GSAS News

By studying muscle function, student Sam Lapp aims to improve others’ physical health—and maybe his own.

Charles H. Bennett, PhD '71, shares the 2026 Turing Award with Canadian computer scientist Gilles Brassard for their invention of a form of seemingly unbreakable encryption.

Rodrigo Araiza Bravo, PhD ’24, studies quantum computing, but with a twist: He is determined to temper “pure research” with an understanding of its potential ethical, moral, and societal effects of science. 

Cassondra Hanna is a third-year PhD student in African and African American studies at Harvard Griffin GSAS, studying the history of Black education through a lens that’s often overlooked: the institutions that didn’t survive. 

Financial wellness is a key component of graduate student well-being, influencing stress, focus, and overall quality of life. Harvard Griffin GSAS provides resources and guidance to help students understand their funding, plan budgets, manage debt, and build confidence in their financial decision-making.

Since joining Harvard Griffin GSAS in 2013, Janet Daniels has helped create spaces for graduate students to connect beyond their academic work. Now, as the new director of the Student Center at Harvard Griffin GSAS, she hopes to expand those opportunities and ensure the Center is a place where every student feels they belong.