#  Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 

 



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The [Graduate School of Arts and Sciences](https://gsas.harvard.edu/) (GSAS) offers master’s and doctoral degrees in over 80 divisions, departments, and committees, from African American studies to systems biology, as well as joint degrees with Harvard Law School and Harvard Medical School. The GSAS umbrella covers the humanities and sciences, linking programs with Harvard’s professional schools, including several related to global health. GSAS also offers its PhD students the chance to complete a secondary field in selected areas of study, including computational science and engineering; critical media practice; and science, technology, and society. PhD students serve as Teaching Fellows for many courses, including a dedicated cadre in global health. GSAS draws students from a broad range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The school is host to Harvard’s largest population of international students.



 

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This [article](https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/cancer-risk-may-increase-with-proximity-to-nuclear-power-plants/) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health covers a new study that finds living near a nuclear power plant was associated with a higher risk of developing cancer. The study authors estimate that roughly 3.3 percent of cancer cases included in the study were attributed to living near a power plant.



 



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This [article](https://www.harvardmagazine.com/research/harvard-axolotl-limb-regenerationhttps://www.harvardmagazine.com/research/harvard-axolotl-limb-regeneration) from Harvard Magazine focuses on research that finds when an axolotl has an amputated limb, there is a whole-body response that spurs regeneration. The article discusses what axolotls might teach us about human limb regeneration, as the molecular and cellular pathways axolotls use for regeneration also exist in humans.



 



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