Student with progressive illness strives in life

Elsie Tellier’s Harvard experience, starting with her decision to apply, is inextricably tied to her cystic fibrosis diagnosis

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The sun shines in a blue sky above Gordon Hall at Harvard Medical School The sun shines in a blue sky above Gordon Hall at Harvard Medical School

National Academy of Medicine honors 12 Harvard faculty

Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in health and medicine

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Creating a more diverse Harvard

Harvard’s expansive financial aid program welcomes students regardless of their circumstances

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Mind for mathematics

Focusing on algebraic combinatorics, Professor Lauren Williams is the second woman to be tenured in Harvard’s Math Department

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Events

Thursday, October 18, 2018, 12:15pm - 2:00pm

Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict

Thursday, October 18, 2018, 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Introducing Tony Conrad: A Retrospective

Thursday, October 18, 2018, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Perspectives on Performance with Stanya Kahn

Thursday, October 18, 2018, 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Memories of the Kings and Queens of Kush: Archaeology and Heritage at El Kurru

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Harvard’s new president Larry Bacow returns to his roots

In one of his first official trips as president, Larry Bacow headed back to his hometown of Pontiac, Michigan, where he revisited childhood memories and met with students, educators, Harvard alumni, state and local leaders, and made the national case for college.

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Claudine Gay named Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Claudine Gay, a government scholar who has studied political behavior, citizenship, and inequality in America, is the new dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

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Latest Harvard Gazette News

In Harvard appearance, Pelosi sees Democrats retaking House

In Harvard appearance, Pelosi sees Democrats retaking House

At the moment, the question isn’t whether Democrats are going to retake the U.S. House in the midterm elections, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi said at Harvard Kennedy School. …
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Worldwide Week extends its influence into arts, politics, research

Worldwide Week extends its influence into arts, politics, research

Worldwide Week at Harvard Oct. 20‒27 will shine a bright light on the University’s international work.
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Harvard’s Xiaowei Zhuang awarded 2018 Breakthrough Prize

Harvard’s Xiaowei Zhuang awarded 2018 Breakthrough Prize

Harvard Professor Xiaowei Zhuang has been named the recipient of the 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences in recognition of her pioneering work in the development of super-resolution microscopy …
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Twelve faculty named to National Academy of Medicine

Twelve faculty named to National Academy of Medicine

Twelve Harvard faculty are among the 85 new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine, which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
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News from Around Harvard

Debating Minimum Wage, and Reflections on a Year of #MeToo

Youngme, Mihir, and Felix are back with Season 2 of After Hours! In this episode, they debate whether the federal minimum wage should be raised, offer their personal reflections on a year of the …
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Measuring the Age of the Universe

The single most important puzzle in today#039;s cosmology (the study of the universe as a whole) can be summarized in one question: How old is it? For nearly a century -- since the discoveries by …
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Proposed Electricity Tariff Policy Hurts Public Good

Oct 15, 2018Kaveri Iychettira provides a critique of India's electricity sector and also of a provision on competitive bidding in a proposed amendment to the Electricity Act of 2003.
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To Land a Great Job, Talk About Why You Love Your Work

Hiring managers want to know that you’ll be engaged in your new role.
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Help Your Team Measure Customer Experience Data More Accurately

Start with the balanced scorecard, but don’t stop there.
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Rural Americans concerned about opioids, the economy

Rural Americans concerned about opioids, the economy

A survey of 1,300 adults living in rural America finds they are preoccupied by economic issues and the ongoing opioid epidemic. …
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Catching Up to Pauli Murray

Song in a Weary Throat: Memoir of an American PilgrimageSource: The New York Review of BooksOctober 25, 2018External Link: Catching Up to Pauli MurrayBy Drew Gilpin Faust
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Why Doctors Need Leadership Training

Nearly all physicians have to lead at some point in their careers.
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