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

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

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

On Odysseys and Omelets While ancient languages can help broaden our vocabularies and clarify unknown words, often they simply provide a starting point for tracing the remarkable journeys words make from their origins down to our times. Christopher Ed… Thu, 07/30/2026 - 10:33

How Should We Commemorate the American Revolution? Suffolk University historian Robert Allison, PhD ’92, chair of Revolution 250, discusses the consortium's effort to celebrate “the founding of our country, while exploring the complexities that brought our nation into being and that continue to impact our culture and values.” Paul B. Massari Thu, 07/30/2026 - 08:57

New Proteins for New Medicines, with Help from AI Biophysics PhD candidate Benjamin Fry explains how artificial intelligence is transforming the way scientists design proteins for medicine. Claudia Romano Tue, 07/28/2026 - 11:46

Custom Blood Vessel Grafts Made in Minutes The work, led by Michael Peters, PhD '25, a former student in the lab of Harvard SEAS Professor Kit Parker, demonstrates rapid manufacturing of life-saving vascular implants. Paul Massari Tue, 07/28/2026 - 10:45

Why AI is Making 'Soft Skills' More Valuable Than Coding Harvard labor economist David Deming, PhD '10, argues that technology doesn't end work; it reprices skills. And as AI makes intelligence abundant, the next skill to be repriced upward may be one we barely think of as a skill at all. Paul Massari Tue, 07/28/2026 - 10:26

Harvard President Warns of Disruptions to "Unprecedented" Scientific Progress At The Economic Club of Washington, DC, Alan Garber, PhD '82, says policy changes for research funding and international students discourage the world’s best and brightest from coming to the US. Paul Massari Tue, 07/28/2026 - 10:15

Bigger Benefits for Kindergarten’s Oldest Boys New research led by PhD candidate Matthew Jacob finds boys born just after the cutoff, who start kindergarten relatively old for their grade, enjoy far more advantages than previously known. Paul Massari Tue, 07/28/2026 - 09:48

How AI Might Impact the Economy—and What Government Could Do About It Will AI boost productivity and incomes, or increase inequality and disrupt the workforce? Harvard economist Karen Dynan, PhD ’92, discusses a new working paper that explores the economic impact of artificial intelligence and government policy solutions. Paul Massari Fri, 07/24/2026 - 09:59

Women More Likely to Marry, Land Jobs after Taking GLP-1s Economist Rebecca Diamond, PhD '13, says the pattern suggests that at least part of the female obesity penalty — the social and financial costs women bear due to their body size — is linked to first impressions. Paul Massari Tue, 07/21/2026 - 11:33

AI Is Better. You'll Still Have a Job. Does work disappear when AI is better than humans at every single job task? Labor economist and Harvard College Dean David Deming, PhD ’10, makes the case that even superintelligent AI won't end human work, thanks to the oldest non-trivial idea in economics. Paul Massari Mon, 07/20/2026 - 09:54

Alum, 101, Gifts Unique Artwork to the FAS Three mixed-media paintings by David Bakalar evoke the synapses of the brain while drawing inspiration from Albert Einstein’s landmark mass-energy equivalence formula. Paul Massari Fri, 07/17/2026 - 14:36

Harvard Scientists Detect Atmosphere on Distant "Earth-Like" Planet A group led by astronomer Collin Cherubim, PhD '26, has discovered an atmosphere on an Earth-like planet in the temperate “habitable zone” of a distant star system—an intriguing hint of another world that might be hospitable to life. Paul Massari Thu, 07/16/2026 - 16:35