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Getting to the root of what drives war " Harvard Gazette
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (863+ words) A collection of features and graduate profiles covering Harvard's 375th Commencement. Seth Rosenberg is the rare student who, as one of his professors put it, can jump out of a helicopter wearing a 120-pound backpack yet also speak Latin. Engaging in…...
A vital link between astronauts and mission control " Harvard Gazette
23+ hour, 55+ min ago (1443+ words) Outside the classroom, Grier Wilt served as coxswain for the Graduate Student Rowing Team and competed in the Head of the Charles Regatta. A collection of features and graduate profiles covering Harvard's 375th Commencement. On any given day in the past…...
Harvard Radcliffe Institute awards 2026 Fay Prize for outstanding theses
19+ hour, 9+ min ago (284+ words) Harvard Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin with the three 2026 Fay Prize winners (left to right) Dhati Oommen, Mira Hu Jiang, and Jessica Jenkins. Harvard Radcliffe Institute honored seniors Jessica Lynn Jenkins, Mira Hu Jiang, and Arundhati Oommen with the Captain Jonathan…...
Moving forward: 13th China Development and Governance Workshop advances international scholarly dialogue
21+ hour, 31+ min ago (108+ words) Attending the first day session on April 25 were Zhilei Wu, Rey-Sheng Her, Chunying Yue, Jing Ge, Xiaobei Li, Mimi Pi, Chenlin Cai, and Xingzi Liang. Raymond J. Lohier Jr. to serve as president, Sheryl Wu Dunn as vice chair Lael Ayala's…...
Overseers name new senior officers " Harvard Gazette
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (332+ words) Sheryl Wu Dunn and Raymond J. Lohier Jr. Raymond J. Lohier Jr. "88, a federal judge on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, has been elected president of the Harvard University Board of Overseers for the 2026-2027 academic year. Sheryl Wu Dunn,…...
Senior thesis combined passions for softball and engineering" Harvard Gazette
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (539+ words) A collection of features and graduate profiles covering Harvard's 375th Commencement. That Lael Ayala chose a time-saving device makes sense. The mechanical engineering concentrator and softball outfielder's senior thesis project is an autonomous robot that can detect and collect softballs in…...
Lee Rubin appointed faculty co-director of Harvard Stem Cell Institute
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (413+ words) Lee Rubin, professor of stem cell and regenerative biology and leading scholar of neurodegenerative disease, has been named the next faculty co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI). Effective this spring, he joins current co-director David Scadden, Gerald and…...
Answering the call to serve " Harvard Gazette
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (420+ words) David Battat "91 (left) and Will Makris, Ed. M. "00. David Battat91 has built a career on curiosity and service to his communities " as a healthcare CEO, a leadership instructor, a first responder, and a longtime Harvard volunteer. On July 1, he will bring this…...
Harvard & the American Revolution Tour now on the Visit Harvard Mobile app
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (310+ words) William Burgis" 1726 engraving showing the Harvard Campus landscape. Harvard Fine Arts Library, Digital Images and Slides Collection In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States, Harvard University is offering a new…...
Lessons from Beyonc" on public policy " Harvard Gazette
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (563+ words) What can Beyonc" teach students about public policy? A lot more than you might think, says Ayushi Roy, an adjunct lecturer at Harvard Kennedy School who teaches students how to use digital technology to better provide government services. The pop…...