GSAS News

A new play examines the work of Harvard Griffin GSAS alumna Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, a groundbreaking astronomer whose discoveries were suppressed and work obscured.

How notaries—publicly licensed scribes who wrote contracts—were the computers of the Middle Ages. 

PhD candidate Juana Catalina Becerra Sandoval explores the ethical considerations that must be applied to the development of artificial intelligence technologies like voice biometrics to ensure disenfranchised populations are not negatively impacted.

PhD student Bethany Kotlar notes that US law requires a stay of execution for pregnant women on death row. In practice, however, this policy once only applied to mothers considered "good enough."

The Fellowships & Writing Center is excited to introduce its cohort of postdoctoral fellows for the 2024–25 academic year. We welcome three new and two returning members to our team of specialists from across the disciplinary and geographical landscapes of the University. 

A new study co-authored by PhD candidate Megan Satterthwaite-Freiman highlights the need for more effective and personalized training on leading conversations about sensitive topics in the classroom.