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Nigerian scholar, Olupona, elected to American Academy Of Arts, Sciences

Apr 22, 2023Apr 22, 2023 awouniversity

Renowned Nigerian-American Professor, Jacob Olupona, has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Olupona, a Professor of African Religious Traditions at the Harvard Divinity School, is among the new excellent individuals elected to the Academy in 2023. The prize, which is worth $300,000, is awarded to exceptional scholars who have distinguished themselves in the field of History. He was announced by Academy President, David W. Oxtoby, and Chair of the Board of Directors, Nancy C. Andrews. The Academy, in a letter…

Unlocking the Creativity of the Developing World

Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023 awouniversity

GSAS Voices: Tarun Khanna, PhD ’93 POSTED ON DEC 2, 2022 Throughout its 150th anniversary year, GSAS is foregrounding the voices of some of its most remarkable alumni and students as they speak about their work, its impact, and their experiences at the School. Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School, where he studies entrepreneurship as a means to economic and social development across the developing world. He teaches related courses to undergraduates, graduate students, and those in advanced stages of their careers. He discusses his research…

Announcing the 2023 Harvard Horizons Scholars

Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023 awouniversity

Nine scholars appointed, studying topics from gravitational waves to mental health and a new approach to air conditioning Harvard News GSAS is pleased to announce the 2023 Harvard Horizons Scholars, who have been selected by the Harvard Horizons Faculty Fellows as representatives of the extraordinary researchers who make up Harvard’s PhD community. These nine students form the tenth class of the Society of Horizons Scholars, a fellowship cohort that offers opportunities for long-lasting community, mentorship, and professional and academic growth. The scholars will receive in-depth mentoring on the art of effective presentation,…

HARVARD HORIZONS TALK — The Tierras Observatory: An Ultra-Precise Photometer to Characterize Nearby Terrestrial Planets

Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023 awouniversity

By Julian Garcia-mejia, Harvard Ph.D. Student At night, the sky above the Colombian coffee farm where GSAS student Juliana Garcia-Mejia grew up teemed with stars. On many evenings her uncle, an anthropologist with a love of astronomy, would gather all the cousins together to gaze up and think about the universe. “He started asking us questions such as ‘Do you think that the existence of the moon is important for life on earth?’” Garcia-Mejia remembers. “I was absolutely enthralled. I really could not get enough of those conversations with my…

Claudine becomes 30th President of Harvard varsity

Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022 awouniversity

Claudine Gay, a widely admired higher education leader and distinguished scholar of democracy and political participation, has been announced as the 30th President of Harvard University, effective from July 1 by the University’s principal governing board, with the consent of the University’s Board of Overseers. The election concludes a wide-ranging and intensive search launched after Larry Bacow’s June announcement that he would step down at the end of the academic year after serving as president since 2018 and as a member of the Harvard…

On the 100th anniversary of discovering Tutankhamun’s tomb, an Egyptian jewel comes to Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022 awouniversity

From Harvard Gazzette One hundred years ago this November, archaeologists discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. The 18th Dynasty king (1336–1327 B.C.), who came to the throne at the age of 8 or 9, was buried with more than 6,000 objects. One of the most spectacular, a lion-legged throne, gilded and inset with precious stones, was reproduced in 1929 in teak with ivory and mother-of-pearl inlays, faithfully replicating the detailed iconography of the original. In celebration of the centennial of that discovery and the bicentennial of the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphs,…

November surprise: Harvard analysts discuss Democrats’ ‘red wave’-defying performance, signs of desire for return to election normalcy

Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022 awouniversity

From Harvard Gazzette Several key congressional seats remain in play, but one thing most political reporters and pundits agree on is that the results from Tuesday’s midterm elections have been a surprise. Many observers had been expecting inflation to be a singular issue, with voters blaming the Democratic president and Congress for their economic pain, resulting in a so-called red wave of GOP victories. Instead, Harvard analysts say, backlash against Republicans over the Supreme Court’s overturning of abortion rights played a bigger role than anticipated in some states. Perhaps more…

Nigerian emerges best medical student in US varsity

May 13, 2022May 14, 2022 awouniversity

•Secures residency training in Harvard University Watch video of the graduation ceremony where Dr. Jones-Wonni was honored. By Opeyemi Babalola A 22-year-old Nigerian-born, Boubini Miyensinte Jones-Wonni, has graduated as the best medical student in the Howard University Medical School Class of 2022. Jones-Wonni, an indigene of Arogbo Ese- Odo Local Government Area, Ondo State, also secured admission to the prestigious Harvard University Medical School for residency training in Internal Medicine. Born on October 23, 1999, she started her primary education in Banky’s Private school Apo, Abuja. Due to an exceptional…

The 10 best global universities of 2022, according to U.S. News and World Report

Feb 22, 2022Feb 22, 2022 awouniversity

Havard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. joe daniel price | Moment | Getty Images On Tuesday, U.S. News & World Report released its eighth annual ranking of the best global universities around the world. The 2022 ranking assesses 1,750 institutions from more than 90 countries across 13 different metrics, including research reputation, faculty publications and international collaboration. “These rankings stand out from our other education rankings due to their emphasis on academic research,” says Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News in a statement. “The Best Global Universities feature an overall ranking…

UNIOSUN set to collaborate with Harvard University

Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022 awouniversity

By Moyosore Salami To be a centre of excellence in providing high-quality teaching and learning experiences, the Harvard University team led by the Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Harvard University’s Center for African Studies, Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong, has deliberated with the management of Osun State University on the details of the implementation of a partnership. The Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Professor Clement Adebooye while addressing the team from Harvard University, described the University as a multi-campus collegiate-based institution with a campus stationed in each of the six geopolitical zones…