Harvard had a number of booths at ABRCMS (The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students), on November 10–13 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Assistant Dean John McNally represented the 12 life sciences PhD programs that fall under the umbrella of the Harvard Integrated Life Science Program. Professor Catherine Dulac represented the Molecules, Cells, and Organisms PhD Training Program, along with three current PhD students.

Also in attendance were faculty, staff, and students from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Systems Biology, Biophysics (including chair James Hogle), Chemical Biology, the Division of Medical Sciences (including Assistant Dean for Diversity Sheila Thomas), Biological Sciences in Public Health, and the School of Public Health.

Meanwhile, GSAS minority recruitment officer Stephanie Parsons went to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to attend the AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society) national conference on November 11–13, along with the faculty chair of the Harvard University Native American Program, Dennis Norman, and a representative of the School of Public Health.