GSAS News

The Harvard Griffin GSAS Science Policy Group hosts career panels, public lectures, a flagship annual trip to Washington, DC, and more, all designed to help Harvard Griffin GSAS students understand science policy, how they might get involved in it, and how their work fits into the policy ecosystem. 

Understanding and addressing the common challenges of what’s been called the “messy middle” may not only help students navigate the transition to becoming an independent scholar but also position them for an easier time completing their degree. 

Drawing on artificial intelligence and looking to evolution for direction and inspiration, MD-PhD student Arya Rao is engineering new gene-control systems that could help bring personalized medicine closer to reality.

New assistant directors of student services Valentina Varela and Gabrielle Juers share their journeys to Harvard Griffin GSAS, their office’s "no wrong door" approach to student care, and their favorite fall book picks.

Trends come and go but Brown University Professor Emily Oster, PhD '06, says raising happy, healthy kids requires certain key "ingredients."

Tucked away behind Divinity Avenue, Harvard's Bio Labs have been an incubator for Nobel Prize-winning scientists like Mario Capecchi, PhD '67, and H. Robert Horvitz, PhD '74.