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Rehan Staton

After Years of Walking at 4am to Haul Trash, He Graduated From Harvard Law School

In 2020, GNN celebrated the hard work of 18-year-old Rehan Staton, who worked for years as a garbage man to support a charge into...

Drugs From Mark Cuban’s Pharmacy Could Save Medicare Billions Every Year, Harvard Says

Scientists with an eye towards helping the battered American consumer have recently published a paper finding that if government health insurance provider Medicare bought...

Higher Optimism is Linked With Longer Life, Harvard Scientists Find in New Study

Higher levels of optimism were associated with longer lifespan and living beyond age 90 in women across racial and ethnic groups in a study...

Humans Can Fight Viruses By Breathing Deeply –Harvard Study Shows How it Works

The average person will take more than 600 million breaths over the course of their life. Every breath stretches the lungs’ tissues with each...

Google and Harvard Map a Tiny Bit of Our Ridiculously Complex Brain Connections in Unprecedented Detail

There are more possible connections between neurons in the brain than there are stars in the galaxy, making the ole' noggin the most complex...

Long-lasting Solid-state Lithium Battery From Harvard May Solve a 40-year Problem

Long-lasting, quick-charging batteries are essential to the expansion of the electric vehicle market, but today’s lithium-ion batteries fall short of what’s needed — they’re...
Rehan Staton

After Years of Waking at 4am to Haul Trash, Student is Accepted into Harvard—And His Reaction is Pure Joy

Watch the moment a sanitation worker named Rehan Staton found out he was accepted into Harvard Law School after years of hardship and financial struggle.

New Harvard Study Says That Men Can Avoid Heart Problems By Doing a Certain Amount of Pushups

This is the first known study to report an association between push-up capacity and subsequent cardiovascular disease outcomes.

Once Mocked for Always Raising His Hand in Class, Former Homeless Kid Overcomes Odds to Live Harvard Dream (Podcast)

Listen to this great story about a young man who defied the odds—despite bullying, homelessness and medical problems—to make his dream come true! Hear The Good...

Once Mocked for Constantly Raising His Hand in Class, Former Homeless Kid Overcomes Odds to Live Harvard Dream

LISTEN to this Good News Guru story, which was broadcast on the radio June 1st with Ellen K and Geri on KOST-103.5. (Subscribe to our new podcast...

Harvard Trained Positive Psychologist Knows How to Seek True Happiness

Happiness is not something that just descends on fortunate individuals – it is a choice that everyone makes.

Classmates Explode With Joy the Moment Teen Learns He Got Into Harvard

When 16-year-old Ayrton Little found out that he had been accepted to Harvard, he and his classmates were unable to contain their happiness.

Hear Harvard Student’s Rap Thesis That Earned Him Graduation With Honors

People might not connect Old English to rap music, but that's what this 22-year-old did – and it earned him the second highest honor in...

Woman Goes From Homelessness to Graduating Harvard

If you’re ever feeling dismal about your own circumstances, just take a little bit of inspiration from Norma Heath. After losing her job several years...

Mother Who Refused to Give Up Disabled Son Nurtures Him All the Way to Harvard

Despite being told he would never succeed because of his disabilities, this 29-year-old Chinese man defied all of the odds thanks to his devoted...

Dogs Dream About How Much They Love Their Humans, Says Harvard Psychologist

Dr. Deirdre Barrett's theory on dog dreams are making loving pet owners everywhere geek out over their pup's sweet slumbering habits.

Harvard Tells College Applicants: Focus on Kindness, Not Overachieving

At least 85 of America’s top colleges are now endorsing the idea of emphasizing community involvement over personal success in their admissions policies. A new...

The Harvard Graduate Finding Tech Jobs for World’s Poorest People

A Harvard graduate has started a non-profit organization to find low-level tech jobs for the world’s poorest citizens. Leila Janah started Samasource—Sama is Sanskrit for “equal”—as an...

In Minutes, Strangers Give $160K for Field Trips to Harvard for NYC’s Poorest Kids

Just one hour ago, the popular photography blog, Humans of New York, posted a plea to help fund field trips to Harvard for an...
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Harvard Grad Natalie Portman Pairs Up With Marvel to Help Girls Study Science

In the first Thor movie, Natalie Portman portrays an astrophysicist, which is not a stretch considering her real life background at Harvard and at...