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Nation & World
In era of bitter division, what would Socrates do?
Lessons for voters and lawmakers in philosopher’s wisdom, Agnes Callard argues: “He’s not trying to win. He’s trying to find out.”
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Nation & World
Bacow meets with university presidents, students, Harvard alumni in Middle East
Discussions focus on need for collaboration, higher education institutions’ role in meeting societal, global challenges.
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Campus & Community
Medical School neurobiologist wins prestigious Brain Prize
Michael Greenberg shares The Brain Prize, considered the world’s most significant prize for brain research, with two neuroscientists for their critical insights into brain plasticity.
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Science & Tech
Buying crucial time in climate change fight
Steven Wofsy explains how the satellite will spot global sources of methane emissions, which in many cases can be halted with relatively simple fixes.
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Work & Economy
Prospects of avoiding recession fading
Economist Kenneth Rogoff discusses the Federal Reserve Board’s latest rate hike and pronouncements about the health of the nation’s banks.
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Arts & Culture
Culture belongs to everyone (and no one)
Scholar goes way back in time to better understand arguments we’re having today.
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Nation & World
Exiled Belarus opposition leader calls for unified EU, U.S. support
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says the fights in her homeland and Ukraine are linked by desire for democracy and independence from Russia.
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Campus & Community
Mikhail Lukin named University Professor
A pioneer and leader in quantum science and quantum computing, Mikhail Lukin will hold the Friedman University Professorship.
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Arts & Culture
Blueprints for a live event
At Harvard, cultural historian Harvey Young and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins shared their views on how the arts had changed and what the state of the arts are now.
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Health
Patients prefer bad news to no news
Patients who access test results through an online portal account overwhelmingly supported receiving the results immediately — including abnormal test results — even if their provider had not yet reviewed them, according to a recent survey.
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Health
Researchers find key to healing muscle injuries in elderly
Controlling inflammation enables injured aged muscle recovery, offering promise for the future of mechanotherapies.
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Campus & Community
Confronting misconduct, strengthening culture
Harvard Chief Diversity Officer Sherri Charleston and Deputy Provost Peggy Newell discuss implementation of new anti-bullying and nondiscrimination policies.
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Nation & World
‘In eye of hurricane’
“Mexico + H2O = Challenges, Reckonings, and Opportunities” two-day conference (March 23-24) brings Mexican Indigenous activist Mario Luna Romero to Harvard.
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Health
Cancer surgery linked to increased risk of suicide
In a study of U.S. patients who underwent major cancer operations, the incidence of suicide was significantly higher than that observed in the general population.
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Nation
Social Security, Medicare far from doomed, policy expert says
Policy expert Louise Sheiner of Brookings Institution puts the panic over the latest projections in perspective.
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Arts & Culture
Why ‘The Exorcist’ is really more of zombie thing
English course offers kaleidoscopic, cross-disciplinary look at horror classic as film, potential play, cultural artifact with long shadow.
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Campus & Community
Tom Hanks named Class of 2023 Commencement speaker
Tom Hanks will be the principal speaker at Harvard’s 372nd Commencement on May 25.
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Health
20 years post-invasion, many Iraq veterans haven’t found peace
Harvard doctor who directs Home Base health program details experiences treating “invisible wounds,” including efforts to keep patients from isolating.
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Campus & Community
Sense of being where she’s meant to be
As a prospective college student in 2002, Naree Song received letters of interest from the golf programs at all Ivy League schools — except Harvard. Today she is Harvard’s head coach for the women’s golf team.
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Health
William Hanage on COVID lessons we haven’t learned
Harvard epidemiologist looks back and ahead.
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Health
Molecular component of caffeine may play role in gut health
Researchers zero in on molecular component in caffeinated foods such as coffee, tea and chocolate.
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Nation
The rats are gonna hate this one too …
Alum explains why being NYC sanitation commissioner is a dream job — if you care about delivering essential services.
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Arts & Culture
Are drill musicians chronicling violence or exploiting it?
Rappers, activists, scholars debate controversy surrounding subgenre of hip-hop.
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Nation & World
Why China has edge on AI, what ancient emperors tell us about Xi Jinping
Recent event examines what social sciences can tell us about rising economic, geopolitical power.
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Campus & Community
Raising awareness of prison doulas
Senior Chloë LeStage hopes that her thesis dedicated to the work of prison doulas will help others learn of their crucial mission.
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Work & Economy
High point for market fundamentalism? Would you guess Clinton?
Naomi Oreskes traces the decadeslong campaign to get Americans to put their faith in free market as a force for positive change over government.
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Work & Economy
More turbulence likely ahead after bank collapses
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says regulators have significant tools at their disposal, need to be vigilant of specific vulnerabilities.
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Health
Faster, fitter?
Not really, says Spaulding Rehab expert. When you go for a walk, focus on this instead.
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Nation & World
Prospect dim for Biden plan to bolster Medicare, health policy expert says
President Biden’s budget highlighted the projected Medicare shortfalls and proposed a solution, almost certainly dead on arrival in the Republican-held House. Health care policy expert John McDonough takes a look at what’s real and what’s politics.
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Work & Economy
Bailouts for everyone?
Harvard Law School professor Daniel Tarullo, a former Federal Reserve Board member, explains the fallout from the bank failures and how they could complicate the Fed’s efforts to curb inflation.
