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Study explores whole-body immunity

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Over the next few months, millions of people will receive vaccinations in the hope of staving off the flu — and the fever, pain, and congestion that come with it. But how can one injection trigger an immune response that protects someone from head to toe...

Harvard researchers among those receiving more than $150M from NIH BRAIN Initiative

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Harvard scientists are among dozens of researchers who will receive more than $150 million in funding over the next five years through the National Institute of Health’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative as...

NSF Partnerships for Innovation: Harvard Letter of Intent Deadline

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NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Harvard Letter of Intent Deadline: December 11 by 5:00PM NSF Deadline (if nominated): February 1, 2018 Award Amount: Up to $200,000 for 18 months (PFI-TT); up to $750,000 for 36 months (PFI-RP) The NSF Partnerships...

Harvard panelists consider worst-case scenarios for climate

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In July, New York magazine published its most-read article ever, surpassing a photo spread of Lindsay Lohan. The topic? Doom. While defying the belief among author David Wallace-Wells’ editors that climate change would be “traffic kryptonite,” the story...

Researchers create new type of quantum computer

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Programming a computer is generally a fairly arduous process, involving hours of coding, not to mention the laborious work of debugging, testing, and documenting to make sure it works properly. But for a team of physicists from the Harvard-MIT Center for...

A passion for nature, in a massive beetle collection

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For those bitten by the beetle bug, Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) just got a bit more interesting. Already one of North America’s premier natural history collections, with 25 million animal specimens and 4 million beetles, the MCZ recently...

Lemann Brazil Fund - Deadline Extended

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Lemann Brazil FundDeadline: January 29, 2018Award Amount: Up to $150,000 payable over one or two yearsTarget Applicants: Applications are invited from individuals who hold a faculty appointment at a Harvard school and who have principal investigator...

Moore Inventor Fellows: Harvard Pre-Proposal Deadline

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Moore Inventor FellowsHarvard Pre-Proposal Deadline: January 16, 2018 by 12:00PMAward Amount: $200,000/year for 3 years plus $25,000/year to the applicant institution to cover costs associated with administering the grant award. Each host institution will...

NSF RAISE on Enabling Quantum Leap: Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems - Sponsor White Paper Deadline

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NSF Dear Colleague Letter - RAISE on Enabling Quantum Leap: Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems Sponsor Deadline for White Papers: February 16, 2018 Award Amount: Up to $1,000,000 over up to 5 years This Dear Colleague Letter aims to encourage...

VentureWell BMEidea Competition: Harvard Pre-Proposal Deadline

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VentureWell BMEidea CompetitionHarvard Pre-Proposal Deadline: January 15, 2018OSP Deadline: March 27, 2018Sponsor Deadline: April 4, 2018Award Amount: $10,000 (first place), $5,000 (second place), and $2,500 (third place) as well as access to resources to...

DOE Early Career Research Program: Sponsor Pre-Application Deadline

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Department of Energy Early Career Research Program Sponsor Pre-Application Deadline: January 25, 2018 by 5:00PM OSP Deadline (if invited to submit full proposal): March 28, 2018 Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline (if invited): April 4, 2018 Award Amount...

Harvard study identifies genetic ‘switches’ that affect height

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The network of factors behind height is becoming clearer, thanks to the work of Harvard scientists. Led by Associate Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology Terence D. Capellini, a team of researchers discovered hundreds of genetic “switches” that...