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Health
Women more likely to suffer drug side effects, but reason may not be biology
Studies debunk prevailing belief, highlight series of gender-based social factors
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Nation & World
One way of putting it
Harvard scholars offer their picks for the word that sums up 2023
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Nation & World
Human rights — ‘vision and reality’
Scholars reflect on movement 75 years after landmark document adopted by U.N.
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Health
Why are Americans so sick? Researchers point to middle grocery aisles.
Obesity and disease rising with consumption of ultra-processed foods, say Chan School panelists
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Health
Saving lives in the ICU: Clean teeth
‘Striking’ study suggests daily use of a toothbrush lowers risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia, intensive-care mortality
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Campus & Community
On the first day of Christmas … we partied like it was 1499
Church historian traces celebration’s path from wild revelry through Puritan’s progress to Hallmark holiday
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Nation & World
Well-meaning tyranny of identity politics
Yascha Mounk chronicles how ideology took over, where it went wrong
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Campus & Community
The year in photos
Academic and athletic highs, dramatic scenes, quiet moments, and a changing of the presidential guard
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Campus & Community
Help with Zoom or help with zoom
Either way, Cory Gillis, Weatherhead administrator and amateur bike mechanic, has his colleagues covered
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Campus & Community
Not Dad’s brisket, but close enough
For students craving a taste of home, local restaurants deliver
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Nation & World
Letter from COP28
Angela Zhong details racing through security lines, talking oil palm deforestation, interviewing Al Gore
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Work & Economy
Confused about changes in tipping customs? You’re not alone.
Customer relations expert says technologies, COVID changed behaviors across the U.S.
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Nation & World
The classroom can be an ethical minefield. Meira Levinson has an answer.
Ed School professor wants to close gap between scholarship, policy
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Campus & Community
College accepts 692 under Early Action Program
Class of 2028 invited to attend Visitas on April 14-15
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Campus & Community
Finding right mix on campus speech policies
Legal, political scholars discuss balancing personal safety, constitutional rights, academic freedom amid roiling protests, cultural shifts
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Campus & Community
Legacy of Slavery initiative seeks ideas for memorial
Committee co-chairs Tracy K. Smith and Dan Byers look forward to input from artists, architects, others
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Nation
Two experts look back for the future of American conservatism
Harvard’s Goldsmith, UT’s Streeter call for aspirational GOP driven by ideas
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Health
What happens in the brain while daydreaming?
Observations in mice hint at the role of daydreams in remodeling the brain
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Science & Tech
Demystifying a mammal’s brain, cell by cell
Harvard-led team helps create first molecular map for national neuroscience study
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Arts & Culture
How alphabetizing diary helped Sheila Heti organize thoughts
Literary boundary-pusher on her new memoir, conversation with AI chatbot that became short story
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Health
Gene-editing treatment could replace cholesterol meds
Early stage test shows promise, but cardiologist notes more study needed into longer-term, unintended effects
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Campus & Community
Nobel winner sees an unfinished quiet revolution
Claudia Goldin says women have new professional power, but it’s often undercut by unequal ‘hidden work’
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Campus & Community
Six Harvard students named Marshall Scholars
Plans for U.K. graduate study include work on disabilities and homelessness, theoretical computer science, and histories of enslavement
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Arts & Culture
What radiologists can learn from looking at art
Medical humanities program inspires exhibit that rewards critical viewing
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Campus & Community
‘It is an act of courage to stand with others.’
Reminders of common humanity, rooted in grief and hope, mark vigil led by Harvard chaplains
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Nation
New IOP poll finds younger voters unenthusiastic on Biden-Trump rematch
Fewer are feeling bullish on casting ballots, a potentially worrisome sign for Democrats, who benefited from 2020 surge
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Science & Tech
Researchers create first logical quantum processor
Key step toward reliable, game-changing quantum computing
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Campus & Community
How to engage in cool-headed debates on hot topics
Eric Beerbohm named senior adviser for civil discourse, planning initiatives, training for students
