GSAS News

Brown University economist Emily Oster, PhD '06, writes that our fixation on individual foods or ingredients is often based on flawed or incomplete science.

Going for a walk is not merely an idle activity. Or if it is, then it is that very idleness that grants it power.

Tal Ben Shahar, PhD '04, director of Happiness Studies at Centenary University in Hackettstown, NJ, says that the “need has never been greater” for an advanced program focusing on wellness.

Salamishah Tillet, PhD '07, New York Times contributing critic and the professor behind an entire class about Beyoncé, talks about the genre and quietly powerful politics of the blockbuster artist's recent tour. 

HMS team that includes Derek Drake, PhD '16, finds lithium, an element in some foods and drinking water, and in trace amounts in our bodies, can confer resistance to brain aging and Alzheimer’s.

Lidia Moura discusses her journey from Brazil, her work on ensuring healthcare systems do better for patients, and a conversation at Harvard that revitalized her commitment to her work.