University News
With Inaugural Success, HBX Eyes Expansion
The Business School’s digital learning initiative is expanding to international and corporate clients following the success of its inaugural online courses that saw an 85 percent completion rate.
Hilfiger Recounts Business Obstacles, Successes
One of the main topics of the evening was the turbulent history of the Tommy Hilfiger brand.
Study Sheds Light on End-of-Life Care
A new study found that, although cancer patients are enrolling in hospice programs at higher rates, their consumption of intensive hospital services near the end of life has increased as well.
Author, Prof. Draw Attention to Voter Suppression
Author Darryl Pinckney and Kennedy School professor Alex Keyssar pointed out that voter suppression still takes place during a discussion at the Ash Center Monday.
Harvard Researchers Create Prototype Test for Ebola
The test, developed by Professor James J. Collins and others at the Wyss Institute, can test for the virus in 30 minutes, with each test costing less than one dollar to produce.
45,000-Year-Old Bone Connects Modern Humans to Neanderthals
Through studying the specimen, evolutionary geneticists have determined that the ancestors of modern humans and present-day people of Eurasian descent have similar levels of Neanderthal DNA.
Poll Reveals Concerns, Misconceptions of Ebola
More than half of poll respondents said they were concerned there would be an Ebola outbreak in the U.S. in the next year, though some faculty members said that an outbreak is unlikely.
Ed School To Launch Teacher Fellows Program for College Seniors
The program aims to attract students who might otherwise pursue Teach for America and prepare them for a career in education.
Sugar Skulls, Mexican Cuisine Mark Day of the Dead
The celebration featured traditional Mexican music and cuisine served by local restaurants.
Allstonians Raise Construction Concerns at Task Force Meeting
At a Harvard-Allston Task Force meeting, Allston residents reiterated community concerns with construction management issues that they felt Harvard has not addressed.
UNICEF Dinner Lauds New Joint Public Health Program
Barrie Landry was honored at the UNICEF Children’s Champion Award Dinner with the Helenka Pantaleoni Humanitarian Award.
Experts Debate Race-Based College Admissions
Two experts in educational inequality exchanged diverging opinions on race-based affirmative action in the college admissions process at a forum at GSE.
Experts Discuss Potential for Another World War
Experts disagreed whether tension between China and the U.S. in the East China Sea has the potential to escalate to global conflict on the scale of World War I by October 2015 at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Wednesday night.
Harvard Study Reveals National Concussion Education Lacking
Although a recent study found that colleges often fail to provide adequate concussion education programs for their athletes, students and administrators at Harvard say that the College has adhered to detailed guidelines for treating and identifying concussions.
IOP Poll Finds Declining Support for Obama among Millennials
Those figures reflect a eight percent shift since 2010, when only 43 percent were for the Republicans and 55 percent of the cohort indicated that they would prefer Democratic control.
