21st Century Students Crave Deeper Learning

June 30, 2015

Chris Dede has an article in EdTech Magazine online about our work: 21st Century Students Crave Deeper Learning Read more about 21st Century Students Crave Deeper Learning

New journal paper on optimization algorithms for Atlas

June 30, 2015

Our paper entitled Optimization-based locomotion planning, estimation, and control design for Atlas has been accepted to Autonomous Robots.

Weekly Photo Contest!

June 30, 2015

If you are a Harvard student traveling in Africa this summer you can enter to win our weekly photo contest. Submit your favorite images that represent your work, study and/or enjoyment, wherever you are on the continent. Each week's winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card.

Submissions are due every Wednesday and the winner is announced at the end of each week. To enter submit a high resolution photo including a caption, date, the place the photo was taken, and your name to Nthatisi Quella at nthatisiquella@fas.harvard.edu.

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Cooperative Congressional Election Study Meets at 2015 Sundance Conference

June 30, 2015

Originally posted at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science website.

In June 2015, IQSS affiliate Stephen Ansolabehere, in collaboration with the BYU Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy (CSED) and with support from IQSS, held the 2015 CCES Conference in Sundance, Utah.... Read more about Cooperative Congressional Election Study Meets at 2015 Sundance Conference

Boston 2024 Downsizes Harvard’s Role in Olympic Bid

June 29, 2015

The change in plans represents a dramatic change from bid documents submitted to the U.S. Olympic Committee in December

'Timely' Gift Will Lend SEAS Momentum in Era of Transition

June 29, 2015

âThe record $400 million donation from hedge fund magnate John A. Paulson that renamed the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences comes during a transitional phase of a school whose enrollment has fast outgrown its resources.

Kennedy Key to Same-Sex Marriage Decision, Law Profs Say

June 29, 2015

Following the Supreme Courtâs landmark same-sex marriage decision, Harvard Law School professors said Justice Anthony M. Kennedy played an extraordinary role in advancing the cause.