Three lab assistant positions available in Isotopic Silk Road Project

September 27, 2015

Be part of the Isotopic Silk Road project that is underway with the Initiative for the Science of the Human Past at the Departments of Human Evolutionary Biology and History (Profs. Tuross and McCormick) at Harvard University. Up to ten hours/week are needed for up to three students. The main tasks are sample weighing, data analysis and graph production. Contact us for this unique opportunity.

$15/hour, available immediately

Contact Professor Noreen Tuross (tuross@fas.harvard.edu)

WCFIA Faculty Associate Maya Jasanoff Named Harvard College Professor

September 26, 2015

Congratulations to WCFIA Faculty Associate Maya Jasanoff, Coolidge Professor of History, for being named one of five new Harvard College Professors. Each year, a few faculty members are named Harvard College Professors to recognize their excellence in undergraduate teaching, and contributions in advising and mentoring students.

At Town Hall, Students Respond to Sexual Assault Survey

September 25, 2015

About two dozen students reacted to recently released findings about the incidence of sexual assault at Harvard, telling administrators about a climate of distrust on campus and questioning if the College can change it.

Ahead of Renewal, Students Petition for Lowell's Climbing Wall

September 25, 2015

It is less certain whether Lowell House will still feature a rock climbing wall after it undergoes renovation in two years.

Carey Gabay ’94 Remembered as Passionate Public Servant

September 25, 2015

Classmates of Carey W. Gabay â94, a former Undergraduate Council president, remember him as a dedicated and committed leader.

Endowment Returns 5.8 Percent, Growing to $37.6 Billion

September 25, 2015

Harvard Management Company beat most of its internal benchmarks and the general market indices but lagged behind notable peer institutions such as MIT and Stanford.

Dan Zuberi named to the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists

September 25, 2015

Awardee | Dan Zuberi (Ph.D. '04) has been named to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College, which represents "the emerging generation of scholarly, scientific and artistic leadership in Canada." Zuberi, now RBC chair and Associate Professor of Social Policy at the University of Toronto's School of Public Policy and Governance, was recognized for his "innovative social policy research" on vulnerable and disadvantaged populations in Canada and the U.S. (Read the full citation)

A Better Government, One Tweak at a Time

September 25, 2015

The New York Times | By Justin Wolfers (Ph.D. '01)

Political climate, changed

September 25, 2015

China’s agreement to cut carbon emissions provides boost against global warming, Harvard analyst says... Read more about Political climate, changed

China’s Great Climate Leap Forward

September 25, 2015

[Foreign Policy ]...“The complaints, from people in Congress and elsewhere, [were], ‘Okay, so they’ve given an aspirational target, but they haven’t said how they’re going to do it.’ Well, now they’ve done precisely that, and that’s extremely important,” said Robert Stavins, director of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.

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Three lab assistant positions available in Isotopic Silk Road Project

WCFIA Faculty Associate Maya Jasanoff Named Harvard College Professor

At Town Hall, Students Respond to Sexual Assault Survey

Ahead of Renewal, Students Petition for Lowell's Climbing Wall

Carey Gabay ’94 Remembered as Passionate Public Servant

Endowment Returns 5.8 Percent, Growing to $37.6 Billion

Dan Zuberi named to the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists

A Better Government, One Tweak at a Time

Political climate, changed

China’s Great Climate Leap Forward

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