Riya S. Shah
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Three Harvard Researchers Leave for Canadian Universities Amid Funding Struggles
Three current and former Harvard researchers are heading north to Canadian universities as part of a sweeping $1.21 billion government effort to recruit top academic talent, with two citing instability in the United States’ research and political climate under the second Trump administration as driving factors.
Harvard School of Public Health Weighs Partnerships with CVS, United Healthcare, Tenet Amid Funding Uncertainty
Harvard’s School of Public Health has privately weighed asking UnitedHealthcare, Tenet, and CVS Aetna to fund its research as it works to replace money lost to federal funding cuts, according to a person present for the discussion.
Harvard Medical School Dean Outlines Strategic Plan Amid ‘Destabilizing’ Federal Funding Cuts in School Address
Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley ’82 described an updated strategic plan on Wednesday that would include leaning into artificial intelligence, improving industry partnerships, and recentering academics in light of “destabilizing” federal funding cuts and "tumultuous” outside pressures faced by the school this year.
Harvard and Yale Researchers Awarded $46 Million to Study Autism’s Origin in the Brain
Two Harvard Medical School researchers and one Yale University professor were awarded a $46 million grant from a privately funded autism initiative to study how the condition first emerges in the developing human brain, according to an HMS announcement last week.
Harvard Medical School to Pay $53 Million in Morgue Scandal Settlement
Harvard agreed Monday to a $53 million settlement to resolve civil lawsuits accusing the school of negligence in its handling of donated human remains.
The First Women in Harvard Yard Remember a Campus Built for Men
When women in the Class of 1976 became the first female first-years to live in Harvard Yard, they found both history and a campus still built for men.
HMS Faculty Divided Over Removal of Diversity Language From Mission Statement
Harvard Medical School faculty offered diverging assessments of the school’s revised mission statement, with several professors welcoming a tighter focus on patient care and research while others said the rewrite stripped out language central to the practice of medicine.
HMS Students and Faculty Self-Censor on Controversial Issues, Working Group Finds
A Harvard Medical School working group on open inquiry found that students and faculty frequently self-censor on controversial topics and recommended a series of changes to strengthen classroom and laboratory discourse, according to a report released Tuesday.
HMS Dean Defends Removal of Diversity Language From Mission Statement
Harvard Medical School dean George Q. Daley defended the school’s decision to remove an explicit reference to diversity and inclusion from its mission statement, saying in a Tuesday interview that the revision produced a “leaner” document without retreating from the school’s values.
HSPH Weighs Changes to Master’s Programs, Research Priorities Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
Harvard School of Public Health officials are weighing changing the school’s master’s programs, expanding online offerings, and defining a narrower set of research priorities as uncertainty around federal funding grows.