The Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Employees Disengaged? Show Them How They Add Value Owning a stake in a company is supposed to motivate employees—but sometimes workers need help understanding how their actions reach the bottom line, says research by professors Ethan Rouen and Ashley V. Whillans and PhD student Sam Karasik. Paul B. Massari Fri, 09/11/2026 - 11:00

Astro Society Honors Han Alumnus Jesse Han, PhD '26, has won the Robert J. Trumpler Award, "given each year to a recent recipient of the PhD degree in North America whose research is considered unusually important to astronomy." Paul B. Massari Mon, 09/07/2026 - 17:39

Mammalian Genes Can Combine To Make Previously Unknown mRNAs, Proteins The research, co-led by PhD student Olivia Venezia, could add potentially thousands of new targets for drug discovery. Paul B. Massari Thu, 09/03/2026 - 13:35

How Aging Affects Cells’ Recycling Centers Biologist Ania Puszynska, PhD '18, explores how aging affects the way our cells function. At the center of her research are lysosomes and a decades-old question: how do these organelles change with age? Paul B. Massari Thu, 09/03/2026 - 11:48

Meet the Writing Specialists! The Fellowships & Writing Center (FWC) is excited to introduce its cohort of writing specialists for the 2026–2027 academic year. Christopher Ed… Thu, 09/03/2026 - 11:17

Colloquy Podcast: The Trauma of Terrorism—How the Attacks of 9/11 Changed Us On the 25th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, Boston University professor Jessica Stern, PhD ’92, reflects on terrorism, national trauma, domestic extremism, and preventing violence. Emily J. Crowell Mon, 08/31/2026 - 14:37

Helping Utah Plan for Wildfires Nadia Colombi, PhD '25 advances understanding of the risks and potential for wildfires to help developers in Utah design safer buildings, and help policymakers develop guidelines for safer communities. Paul B. Massari Fri, 08/28/2026 - 09:28

Single Mothers, Social Animals PhD student Lily Fornof looks at how motherhood shapes the social lives of wild bonobos, one of humanity's closest genetic relatives. Through grooming, closeness, and friendships with unrelated females, the mothers build networks that shape their children's lives, from who they play with as infants to mating. Claudia Romano Wed, 08/26/2026 - 15:37

How the US and Soviet Union Pulled Back from the Brink of War Retired General Lee Denson, head of the Pentagon’s arms control staff at the time of the 1986 summit between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, tells the real story behind the new film The Brink of War . Emily J. Crowell Mon, 08/24/2026 - 13:59

Seeing-Eye Smartphone Researchers led by PhD student Raymond Liu have developed a new tool that could help such people navigate more quickly and safely, using nothing but a device they likely already have—a smartphone. Paul B. Massari Mon, 08/24/2026 - 13:50

Telescopic Vision PhD student Zihao Wu uses the James Webb Space Telescope to explore the early universe. He talks about discovering the most distant galaxies yet observed, their surprising concentration, and his path from Sichuan Province, China, to Harvard Griffin GSAS. Emily J. Crowell Thu, 08/20/2026 - 15:44

Will Medical AI Do More Harm Than Good? In his new book, doctor and Canadian AI policy advisor Sian Tsuei, PhD ’23, explores how the technology is reshaping clinical practice, medical billing, and patient outcomes. Emily J. Crowell Thu, 08/20/2026 - 15:19

Exploring How Discretionary Time Impacts Health Is having more control over how we spend our time linked to better health? PhD student Laura Chen investigates. Paul B. Massari Tue, 08/18/2026 - 08:56

Heather Cox Richardson, PhD '92, Still Thinks America Can Be Saved From a small town in Maine, the alumna historian has built a following of millions with her Substack newsletter, Letters from an American . Paul B. Massari Mon, 08/17/2026 - 11:29

Colloquy Podcast: Is the US Economy “Fair Enough”? Economic inequality has skyrocketed in the West since the 1970s, especially in the United States. So why have US politicians been unable to build sustained support for policies of redistribution? Social scientist Charlotte Cavaillé, PhD ’14, author of the recent book Fair Enough , points to an underexamined cause: the complicated ways people thin…

A Closer Look at the Sun Designed by Jenna Samra, PhD ’18, and her colleagues, a new $5.4 million instrument will advance understanding of the solar corona and “space weather.” Paul B. Massari Wed, 08/12/2026 - 16:02

Nutrition for Global Health Roka Kakehi, an incoming PhD student in population health sciences, talks about how her encounter with a new food culture inspired her interest in nutrition research, her work on meat grown in a lab, and the association between yoghurt consumption and lower risk of colorectal cancer. Emily J. Crowell Tue, 08/11/2026 - 13:33

Imagination as a Tool of Survival Emory University Professor Miriam Udel, PhD ’08, reflects on the power of children’s literature in the modern project of Jewish cultural survival, her passion for language, and a defining lecture delivered after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Emily J. Crowell Fri, 08/07/2026 - 11:54

Colloquy Podcast: How to Change—for Good Why is it so hard to build positive habits like exercising and studying regularly? Behavioral scientist Katie Milkman, PhD ’09, breaks down internal obstacles, motivation, and strategies to reach your goals. Emily J. Crowell Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:02

Abilities Amplified Graduate students bring together musicians, researchers, and industry around assistive technology through a concert organized at Boston's Esplanade. Paul B. Massari Wed, 08/05/2026 - 09:50