Rihanna is Harvard's Humanitarian of the Year

E! News reports that Rihanna has been named Harvard's 2017 Humanitarian of the Year. The singer and actress will pick up the award in a ceremony on February 28th. 

Of the honor, Neuroscience professor S. Allen Counter said, "Rihanna has charitably built a state-of-the-art center for oncology and nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat breast cancer at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados. She has also created the Clara Lionel Foundation Scholarship for students attending college in the U.S. from Caribbean countries, and supports the Global Partnership for Education and Global Citizen Project, a multiyear campaign that will provide children with access to education in over 60 developing countries, giving priority to girls and those affected by lack of access to education in the world today."