Medicine
Mumps: A Play By Play
Our boys are tired but determined, ready to take on the Big Red Bears when, alas!... Down goes a Harvard rower.
Barbara J. McNeil
Barbara J. McNeil, a professor of radiology and health care policy at Harvard Medical School, will lead the school as acting dean starting on August 1.
Harvard Medical School Passes 70 Percent of Capital Campaign Goal
As of March 1, Harvard Medical School had raised $531 million, achieving just over 70 percent of its goal of $750M. This marks an additional $64M in contributions since October, and includes donations from 8,900 people, according to a release from HMS.
Prominent Biotech Company Donates Archives to HBS
Sanofi Genzyme, a Cambridge-based biotechnology company known for its research and development of drugs to treat rare genetic diseases, donated its corporate archives to the Harvard Business School’s Baker Library.
At Medical School, New Curriculum Met With Praise
Last year, the Medical School uprooted its old method, debuting the new “Pathways” program. Students and professors alike said the demands outside the classroom have increased, and the education at the Medical School better prepares students for future medical careers.
Classics Department Encourages Pre-Meds to Consider Concentrating
When picturing a pre-med undergraduate, one tends to think of students pouring over p-sets, staring into microscopes, and stirring beakers. And while those activities certainly apply to the experiences of pre-med students at Harvard, some additionally choose to explore another area: Classics.
Medical Students Petition to End ‘Pointless’ Exam
A petition initiated earlier this month at Harvard Medical School has now been signed by more than 12,000 medical students, residents, and physicians from around the country asking for an end to the Step 2 CS exam, a portion of a test all fourth year medical students must take.
Pot Proposal
A below-ground retail place located at 1001 Massachusetts Ave seeking approval as a new marijuana dispenser.
HBS Launches Clinical Trials Contest
Harvard Business School launched last week the Precision Trials Challenge, a contest that challenges participants to find a better way of conducting clinical trials to get a drug approved.
I-Lab Medical Teams Focus on Allergies and Sexual Health
As dozens of teams at the Harvard Innovation Lab tackle contemporary challenges with their entrepreneurial projects, Confi and Antera Therapeutics stand out in the field of medicine.
Kraft Foundation Gives Business School $20 Million Gift
The Robert and Myra Kraft Family Foundation has pledged to donate $20 million to Harvard Business School to endow a fund to support research and the advancement of precision medicine.
The Student First Responders
While many students may not recognize that some of their peers are acting EMTs, CrimsonEMS looks after nearly every facet of social life on Harvard’s campus.
Harvard Medical School Launches Arts Initiative
The “Arts&Humanities@HMS” initiative supports the arts by creating more opportunities for students to explore music, visual arts, and drama through programs and events.
Professor Argues for Development of HIV/AIDS Cure
Harvard Medical School professor Dan H. Barouch argued that developing a vaccine or cure would “most definitively” address the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the second installment of a lecture series on DNA at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Students’ Opinions Mixed About New Med School Curriculum
Students described Harvard Medical School’s new curriculum as characterized by a heavy workload and an increased level of student engagement with content and faculty.
Warren Alpert Foundation Gifts $20 Million to Medical School
The gift to Harvard Medical school will fund immunology research, a new professorship, and a Dean’s Leadership Fund.
Health Benefits Update Introduces Higher Premiums
Harvard faculty and nonunion staff members on Harvard’s health plans will see an average 7.3 percent increase in their insurance premiums next year.
Societies of the World 25
With few remaining seats available, Societies of the World 25 students sit on the steps inside the Northwest B103 lecture hall. Since the course will not be offered in 2016, enrollment is high. Professor Salmaan Keshavjee expressed the need for a larger classroom Tuesday.
Benefits Changes Bring Relief, and Potentially Confusion
The chair of the body that recommended the changes is “worried” that Harvard faculty and staff might have difficulty navigating the numerous health plan options.
Medical School Overhauls Curriculum With Major Redesign
The new curriculum represents a major change in Harvard’s fundamental approach to medical education, which has remained largely constant for years.
Government Investigates Harvard's Primate Research Center
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating the Harvard-run New England Primate Medical Research Center after six monkeys transferred to the Oregon Zoo last May died soon after arriving.
New Report Alleges More Monkey Deaths at Research Center
A new report alleges that 12 additional monkeys had died between 1999 and 2011 at the Harvard-run New England Primate Medical Research Center.
More Students Take Time Off Before Applying to Medical School
Alumni make up a growing majority of Harvard applicants accepted to medical school as taking time off become increasingly common.
Study Finds Strong Genetic Component to Obesity
A new finding by the Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits consortium has identified 97 gene regions associated with obesity, tripling the number of such genes previously known.
Harvard, MIT Researchers Develop Rapid Diagnostic for Virus Detection
Thanks to research by Lee Gehrke, a professor of health sciences and technology, and other researchers at Harvard and MIT, viruses like Ebola may be more rapidly detected and tracked than ever before.