On October 27, 2020, over 250 alumni and friends gathered virtually for our annual meeting and celebration, featuring a financial update from N.P. “Narv” Narvekar, chief executive officer of Harvard Management Company, and remarks by George Q. Daley AB ’82, MD ’86, dean of Harvard Medical School and Caroline Shields Walker Professor of Medicine.
The video below features footage of Dean Daley’s remarks:
Below, for your information and reference, is a list of articles and resources featuring Harvard faculty, students, and alumni on current topics including the COVID-19 pandemic and confronting inequality, along with recent news from a variety of fields such as sustainability, business, and the arts and humanities
COVID-19 & Vaccine Research
- The Coronavirus Pandemic: Latest Updates, Approaching the Holidays, presented by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- William Bosworth Castle Professor of Medicine Dan Barouch's vaccine candidate begins testing on up to 60,000 volunteers in a Phase 3 clinical trial—the largest late-stage coronavirus clinical trial to date
Climate & Sustainability Science
- The Climate Optimist: Sign up for a monthly dose of good news about climate change, care of the Harvard Chan School’s Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE).
- "How Do You Get Environmentalists to Actually Vote?" published in the Harvard Gazette: As part of the Harvard Gazette’s Election 2020 coverage, this article explores the intersecting issues of voting and climate change.
Equality & Justice Work
- Resource Guide on Anti-Racism: The Harvard Alumni Association shares educational materials, resources, and ideas for action against racism, injustice, and inequality in this new resource guide.
- "Harvard Business School Launches Action Plan for Racial Equity," published in Harvard Business School Newsroom: HBS Dean Nitin Nohria announces the Business School’s Action Plan for Racial Equity to the community.
- "Setting Measurable Goals" published in the Harvard Gazette: the Gazette spoke with new Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Sherri Charleston to learn more about her first two months on the job.
Arts & Humanity Highlights
- "Students Make the Show Go On" by Colleen Walsh, published in the Harvard Gazette: Students adapting performances during COVID inspires new kinds of Theater, Dance & Media at the University.
- "Backing Art for Justice" published in the Harvard Gazette: Funding from the Harvard University Committee on the Arts helps support a dozen activist creators.
Faculty & Leadership Spotlight
- "Jennifer A. Doudna PhD ’89 and Emmanuelle Charpentier Share Chemistry Nobel" published in Harvard Magazine: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Harvard alum Jennifer A. Doudna PhD ’89 of the University of California, Berkeley, and Emmanuelle Charpentier of the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, Berlin, for their development of CRISPR.
- “Srikant Datar Named Dean of Business School” published by the Harvard Gazette: Read more about the senior associate dean and professor who will take office as dean on January 1.
- "Five Harvardians Win MacArthur Grants" published in Harvard Magazine: Meet the five Harvardians who have been named fellows by the MacArthur Foundation this year.
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