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Colloquy Podcast: Why We’re Obese—and What We Can Do about It

Public health expert Sara Bleich, PhD ’07, says it’s time to deal with obesity as the urgent crisis that it is and that the disease is largely preventable but to make progress, the country must deal with persistent inequities in the healthcare system—and the structural racism that underlies them.

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Beyond the Grave

Éadaoin Harney is a scientist at 23andMe, a biotechnology company that provides direct-to-consumer DNA testing services.

Video

Soft Robots Help Shoulder the Burden

Specializing in wearable robotics, PhD student Connor McCann focuses on developing assistive devices, particularly a soft wearable robot designed to aid shoulder joint movement.

Article

Mind Mapper

New brain research maps the networks used in decision-making and complex memory tasks and brings that knowledge to an innovative treatment for depression, addiction, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Music as Theater

A study of composers in the avant-garde genre, Musiktheater (or “music theater”), seeks to help audiences rethink what the possibilities of music can be—and who belongs on stage.

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A new study maps the lasting effects of gun violence on children and teens who survive their injuries

The US government doesn’t collect national data on nonfatal gun injuries, and there’s been little research that quantifies their effects, especially on children. Now, a new study co-authored by Harvard Griffin GSAS alum Zirui Song attempts to fill the void.

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Colloquy Podcast: A ‘Healing Attempt’ for Race-Based Anxiety

This month on Colloquy, we speak with PhD student Grant Jones about Healing Attempt, his collaboration with Grammy Award-winning artist Esperanza Spalding and Buddhist leader Lama Rod Owens that combines mindfulness and music to improve the wellbeing of people of color.

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