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Harvard Kennedy School welcomes a new year

As we move into 2024, we affirm and renew our commitment to serving others and building a shared future.

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Lessons from a year of war in Ukraine

One year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Harvard Kennedy School faculty members reflect on how the conflict has changed the way we think about vital global issues and what lessons it has taught us.

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Study finds vertical integration in medicine is leading to higher costs and worse health outcomes

With hospitals absorbing more physician practices, medicine is becoming more vertically integrated. But a new study finds that rather than provide economies of scale, current financial incentives are leading to higher costs and more complications.

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Doctors’ political beliefs influence COVID-19 treatment recommendations, study suggests

A new report by University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Kennedy School authors indicates polarization and partisan media play a role in health care decision-making.

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When Black women work in whiter teams, they may have worse job outcomes

A new study by Associate Professor Elizabeth Linos and colleagues offers insight into diversity and retention in elite firms.

At Harvard Kennedy School conference, experts ask serious questions about the public value of happiness

At the Leadership & Happiness Symposium, Arthur Brooks argues that happiness isn’t just about personal well-being—“it's the science of human behavior and principles for improving our lives.”

Local news has long provided a vital civic bond. Can we afford to let it disappear?

The infrastructure of local news is crumbling and, in some places, nonexistent, with dire effects on democracy and civic life, experts say. HKS scholars and alumni are working to rebuild it.

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