Radcliffe Moments
Throughout its history, Radcliffe has played a role in expanding opportunity by increasing access to higher education and promoting interdisciplinary exploration.
At our best, we produce Radcliffe Moments, powerful convergences that inspire the work and careers of our fellows, students, faculty, and researchers long after their time at the Institute concludes. Explore a few recent moments below.
A Scientist Imagines How to Convey the Urgency of the Climate Crisis through Music
Learn more about the work of Hong Yang and William Cheng.
Spotted at Radcliffe: A Brain Exploding into Rainbows
During her Radcliffe fellowship, Lauren Groff found the inspiration for her book Matrix (Riverhead, Books 2021). Read more about Lauren Groff and Matrix.
Lauren Groff during her Radcliffe fellow's presentation. Photo by Kevin Grady/Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Behind Radcliffe Wave, Creative Inspiration
The artist Anna Von Mertens’s vision guided the astrophysicist João Alves and colleagues' discovery of the Radcliffe Wave. Read more about the Radcliffe Wave.
Explore Measure by Anna Von Mertens, the exhibition that inspired discovery of the Radcliffe Wave, and watch João Alves’s fellowship talk.
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