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Find Your Center: Helping Families to Flourish

Now in her third year as a fellow at the Student Center at Harvard Griffin GSAS, Maya Jackson strives to care for student parents by creating programming to which they can look forward every year. 

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Building Community, Spreading Joy

Even as Atte Kadoma and Isaias Ghezae are immersed in demanding PhD programs at Harvard, being  resident advisor brings balance to their lives and enriches both their student experience and their scholarly pursuits.

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Atte (left) and Isaias (right) organized, “A Taste of Africa,” a food and music sampling event for Perkins residents. Featured dishes, from left to right, are Congolese poulet mayo, sweet fried plantains, and Congolese beignets.
Atte (left) and Isaias (right) organized, “A Taste of Africa,” a food and music sampling event for Perkins residents. Featured dishes, from left to right, are Congolese poulet mayo, sweet fried plantains, and Congolese beignets.
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The Sounds of Healing

PhD student Samora Pinderhughes works with music and art to create healing rooms, showcase the work of individuals healing from structural violence, and establish spaces where people can come to grips with it.

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Be Well: New Year’s Resolutions for Lasting Change

Dr. Aisha Usmani of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School discusses how cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based approaches can provide a powerful framework for creating resolutions that last throughout the year.

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FDA Approves First Cancer Drug Based on Broad Institute Science

Genetic discoveries led by Matthew Meyerson, PhD '96, laid the foundation for development of new medicine approved for type of lung cancer that previously had few treatment options.

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