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Naor Ben-Yehoyada’s book receives the 2019 Sutlive Prize and an honorable mention for the 2018 Dougless Prize

March 27, 2019
Harvard Academy Scholar (AY2013–2015) Naor Ben-Yehoyada's book The Mediterranean Incarnate: Region Formation between Sicily and Tunisia since World War II receives the Department of Anthropology at William & Mary's 2019 Vinson Sutlive Book Prize and also an honorable mention for the Society for the Anthropology of Europe section of the American Anthropology Association's 2018 William A. Dougless Prize in Europeanist Anthropology. Details... Read more about Naor Ben-Yehoyada’s book receives the 2019 Sutlive Prize and an honorable mention for the 2018 Dougless Prize
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Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner’s book receives the AIIS' 2018 Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social Sciences

March 27, 2019
Harvard Academy Scholar (AY2012–2013 and 2015–2016) Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner's book Claiming the State: Active Citizenship and Social Welfare in Rural India receives the American Institute of Indian Studies’ 2018 Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social Sciences. Details here. Read more about Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner’s book receives the AIIS' 2018 Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social Sciences

Zach Branson appointed Assistant Teaching Professor at Carnegie Mellon

March 27, 2019

In more great career news for the CARES Lab team, Zach Branson has been appointed Assistant Teaching Professor in Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Statistics and Data Science. This sees Zach return to his alma mater where he acquired a BS in Economics and Statistics and BA in Professional Writing before coming to Harvard.

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Harvard researchers are blown away by hurricane simulation

Harvard researchers are blown away by hurricane simulation

March 26, 2019

Nearly 30 years ago, Harvard Forest scientists began a unique, long-running experiment on a 2-acre forest tract using a long steel cable, a winch, and a heavy-duty logging vehicle called a skidder.

One by one, they dragged the cable to 279 selected trees, attached it high on the trunk, and then radioed the guy at the skidder, parked outside the tract to avoid disturbing the forest floor, to trigger the winch. And, one by one, the trees came down.

When they were done, they had approximated the damage done across New England by the Great Hurricane of 1938, creating an experimental...

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Harvard doc says neonatal DNA tests could save young lives

March 26, 2019

A few months ago, Lisa Diller saw a family she has treated for years in her cancer clinic. Their story is one of tragedy, and of hope.

The mother had an eye removed out of medical necessity at the age of 2, but knew little about the details of her condition. Years later, her 2-year-old son developed a rare and aggressive form of cancer — retinoblastoma — that involves the uncontrolled growth of immature cells in the retina. By the age of 5 he was blind. The devastating disease in mother and son was...

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Harvard awards distinctive staff

Harvard awards distinctive staff

March 26, 2019

One staff member has helped people “hear” the color of stars. Another guided first-year students through the transition to college. Yet another brought the thrill of the Harvard-Yale game to Fenway Park. These are the recipients of this year’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Distinction Awards.

“We recognize the extraordinary work you do to advance our teaching and research mission and pursue our most ambitious goals,” Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay told award recipients at a...

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Harvard’s immune-silent stem cell technique licensed to Sana Biotechnology

March 26, 2019

Protecting transplanted cells from immune attack is a serious challenge. As with any organ transplant, cell lines derived from stem cells are sometimes rejected. Innovations by Harvard University researchers are now enabling a new company to develop a solution that may work in cell therapies for any patient with any disease.

Harvard’s Office of Technology Development (OTD) has executed a license agreement with Sana Biotechnology, a recently launched company co-founded by Harvard faculty that is focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as...

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