Nepal – In Memoriam: Exhibit and Fundraiser
The exhibit, on display now at Harvard, is designed to raise funds for SAI’s Nepal Research and Reconstruction Fund.
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Student Coordinators, 2015-2016
SAI is excited to welcome three new students to serve as student coordinators for the 2015-2016 academic year. Interns play a vital role in SAI’s operations, including helping with SAI’s Grant Program, research projects, digital outreach efforts, and organizing SAI...
Who owns big data?
Big data has huge potential – it can help track diseases, make government more efficient, or allow businesses to better understand their customers. In a SAI webinar titled ‘Who owns Big Data?” on October 13, Malavika Jayaram, Fellow at the Harvard Berkman Center...
October 23: John Briscoe Memorial Workshop
Please join us on Friday, October 23 as we honor John Briscoe’s enduring legacy with a panel discussion on water, sanitation, and poverty; natural resources and environment; and population and development. Program 3 pm – Presentation on John...
Reflection and celebration of a life Inspired by music
On October 2, musicians Salim and Sulaiman Merchant visited Harvard to reflect on their musical careers and some of their widely acclaimed compositions inspired by Islam’s rich tradition of spirituality and artistic expression.
India Student Group hosts Fall Mela
The Fall Mela 2015, a one of its kind community initiative planned by the Harvard India Student group, was held at Harvard’s Science Center Plaza on September 20, and was cosponsored by SA. The event, attended by over 300 students, helped spread awareness about...
Tracking disease at the world’s largest religious festival
The Jana Swasthya Project is using a new mobile health surveillance system to help keep the millions of visitors healthy while they’re at the festival.
Shahab Ahmed
SAI is deeply saddened to share the news that Shahab Ahmed, Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard, passed away.
Q+A with Zara Hayes: Clothes to Die For
SAI spoke with director Zara Hayes about her film on the Rana Plaza Tragedy.
Sept 22 – Sept. 25: Rahul Roy Film Festival
The events will feature screenings and panel discussions.
Meet our Graduate Student Associates
Every year, SAI supports Graduate Student Associates from across the different schools at Harvard whose research focuses on South Asia.
The Jana Swasthya Project at the 2015 Kumbh Mela: Ushering in India’s Mobile Health Revolution
The cornerstone of the project is a unique interactive visual analytic tool that provides critical disease surveillance data to health officials in real time