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Center on the Developing Child Richmond Fellowship: Abena Subira Mackall

Center on the Developing Child Richmond Fellowship: Abena Subira Mackall

April 28, 2016

Awardee | Abena Subira Mackall, an Ed.D. candidate in the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is one of four Harvard doctoral students to receive a Julius B. Richmond Fellowship from the Harvard Center on the Developing Child for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Mackall’s dissertation research lies at the intersection of education systems and juvenile and criminal justice systems, exploring the lived experience of juvenile probation and how adjudicated youth sentenced to probation interpret and understand this experience within the social context of their daily lives and development.

Center on the Developing Child Richmond Fellowship: Kelley Fong

Center on the Developing Child Richmond Fellowship: Kelley Fong

April 28, 2016

Awardee | Kelley Fong, Ph.D. student in Sociology and Social Policy, is one of four Harvard doctoral students selected to receive a Julius B. Richmond Fellowship from the Harvard Center on the Developing Child for the 2016-2017  academic year.

Fong’s research examines patterns of distrust and disconnection among low-income parents, asking how and why parents disengage from services and systems aimed at supporting their children’s health, well-being, and development.

Diversificación inteligente: cómo lograrla

Diversificación inteligente: cómo lograrla

April 28, 2016

Eduardo Lora - Dinero

Entre más especializados estén los trabajadores, más diversificadas y productivas serán las empresas de una ciudad o un país. Como en un juego de Scrabble: si los jugadores tienen pocas letras y todas son muy parecidas, solo podrán hacer unas pocas palabras sencillas. En la medida en que los jugadores consigan letras raras y diversas –es decir, en la medida en que los trabajadores se especialicen y diferencien– podrán hacerse combinaciones más interesantes de palabras –es decir, de productos—, muchas de las cuales serán bastante complejas.

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After Trump: How authoritarian voters will change American politics

After Trump: How authoritarian voters will change American politics

April 28, 2016

Vox | Quotes Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, and Vanessa S. Williamson (Ph.D. '14), Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Also cites research of Skocpol and Alex Hertel-Fernandez (Ph.D. candidate in Government & Social Policy) showing that wealthy donor networks have largely supplanted the GOP in the share of financial resources available for conservative causes and candidates.

Dr. Lloyd Paul Aiello to Receive 2016 Ernst H. Bárány Prize

Dr. Lloyd Paul Aiello to Receive 2016 Ernst H. Bárány Prize

April 28, 2016

Lloyd Paul Aiello, MD, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice Chair of Centers of Excellence, will receive the 2016 Ernst H. Bárány Prize from the International Society of Eye Research (ISER). The Council of ISER awards an International Prize in honor of Professor Ernst H. Bárány, for their distinguished work in the field of ocular pharmacology. This award is presented to a distinguished scientist who has made outstanding contributions in research that increases our understanding of ocular pharmacology directly related to or applicable to glaucoma, diabetic...

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