Light Rain, 63° F
60 stories in June, 2010
A group of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs met at Harvard Business School to explore the synergy between the two fields and the opportunities for moneymaking ventures moving forward.
A marriage of origami and robotics
A Harvard and MIT research team demonstrates how a single thin sheet composed of interconnected triangular sections can transform itself into another shape, without the help of skilled fingers, in a kind of origami robotics.
About 100 current and former Crimson Summer Academy scholars gathered for a reunion barbecue, reveling in a rare chance to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and reflect on how far they’ve come.
Using nanotechnology to improve a cancer treatment
Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers have devised a method that may allow clinicians to use higher doses of a powerful chemotherapy drug that has been limited because it is toxic not only to tumors but to patients’ kidneys.
Researchers, led by Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor Shiladitya Sengupta, have devised a way to improve a low-cost, effective cancer drug, cisplatin, whose use has been limited by its toxicity.
Researchers gather to share information about the latest advances in understanding how the oldest part of the body’s immune system might help in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Groups band together to create a “green street” in Allston that embraces sustainable landscaping.
Harvard’s Institute of Politics announces fall fellows
Six individuals have been selected for fall resident fellowships at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.
RSS Feed
© 2012 The President and Fellows of Harvard College