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Applications Rise Nearly 16 Percent over Past Three Years

Harvard Griffin GSAS received 25,239 applications in 2024 for study in its PhD and master's programs, marking a 15.7 percent increase in applications over the past three years, including an 8 percent increase from last year. This continues a rise of more than 40 percent since 2019.

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From scissors, PFAS everywhere to effects of standardized tests, incarcerated moms

The 2024 Harvard Horizons Symposium highlights the stunning and impactful research of graduate students.

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Fruitful Research

Repouliou studies fruit flies to uncover the molecular mechanisms that enable proteins to work.

Jack Dykinga, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Cold Facts about Global Warming

Research by PhD student Kara Hartig could help forecasters predict weather patterns as climate change makes them more extreme.

Kara Hartig standing in front of an iceberg

Courtesy of Kara Hartig

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Find Your Center: Sounds of Spring

The Student Center’s choir, jazz, orchestra, and world music collective ensembles are each managed by one of the Center’s four music fellows who work together and individually to connect students through the music they love.

Student Center Orchestra Winter 2023 Concert in Paine Hall

Courtesy of the Student Center at Harvard Griffin GSAS

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B-2 B-Well: Circle of Life

Whether you are a casual environmentalist or plan to make a career of it, take time during Earth Month 2024 to care for your environmental health by looking through the events and resources offered by Harvard's Office for Sustainability.

Handmade Globe inside Stethoscope as Heart Shape

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2024 Mendelsohn Awards Celebrate Outstanding Mentors

The Everett I. Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Awards began in 1999 by the Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Council as part of a program sponsored by the National Graduate and Professional Students Association.

Top row from left to right: Aden Solway, Maria K. Lehtinen, David Atherton, Catherine Elgin, Kathryn Davidson, Catherine McKenna, Jessica Chen; Bottom row from left to right: Sonya Gupta, Sophie Barton, Victor Arul, Rachel Martin

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