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Health
It’s good to break a sweat, but don’t sweat the details
‘What’s important is the total amount of human movement.’
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Health
Finding ways to ‘drug the undruggable’ diseases
Greg Verdine’s approach embraces improvisational thinking, ‘crazy stuff,’ and he thinks it may be future of medical research
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Nation & World
When ‘base’ of Republican Party shifted
In new memoir, Lamar Alexander says it used to be just elected officials, voters. Then came rise of more extreme activist groups, worsening polarization.
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Work & Economy
Furman on Social Security: Attention must be paid
‘Interest in the problem has diminished over time, not grown.’ Meanwhile, day of reckoning is ahead of schedule.
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Health
A clearer picture of drinking and disease
New study attempts to reconcile conflicting findings on benefits vs. risks
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Arts & Culture
There may be several on your beach reads list. Ever wonder why?
Mysteries blend puzzle-solving with kind of catharsis, according to scholars, writers
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Campus & Community
Celebrating a Harvard Alumni Day milestone
An event steeped in 150-plus years of tradition reaches a five-year anniversary
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Campus & Community
A historian for the ages
It was OK to disagree with Gordon Wood, but you couldn’t ignore him
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Arts & Culture
A life — and afterlife — in poetry
For Christian Wiman, ‘dead on the table’ more than once, suffering is no longer the only authentic thing
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Nation & World
Constitution was made to be amended. So what’s stopping us?
Jill Lepore argues in her new Pulitzer-winning history that it desperately needs update, traces emergence of roadblocks
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Health
A promising first for researchers probing mental illness
Anxiety finding a highlight as brain stimulation trial raises new hopes for precision care
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Nation & World
How did Ben Franklin’s barber keep up with news on war for independence?
Houghton exhibit showcases newspapers, pamphlets, other media, offering on-the-ground view of what regular citizens knew, and when they knew it
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Health
Read before running
New to the sport or just rusty? A rehab doc offers tips on avoiding all-too-common injuries.
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Campus & Community
‘Be the superhero you wish to become’
A message of community resounds at Harvard Alumni Day 2026
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Science & Tech
Many children like ebooks. Experts cast a wary eye.
They say certain features helpful for developing comprehension skills but can also distract — particular problem in era when kids read less
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Science & Tech
How venom kills — and can lead to cures
Mandë Holford uncovers the secrets of deadly marine mollusks, how their toxins work with such targeted efficiency
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Campus & Community
Science Center to be named Zimmer Hall
Harvard University announced on Friday that the Science Center on Oxford Street will be renamed Zimmer Hall, in recognition of a 2018 gift of $100 million from the Zimmer Family…
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Health
How loneliness became major public health issue
U.K., U.S. experts trace rise in awareness through research, political involvement, pandemic
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Arts & Culture
7 hours later, they didn’t want it to end
Who watches a 439-minute movie in an age of epic distraction? We asked.
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Work & Economy
20 societal problems, 20 solutions
Projects translating research into public good — spanning fields from medicine and climate to civics and arts — win $4 million from new Harvard fund
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Nation & World
Why are white-Black marriage rates so low?
New research suggests increased exposure between groups results in more couplings across class but not racial lines
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Nation & World
SCOTUS might surprise you
Sarah Isgur argues growing distrust of justices says more about our tribalism than any change in way judiciary works
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Campus & Community
‘It would have been safer to play nice and not rock the boat.’
Radcliffe medalist Ruth J. Simmons lauded by Michelle Obama, Drew Faust, Tomiko Brown-Nagin for pioneering career
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Arts & Culture
‘Black Swan’ as a musical?
New adaptation of dark, psychological thriller film premieres at American Repertory Theater
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Nation & World
How U.S. ties to Japan help manage rising challenge of China
Region expert Kenneth Weinstein argues real challenge in Indo-Pacific is economic, not military
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Campus & Community
‘A sea of happy faces’
For students and their families, a day filled with joy, pride, appreciation
