FAS Decision for 2020-2021 Academic Year

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the largest division of the University, is dedicated to being
at the forefront of teaching and learning and fostering cutting edge research and discovery.

Science

Irene Pepperberg with Griffin the parrot

When a bird brain tops Harvard students on a test

July 2, 2020

What happens when an African grey parrot goes head-to-head with 21 Harvard students in a test measuring a type of visual memory? Put simply: The parrot moves to the head of the class.... Read more about When a bird brain tops Harvard students on a test

Face Shields for Frontline Healthcare Workers

Researchers from the Jennifer Lewis Lab at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Wyss Institute at Harvard University self-assembled into a team manufacturing greatly needed face shields for local hospitals.

Social Science

Why America can’t escape its racist roots

June 4, 2020

The killing of George Floyd, who died after a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled into his neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest, has spurred a wave of rage, anguish, and protests across the country. To better understand what is happening and what the future may hold, the Gazette talked with Orlando Patterson, the John Cowles Professor of Sociology.... Read more about Why America can’t escape its racist roots

Harvard on Twitter

Harvard Researchers have identified a unique characteristic of resistant cancer cells: a temporary change in metabolism. The findings pave the way for using drugs to target the metabolic pathway and eliminate resistant cells. t.co/pc1k5DTfP1
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Harvard If widely adopted, simple measures including wearing masks, washing hands, and avoiding large gatherings, can tame the coronavirus pandemic t.co/w5bn6skuDS
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Harvard Harvard ornithologist Scott V. Edwards is cycling across the country to raise awareness for Black Lives Matter and Black Birders Week: t.co/PtzXHUE11F t.co/kNYM0N5egV

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Arts and Humanities

Fighting bigotry with art

July 15, 2020

This past spring, Eric Zhou and Jerrica Li launched The Wave, a new, student-run, pan-Asian literary and arts magazine, with the goal of bringing people together to celebrate art and identity. Their mission took on new urgency amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which first emerged in China, and the ensuing rise of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia here and elsewhere in the world.... Read more about Fighting bigotry with art

Pause for Art - Courtney B. Vance '82

Actor Courtney B. Vance '82 reading The Gettysburg Address.

First in flight: RoboBee powered by soft muscles

They now can crash, collide, hover, and recover.

August 2020

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FAS Decision for 2020-2021 Academic Year