# Harvard * **Definition:** Harvard refers to Harvard University, an Ivy League research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its prestigious academic programs, historical significance, and influential alumni. * **Taxonomy:** Key Sources / US National / Harvard ## News * Selected news from the source **Harvard**, for healthcare technology leaders * 276 news items are in the system for this source * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Topics | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/7/2025 | [**Two Harvard students named 2025 Hertz Fellows**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/two-harvard-students-named-2025-hertz-fellows/) | [[Engineering]]; [[Leadership]]; [[Mentoring]] | | 5/6/2025 | [**Championing health tech innovation across borders: From personal setbacks to global ...**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/championing-health-tech-innovation-across-borders-from-personal-setbacks-to-global-entrepreneurship/) | [[Cybersecurity in Healthcare]]; [[Data Protection]]; [[Digital Health Solutions]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**Harvard won't comply with Trump administration's demands**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/harvard-wont-comply-with-demands-from-trump-administration/) | [[Biomedical Research]]; [[Governance]]; [[Medical Research]] | | 4/14/2025 | [**Harvard won't comply with Trump administration's demands**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/harvard-wont-comply-with-demands-from-trump-adminstration/) | [[Audit]]; [[Governance]]; [[Influence]] | | 4/14/2025 | [**Harvard won't comply with Trump administration's demands**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/harvard-wont-comply-with-demands-from-trump-adminstration) | [[Biomedical Research]]; [[Medical Research]]; [[Audit]] | | 4/7/2025 | [**Richard P. Lifton to join Harvard Corporation**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/richard-p-lifton-to-join-harvard-corporation/) | [[Genome Editing]]; [[Biomedical Research]]; [[Advisory]] | | 3/21/2025 | [**Providing medical care is important, but so is ensuring access - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/03/providing-medical-care-is-important-but-so-is-ensuring-access/) | [[Platform Engineering]]; [[Maternal Mortality Rates]]; [[Healthcare Access]] | | 3/21/2025 | [**Analysis of cross-state cancer care signals need for improved telehealth - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/analysis-of-cross-state-cancer-care-signals-need-for-improved-telehealth/) | [[Care Access]]; [[Telehealth]]; [[Health]] | | 3/20/2025 | [**How AI is transforming medicine - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/03/how-ai-is-transforming-medicine-healthcare/) | [[Medical Research]]; [[Artificial Intelligence]]; [[Quality of Care]] | | 3/20/2025 | [**How AI is transforming medicine - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/02/how-ai-is-transforming-medicine-healthcare/) | [[Healthcare Artificial Intelligence]]; [[Nutraceuticals]]; [[Large Language Models]] | | 3/20/2025 | [**What happens to your data if 23andMe collapses? - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/03/what-happens-to-your-genetic-data-if-23andme-collapses/) | [[Genetic Testing]]; [[Security]] | | 3/14/2025 | [**U.S. innovation ecosystem is envy of world. Here's how it got started. - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/03/u-s-innovation-ecosystem-is-envy-of-world-heres-how-it-got-started/) | [[Biomedical Science]]; [[Medical Research]]; [[Innovation]] | | 3/5/2025 | [**Atul Gawande named featured speaker for Harvard Alumni Day**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/03/atul-gawande-named-featured-speaker-for-harvard-alumni-day/) | [[Innovation]]; [[Continuous Improvement]]; [[Health]] | | 2/14/2025 | [**Is AI already shaking up labor market? - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/02/is-ai-already-shaking-up-labor-market-a-i-artificial-intelligence/) | [[Supply Chain Disruptions]]; [[Training]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**How progress happens - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/02/how-progress-happens/) | [[Biomedical Research]] | | 1/28/2025 | [**One way to save lives in jails - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/01/one-way-to-save-lives-in-jails/) | [[Staffing Issues]]; [[Staffing Challenges]]; [[Healthcare Legislation]] | | 1/17/2025 | [**Are there benefits to exercising while taking new diet drugs? - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/01/are-there-benefits-to-exercising-while-taking-new-diet-drugs-ozempic-wegovy-semaglutide/) | [[Health]]; [[Heart Disease]]; [[Cardiometabolic Health]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Nature offers novel approach to oral wound care - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/12/nature-offers-novel-approach-to-oral-wound-care/) | [[AI in Medicine]]; [[General Surgery]]; [[Pain Treatment]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Former Cabinet secretary, health commissioner will teach this spring as Menschel Fellows**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/former-cabinet-secretary-health-commissioner-will-teach-this-spring-as-menschel-fellows/) | [[Leadership]]; [[Healthcare Access]]; [[Reproductive Infertility]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Try a little slug slime on that canker sore - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/12/try-a-little-slug-slime-on-that-canker-sore/) | [[General Surgery]]; [[Patient Care]]; [[AI in Medicine]] | | 12/16/2024 | [**Should pharmacists be moral gatekeepers? - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/12/should-pharmacists-be-moral-gatekeepers/) | [[Mental Health]]; [[Pharma]]; [[Pain Treatment]] | | 11/21/2024 | [**Use of new diet drugs likely to mushroom - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/11/use-of-new-diet-drugs-likely-to-mushroom/) | [[Financial Constraints]]; [[Cardiovascular Medicine]]; [[Healthcare Affordability]] | | 11/20/2024 | [**What's next in cancer care - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/11/whats-next-future-cancer-care-treatment-research-ai-genetics-vaccines-podcast/) | [[Radiology]]; [[Genetic Pathology]]; [[IoT in Healthcare]] | | 11/20/2024 | [**Culture Lab Innovation Fund grants awarded to 12 projects - Harvard Gazette**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/11/harvard-culture-lab-innovation-fund-grants-awarded-to-12-projects/) | [[Innovation]]; [[Health Equity]]; [[Leadership]] | | 10/22/2024 | [**National Academy of Medicine elects 12 from Harvard**](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/national-academy-of-medicine-elects-12-from-harvard/) | [[AI in Cardiology]]; [[Physical Medicine]]; [[Precision Medicine]] | ## Recent Stories (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Topics Covered - **Antibiotic Resistance**: Penicillin has led to a health crisis due to antibiotic resistance, causing over a million deaths in 2019, with low approval rates for new antibiotics. - **Kinvard Bio**: A Harvard-launched biotech startup developing new antibiotics targeting bacterial ribosomes to combat drug-resistant infections. - **Ph.D. Student Contributions**: Harvard Ph.D. students are crucial in teaching and fostering connections, with significant funding for projects addressing social and health equity. - **Heart Disease Awareness**: Experts emphasize the need for a cultural shift in how patients perceive heart disease, advocating for proactive health measures. - **Climate Policy Concerns**: Harvard climate experts express concerns over the Trump administration's actions affecting climate science funding and the transition to clean energy. - **Dietary Impact on Health**: A study suggests replacing butter with plant-based oils could reduce premature death risk, highlighting the importance of dietary choices. - **Lifton's Appointment**: Richard P. Lifton appointed to the Harvard Corporation, recognized for his contributions to biomedical research. - **Lemann Brazil Research Fund**: Harvard's Lemann Brazil Research Fund supports impactful research on pressing issues in Brazil. - **Global Health Symposium**: The Harvard Global Health Institute's symposium focused on health equity and the challenges in addressing global health disparities. - **Trump Administration's Funding Freeze**: Harvard rejects demands from the Trump administration that threaten $9 billion in research funding, citing constitutional rights. - **Gene Therapy Advances**: New gene therapy Hemgenix shows promise for hemophilia treatment, despite challenges in adoption due to costs. - **Research Disruptions**: The Trump administration's freeze on research grants disrupts various medical and scientific projects at Harvard. - **Harvard Faculty Induction**: Twenty faculty members from Harvard University have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, recognizing their contributions to various fields. - **Federal Research Funding Freeze**: The Trump administration's freeze of over $2 billion in federal research grants to Harvard has disrupted research efforts, particularly in medical studies. - **Health Innovation Journey**: Laura Sophie Wegner, a Harvard undergraduate, co-founded a health tech startup after a career-ending injury, and was named a Rhodes Scholar. - **AI in Pediatric Cancer Research**: Researchers at Mass General Brigham developed an AI tool that predicts relapse risk in pediatric brain cancer patients with greater accuracy than traditional methods. - **Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund**: The fund announced five projects aimed at addressing key challenges in Africa, showcasing interdisciplinary collaboration. - **Hertz Fellowship Recipients**: Harvard students Soy Choi and Ananthan Sadagopan were awarded the Hertz Fellowship for doctoral studies in applied science and engineering. - **JoAnn Manson's Research**: JoAnn Manson focuses on lifestyle factors affecting health and chronic disease prevention, contributing significantly to women's health studies. - **Cardiovascular Disease Trends**: Despite a decrease in cardiovascular disease deaths, recent trends indicate a potential stall in progress, particularly among younger populations. ### Organizations Mentioned - **Kinvard Bio**: A biotechnology startup from Harvard University focused on developing new antibiotics. - **Harvard University**: An Ivy League university involved in various research initiatives and educational programs. - **Myers Lab**: A research lab at Harvard focusing on innovative antibiotic compounds and training future scientists. - **Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy**: A center at Harvard aimed at enhancing social and economic wellbeing. - **Health Inequality Lab**: A lab at Harvard Kennedy School studying health inequality causes and consequences. - **Mass General Brigham**: A healthcare system involved in research on dietary impacts on health. - **National Cancer Institute**: A U.S. government agency funding cancer research and studies on telehealth. - **23andMe**: A biotech company known for direct-to-consumer genetic testing, facing scrutiny over data security. - **Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)**: A U.S. government agency involved in developing countermeasures for health threats. - **Lemann Foundation**: A foundation supporting research initiatives in Brazil through the Lemann Brazil Research Fund. - **Harvard Global Health Institute**: An institute at Harvard focusing on global health issues and equity. - **Trump Administration**: The U.S. federal government under President Trump, involved in controversial policies affecting research funding. - **American Academy of Arts and Sciences**: An organization established in 1780 that recognizes excellence and brings together leaders from various fields. - **SMART IRB**: A national system administered by Harvard Catalyst that facilitates oversight of medical research across multiple sites. - **Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund**: A fund aimed at supporting research addressing key challenges in Africa. - **Hertz Foundation**: An organization that awards fellowships for doctoral studies in applied science, engineering, and mathematics. - **Wyss Institute**: A research institute at Harvard focused on developing innovative solutions in bioengineering and medicine. - **Harvard**: An Ivy League university involved in various research and educational initiatives. - **American Heart Association**: A nonprofit organization focused on cardiovascular health.