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Jess Weiner talks gender equity, Harvard summit

Jess Weiner talks gender equity, Harvard summit

March 28, 2019

On April 2, Harvard will host “Harvard Hears You: The 2019 Summit for Gender Equity,” a daylong event sponsored by the Title IX Office and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Over the course of the daytime portion of the summit, which will take place at the Smith Campus Center, high-profile guests, faculty, staff, and students will present in a variety of formats, including TED-style talks, on-stage interviews, and panel presentations.

The program will culminate with an evening panel at Memorial Church during which...

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Stefanie Stantcheva VOX CEPR video

Where does innovation come from?

March 28, 2019

Vox EU | Stefanie Stantcheva, Professor of Economics, discusses her research (joint with Ufuk Akcigit, Santiago Caicedo Soler, Ernest Miguelez, and Valerio Sterzi), "Dancing with the Stars: Innovation Through Interactions," which shows that inventors learn by interacting with other inventors and produce better innovations [Video].

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School Without Borders

March 28, 2019

“School Without Borders” competition is officially OPEN!!!

This is an opportunity to share your unique story about things you do along with your time as a student in the Extension School.

All you need to do is email a less than 2 minutes video link to Hesa4eva@gmail.com
Note* Anything sent over 2 minutes will not be considered. Don’t add a bio or text just email the video link.

Competition submissions open today and close on Wednesday, April 10th by 6pm ET.

2 students...

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Professor Vafa Discusses F-Theory in Scientific American

March 28, 2019

 

In the Scientific American article "Found: A Quadrillion Ways for String Theory to Make Our Universe," Professor Vafa discusses F-Theory and the standard model:

“It’s very nice work,” says Cumrun Vafa, one of the developers of F-theory, at Harvard University. “The fact you can arrange the geometry and topology to fit with not only Einstein’s equations, but also with the [particle] spectrum that we want, is not trivial. It works out nicely here....”

Vafa is among those...

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ESTR will be unavailable from 4:00 PM ET on Friday, April 12 until 7:00 AM ET on Monday, April 15.

March 28, 2019

Highlights for this release include:

  • Simplified process for single IRB review and management of participating sites,
  • Improved reference and flagging items for reviewers, and 
  • Updated workspace views.

View the detailed release notes to learn about key changes expected with this update.

Read more about ESTR will be unavailable from 4:00 PM ET on Friday, April 12 until 7:00 AM ET on Monday, April 15.