GSAS News

Humanity’s hunger for data is growing— as is the energy needed to transmit it more and more quickly. Physicist Dylan Renaud, PhD ’24, has a way to meet that demand sustainably—with light.

USC Cinema and Media Studies Professor Laura Isabel Serna, PhD ’08, talks about her research on American film and Mexican immigration, her attraction to off-beat projects, and how two Harvard mentors helped propel her to success.

Studying mice, PhD student Ya’el Courtney finds drugs that activate a serotonin receptor in pregnant mothers may impact the development of their child's brain. 

A few hours in a kayak on the Charles is, for me, a uniquely refreshing summer activity. Between instinctual stroke after stroke on the tranquil waters, my mind can relax, thoughts meander, and ideas flow. 

Research by PhD student Derrick Bransby and alumni Michaela Kerrissey and Amy Edmondson shows why newcomers are vulnerable to a loss of psychological safety and presents strategies to help them speak up. 

How did different animals develop the same protection mechanism despite not being closely related? Recent PhD graduate Sarah Losso investigates.