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Campus & Community
Maria Ressa will speak her troubled mind
‘Democracy dies quickly,’ warns Nobel laureate ahead of Commencement, where she hopes to find students committed to protecting it
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Campus & Community
‘Seek inspiration in one another’
Garber praises graduates’ resilience, urges them to maintain and cherish lasting bonds
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Campus & Community
Five alumni elected to the Board of Overseers
Six others join Alumni Association board
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Health
Everything counts!
New study finds step-count and time are equally valid in reducing health risks
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Campus & Community
New HAA president brings holistic approach to alumni leadership
Moitri Chowdhury Savard committed to listening deeply, respecting differences, finding common ground in shared values
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Campus & Community
Bridging social distance, embracing uncertainty, fighting for equity
Student Commencement speeches to tap into themes faced by Class of 2024
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Nation & World
Footnote leads to exploration of start of for-profit prisons in N.Y.
Historian traces 19th-century murder case that brought together historical figures, helped shape American thinking on race, violence, incarceration
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Campus & Community
‘I haven’t really had a proper weekend in a long time’
Longtime supporter of grads Kathy Hanley caps 13-year quest with a Commencement of her own
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Campus & Community
Party like it’s 2020
Class of ’24 gets a do-over on high school prom that pandemic took away
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Science & Tech
‘The scientist is not in the business of following instructions.’
George Whitesides became a giant of chemistry by keeping it simple
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Campus & Community
Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture announces funding recipients
Three major events, including Psychedelics Bootcamp 2024, to be hosted over summer
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Campus & Community
‘I was frustrated, infuriated, because women are just as capable’
Experiences in Uganda and U.S. fuel Ananda Birungi’s passion for empowering others, especially women and girls
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Health
How do you read organization’s silence over rise of Nazism?
Medical historians look to cultural context, work of peer publications in wrestling with case of New England Journal of Medicine
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Campus & Community
When the circus called, she took the leap
Extension School allowed trapeze artist Izzy Patrowicz to pursue big-top dreams alongside bachelor’s degree
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Science & Tech
Glimpse of next-generation internet
Physicists demo first metro-area quantum computer network in Boston
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Science & Tech
Science is making anti-aging progress. But do we want to live forever?
Nobel laureate details new book, which surveys research, touches on larger philosophical questions
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Nation & World
Should NATO step up role in Russia-Ukraine war?
National security analysts outline stakes ahead of July summit
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Campus & Community
A closer look at new Title IX regulations
More of a ‘slide and a pivot’ than a rollback, Merhill says of rules set to take effect Aug. 1
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Campus & Community
Finding new ways to learn
Series of life-threatening medical problems changed Saif Kamal — but not his desire to pursue opportunity, help others do so too
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Campus & Community
‘You can solve anything’
Priyanka Pillai wants to take on big problems — and has learned how good design can help
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Work & Economy
More educated communities tend to be healthier. Why? Culture.
New study finds places with more college graduates tend to develop better lifestyle habits overall
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Campus & Community
Tracing largely forgotten history of major community
Julia Tellides explored shifts, upheavals of Thessaloniki between two wars
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Health
Got milk? Does it give you problems?
Biomolecular archaeologist looks at why most of world’s population has trouble digesting beverage that helped shape civilization
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Arts & Culture
A Chekhov play relatable to Americans today
At first, Heidi Schreck wasn’t sure the world needed another take on ‘Uncle Vanya’
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Campus & Community
Providing community support
Harvard Allston Partnership Fund awards grants to 26 Allston-Brighton nonprofits
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Science & Tech
Epic science inside a cubic millimeter of brain
Researchers publish largest-ever dataset of neural connections
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Campus & Community
A change of mind, heart, and soul
Choosing Harvard took LyLena Estabine down an uncertain path. The former student co-president has no regrets.
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Campus & Community
So how do you track spread of disease? By the numbers
Ivan Specht decided to employ his love of math during pandemic, which led to contact-tracing app, papers, future path
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Science & Tech
What is ‘original scholarship’ in the age of AI?
Symposium considers how technology is changing academia
