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188 stories in September, 2010
Researchers at Harvard-affiliated Children’s Hospital Boston and UMass studied energy expenditure and enjoyment in schoolyard play, finding a menu of games to address childhood obesity.
Why aren’t you listening? Scientists discuss the difficulty of transferring scientific consensus to the public.
Locking up your bike on campus
To make life harder for thieves and easier for pedestrians, cyclists who ride to and around campus should take advantage of the University’s parking spots and racks, remember to lock their bikes, and stay off the sidewalk.
Faculty Council meeting held Sept. 29
At its Sept. 29 meeting, the Faculty Council approved a revised version of the Rules of Faculty Procedure for discussion by the full Faculty, reviewed a draft of the Dean’s Annual Report, discussed Harvard’s upcoming capital campaign, and heard a report from the Standing Committee on Women on faculty hiring, retention, and promotion.
Breakthrough in cell reprogramming
A group of Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers has made such a significant leap forward in reprogramming human adult cells that HSCI co-director Douglas Melton said the institute will immediately begin using the new method to make patient- and disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells.
Graphene may help speed up DNA sequencing
Researchers from Harvard University and MIT have demonstrated that graphene, a surprisingly robust planar sheet of carbon just one-atom thick, can act as an artificial membrane separating two liquid reservoirs.
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