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Clinical psychologist and Harvard Griffin GSAS alumnus Ben Bellet’s debut poetry collection, Cadet, is part memoir of his time at West Point, Afghanistan, and Kuwait, where he was a US Army officer, and part meditation on masculinity. gsas.harvard.edu/news/militar...
Military Man
Clinical psychologist and Harvard Griffin GSAS alumnus Ben Bellet’s debut poetry collection, Cadet, is part memoir of his time at West Point, Afghanistan, and Kuwait, where he was a US Army officer,…
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November 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Clinical psychologist and Harvard Griffin GSAS alumnus Ben Bellet’s debut poetry collection, Cadet, is part memoir of his time at West Point, Afghanistan, and Kuwait, where he was a US Army officer, and part meditation on masculinity. gsas.harvard.edu/news/militar...
In preparation for the Ken Burns documentary event on PBS, we're getting a primer on the founding of the US from Phil Mead, PhD '12, former chief historian and curator of the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
“Was the American Revolution a Civil War?” and Other Thorny Questions about the Nation’s Founding
In preparation for the Ken Burns documentary event on PBS, we're getting a primer on the founding of the US from Phil Mead, PhD '12, former chief historian and curator of the Museum of the American…
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November 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
In preparation for the Ken Burns documentary event on PBS, we're getting a primer on the founding of the US from Phil Mead, PhD '12, former chief historian and curator of the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
A ground breaking gene-insertion technology developed by the musically-inclined Harvard Griffin GSAS PhD student Isaac Witte and colleagues may bring us closer to treating diseases like cystic fibrosis at their genetic root.
From Bach to Breakthroughs
A ground breaking gene-insertion technology developed by the musically-inclined Harvard Griffin GSAS PhD student Isaac Witte and colleagues may bring us closer to treating diseases like cystic…
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November 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A ground breaking gene-insertion technology developed by the musically-inclined Harvard Griffin GSAS PhD student Isaac Witte and colleagues may bring us closer to treating diseases like cystic fibrosis at their genetic root.
What the Healthy Minds Survey reveals about student well-being.
Be Well: Listening, Learning, and Flourishing
What the Healthy Minds Survey reveals about student well-being
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October 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
What the Healthy Minds Survey reveals about student well-being.
Harvard Griffin GSAS alumnus Philippe Aghion was honored with a share of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for developing a mathematical model that explains how “creative destruction” drives economic growth.
How Growth Happens
Harvard Griffin GSAS alumnus Philippe Aghion was honored with a share of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for developing a mathematical model that explains how “creative destruction” drives economic…
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October 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Harvard Griffin GSAS alumnus Philippe Aghion was honored with a share of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for developing a mathematical model that explains how “creative destruction” drives economic growth.
By studying works of “quotidian horror,” PhD student Andrea Garza explores the ways that stories can enable us to look squarely at violence and take action instead of turning away or falling prey to paralysis.
Overcoming the "Everyday Horror" of Mexico’s Drug War
By studying works of “quotidian horror,” PhD student Andrea Garza explores the ways that stories can enable us to look squarely at violence and take action instead of turning away or falling prey to…
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October 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
By studying works of “quotidian horror,” PhD student Andrea Garza explores the ways that stories can enable us to look squarely at violence and take action instead of turning away or falling prey to paralysis.
Leadership transitions are inevitable; peaceful transitions are not. How can societies ensure that power changes hands without violence? In his dissertation, PhD student Daniel Lowery examines how monarchs in Europe and Asia transferred power across the centuries.
Peace and Violence in the Game of Thrones | Dissertation in One Minute
Leadership transitions are inevitable; peaceful transitions are not. How can societies ensure that power changes hands without violence? In his dissertation, Why Institutions Fail: Understanding…
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October 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Leadership transitions are inevitable; peaceful transitions are not. How can societies ensure that power changes hands without violence? In his dissertation, PhD student Daniel Lowery examines how monarchs in Europe and Asia transferred power across the centuries.
Even as it hopes to beat rival teams at this year’s Head of the Charles Regatta, the larger goal of the Rowing Club at Harvard Griffin GSAS is to make rowing more inclusive and accessible, and to strengthen the University’s graduate student community.
Find Your Center: Rolling on the River
Even as it hopes to beat rival teams from Yale and MIT at this year’s Head of the Charles Regatta, the larger goal of the Rowing Club at Harvard Griffin GSAS is to make rowing more inclusive and…
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October 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Even as it hopes to beat rival teams at this year’s Head of the Charles Regatta, the larger goal of the Rowing Club at Harvard Griffin GSAS is to make rowing more inclusive and accessible, and to strengthen the University’s graduate student community.
Harvard Griffin GSAS alumni share the knowledge they create not only in scholarly and scientific journals, but also in books written both for those in their field and for a wider audience. Here is a sampling of recently published works by graduates. gsas.harvard.edu/news/recentl...
Recently Published: Summer/Fall 2025
Here is a sampling of recently published works by graduates, as presented in the summer/fall issue of the School's Colloquy magazine.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Harvard Griffin GSAS alumni share the knowledge they create not only in scholarly and scientific journals, but also in books written both for those in their field and for a wider audience. Here is a sampling of recently published works by graduates. gsas.harvard.edu/news/recentl...
Rhine Samajdar, who earned his PhD in physics from the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Harvard Griffin GSAS) in 2022, has been named one of twelve recipients of the 2025 Boeing Quantum Creators Prize.
Samajdar Named 2025 Boeing Quantum Creators Prize Winner
Rhine Samajdar, PhD ’22, was recognized for early-career contributions to quantum information science and engineering, an area with the potential to transform technology and society.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Rhine Samajdar, who earned his PhD in physics from the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Harvard Griffin GSAS) in 2022, has been named one of twelve recipients of the 2025 Boeing Quantum Creators Prize.
Powel Kazanjian, AM ’02, draws on his training in both medicine and the humanities to explore why diseases like syphilis, AIDS, and COVID-19 continue to afflict populations despite major biomedical advances.
Why Pandemics Don't End
Powel Kazanjian, AM ’02, draws on his training in both medicine and the humanities to explore why diseases like syphilis, AIDS, and COVID-19 continue to afflict populations despite major biomedical…
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October 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Powel Kazanjian, AM ’02, draws on his training in both medicine and the humanities to explore why diseases like syphilis, AIDS, and COVID-19 continue to afflict populations despite major biomedical advances.
Cornell University historian Mary Beth Norton, PhD ’69, discusses how the conflict on New England’s frontier shaped the Salem witch trials, revealing a story of trauma, refugees, and accusations in 17th-century Massachusetts.
Colloquy Podcast: In the Snare of the Devil—What Really Caused the Salem Witch Crisis?
Cornell University historian Mary Beth Norton, PhD ’69, discusses how the conflict on New England’s frontier shaped the Salem witch trials, revealing a story of trauma, refugees, and accusations in…
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October 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Cornell University historian Mary Beth Norton, PhD ’69, discusses how the conflict on New England’s frontier shaped the Salem witch trials, revealing a story of trauma, refugees, and accusations in 17th-century Massachusetts.
The 2025 Centennial Medalists established the basis for new knowledge and new fields of study. All of this year’s honorees are renowned for building the foundations of their disciplines.
Foundational Leaders
The leaders awarded the 2025 Centennial Medal, Harvard Griffin GSAS's highest alumni honor, established the basis for new knowledge and new fields of study. They include a co-founder of Partners in…
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October 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The 2025 Centennial Medalists established the basis for new knowledge and new fields of study. All of this year’s honorees are renowned for building the foundations of their disciplines.
Michele Cheng is a second-year PhD student in music at Harvard Griffin GSAS. An interdisciplinary composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist, and puppeteer, Cheng explores storytelling through sound, performance, and object theater.
Composing for the Spaces In-Between
Michele Cheng is a second-year PhD student in music at Harvard Griffin GSAS. An interdisciplinary composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist, and puppeteer, Cheng explores storytelling through…
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October 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Michele Cheng is a second-year PhD student in music at Harvard Griffin GSAS. An interdisciplinary composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist, and puppeteer, Cheng explores storytelling through sound, performance, and object theater.
A May 2025 graduate of Harvard Griffin GSAS with a PhD in biological and biomedical sciences, Adebanjo Adedoja’s connection with people is top of mind as he conducts research on one of humanity’s great concerns: how to live a longer, healthier life.
Longevity for Humanity
A May 2025 graduate of Harvard Griffin GSAS with a PhD in biological and biomedical sciences, Adebanjo Adedoja’s connection with people is top of mind as he conducts research on one of humanity’s…
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September 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A May 2025 graduate of Harvard Griffin GSAS with a PhD in biological and biomedical sciences, Adebanjo Adedoja’s connection with people is top of mind as he conducts research on one of humanity’s great concerns: how to live a longer, healthier life.
Drawing on history, public policy, and demographic data, Harvard Sociology Professor Christopher Muller, PhD ’14, explores the shifting dynamics of racial and educational inequality in the US criminal justice system.
Who Goes to Prison Now?
Drawing on history, public policy, and demographic data, Harvard Sociology Professor Christopher Muller, PhD ’14, explores the shifting dynamics of racial and educational inequality in the US…
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September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Drawing on history, public policy, and demographic data, Harvard Sociology Professor Christopher Muller, PhD ’14, explores the shifting dynamics of racial and educational inequality in the US criminal justice system.
In her new book The Double Tax, Harvard Griffin GSAS PhD student Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman explains how racism and sexism compound across beauty, housing, work, and motherhood—and why eliminating those costs benefits everyone.
Costing Out the Double Tax
In her new book The Double Tax, Harvard Griffin GSAS PhD student Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman explains how racism and sexism compound across beauty, housing, work, and motherhood—and why eliminating…
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September 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In her new book The Double Tax, Harvard Griffin GSAS PhD student Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman explains how racism and sexism compound across beauty, housing, work, and motherhood—and why eliminating those costs benefits everyone.
The latest issue of Colloquy, our alumni #magazine, is now available online! Read about how sleep works, the secrets to a longer life, and much more.
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Colloquy
Colloquy, the Harvard Griffin GSAS alumni magazine, explores the research and impact of Harvard’s outstanding graduate students, alumni, and faculty.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The latest issue of Colloquy, our alumni #magazine, is now available online! Read about how sleep works, the secrets to a longer life, and much more.
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Elizabeth Klerman, MD/PhD ’90, a professor at MGH, and a faculty affiliate of Harvard Medical School, contends we’re almost certainly not getting enough rest, we probably don’t know how tired we are, and our sleep debt is affecting our work and health.
Bedtime Story
Elizabeth Klerman, MD/PhD ’90, a professor at Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Department of Neurology, and a faculty affiliate of Harvard Medical School’s (HMS) Division of Sleep Medicine,…
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September 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Elizabeth Klerman, MD/PhD ’90, a professor at MGH, and a faculty affiliate of Harvard Medical School, contends we’re almost certainly not getting enough rest, we probably don’t know how tired we are, and our sleep debt is affecting our work and health.
We know that graduate school is its own life chapter, a stepping stone toward your goals and dreams. Counseling and Mental Health Services offers advice and resources for caring for yourself as a Harvard student. gsas.harvard.edu/news/be-well...
Be Well: Welcome from Counseling and Mental Health Services
At Counseling and Mental Health Services (CAMHS), a department of Harvard University Health Services (HUHS), we know that graduate school is its own life chapter, a stepping stone toward your goals…
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September 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We know that graduate school is its own life chapter, a stepping stone toward your goals and dreams. Counseling and Mental Health Services offers advice and resources for caring for yourself as a Harvard student. gsas.harvard.edu/news/be-well...
With a welcoming environment featuring activities including game nights and musical performances, the Student Center at Harvard Griffin GSAS is a place to find rest, entertainment, learning opportunities, and community amid the graduate school experience.
Find Your Center: Students’ “Third Space” at Harvard
The Student Center at Lehman Hall is an on-campus space dedicated specifically to graduate student flourishing.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
With a welcoming environment featuring activities including game nights and musical performances, the Student Center at Harvard Griffin GSAS is a place to find rest, entertainment, learning opportunities, and community amid the graduate school experience.
Harvard Griffin GSAS is proud to present the resident advisors for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Introducing the 2025–2026 Harvard Griffin GSAS Resident Advisors!
The Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is delighted to announce the selection of the student resident advisors (RAs) for the next academic year.
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September 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Harvard Griffin GSAS is proud to present the resident advisors for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Harvard Griffin GSAS political scientist Andrew O’Donohue talks about his new research on prosecutions of former presidents, why they create tradeoffs for democracy, and the growing global problem of how to deal with political leaders who violate democratic norms.
A Dilemma for Democracy: To Prosecute or Not to Prosecute Political Leaders?
Harvard Griffin GSAS political scientist Andrew O’Donohue talks about his new research on prosecutions of former presidents, why they create tradeoffs for democracy, and the growing global problem of…
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September 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Harvard Griffin GSAS political scientist Andrew O’Donohue talks about his new research on prosecutions of former presidents, why they create tradeoffs for democracy, and the growing global problem of how to deal with political leaders who violate democratic norms.
Patryk Kozlowski studies quantum chemistry that could one day lead to the next generation of renewable energy as a PhD student in chemistry and chemical biology. He says the lessons he learned during his recovery from leukemia and stroke have made him a better researcher.
Stroke of Genius
Patryk Kozlowski studies quantum chemistry that could one day lead to the next generation of renewable energy as a PhD student in chemistry and chemical biology. He says the lessons he learned during…
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September 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Patryk Kozlowski studies quantum chemistry that could one day lead to the next generation of renewable energy as a PhD student in chemistry and chemical biology. He says the lessons he learned during his recovery from leukemia and stroke have made him a better researcher.
Applied physics PhD candidate Yash Rana uncovers a hidden culprit of fertility decline: dysfunction of mitochondria, the cell's powerhouse.
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September 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Applied physics PhD candidate Yash Rana uncovers a hidden culprit of fertility decline: dysfunction of mitochondria, the cell's powerhouse.
Watch now: gsas.harvard.edu/news/restori...
Watch now: gsas.harvard.edu/news/restori...