"Mimicking life in a chemical soup", Harvard Gazette

March 31, 2017

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/03/harvard-researcher-creates-chemical-system-that-mimics-early-cell-behavior/ Read more about "Mimicking life in a chemical soup", Harvard Gazette

Former Visiting Fellow Eder Guidelli news

March 31, 2017

Former Visiting Fellow Eder Guidelli selected for tenure-track fellowship at the University of São Paulo, Brazil Read more about Former Visiting Fellow Eder Guidelli news

"Teaching in Complex Times"

March 31, 2017

Great new EdCast on "Teaching in Complex Times" featuring Meira Levinson, Jacob Fay, and Laura Burgos.

We encourage you to listen!

Unique Research Study Identifies Benefits of ‘Return Migration’ for Native Workers

March 31, 2017

Doug Gavel - HKS News

Large influxes of migrants into foreign labor forces can often harm the fortunes of native workers, particularly those in low-skilled positions. A 2015 study, for instance, documented the wage losses suffered by native-born Americans in Miami as a result of the Mariel boatlift in 1980, during which as many as 125,000 Cubans immigrated to south Florida. But a new research study focusing on an entirely different set of migrants during a more recent period suggests there may be benefits to local workers when previous migrants return to work at home.... Read more about Unique Research Study Identifies Benefits of ‘Return Migration’ for Native Workers

Engaging with 'Inclusion' at Harvard

March 31, 2017

by Oset Babür

As Harvard and other educational institutions have honed their admissions and hiring policies to make their communities more diverse along multiple dimensions, they have come to focus recently on “inclusion”: trying to ensure that all members of their more heterogeneous populations actually feel that they belong, fully and comfortably, within those communities.... Read more about Engaging with 'Inclusion' at Harvard

René Carrasco hosts Nelson Maldonado Torres for "Educate, Organize, Decolonize"

March 31, 2017

For Commencement, A Historically Male Set of Speakers

March 30, 2017

In the past 30 years, the University has chosen just seven women to deliver the Commencement Day oration—a pattern that some involved in planning graduation exercises criticize.

Providencejournal.com: Robots, Artificial Intelligence take the stage at Brown

March 30, 2017

By G. Wayne Miller. Journal Staff Writer

Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative draws experts from around country

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – As the advance of robotics and artificial intelligence continues without pause, public fears persist about the effects of ever-smarter...

Undocumented Knowledge: Students, Borders, and the Politics of Sanctuary

March 30, 2017

Event Video

Panelists:

Prerna Lal (East Bay Community Law Center)
Keish Kim (harvard American Studies Graduate Student)
Lisa Lowe (Tufts University)
Medhin Paolos (Asmarina Project & Rete G2 Milano)
Maurice Stierl (University of California, Davis)
Lorgia Garcia Pena (Harvard University- Moderator)

Early Childhood Development: Statewide Policy Forum

March 30, 2017

Judge Baker Children's Center | Julie Boatight Wilson, Harry Kahn Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, joined a panel of experts today for a Statewide Policy Forum on Early Childhood Development, hosted by Judge Baker Children's Center, which is affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Wilson also co-authored a companion policy brief, "Early Childhood Development: Implications for Policy, Systems, and Practice," by Robert P. Franks, Matthew Pecoraro, Jayne Singer, Sarah Swenson, and Julie Boatright Wilson.
View the policy brief

by Oset Babür

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