This report from a taskforce appointed by Mayor Thomas M. Menino sought to identify new and creative ways to help close the wage gap between working men and women, helping Boston become the first major city to achieve pay equity. This report outlines the Council'ss recommendations to employers throughout the city and across the region....
This time, congratulations to Francesco, Andrew! Their papers came out (online) on the same day in Cell Reports and Cell. These are results of collaborations with the Mitzi Kuroda and Steve Elledge labs.
Network researcher Ellen Kossek is quoted in USA Today's article about "Take Your Parents to Work Day." In another example of the US-centric divide between work and family, Kossek explains that inviting parents to the workplace signals a change in the times. She explains that in cultures such as Asia and Latin America, involving parents in the workplace is more common than in the US. The article reflects that the movement to inviting parents to the workplace can have positive effects on recruiting, retention, and corporate culture more generally.Read the full article:...
"Kepler 78b, a planet some 400 light-years away, is like hell on earth. Astronomers described it on Wednesday as the first Earth-size planet that seems to be made of the same mixture of rock and iron as Earth, and that orbits a star similar to our sun. At that close proximity, the surface of Kepler 78b is infernally hot: 3,500 to 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, or ... “Exoplanets are just surprising us with their diversity,” said Dimitar D. Sasselov, a professor of astronomy at Harvard and a member of Dr. Pepe’s team, using the name for planets outside our solar...
The NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium (PCBC) is soliciting applications for Pilot Studies. NHLBI makes funds available for PCBC pilot studies to foster innovative, high-risk approaches with a potential for unusually high impact to advance the understanding of the biology of stem and progenitor cells significantly. Pilot studies will be supported for a maximum of two years at $100,000 direct costs per year. Pilot studies that bridge between two or more Consortium Research Hubs will be given higher priority in order to enhance the development of synergies between Consortium...
Please join us for a Korea Summer Information Session to be held on Wed Nov 6th at 4pm in room S250 CGIS South at 1730 Cambridge St. This is an information session that speaks of undergraduate opportunities in Korea for summer 2014. We'll speak about the KI Summer Internship Program, Summer Language Study at Ewha University, Summer Research Fellowships, the Harvard Summer School in Seoul Program and Summer Funding. Two returnee students will be on hand to talk about their experience in Seoul last summer. We hope to see you there!
Last weekend members of our group, with the help of Harvard Habitat for Humanity, spent a day working on a great project for a great cause. While HUEWB focuses on meeting the needs of developing nations in the international sector, working with our surrounding community was a way for HUEWB to connect with our neighborhood. If you missed this build, watch out for our spring habitat build!
