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Tag: Melissa Franklin
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Science & Tech
Representation making difference
Three physics Rhodes Scholars reflect on ways female mentorship helped them, importance of paying it forward.
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Science & Tech
Mathematician’s life advice: Subtract the boring parts
Marcus du Sautoy discussed his latest work “Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life,” with Melissa Franklin, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics.
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Campus & Community
Physics Department loses a center of gravity
Dedicated and beloved Harvard Physics Department staffer Carol Davis retires after five decades.
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Campus & Community
Films that go bump in the night
As All Hallows’ Eve approaches, the Gazette checks in with members of the Harvard community to hear which films they love to fear.
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Campus & Community
5 awarded Harvard College Professorships
The five faculty members named Harvard College Professors this month all share a talent for making their respective subjects come alive in the classroom.
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Science & Tech
They ponder the universe
A Harvard research summer at CERN in Switzerland can lead to hard work, sightseeing, and, for some, a lifetime in physics.
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Science & Tech
Sculptor finds physics a welcoming space
Sculptor Kim Bernard, known for her spinning, swaying, bouncing, moving creations, is artist-in-residence in the Physics Department.
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Science & Tech
Back into the dark
Harvard physicists look toward new frontiers as they anticipate the restart of the Large Hadron Collider and their ATLAS experiment in spring 2015.
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Nation & World
Microbursts in learning
The annual Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching conference forges path between engagement and distance.
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Campus & Community
‘Physics was paradise’
Interview with Professor Melissa Franklin as part of the Experience series.
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Campus & Community
Eat, play, sleep
As freshmen move into dorms in and around the Yard, fellow students, faculty, and administrators offer their advice on how best to adjust to the Harvard experience. Their suggestions range from maintaining basic wellness to making sure to have fun.
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Campus & Community
Floating classroom
Putting problem sets, papers, studying, and exams behind them, a small group of Harvard students brought together by Professor Melissa Franklin built their own boat, going from raw materials to finished product in just five days and then launching the vessel on the Charles River.
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Science & Tech
Helping hunt for the Higgs
For decades, it has been the holy grail of particle physics, an elusive subatomic particle that offered the tantalizing possibility of explaining how much of the universe works. Billions of dollars have been spent in the search for it. Thousands of researchers — including dozens from Harvard — have conducted trillions of experiments as part…
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Science & Tech
ATLAS detector seeks to illuminate universe’s mysteries
Scientists at Harvard and around the world held their breath earlier today, as colleagues switched on the most powerful particle accelerator ever built, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the…