GSAS News

Harvard Griffin GSAS physicist Noah Toyonaga discusses how the shape of shears can improve our understanding of viruses, the shelters we build, and the clothes we wear.

New research from PhD student Andrew O'Donahue shows that messaging from Trump’s prosecutor bolstered support for the prosecution and democratic norms—but had a limited effect in reducing support for the former president.

Research by a team that includes Rebecca Senft, PhD '21, could help researchers understand the basis of mistimed sleep-wake and activity cycles, which can contribute to certain diseases, including neurologic, heart, and metabolic disorders.

PhD student Kathy Liu blends her interest in material science with a passion for outreach—and for bringing women into fields traditionally dominated by male practitioners. 

Harvard Griffin GSAS social scientist Bethany Kotlar on the Birth Beyond Bars study, the first of its kind to follow children exposed prenatally to their mother's incarceration—and their families—during the critical window for child development, from birth to age three.

Could you hold your breath for ten months? PhD candidate Brooke Travis studies a deep-sea clam that can, in the sense of going without oxygen. It's just one example of the thriving community in the ocean's depths.