Design Lab

12/22/2020

The 2021 President’s Innovation Challenge application is Due on January 6th! The challenge invites students (and their teams) to dive into their curiosity to discover new solutions to our most urgent problems. It’s a chance to join a community that is passionate about change as we work toward a more human, shared future. It’s also an opportunity to win a share of $510,000, funded entirely by a gift from the Bertarelli Foundation.

The President’s Innovation Challenge invites you to dive into your curiosity to discover new solutions to our most urgent problems. It’s a chance to join a community that is passionate about change as we work toward a more human, shared future. It’s also an opportunity to win a share of $510,0...

10/29/2020

Harvard students and alumnae work to inspire next generation of diverse female scientists

With Science Club for Girls, Harvard students and alumnae inspire young female scientists.

09/29/2020

Seven Million Face Shields and Counting! How a Harvard COVID-19 project led to regional, scalable PPE production.

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09/22/2020

Soft robotic exosuit makes stroke survivors walk faster and farther. Research study in stroke survivors with chronic hemiparesis shows soft exosuit technology to bring immediate improvements in walking speed and endurance. tests.

The cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary team effort was led by Conor Walsh, the Paul A. Maeder Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at SEAS and Wyss faculty member, Lou Awad, an Associate Faculty member of the Wyss, and Terry Ellis, from BU.

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09/15/2020

From the outset, the Xfund’s mission has been to find and support “lateral thinkers.”

“We live in an increasingly technocratic world,” says Xfund Partner Patrick Chung, A.B. ‘96, MBA/J.D. ’04, who runs the fund with Partner Brandon Farwell, MBA ’14. “Most venture firms today will only talk to people who majored in computer science or engineering. Xfund will, of course, invest in computer scientists and engineers—but we also seek out history majors, English majors, economics majors, and classics majors. We are identifying and nurturing founders that other VCs are systemically ignoring.”

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09/08/2020

Harvard startup, Hyka Therapeutics, uses technology to enhance treatments for depression

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09/02/2020

And just like that, a new year beings. As Harvard welcomes the class of 2024, President Lawrence S. Bacow delivers Harvard's first-ever virtual first-year Convocation. His message: “find your way to heal this world.”

In the University’s first-ever virtual first-year Convocation, President Lawrence S. Bacow on Tuesday urged the Class of 2024 to “find your way to heal this world.”

09/01/2020

With a remote format via Zoom, the 2020 Science and Cooking Public Lecture Series gives viewers a front-row seat to watch some of the world’s best chefs showcase unexpected flavors and unique techniques:

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10/26/2010

Africa in Motion
October 21st, 2010
Co-produced by the Laboratory at Harvard and the Committee on African Studies, and co-sponsored by the Du Bois Institute

Photos by Jeneile Egbert

10/20/2010

"Africa in Motion" at The Lab tomorrow!
5:30-7:30PM
Thursday, October 21st

Multimedia exhibitions of 18 different groups from across Harvard University, exhibition of the work of the finalists of the Africa in Motion Student Art Competition, and performances by PADAME and the Kuumba singers, make up this celebration of Harvard’s enduring commitment to African Studies.