Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

09/09/2026

As a member of the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Group of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and an advisor on the Canadian Medical Association’s AI policy, Sian Tsuei, PhD ’23, helps establish national guidelines for the use of AI in primary care, family practice, and other clinical settings.

In his new book, Medical AI: Promises and Perils at a Critical Moment, Tsuei explores the technology’s potential to transform healthcare—and disrupt it. He sat down recently with Harvard Griffin GSAS Communications to discuss his research and why he worries that the power and potential of AI will overwhelm the guiding principle of medicine: first, do no harm.

Read the Q&A: https://buff.ly/mF5Kb4o

UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research

09/07/2026

PhD student Lily Fornof looks at how motherhood shapes the social lives of wild bonobos, one of humanity's closest genetic relatives. Through grooming, closeness, and friendships with unrelated females, the mothers build networks that shape their children's lives, from who they play with as infants to mating.

Watch more: https://buff.ly/1bhj7gC

09/04/2026

The sounds of Harvard Yard ☀️🎧

09/01/2026

Retired General Lee Denson, head of the Pentagon’s arms control staff at the time of the 1986 summit between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, tells the real story behind the new film The Brink of War. https://buff.ly/eh22n8e

Retired General Lee Denson, PhD '67, head of the Pentagon’s arms control staff at the time of the 1986 summit between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, tells the real story behind the new film The Brink of War.

08/28/2026

Coffee, conversation, and connections!

We loved welcoming our international students from around the world and creating a space to connect, share stories, and build community.

📷 Tony Rinaldo

08/27/2026

Earlier this week, we welcomed our new students with Convocation in Sanders Theatre followed by a Resource Fair & Social Hour celebration at Lehman Hall.

Welcome to Harvard Griffin GSAS, we're so excited you're all here!

📷: Tony Rinaldo

08/26/2026

Do poor and working class folks vote against their interests? University of Toulouse social scientist Charlotte Cavaillé, PhD '14, says the data tells a different story.

Watch the latest episode of the Colloquy podcast today. https://buff.ly/LZ7qq1G

08/26/2026

"As I begin my PhD work at Harvard Griffin GSAS and Harvard Chan, I am eager to pursue new research questions in food technology and nutrition. Because cultured meat evaluation is an emerging field, designing epidemiological and nutritional assessments presents unique challenges. I hope to leverage resources across Harvard and collaborate with specialized laboratories in the Boston area, including Tufts University, to conduct innovative research in this field. My overarching goal is to improve population nutrition globally, whether in Japan, Costa Rica, or the US."

Roka Kakehi is an incoming PhD student in population health sciences. A native of Tokyo, Kakehi’s interest in food and public health has led her from Japan to Costa Rica, the University of Pennsylvania, and finally Harvard Griffin GSAS.

Read more: https://buff.ly/8zDwpWk

08/25/2026

“You are here because of your great promise and your curiosity about knowing all the things, and ultimately your potential to change what you thought and what we thought we knew about all the things – a little bit at a time.”
— Emma Dench, Dean of Harvard Griffin GSAS welcoming this year’s cohort at Convocation