how pandemic may affect kids
Harvard researchers looked at Katrina’s impact on children and how the lessons learned there could be applied to the COVID pandemic.
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AI can help reduce the risk of HIV in high-risk communities
Researchers have developed an AI system that can identify the people within a social network who can most effectively promote information about HIV prevention to their peers.
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Pod-based e-cigarettes efficiently addictive
A new Harvard Chan School study has found that pod-based e-cigarettes’ efficient delivery of nicotine may foster greater dependence than other types of e-cigarettes.
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Nation & World
Experience for a lifetime
This summer, 51 local high school students and recent graduates spent the school break working in various departments across Harvard’s Cambridge and Allston campuses as part of the Summer Youth Employment Program.
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Nation & World
Putting local youth to work
Harvard’s Summer Youth Employment Program puts local high school students from Boston and Cambridge to work on campus during the summer months. For many young people, it’s their first job.
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Nation & World
Caring voices
The Harvard Graduate School of Education on July 26 released a powerful video in support of the It Gets Better Project. The four-minute video features faculty, staff, and students sharing personal accounts of their childhood experiences and providing support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.
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Beyond the school day
For more than two decades, Harvard’s Phillips Brooks House Association after-school programs have provided a safe and fun place for students to go in the crucial afternoon hours.
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Aid groups that make a difference
The Harvard Community Gifts Giving Fair brought to campus many local organizations whose missions are helping those in need.
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Early marijuana use a bigger problem
Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have shown that those who start using marijuana at a young age are more impaired on tests of cognitive function than those who start smoking at a later age.
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Minds in the making
The Harvard Achievement Support Initiative is arming teachers, parents, and community partners with techniques and resources that boost student achievement.
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Nation & World
$100,000 in grants available for community projects
The second round of Harvard Allston Partnership Grant Funds totaling $100,000 are now available to community members and nonprofit groups to help support neighborhood improvement projects, cultural enrichment, and education programs benefiting the North Allston/North Brighton community.
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School volunteers honored with Mack Davis Award for 50,000 hours of service
At a special reception on May 14, Cambridge School Volunteers (CSV) honored nearly 900 volunteers who served in grades K-12 of the Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) during the 2007-08 academic year. Together, the volunteers provided more than 50,000 hours of individualized academic services to Cambridge youth. The reception was held at the Gutman Library of…