From the Studio – A New Era in International Economics
FAS Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler recently convened a "From The Studio" FAS Symposium featuring three faculty experts to discuss urgent issues facing the global economy.
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Retelling Frederick Douglass’ story, with a soundtrack
Quadree “Dree” Palimore paced the floor in a campus studio recently as Yerim Colin prepared to sing. The students were workshopping a number from Palimore’s original musical — an ambitious retelling of the life of Frederick Douglass.
Class curiosity spouts river thesis
Can a river be a living entity? Harvard College senior Hassan Looky, a joint concentrator in anthropology and history, is asking this very question as he focuses his thesis on the rights of the Yarra River (Birrarung) in Melbourne, Australia.
How does dopamine shape our choices? Thesis investigates
Neurobiology concentrator Sean Meng ’26 is fascinated by how individuals see the world. He first became aware of how differently people can experience the same environment while serving as a teaching assistant at a school in Lawrence, Massachusetts. There, he met Elmer, a first grader with severe autism who was, for the most part, overlooked. After spending more time with him, Meng found that Elmer truly “was seeing the world in very different ways.”