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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
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Health
How serious is FDA warning about revolutionary blood-cancer treatment?
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researcher details promise, peril of CAR T-cell therapy, which enlists body’s immune system to fight disease
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Campus & Community
Ulrich Petersen, 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 Ulrich Petersen was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty. Ulrich Petersen was born in Negritos, Peru, to parents Georg Petersen, a petrogeologist, and Harriet Bluhme. A lifelong love…
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Campus & Community
John Emery Murdoch, 83
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 5, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late John Emery Murdoch was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty. John Emery Murdoch has been described by his former students Christoph Lüthy and Hans Thijssen as Harvard’s “historian…
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Health
Don’t need high cholesterol to benefit from statins
Studies find drug protects against heart disease in high-risk groups
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Arts & Culture
Solving a mystery of 19th-century literary history
Scholar’s new biography nails down identity of earliest known Black American woman novelist, first theorized by Gates
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Nation
‘Antisemitism and other forms of hate have no place at Harvard’
Gay, other university presidents detail fight against threats, harassment, bigotry in testimony before House committee
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Nation & World
‘I am currently on the high seas … your email will definitely not be read’
Professors who are also good friends join Clipper Round the World yacht race
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Nation & World
Why virtual isn’t actual, especially when it comes to friends
Tech, society expert Sherry Turkle warns growing number of chatbots for companionship isn’t good for individuals, or democracy
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Campus & Community
Call it summer school in public service
Presidential fellowships give students a chance to kick the tires on careers for greater common good
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Nation
What the Osage taught Scorsese about ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Members to detail role of tribe in making of new film, legacy of murders on community at Kennedy School event
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Campus & Community
How they found the work they were ‘meant’ to do
Faculty share the class, mentor, book, experience that changed everything and set them on path to scholarly calling
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Campus & Community
Like all true love stories, this one comes with heartache
Scholar’s ‘Harvard Square’ more than an academic pursuit
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Health
Scorecard reveals risk of dementia, stroke
Researchers developed Brain Care Score to assess how current habits will impact future brain health
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Nation & World
A towering scholar-turned-diplomat, public intellectual
Harvard faculty examine legacy of Henry Kissinger
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Campus & Community
Diane Lopez to retire as vice president, general counsel after 30 years
Led through pandemic, admissions lawsuit, fight against Trump-era plan that would have forced out many international students
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Health
Legacy of heading off deaths from industrial air pollution
Dominici details decades-old Harvard roots of latest findings showing particles from coal-fired power plants deadliest
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Health
AI may be just what the dentist ordered
Could close the gap, allowing for more equitable access to care and treatment
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Health
Headache or sore all over after bad night’s sleep?
Newly identified chemical link between chronic pain, sleep loss could help sever vicious cycle
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Nation & World
Thinking about having baby? Even during climate crisis?
Scholar says increasing numbers of young adults are weighing what is best for planet, children
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Health
After decades of improvement, cardiovascular health rates on worrying path
CDC report trend is stagnating — and for middle-aged, even declining
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Health
‘It’s much more harmful than we thought, and its mortality burden has been seriously underestimated’
Study finds particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants may be twice as deadly as that from other sources
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Nation & World
Hope for progress survives terror and war
Can the Israelis and Palestinians find peace? Scholars discuss — and debate — long history of conflict, prospects for a durable accord
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Nation
New study finds wide gap in SAT/ACT test scores between wealthy, lower-income kids
Opportunity Insights researcher notes how opportunity, preparation differences begin early, play major role in success, suggests possible solutions
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Health
Uncovering a culprit behind the itch
Scientists identify common microbe that activates nerve cells in the skin, igniting the urge to scratch
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Arts & Culture
Creation of ‘genre-defying, sort-of-uncategorizable’ books
Writer Geoff Dyer talks with Maya Jasanoff about history, memory, and life on the USS George H.W. Bush with 5,000 new friends
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Work & Economy
We’ll gather together — even though everything seems so much more expensive
Economists explain why Americans feel inflation, economy are much, much worse than they actually are
