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Gary Ruvkun PhD '82, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, is a recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of microRNA.

Students, faculty, and researchers head into the Amazon rainforest to explore the region's intricate ecosystems as well as urgent threats to its economic security, environment, and public health. 

A new artificial intelligence tool identifies possible therapies for thousands of diseases, including those with no existing treatments.

Cyclist Kristen Faulkner ’16 turned a new hobby into gold 

The HAA has announced six recipients of the 2024 HAA Awards: Lewis “Lew” Auerbach AB ’63, AM ’64; Maria Carolina V. Dominguez AMP ’12; Matthew G. Hegarty AB ’82; Young Joon Kim JD ’83; Maiya Williams Verrone AB ’84; and John J. West Jr. MBA ’95.

Intellectual vitality embraces intellectual exploration, engagement with competing views, and reconsideration of foundational assumptions about the world, society, and one’s place in it. 

Harvard researchers have pioneered a revolutionary technique that is set to enhance the understanding and treatment of muscular dystrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Get to know a few of the startup founders in the 2024 Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle—an incubator that has helped launch nearly 100 high-potential ventures dedicated to tackling climate challenges.

On November 1, the Salata Institute Climate and Sustainability Career Expo will connect Harvard and MIT students and alumni interested in climate with employers who are looking to recruit.

Breaking, a startup spun out of Harvard's Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, has discovered a microbe that can degrade multiple types of plastics in as little as 22 months.

Circe, a startup developed at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, is commercializing a novel bioproduction technology that could significantly reduce the carbon emissions of industries from food to aviation fuel.

A Harvard Business School case study explores what social entrepreneurs can learn from the successes and failures of Flashfood, an app that seeks to reduce food waste by selling nearly expired groceries at discounted prices.

Kari Nadeau MD ’92, PhD ’95, chair of the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard Chan School, and Joe Allen, director of the School’s Healthy Buildings Program, share recommendations on how cities can keep people safe from extreme heat while also addressing air conditioning’s toll on the planet.

Co-founded by Rea Savla MBA ’24, Solara provides solar-powered irrigation to small farmers in India as a pay-per-use service, cutting irrigation costs in half and reducing carbon emissions.

Pacto Medical, co-founded by Ian Speers MPH ’23, has developed a compact and resource-saving prefilled syringe that can be delivered to clinicians around the world with reduced packaging, shipping costs, and environmental impact.

Led by co-founder and CEO Kaixiang Lin PhD ’17, Chemix is speeding up development of more sustainable electric vehicle batteries by employing AI to test out different battery chemistries.

Venture capitalist and “water evangelist” Tom Ferguson MBA ’14 funds early-stage companies that are focused on developing technologies to help solve the often-overlooked water crisis.

Engineer and strategic consultant Raquel Schreiber SB ’15, MS/MBA ’21 has advised startups on a wide range of climate solutions, from soil regeneration to palm oil alternatives.

As founder of Chaku Foods, Nikki Okrah MBA ’21 is helping to boost the incomes of Ghanian farmers and reduce food waste by turning surplus plantain yields into consumer goods. 

Students from the U.S. and beyond took a deep dive into issues of climate change, equity, and public health at an annual weeklong summit at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.