Presentations for CGA Annual Conference 2018

June 27, 2018

Slides and Audio recordings for the CGA Annual Conference, Illuminating Space and Time in Data Science , are available here. see also a write-up in our... Read more about Presentations for CGA Annual Conference 2018

Congratulations to the Class of 2018

June 27, 2018

Ophthalmology residents class of 2018

Thirty-two Harvard Ophthalmology/Mass. Eye and Ear clinical trainees graduated on June 21. The ceremony, held at Mass. Eye and Ear, celebrated eight Harvard Ophthalmology residents, the AY 2017-2018 chief resident, and two optometry residents, as well as 21 clinical fellows from Mass. Eye and Ear, Joslin Diabetes Center, and Boston Children’s Hospital.... Read more about Congratulations to the Class of 2018

The dense galaxy cluster RXC J0232.2-4420, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, RELICS

Finding Fuel for Our Frigid Cosmic Future

June 27, 2018

Avi Loeb essay, as dark energy accelerates the expansion of the universe, civilizations will likely migrate into rich clusters of galaxies.... Read more about Finding Fuel for Our Frigid Cosmic Future

Professor Melani Cammett appointed Chair of the Harvard Academy

June 27, 2018

On July 1, 2018, Professor Melani Cammett became the new Chair of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Professor Cammett is the Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs in the Department of Government and Professor in the Department of Global Health and Population. She has served as a Senior Scholar since January 2015 and was an Academy Scholar in 2005-2006 and 2007-2008. Welcome Professor Cammett to your new...

Our paper “Plug-and-play supervisory control using muscle and brain signals for real-time gesture and error detection” gets accepted to RSS 2018!

June 26, 2018

Plug-and-play supervisory control using muscle and brain signals for real-time gesture and error detection

Joseph DelPreto, Andres F. Salazar-Gomez, Stephanie Gil, Ramin M. Hasani, Frank H. Guenther, and Daniela Rus

Abstract

Control of robots in safety-critical tasks and situations where costly errors may occur is paramount for realizing the vision of pervasive human-robot collaborations. For these cases, the...

11 Ways Schools Can—and Should—Involve Families in SEL Programming

June 26, 2018

Learn how schools can engage families and how families can build on the work being done in school to develop social and emotional skills, in this article from EdSurge.

Congratulations to Ray Jayawardhana Named Dean of Arts and Sciences of Cornell

June 26, 2018

Distinguished astrophysicist, renowned science writer and accomplished academic leader Ray Jayawardhana has been named the 22nd dean of Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced June 26.... Read more about Congratulations to Ray Jayawardhana Named Dean of Arts and Sciences of Cornell

Carrier and Adams Prizes Announced

June 26, 2018

The Department of Philosophy is delighted to announce the winners of this year's Carrier and Adams Prizes, awarded annually to an undergraduate and graduate student. You can read more about the history of these prizes below. Congratulations to all of these deserving undergraduate and graduate students!

The recipients of this year's Carrier Prize are:

Theresa (Tez) Clark for her senior thesis, “Understanding Against the Evidence: On Believing What's Good over What's True”

Michael Rabenberg...

Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH, Awarded Research to Prevent Blindness Stein Innovation Award

June 25, 2018

Dr. Reza Dana Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH, the Claes H. Dohlman Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, has been awarded a Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Stein Innovation Award in the amount of $300,000 over three years. ... Read more about Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH, Awarded Research to Prevent Blindness Stein Innovation Award