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Neuroscience Concentrators to Lead 2025 Class Committee

[caption]Uzma Issa (l) and Srija Vem[/caption] Neuroscience concentrators Uzma Issa (‘25) and Srija Vem (‘25) have been elected as First and Second Class Marshals respectively. The two will…

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Craig McFarland (Neuroscience ’25) Honored as Early Career Policy Ambassador by Society for Neuroscience

Harvard undergraduate Craig McFarland (‘25), was recently elected to the Society for Neuroscience’s 2024 Early Career Policy Ambassador program (ECPA), one of just ten individuals selected nationwide and…

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Benjamin Chang (CPB and Computer Science ‘24) Awarded Rhodes Scholarship

CPB and Computer Science concentrator Benjamin Chang (‘24) has received a Rhodes Scholarship to study engineering at the University of Oxford next year. He is one of ten…

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Two Undergraduates Win Hoopes Prize for Research Conducted in Hekstra Lab

Phyllis Zhang (Chemistry & Physics and Computer Science  '23) and Ziyuan Zhao (Chemistry & Physics and Computer Science ‘23) from the Hekstra Lab have been awarded the prestigious…

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Henderson Prize Goes to Yuen Ting Chow (MCB ‘23)

The Board of Tutors in the Biochemical Sciences has awarded the Henderson Prize to Yuen Ting Chow (MCB ‘23). Named for biochemist and Harvard professor Lawrence J. Henderson…

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CPB Concentrator Pallas Chou (‘23) to Give English Oration at Commencement

Graduating senior Pallas Chou (CPB ‘23) has been chosen to give the English oration at Harvard commencement on Thursday. Each year at commencement, there are three orations given…

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Six Hoopes Prizes for Undergraduate Thesis Work Go to Neuroscience Concentrators

Six neuroscience concentrators–Mohammed Abuelem, Catherine Gallori, Autumn Johnson, Rio McLellan, Lev Sandler, and Justin Wong–are among this year’s recipients of the prestigious Hoopes Prize. The university-wide award celebrates…

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Deepak Singh (Neuro & Computer Science ‘23) Wins Taliesin Prize for Distinction in Art of Learning

Deepak Singh’s education took a turn during his first year at Harvard when he was diagnosed with glaucoma, an incurable disease that causes damage to the optic nerve.…

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