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Want to be happier? Ditch pointless meetings, celebrate your progress, and think twice before chasing that corner office, advises Arthur C. Brooks in his book The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life.

What’s the path from giving away cars on talk shows to working at Harvard Business School? Ask Media Service’s Shawn Alston—we talked with him about working in television, what brought him to Boston, what he likes to do outside of work, and more.

Upon embarking on their two-year MBA journey at Harvard Business School (HBS), students are divided into “sections”—an approximately 90-student cohort that completes the Required Curriculum (RC), or first year, together. Although designed for the classroom, the section experience quickly turns into something more. It becomes a shared journey—filled with moments, big and small—where classmates become teammates, advocates, and friends.

In this conversation with Chief Community and Culture Officer Terrill Drake, we discuss the Office for Community and Culture's (OCC) new name, their work with the University's Community and Campus Life office, what the team is working on, and more.

Work described in this story was made possible in part by federal funding supported by taxpayers. At Harvard Medical School, the future of efforts like this — done in service to humanity — now hangs in the balance due to the government’s decision to terminate large numbers of federally funded grants and contracts across Harvard University. Artificial intelligence-designed proteins may be able to boost production of immune cells, particularly T cells that fight cancer and harmful infections, according to new research out of Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. The work…

Work described in this story was made possible in part by federal funding supported by taxpayers. At Harvard Medical School, the future of efforts like this — done in service to humanity — now hangs in the balance due to the government’s decision to terminate large numbers of federally funded grants and contracts across Harvard University. A group of nerve cells known for their role in detecting chemical irritation, tissue damage, heat, and pressure now emerge as critical defenders against the worst ravages of the flu caused by an overactive immune response, according to new research by…