The smartphone system that detected seismic activity and saved lives in Venezuela
An earthquake alert system mines data from billions of Android phones, the most common smartphone in the world, and easily the most popular in less wealthy nations.
Innovation and Business
David Reich on migration, mixed ancestries, and ancient DNA
Drawing on data from over 50,000 genetic samples, Reich’s research shows that the people living in a place today are almost never the direct descendants of the people who lived there before.
First Proof’s second batch of math problems test AI
Humans are still doing the heavy lifting, despite rapid AI progress
Improving public charging still key for EV adoption
Prospective buyers are most concerned about where to plug in, researchers say
‘Climate policy uncertainty is bad for the economy’
Analysis reveals unhappy marriage of lower productivity and higher prices amid wobbly regulation
Lives saved by sociologist’s fix for skin tone bias
The Monk Skin Tone scale, devised in 2019 by Professor Ellis Monk, helps create more accurate medical diagnostic tools for patients with dark skin
The bottom line on sustainability
A leader at Estée Lauder Companies, she deepened her expertise at Harvard Extension School.
Revelations about organizations and leadership
With 24 years of experience in financial services, Jose R. Quiles arrived at Harvard Extension School expecting to add a credential. Instead the Industrial-Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Program redrew his career map.
‘It was a deliberate career pivot’
Now she’s pursuing ideas about climate finance and technology developed at Harvard Extension School.
Shaping the world his granddaughters will inherit
At 68, he earned a master’s in sustainability at Harvard Extension School.
Stem cell biologists win support for cancer research
Fei Chen and Ryan Flynn were honored for promising investigations into cellular mechanisms of the disease.