Diversity and Inclusion

Two students in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences program of the Division of Medical Sciences have received the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, as announced yesterday. They are among 30 New Americans who were selected from a pool of...

A new multicultural series of short virtual cooking demonstrations for HMS residents, trainees, and fellows Session 1: How to Fry Plantains featuring Chef and Owner Cecelia Lizotte of Suya Joint, a Nigerian restaurant in Roxbury Thursday, November 5th at...

Prospective students are invited to join us for the HILS PhD Program Open House. DMS program representatives will be present. October 29th 5pm-7pm (EDT) 5:00pm Welcome 5:20pm Admissions Panel 6:00pm Individual Program Q&A There is no cost to students but...

Scientists in Solidarity present Advocating for Change: a virtual Q&A with panelists in academia and the non-profit sector who have successfully advocated for change in their institutions. Panelists Dr. Connie Chow, Xavier du Maine (BBS G6) and Christine...

Harvard Black & Brown Community Connections Welcome event for all incoming students, faculty, researchers, and staff of color. Designed to build networks and explore how to navigate Harvard and Boston as a person of color. Sessions will be rooted in an...

Alana Van Dervort and Lillian Horin of BBS and Nghia Nguyen of PiN are among the 45 recipients of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Gilliam Fellowships to Support Diversity in Science. Read more here.

For the first time, the entire university closed on June 19 and gave faculty and staff a day off to observe Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Harvard Medical School marked the...

The Division of Medical Sciences joins researchers from around the world who are pausing work on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 to express support for ending racism in the scientific community and society as a whole, and to take time to reflect on ways to do so...

#MatchMeHarvard Harvard graduate students, many of whom are members of the DMS PhD Programs, sent an open letter to Harvard President Larry Bacow and have asked the Harvard community to sign their petition, record their donations, and take action in the...

The 2020 New England SACNAS Regional Meeting will take place Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Harvard University. Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Post-doctoral fellows, Faculty, and Staff are invited. Register at: bit.ly/2020sacnasregional by March 26, 2020...