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Ancient DNA Solves Mystery of Language Family’s Origins

Study co-authored by Harvard Griffin GSAS alumni T.C. Zeng and Alexander Mee-Woong Kim finds that a parent of Hungarian and Finnish emerged over 4,000 years ago in Siberia, farther east than many thought, then rapidly spread west.

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Map of sites that are sources of samples used in the study.
“Ancient DNA reveals the prehistory of the Uralic and Yeniseian peoples,” Nature (FOR EXTERNAL LINK ONLY)
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When Community Is As Important As the Science

PhD student Olúmídé Fagboyegun is a leader and community builder whose enthusiasm for science, excellent communication skills, and kindness make him a powerful role model.

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Olúmídé Fagboyegun smiling and gesturing toward his lab equipment
Michael Goderre/Boston Children’s Hospital (FOR EXTERNAL LINK ONLY)
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Sharing Lessons on Climate Action

Co-led by Harvard Professor Joseph Aldy, PhD '05, Harvard and MIT's Global Climate Policy Program played a catalytic role in making possible the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets, a new international initiative on carbon market integration.

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Joseph E. Aldy
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An Important Development on Climate and Trade

Harvard economist Robert Stavins, PhD '88, says a dialogue on trade launched at COP30 could encourage countries to adopt similar approaches to pricing carbon pollution.

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East lake and steel mill, Wuhan, China
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A Breakthrough for Studying Diseases of the Brain

New research from Harvard Griffin GSAS alumni Chanthia Ma and Guanlan Dong sequences the entire genome of individual cells to shed light not only on how brain trauma leads to long-term decline but also on possible shared mechanisms across different neurodegenerative conditions. 

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Illustration of a traumatic brain injury (concussion)
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The Generosity of Being You

The winter break offers a perfect opportunity to step back, reset, and reflect not only on what you’re doing, but on how and why you’re doing it. To reflect on what matters to you. 

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winter landscape scene, with snowy foreground and trees in background
Dodge Macknight, "Winter Landscape," Harvard Art Museums, online collection
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