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PhD students may now enroll in a secondary field in Computational Science and Engineering , bringing to 14 the number of secondary fields of study offered by GSAS.Read special coverage of current issues in chemistry, as reported by the Graduate School's own Science in the News .The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences conferred 359 PhDs and 68 master's degrees in Sanders Theatre on Thursday, May 26.The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences conferred 359 PhDs and 68 master's degrees in Sanders Theatre on Thursday, May 26.The Graduate School congratulates the winners of its annual Centennial Medal — the highest honor it bestows to alumni. The winners are a leading international scholar in mathematics, a well-traveled space scientist, a former university president who epitomizes grace under fire, and a historian who paints America’s past in vivid strokes. Read more...The Graduate School congratulates the winners of its annual Centennial Medal — the highest honor it bestows to alumni. The winners are a leading international scholar in mathematics, a well-traveled space scientist, a former university president who epitomizes grace under fire, and a historian who paints America’s past in vivid strokes. Read more...The Graduate School congratulates the winners of its annual Centennial Medal — the highest honor it bestows to alumni. The winners are a leading international scholar in mathematics, a well-traveled space scientist, a former university president who epitomizes grace under fire, and a historian who paints America’s past in vivid strokes. Read more...How a student-run mentoring program is helping women PhD candidates prepare for careers — and lives — in the sciences.Helping Egypt solve policy challenges on the road to reinvention.It's been a banner year for the Department of Mathematics and its faculty and students. The department shared some impressive year-end highlights with us.Helping Egypt solve policy challenges on the road to reinvention.It's been a banner year for the Department of Mathematics and its faculty and students. The department shared some impressive year-end highlights with us.Congratulations to our PhD and AM degree recipients! It was a great day at Sanders Theatre, topped off by a festive champagne lunch! Read complete Commencement coverage in Harvard Magazine.The Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment gives PhD students a broad-based expertise in climate change and energy production.The Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment gives PhD students a broad-based expertise in climate change and energy production.The Graduate School Alumni Association (GSAA) has expanded the ranks of its governing Council by adding three new members this year.The Graduate School Alumni Association (GSAA) has expanded the ranks of its governing Council by adding three new members this year.How Harvard’s librarians navigate the collections to help students find hidden richesApril 25 is the deadline for ordering your Commencement tickets online. Click here!Course evaluations for the 2011 spring term are now open. To complete your evaluations, look for the Evaluations module on your my.harvard courses tab or use this direct link .Students working toward a November degree, please take note that the deadline for submission of the bound dissertation has changed; it is now September 15, 2011. Click here for important information about health insurance and registration. Students anticipating applying for non-resident status, applications for the fall term 2011 or the academic year are due by July 1, 2011. Click here for important information about the non-resident process and timeline.Course evaluations for the 2011 spring term are now open. To complete your evaluations, look for the Evaluations module on your my.harvard courses tab or use this direct link .Students working toward a November degree, please take note that the deadline for submission of the bound dissertation has changed; it is now September 15, 2011. Click here for important information about health insurance and registration. Students anticipating applying for non-resident status, applications for the fall term 2011 or the academic year are due by July 1, 2011. Click here for important information about the non-resident process and timeline.An interdisciplinary graduate student conference on the experience of contemporary soldiering, 4/22-23.An interdisciplinary graduate student conference on the experience of contemporary soldiering, 4/22-23.An interdisciplinary graduate student conference on the experience of contemporary soldiering, 4/22-23.Honoring Gary King, Joanna Nizynska, Anne Pringle, and Christopher Winship, winners of the Graduate School's faculty mentoring award.Honoring Gary King, Joanna Nizynska, Anne Pringle, and Christopher Winship, winners of the Graduate School's faculty mentoring award.All about careers this week with two big professional development events today and tomorrow!To our newly admitted students, welcome! Click here for a list of important dates and resources.GSAS is hosting a festive weekend of events for alumni, who are traveling back to campus from as far away as Thailand to reconnect with colleagues and faculty, to network, and to engage with innovative research across the disciplines.GSAS is hosting a festive weekend of events for alumni, who are traveling back to campus from as far away as Thailand to reconnect with colleagues and faculty, to network, and to engage with innovative research across the disciplines.The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences invites the Harvard community to take part in a special campus-wide conversation about diversity .The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences invites the Harvard community to take part in a special campus-wide conversation about diversity .For most of his life, Sergio Ita’s focus has been on three things: military service, family, and the sciences.GSAS Dean Allan Brandt hosted a conversation with three of Harvard's most thoughtful teachers about how they're bringing global perspectives to teaching and learning — and how Harvard's increasingly diverse student population has helped. Watch the discussion here , or read the Harvard Gazette's report .The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences welcomed more than 65 students from Morehouse College on March 9, as part of an outreach program designed to encourage talented minority students to pursue careers in the sciences.Join us at our lively annual gathering to celebrate the Graduate School and its alumni. Featuring a keynote address by economist Kenneth Rogoff and faculty symposia on topics across the disciplines, from high-throughput computing to the societal implications of the US penal system. Register here.Alums from Harvard's graduate economics programs can learn about the current state of the discipline in the wake of the fiscal crisis at a reunion on April 1. Hear what leading voices in the field are saying about the debt crisis and the future of education and health care. Register here.Allegations about vaccines and autism, robots that mimic bugs, how memories are formed (and lost) — these are just some of the subjects explored by Science in the News (SITN), a public service organization founded by Harvard PhD students in 1999.Five alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences were among the ten eminent scholars awarded the 2010 National Humanities Medal by President Obama at a White House ceremony on March 2, 2011.Professional development series for HILS-affiliated GSAS students gets careers on track. To our newly admitted students, welcome! Click here for a list of important dates and resources.For the second year, the Graduate School played a leading role in campus activities in January, offering two weeks of professional development and skill-building workshops.A capacity crowd at Sanders Theatre enjoyed an evening of ambitious performance and festive camaraderie at the 2011 Ivy League Spring Festival Gala, hosted by the Harvard Chinese Students and Scholars Association (HCSSA) on Saturday, January 29.Check out the new Library Grad Guide: A Guide to Library Resources for GSAS Graduate Students . It’s got information, links, and services especially for GSAS students (citation tools, workshops, multimedia, and discipline-specific resources, among others).Spring term is officially here, despite all the continuing reminders of winter. Celebrate the start of the new semester at a Dudley House happy hour on Friday, 1/28, at 6 p.m. in the Common Room.In a January@GSAS workshop, graduate students picked up some useful tips on banishing the um's and becoming a more confident speaker and presenter.The Graduate School's administrative offices in Holyoke Center will be closed on Wednesday, January 12, due to the predicted severe weather conditions. We'll reopen Thursday morning at 9 a.m.Evening Van Service will operate until 3 a.m. nightly through January 31, accepting phone calls until 2:30 a.m. Visit Passenger Transport Services for more information.GSAS PhD students can elect to complete a secondary field in one of 13 areas of study — including the two newest secondary fields, critical media practice and science, technology, and society .The Graduate Student Council sponsored 9 student-taught mini-courses this January, on topics ranging from Russian literature and American art to "instant" Spanish and the math, science, and philosophy of everyday objects. Read descriptions here.This fall, a GSAS research workshop in English, called Thinking with Technology , navigated the brave new world of digital humanities.For graduate students from across the globe, the resident advisors in GSAS residence halls perform a wide range of vital services, providing information, resources, and a valuable sense of belonging, as well.Course evaluations are open for fall 2010 courses through Sunday, January 9.As the 30th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS approaches, GSAS PhD students in the medical sciences take stock.Get insider tips from Professor Sidney Verba and a panel of advanced graduate students in the humanities and social sciences on everything from choosing a topic to writing to finishing in a timely manner. Thursday, December 2, 4-5 p.m., Dudley House Common Room.January@GSAS featured more than 75 great professional, skill-building, and recreational workshops. Check our calendar for details.The Graduate School has assembled a comprehensive collection of writing resources for your perusal, including tips on publishing and dissertation planning.Faculty and staff from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and elsewhere at Harvard met prospective PhD students at two important conferences for minority scholars in November.Our interview with Scott Poulson-Bryant , a PhD student in history of American civilization and a pop-culture observer who blogs on race, gender, literature, and music.President Obama has named Susan Lindquist (PhD ’77, cellular and developmental biology) , professor of biology at MIT, a recipient of the National Medal of Science , the nation’s highest scientific honor. Lindquist is a past winner of the GSAS Centennial Medal . Read MIT's press release .J.P. Sniadecki is drawing worldwide accolades for a gritty new documentary about a junkyard in Queens — even as he conducts research in Beijing for his PhD work in social anthropology.What do GSAS students most like to eat? “Anything Asian, they go crazy for,” says the man in white affectionately known as Chef Jeff — Jeff Cota, who steers the kitchen at the Dudley Cafe, the dining hall in Dudley House.As part of this year's January@GSAS , the Graduate Student Council will once again offer stipends to students who submit winning proposals for student-taught mini-courses.Harvard's open-access repository can lend visibility and permanence to your work — and assist others who want to cite it.Through December 2 , GSAS first- and second-year students can identify spring-term courses they're interested in and begin a more thoughtful planning process with their advisors.The 2009-2010 admissions cycle at GSAS was one of the most successful in decades, even in an increasingly competitive academic environment.Sheila Thomas, the Graduate School’s newly appointed assistant dean for diversity and minority affairs , may not be able to change the weather in Boston, but she plans to grapple head-on with the other complexities that may make underrepresented minorities hesitant about joining Harvard's graduate community.Crack the mysteries of the postdoc! Come to "Beyond the PhD," Thursday at 4 p.m., in the Dudley House Common Room. Hear from current postdocs at Harvard and MIT as they explain how they got their gigs. Check out other fall felllowships events here .In core disciplines and across the spectrum, GSAS PhD programs received high marks in the National Research Council's assessment, released 9/28/10. Read GSAS's coverage of the NRC rankings , and access coverage in the Harvard Gazette and the Harvard Crimson.I am exceedingly gratified to report that Harvard University’s doctoral programs have received exceptionally strong evaluations in the National Research Council’s long-awaited Assessment of Research Doctoral Programs , released today.On September 28, the National Research Council will release its long-awaited Assessment of Research-Doctoral Programs , containing both a rating and a ranking of 4,838 programs in 62 fields at 212 institutions. Read more.The GSAS application for 2011 admission is now online . And GSAS will be on the road this fall at recruiting events around the country. We'll be at the SACNAS National Conference in Anaheim at the end of this month, talking science, technology, sustainability, and diversity.Struggling through your dissertation work? You're not alone! Join the Bureau of Study Counsel 's Dissertation Writers' Support Group, which runs for six Thursdays at 1 p.m., beginning on October 7.Thirteen Fulbright offers were made to GSAS students in last year's competition, allowing them to conduct dissertation or other advanced research abroad this year. Meet the winners and read about their projects.Explore the OCS/GSAS "Becoming Faculty" career series here. And check out the online tutorial that Career Services created for academic job-seekers.Harvard has more than 70 libraries, with combined holdings of more than 16 million items. How to make use of these riches? Here's a quick introduction.Harvard has more than 70 libraries, with combined holdings of more than 16 million items. How to make use of these riches? Here's a quick introduction.Six questions for Drew Massey and Ryan Bañagale, the founders of Amusicology , a vibrant and substance-filled blog about music and the academy. Bañagale is a PhD candidate in musicology , and Drew Massey just received his PhD in the same field last May."As a student of English, I am always absorbed in stories," said Ben Woodring, a Ph.D. candidate in English and the president of Harvard’s Graduate Student Council , addressing students at the Graduate School's Orientation ceremony on August 25 at Sanders Theater. "So upon my admission to Harvard, I turned, as usual, to stories for guidance.""As a student of English, I am always absorbed in stories," said Ben Woodring, a Ph.D. candidate in English and the president of Harvard’s Graduate Student Council , addressing students at the Graduate School's Orientation ceremony on August 25 at Sanders Theater. "So upon my admission to Harvard, I turned, as usual, to stories for guidance."GSAS teaching fellows are becoming increasingly innovative, bringing new technologies and creative strategies to the classroom. Meet five award-winners who prove the point.More than 300 people attended one of the Graduate School's most eagerly anticipated early-term events, the International Host Student Dinner, held on August 23 at Dudley House.Braving an epic rainstorm that made mud of Harvard Yard, new GSAS students gathered at Sanders Theatre on Wednesday, August 25, to hear words of inspiration, encouragement, and even commiseration from President Drew Faust, FAS Dean Michael Smith, and GSAS Dean Allan Brandt, among others.Despite an epic rainstorm that made mud of Harvard Yard, Sanders Theatre was full on Wednesday morning, August 25, for GSAS Orientation, as new graduate students officially kicked off this new leg of their scholarly journey , anticipating sunnier skies ahead.Dudley's famous annual kickoff party is Friday, August 27. Come meet hundreds of other new Harvard graduate students, explore the House (our theme this year is "heroes"), and tear up the dance floor. Click here for more information.Are you a new TF? An experienced TF seeking to refine and reenergize your style? Don't miss Day 2 of the Bok Center's Fall Teaching Conference at Sever Hall. Details here.Welcome to the 50 students who enrolled in our English Language Program, representing 16 countries and 19 departments. Read more about the program. Read about Harvard College Library's welcome to international students.The GSAS Handbook, in a clean new format, is online , for perusing of all GSAS-related procedures.The GSAS Handbook, in a clean new format, is online , for perusing of all GSAS-related procedures.Kick-start the academic year with GSAS's annual BBQ! Feast on burgers, hot dogs, or veggie fare, and bring your friends. Sunday, September 12 (rain or shine!), 1-4 p.m., Museum lawn, 36 Oxford Street.New to GSAS? Read the FAQ.Learn about the winners of the 2010 GSAS Centennial Medal: David Bevington, Stephen Fischer-Galati, and Eric Maskin, and Martha Nussbaum.Hear from GSAS alums about nonacademic career paths, such as consulting, publishing, and venture capital, on Friday at Dudley House. Stay for a networking workshop with GSAS Administrative Dean Margot Gill at 5 p.m. Drop in and out as your schedule allows. See panels and participants here.Come to a Bureau of Study Counsel time-management workshop specifically tooled for graduate students. April 29, noon-1:30 p.m., Vanderbilt Hall at LMA. RSVP here. Sponsored by HGWISE.First-year GSAS degree candidates are guaranteed a room offer in the GSAS residence halls provided all application requirements are met by April 28. Click here for application information.An updated version of Form of the PhD Dissertation is online, with instructions on preparing and submitting the project.Winners of the 2010 Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Awards will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 13, at 5 p.m. in a ceremony at the Dudley House Common Room. (Note change in location.) Click here for the names of the outstanding faculty honorees. GSAS awarded 354 PhDs and 66 master's degrees on Thursday, May 27. See a snapshot of the GSAS Class of 2010 , and read Commencement coverage in the Harvard Gazette and in Harvard Magazine.Do you have a concern that you think is too small to be discussed — or too big to be resolved? If you answered “yes," click here .As a new semester begins, are you grappling with a problem that you think is too small to be discussed — or too big to be resolved? If you answered “yes," click here .Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer, MD/PhD '90, will deliver the keynote, and some of Harvard's most compelling faculty will lead symposia exploring new research. Save April 10! > Learn more, registerCall for Nominations for 2010 Commencement Marshals. You could be one of the 8 students chosen each year as Commencement marshals -- playing a highly visible role in leading graduating GSAS students into Harvard Yard before the ceremony. Deadline March 10. Find out more .The GSAS Research Workshops Program encourages scholarly discussion of works-in-progress by supporting workshops for graduate students. Deadline for 2010-11 proposals is March 12The GSAS Research Workshops Program encourages scholarly discussion of works-in-progress by supporting workshops for graduate students. Deadline for 2010-11 proposals is March 12Take advantage of professional development opportunities in the life sciences this spring. Read more.Do you have a great mentor? Nominate him or her for the Graduate Student Council's Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Awards. Deadline 2/12. See details and guidelines here .You're invited to a panel discussion for GSAS students on success and failure, risk, rejection, and redemption. January 25, 6 p.m., Dudley Common Room. Read more.Innovative new seminars give students the chance to work with faculty to design an undergraduate course from scratch. Read more.Apply to become a Dudley Fellow or a Resident Advisor next year!A presentation on gaining confidence and feeling as talented as everyone thinks you are! Jan. 14, 4:30 p.m., University Museum lecture hall. More here .View the full schedule of January seminars, workshops, and gatherings here!View the full schedule of January seminars, workshops, and gatherings here!Students, course evaluations are open through January 10. Your voice counts: Evaluate here .GSAS students, gain valuable experience and play a meaningful role in the life of Harvard College: Apply here to become a House Tutor in 2010-2011.GSAS students, gain valuable experience and play a meaningful role in the life of Harvard College: Apply here to become a House Tutor in 2010-2011.Buy your MBTA pass for the spring term (February-May) at an 11 percent discount. Order forms and information are now online . Deadline: January 4, 2010.Buy your MBTA pass for the fall 2010 term at an 11 percent discount. Order forms and information are now online . Deadline: September 10, 2010.The latest edition of Colloquy, the GSAS alumni quarterly, is now available online !The spring edition of the GSAS alumni quarterly is now available online , with Robin Kelsey on photography and chance, Kit Parker on biomedical engineering and the battlefield, and books by GSAS alums, among other content.International students planning to travel outside the United States over winter break should be sure to check the travel advisory on the Harvard International Office's site.Congratulations on earning your degree! To receive information about Commencement, you must provide your permanent e-mail and mailing address to the GSAS Office of Publications and Alumni Relations . Your Harvard e-mail account will deactivate soon, so make sure we know how to reach you!Check out the new student-led January@GSAS course offerings, sponsored by the Graduate Student Council, here .The Harvard Graduate School Alumni Association Council held its fall meeting in Dudley House on November 5-6 , considering topics ranging from career building for recent alumni to the impact of Harvard's fiscal challenges on the Graduate School to new directions at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.Harvard University Housing has apartments available to rent to eligible graduate students, faculty, and staff. Send an e-mail to inquire.Professional development series at SEAS: Dean Cherry Murrary on research ethics. November 5, noon-1 p.m., Pierce 307.Interested in joining the microbial sciences graduate consortium? Attend an information session of the Microbial Sciences Initiative, November 4, 5:30 p.m. in the HUCE seminar room (24 Oxford St.)The Department of Energy has established a new graduate fellowship program to support outstanding students in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Application deadline is November 30. Apply here, or contact the Fellowships Office for assistance. The latest professional development seminar at SEAS is "Having a Family While in Graduate School,” Thursday, October 8, at 1 in Pierce 307. Read more on the series. The Bureau of Study Counsel invites you to discuss your dissertation work in a group context and gain intellectual and emotional encouragement. Six weekly meetings, Thursdays, 1-2:30 p.m. Congratulations to Adam F. Falk, PhD ’91, physics, the new president of Williams College. Read more...The May edition of the GSAS Bulletin is online, profiling outstanding GSAS mentors and introducing Commencement marshals and new Dudley fellows.The May edition of the GSAS Bulletin is online, profiling outstanding GSAS mentors and introducing Commencement marshals and new Dudley fellows.The new edition of the GSAS Bulletin features the stories of three recent PhDs on the academic job market. Read it here.A half-day symposium aimed at providing HILS students with basic training in pathology via four interactive case studies. Tuesday, September 29, 1-6 p.m., LMA.Read more... GSAS has a new professional development resource, bundling key services and advice into one handy site. Job-seekers (or future job-seekers), check it out.HILS students and faculty are invited to OEB's open house at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, on September 30 at 4. Free food and lots of fun!Read More.. For his longtime leadership in fundraising support for the Graduate School, Homer Hagedorn, PhD’ 55, was given the David T. W. McCord '21 Award of lifetime achievement at the Harvard College Fund Assembly Leadership Dinner in October.Going after an academic job this fall? Here's a handy online tutorial, which summarizes OCS's recent workshop on the subject. Find out about other programs in the essential job-prep series sponsored by OCS and GSAS.Purchase a semester's worth of T passes in advance, at a discount. Read more here, and order by September 11.New to GSAS? Read the FAQ.PhD students may now elect a secondary field of study from a growing number of departments or committees, with more such opportunities on the horizon. Read more...Find out about Harvard I-SOS's 24-hour-a-day, worldwide emergency medical and security evacuation services.Read more... GSAS has introduced a new portfolio of exciting interdisciplinary research opportunities to its faculty and PhD students, the Harvard Interdisciplinary Graduate Consortia. Read more... Access all the important early-term resources and GSAS dates here. Read more.... A total of 22 Fulbright offers were made to GSAS students for 2009-2010. Learn how to apply for next year at an info session on September 9. Read More... H1N1 vaccines have arrived; see the UHS announcement here . (More information related to H1N1 at Harvard is also online.) Seasonal flu vaccination clinics have ended for the season.New students will find valuable information about orientation, financial aid, and other concerns in our FAQ.Read more...The GSAS Handbook tells you everything you need to know about pursuing a degree at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Read more...
This helpful online brochure outlines the signs of academic and personal stress that graduate students may experience, and describes the various counseling resources Harvard has to offer.
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