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Science & Tech
Nobel-winning physicist, artist illustrate universe’s ‘warped side’
New book seeks to demystify complex science from black holes to time travel
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Nation & World
How big a deal is meeting between Biden, Xi? Pretty big
Longtime China watcher Tony Saich says two nations want to stabilize ties a bit amid troubling levels of tension
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Campus & Community
Stepping toward justice
Repair & Responsibility conference brings together Native, University leaders to advance conversation
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Health
‘There’s no treatment if you don’t know what you’re treating’
Network of medical detectives solves genomic mystery of boy plagued by series of life-threatening, seemingly disparate ills
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Campus & Community
Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery launches first grant program
Seeks proposals from community, Harvard that will address systemic inequities
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Health
U.S. men die nearly six years before women, reflecting largest gap since 1996
Analysis finds COVID-19 and ‘deaths of despair’ behind trend that has been growing since 2010
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Arts & Culture
How to translate a Nobel-winning author (and 700-page sentence)
Damion Searls — English ‘gateway’ for Jon Fosse and other writers — discusses Harvard roots, elevating new voices, and his multilingual ‘Matrix’ moment
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Campus & Community
10 from Harvard named Rhodes Scholars
Nine U.S. recipients, one international; areas of study include higher education, philosophy, neuroscience
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Science & Tech
Screech owl wisdom
‘Alfie and Me’ ecologist on what he learned as he bonded with bird
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Nation
Chan School study plays key role in successful suit against airline uniform maker
Hundreds of flight attendants argued wearing formaldehyde-treated gear triggered health issues
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Arts & Culture
‘Still caught in a system that makes us smaller than we could be’
Tracy K. Smith explores America’s past, present challenges, hopes in new book
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Campus & Community
A minority within a minority — women vets at College
They come from different backgrounds, but all agree on need to put themselves out there and hang in
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Health
Benefits of work-life balance extend to heart health, study suggests
Intervention benefits older, lower-wage workers at higher risk, novel Chan School study finds
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Campus & Community
Hilary Whitehall Putnam, 89
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Hilary Whitehall Putnam was spread…
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Campus & Community
Franco Fido, 88
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Franco Fido was spread upon…
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Health
Waistline growing? Eat more veggies — but not this kind.
Study adds starchy variety to list of culprits contributing to middle-age weight gain
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Campus & Community
Oh. My. Gourd.
The stunt was a fundraiser for Harvard OpenBio, a student-run laboratory aimed at democratizing biology.
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Nation
Democracy teetering on brink
Danielle Allen says ordinary citizens need to step up, calls for formation of cross-ideological supermajority committed to revitalizing system
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Campus & Community
Breaking ground on a groundbreaking project
City and University leaders celebrate mixed-use development in Allston
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Arts & Culture
How opium, imperialism boosted Chinese art trade
Harvard Art Museums exhibition chronicles history, explores lessons for U.S. drug crisis
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Campus & Community
‘Sharing scholarship in many different registers’
George Aumoithe rings the bell teaching history, exploring electronic music
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Health
Research shows working out gets inflammation-fighting T cells moving
Activated by regular exercise, immune cells in muscles found to fend off inflammation, enhance endurance in mice
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Arts & Culture
Champion, creator of American theater
Robert Brustein, founder of rep companies at Harvard and Yale, recalled as teacher, critic, mentor, innovator
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Arts & Culture
‘We had to create something new — and we did’
Ahead of Harvard visit, two legends of hip-hop recall New York beginnings
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Campus & Community
147 sworn in as U.S. citizens at Harvard Business School
Dean commends ‘determination, commitment, and courage’ of honorees hailing from 40-plus countries
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Campus & Community
Refreshing Harvard’s halls and walls to reflect ‘21st-century ethos’
Campus curator Brenda Tindal discusses plans to update spaces while honoring past
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Nation
U.S. hurtles toward new record for mass shootings
Steven Dettelbach cites advances in gun technology, lack of restrictions on access, says change will come when Americans demand it.
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Campus & Community
Capturing curiosity
Harvard labs open their doors to let a photographer record the essence of discovery
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Nation & World
Should we be worried about rising heat of political discourse? Yes.
Some analysts fear it could lead to violence; others note nation has had other worrisome periods; all agree it’s not a good trend for democracy.
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Nation
How Mitt Romney found himself alone in Republican Party
New book traces path of scion of prominent GOP family from Harvard M.B.A. to Bain & Co., Mass. State House, U.S. Senate amid rise of Trump.
