Crimson staff writer
Ashley M. Cooper
Staff writer Ashley M. Cooper can be reached at ashley.cooper@thecrimson.com.
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Female-Focused Undergraduate Group Muse Launches on Campus
The Muse, a new female-focused undergraduate group, is looking to fill in “a lack of female supportive environments” at Harvard by offering self-growth and social programming for female-identifying College students.
Barreira Delays Releasing Results of Harvard College-Wide Health Survey
Director of Harvard University Health Services Paul J. Barreira has no immediate plans to publish the results of a health survey sent to all undergraduates last spring.
Back in Smith Center, University Health Services Begins New Year
University Health Services will restructure and renew certain campus offerings for the new school year.
HUHS Overnight Urgent Care to Return to Smith Campus Center
Director of Harvard University Health Services Paul J. Barreira announced that HUHS overnight urgent care services will return to the Smith Campus Center for the fall semester in an email to University affiliates Wednesday.
Rebuilding African and African American Studies
Over the course of the nineties, Harvard’s Afro-American Studies department put itself on the map primarily by increasing faculty recruitment.
The Radcliffe Housing Hunger Strike of 1967
The students, in their five-day hunger strike, were protesting the right to live off-campus.
Large Percentage of Economics Ph.D. Students Report Depression, Anxiety Symptoms
Survey results revealed that 15 percent of Economics Ph.D. students reported above a 10 on the depression scale, while 23 percent of the PhD students reported above a 10 on the anxiety scale.
University Health Services Expands Let’s Talk Program
Let’s Talk,” a drop-in program that lets students speak with a CAMHS counselor without scheduling an appointment, is now open five days a week, in added locations.
CrimsonEMS Launches New Blood Control Initiative
CrimsonEMS, a student-run volunteer Emergency Medical Service, plans to begin public blood control technique trainings before the end of the school year.
Wale and Lil Yachty to Headline Yardfest 2018
Wale is known for songs like “Bad” and “The Matrimony”, while Lil Yachty is famous for “iSpy and “One Night.”
Harvard Designated as HEARTSafe Campus
The National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation determined that Harvard has successfully reached 5 percent of CPR-trained individuals on campus.
CAMHS and iHope Debut Online Group Mental Health Workshops
After the program’s popularity in the fall, CAMHS decided to launch a series of new group workshops from iHope in order to better address mental health on Harvard’s campus.
Barreira Explains Student Health Insurance Options and Changes
Harvard University Health Services Director Paul J. Barreira said in an interview earlier this month he thinks students don’t fully understand their health insurance options.
CAMHS Debuts New System to Reduce Wait Time
Harvard’s Counseling and Mental Health Services has piloted a new model for service provision meant to reduce the wait time for students who request therapy appointments.
Swellbox Provides Students Access to Health Records
Stephen Cho, vice president of Swellbox, said the company allows users to see all their past and present health records at the same time.
