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Campus & Community
Front of mind for Michael Pollan: psychedelics
Author with an experimental side says new generation of researchers will inform medicinal, religious, recreational use
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Science & Tech
What shapes your dog’s personality
Neuroscientist finds skills, temperament influenced by brain differences across breeds
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Campus & Community
Jenny Hoffman sets world record through tears and traffic, falls and fertilizer
Physics professor runs across U.S. in 47 days, 12 hours, 35 minutes
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Work & Economy
‘Glass ceiling’ is problem, but so are ‘broken rungs’
New report examines myths hampering advancement of women in workplace, actual barriers, and possible solutions
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Health
Smart trackers may predict health risks in older adults
Researchers find wearable devices detect circadian disturbances associated with age-related decline
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Campus & Community
‘I got very lightheaded because it was just so surreal’
10 seniors win Rhodes Scholarships, plan to work on neuroscience and climate change, reproductive legislation and international medicine
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Arts & Culture
A case for the ‘beautiful, troubling’ complexity of art
Philosopher Quinn White sees a big flaw in common response to creative work
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Arts & Culture
Exploring dimensions of Asian American pop culture
New Harvard course looks at representation in film, TV, music, food
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Science & Tech
Insight into evolution of cooperation
Bonobos, one of our closest living animal relatives, show humanlike ability to work together outside social borders in new study
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Nation & World
Someone stole Karestan Koenen’s future. She took it back.
Trauma expert speaks from brutal experience
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Science & Tech
Why are hybrid animals sterile?
Study of crossbred butterflies suggests multiple genes involved
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Campus & Community
City approves new home for A.R.T. in Allston
Project includes large residential building for Harvard affiliates, will add to vibrancy of emerging hub of creativity, innovation
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Health
‘When you’re with a patient … their suffering counts more than your suffering’
Symposium honoring late global health pioneer Paul Farmer reflects on achievements, purpose, influence of Haiti
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Campus & Community
Committee to review request to dename Winthrop House
Inquiry led by Professor Sean Kelly will report findings to Gay, Hoekstra
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Science & Tech
From a plant-free place, clues about how to help plants survive as planet warms
Data from salt flats suggest dry soil is worse than rising temperature
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Arts & Culture
An honor named for her best friend and mentor
Ruby Bridges receives Robert Coles Call of Service award for work educating others about tolerance
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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 upon the permanent records of the Faculty. Hilary Putnam’s influence on analytic philosophy was and remains enormous, ranging widely across fields including mathematical logic, philosophy…