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The 2021 President’s Innovation Challenge application is Due on January 6th! The challenge invites students (and their teams) to dive into their curiosity to discover new solutions to our most urgent problems. It’s a chance to join a community that is passionate about change as we work toward a more human, shared future. It’s also an opportunity to win a share of $510,000, funded entirely by a gift from the Bertarelli Foundation.

2021 President’s Innovation Challenge - Harvard Innovation Labs The President’s Innovation Challenge invites you to dive into your curiosity to discover new solutions to our most urgent problems. It’s a chance to join a community that is passionate about change as we work toward a more human, shared future. It’s also an opportunity to win a share of $510,0...

Harvard students and alumnae work to inspire next generation of diverse female scientists

Harvard students and alumnae mentor girls in science With Science Club for Girls, Harvard students and alumnae inspire young female scientists.

Seven Million Face Shields and Counting! How a Harvard COVID-19 project led to regional, scalable PPE production.

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Soft robotic exosuit makes stroke survivors walk faster and farther. Research study in stroke survivors with chronic hemiparesis shows soft exosuit technology to bring immediate improvements in walking speed and endurance. tests.

The cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary team effort was led by Conor Walsh, the Paul A. Maeder Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at SEAS and Wyss faculty member, Lou Awad, an Associate Faculty member of the Wyss, and Terry Ellis, from BU.

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From the outset, the Xfund’s mission has been to find and support “lateral thinkers.”

“We live in an increasingly technocratic world,” says Xfund Partner Patrick Chung, A.B. ‘96, MBA/J.D. ’04, who runs the fund with Partner Brandon Farwell, MBA ’14. “Most venture firms today will only talk to people who majored in computer science or engineering. Xfund will, of course, invest in computer scientists and engineers—but we also seek out history majors, English majors, economics majors, and classics majors. We are identifying and nurturing founders that other VCs are systemically ignoring.”

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Harvard startup, Hyka Therapeutics, uses technology to enhance treatments for depression

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And just like that, a new year beings. As Harvard welcomes the class of 2024, President Lawrence S. Bacow delivers Harvard's first-ever virtual first-year Convocation. His message: “find your way to heal this world.”

Harvard welcomes Class of 2024 in a remote Convocation In the University’s first-ever virtual first-year Convocation, President Lawrence S. Bacow on Tuesday urged the Class of 2024 to “find your way to heal this world.”

With a remote format via Zoom, the 2020 Science and Cooking Public Lecture Series gives viewers a front-row seat to watch some of the world’s best chefs showcase unexpected flavors and unique techniques:

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