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Steinberg’s students praised his excellent work as both a teacher and a mentor...
More specifically in the sciences, exposure to hands-on work in the laboratory or field teaches analytical-thinking skills. Participating in basic research also helps students learn how to frame appropriate questions, design experiments, and evaluate new data. A senior thesis may provide a capstone experience for an undergraduate. Further, laboratory work may inform career decisions and paths by helping students decide between graduate school and/or medical school, or whether to seek a career in industry or health sciences...
...past few years, Harvard has demonstrated a strong commitment to undergraduate research by increasing support for students who want to work in the lab or the field. Improved efforts in science advising have helped smooth the way for students seeking research experience. There is increasing fellowship support available to students doing summer research projects both here and abroad. For example, four years ago, Harvard established The Program for Research in Science and Engineering, a residential program open to all Harvard undergraduates conducting summer research in the natural sciences. The PRISE Fellows now have the opportunity not only to engage...
...thrilled we’re getting to keep him,” said Computer Science Professor Michael D. Mitzenmacher. “He is going to be a true asset to SEAS in terms of his work, in terms of his personality, and in terms of the energy and excitement he will be bringing to Harvard...
...fabricated an academic history worthy of a university president. Even though his resume has significantly more padding than most, one can imagine that there are a few resumes floating out there among the Harvard senior class that do look quite similar to Wheeler’s work of art. As we have been told ad nauseum, the students here at Harvard are incredible and have the credentials to prove it—prizes, published works, and scholarships out the wazoo. But I am not one of those students, and neither was Wheeler. And with Commencement upon me, I am starting...