The official account for #HarvardGriffinGSAS 💡Where scholarship and innovation meet | gsas.harvard.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mlvnujmud32qWhat do we really gain from making new friends, and does it matter who they are? Graduating public policy PhD student Gabriella Fleischman explored these questions and more: https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/benefits-friendship15 May 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvnujmud32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mlqmwp3a6j2vGraduating student Andrew Bair discusses his research challenging the accepted chronology of Irish settlement in the Middle Ages, and how his study of archaeology and computer science at Columbia led him eventually to Harvard Griffin GSAS. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/looking-irelands-invisible-people13 May 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqmwp3a6j2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mlo4hr6bgm25A new circular RNA vaccine developed by graduating Harvard Griffin GSAS PhD student Alton Gayton has not only demonstrated the ability to prevent cervical cancer, but also "to completely eradicate" existing tumors in mouse models. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/stopping-cervical-cancer-it-starts12 May 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo4hr6bgm25https://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mlllys27kl2qA Black father with blue-collar roots, November 2025 PhD graduate Thomas Blakeslee re-examines Black masculinity, countering decades of stereotypes with his research on "radical paternity." https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/living-history11 May 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlllys27kl2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mle2m453me2vThe Fannie and John Hertz Foundation today announced its 2026 cohort of fellows, including five current and incoming Harvard Griffin GSAS students. The award is one of the most prestigious and competitive honors in the applied sciences, engineering, and mathematics. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/five-named-2026-hertz-fellows08 May 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle2m453me2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mlbk6zvitx2wBy equipping robots with new sensing modalities, November 2025 graduate Ninad Jadhav makes them both more independent and better at collaboration. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/robot-teamwork07 May 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbk6zvitx2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3ml6zoac2th2vOutdated regulations make it nearly impossible to build homes more affordably. The solution? Create a faster approval process and update codes to focus on what a home needs to do rather than dictating exactly how it must be built. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvyWuE2LqaY06 May 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6zoac2th2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3ml4j7brizp2sA generation after the bestselling Rules for Aging, author Roger Rosenblatt, PhD ’68, is back with More Rules for Aging, a new collection of wry maxims and hard-won wisdom. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/colloquy-podcast-more-rules-aging-roger-rosenblatt05 May 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4j7brizp2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mkzyqg5i3k2qEach spring, the Harvard Griffin GSAS celebrates one of its most enduring and honored traditions: the selection of Commencement marshals. We're pleased to announce our 2026 Commencement Marshals! https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/introducing-2026-harvard-griffin-gsas-commencement-marshals04 May 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzyqg5i3k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mkngfr5nvu2cMay 2026 PhD graduate Alan Wong focuses on developing new approaches to treat pediatric leukemia while reducing harm to the brain. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/finding-cancers-weakness29 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngfr5nvu2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mk5stqtm5w2sHarvard Griffin GSAS alumni share their knowledge in books written for their field and a wider audience. On #WorldBookDay, discover some of their latest works. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/recently-published-winter-spring-202623 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5stqtm5w2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mjzcoisikw24Harvard Griffin GSAS students Arya Rao and Ananthan Sadagopan have been named recipients of the 2026 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/rao-and-sadagopan-awarded-2026-soros-fellowship-new-americans21 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzcoisikw24https://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mjwbgxzlad2vNikolas Bowie, Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, discusses his forthcoming book Supremacy. Discover why he argues that the US Supreme Court's claim to final say over the Constitution is not inevitable and how Congress can reclaim its power. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/who-decides-what-constitution-means20 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwbgxzlad2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mjpasqkcss2zSpiritual wellness is a vital but often overlooked dimension of graduate student well-being. Tammy McLeod, president of the Harvard Chaplains, offers suggestions for cultivating meaning, connection, and renewal during the spring season. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/be-well-reconnecting-spiritual-wellness-during-season-renewal17 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpasqkcss2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mjk7utl37h25Marked by special events and activities, Graduate Student Appreciation Month in April is a moment to give back to the people who contribute so much to Harvard throughout the year. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/find-your-center-celebrating-harvards-finest-graduate-appreciation-month-202615 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk7utl37h25https://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mjjp4ezl2k2jJill Kastner, PhD ’99, and co-author William Wohlforth explore the history of great power subversion in their new book A Measure Short of War. Discover why states continue to use subversion alongside diplomacy and warfare, from ancient Greece to the digital age. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/measure-short-war15 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjp4ezl2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mjeo6k5aht2wIn an interview with Harvard Griffin GSAS, Margaret Morganroth Gullette, PhD ’75, discusses how policy choices and market incentives fueled the tragedy in US nursing facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/eldercide-and-how-stop-it13 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeo6k5aht2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mj54rrlt6p26Cassondra Hanna is a third-year PhD student in African and African American studies at Harvard Griffin GSAS, studying the history of Black education through a lens that’s often overlooked: the institutions that didn’t survive. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/writing-black-higher-education-back-history10 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj54rrlt6p26https://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mj37gmefxh22Faculty, students, and administrators came together in Lehman Hall on March 26, 2026, to honor mentors who have made a profound impact on the scholars and scientists they serve. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/celebrating-outstanding-mentors-2026-everett-i-mendelsohn-excellence-mentoring-award-ceremony09 Apr 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj37gmefxh22https://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mj37g7smmp2dOn the latest episode of Colloquy, historian Vanessa Williamson, PhD '15, discusses how the fight for taxation has been central to American democracy, liberty, and the pursuit of equality since the founding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q172-LLfOmg09 Apr 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj37g7smmp2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3miy3tweot32wGus Beane, PhD ’25, reflects on his early fascination with physics, the challenge of modeling events from billions of years ago, and how his advisor’s support helped him navigate graduate school—and life—through moments of real difficulty. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/star-stuff-and-simulations08 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy3tweot32whttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mit2w3xn5v2nDiscover how Harvard Griffin GSAS alumnus Rohan Murty uses AI to improve team productivity with Soroco and Workfabric AI, and champions the humanities by bringing ancient texts to modern readers through the Murty Classical Library of India. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/better-together06 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mit2w3xn5v2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3miiz2hktyd2nBy studying the visual, material, and religious cultures of Africa, Latin America, and Europe in the early modern Atlantic world, Professor Cécile Fromont, PhD '93, uses art and visual culture to interrogate what societies choose to see—or ignore. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/power-looking02 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiz2hktyd2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3migili7o2j2tIn new research on the female protective effect in autism, Harvard and MIT scientists reveal how sex-based genetic differences influence risk and open new doors for targeted therapies. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/why-autism-more-common-males01 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3migili7o2j2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3midy4nkn4n25Ten speakers, chosen as finalists from across the humanities, social sciences, and STEM disciplines, had the task of presenting their research to a broad audience in just three minutes, using the aid of one static slide. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/three-minute-thesis-202631 Mar 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3midy4nkn4n25https://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mibhnp3cpi25Rodrigo Araiza Bravo, PhD ’24, studies quantum computing, but with a twist: He is determined to temper “pure research” with an understanding of its potential ethical, moral, and societal effects of science. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/quantum-ethics30 Mar 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibhnp3cpi25https://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mhzzm6vrf72nExciting news! Harvard Griffin GSAS’s alumni magazine, Colloquy, is officially an online-only publication! Explore the winter/spring 2026 issue today: gsas.harvard.edu/colloquy27 Mar 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzzm6vrf72nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mhxj5elkiy2vTwo 2025 Harvard Griffin GSAS PhD graduates and a current PhD student have been named to the 2026 cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows, joining a select group of 32 emerging research leaders worldwide chosen to accelerate discovery. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/three-harvard-griffin-gsas-named-2026-schmidt-science-fellows26 Mar 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxj5elkiy2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mhuyog3ubs22Harvard Griffin GSAS provides resources and guidance to help students understand their funding, plan budgets, manage debt, and build confidence in their financial decision-making. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/be-well-finding-financial-balance-graduate-school25 Mar 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuyog3ubs22https://bsky.app/profile/gsas.harvard.edu/post/3mhpxqko5yh2cMIT economist David Autor, PhD ’99, discusses the "China Shock" and its devastating impact on US manufacturing jobs, labor markets, and local communities. https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/david-autor-china-shock-manufacturing-jobs-interviewx23 Mar 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:vz447peu6ipfmcit3fridza6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpxqko5yh2c