GSAS News

Is courage learned or something you’re born with? It’s an essential question that Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati, PhD '93, sets out to answer in his critically acclaimed new book, “How to be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage.”

University of Pennsylvania Professor Katy Milkman was a PhD student at Harvard Griffin GSAS when the Harry Potter novels helped her make a foundational discovery about “temptation bundling,” the process by which we develop and reinforce desirable habits by coupling something we enjoy.

Hanne Collins discusses her journey from psychology to behavioral science, how her mentors at Harvard powered her through graduate school, and a fond memory of her dissertation defense. 

Computer science PhD student James Arnold wants to improve rehabilitation and day-to-day independence for stroke survivors, people living with ALS, and others with limited shoulder mobility. 

Immunologists have long studied how our body fights pathogens, but the precise patterns of molecules required to trigger an immune response weren’t fully understood. As a PhD student, Anh Cao took the research a step deeper to uncover the grammar of biology and our immune system. 

Event organized by Professor Martin Puchner, PhD '98, explores the increasing appetite for the humanities outside of academic settings, even as humanities departments in higher education nationwide face declining enrollment.