GSAS News

Melina Seabrook, PhD ’25, explores the deep history of human-animal relationships in the first urban centers of Mesopotamia and Iran. She discusses her path from a small town in Washington to the ziggurats of Iraq, the microscopic secrets hidden in ancient soil, and the enduring kindness of the people she meets in the field.

PhD student AJ Schick is working to better understand the molecular mechanisms behind migraines and improve treatment options for patients.

Nobel laureate and University of Chicago professor Michael Kremer, PhD '96, will take over as the World Bank Group’s chief economist on October 1, heading research for the institution.

Harvard political scientist Kosuke Imai, PhD ’03, explains how redistricting and geographic polarization are making elections less competitive.

A team led by MD/PhD student Vaibhav Mohanty and Professor Eugene Shakhnovich describes a way to engineer the evolutionary landscape that viruses experience, pushing them into evolutionary dead ends.

Applied behavior analysis, a type of therapy for children with autism, is growing in popularity—often at kids’ expense, according to Professor Ari Ne’eman, PhD '24.