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Arts & Culture
Where were you the first time you heard ‘Hamilton’? The actors remember.
Touring cast visits to offer students insights into theater and representation, gain some into U.S. history around campus
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Health
COVID in pregnancy raises child’s risk for developmental disorders
Infection poses greatest threat during third trimester, according to study analyzing more than 18,000 births during pandemic peak
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Campus & Community
Leading FAS in period of major challenges, opportunity for change
Hopi Hoekstra details what she’s learned in first two years as dean, her moves to strengthen funding, academics, admissions, and expand aid
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Health
Shining a light on the dark matter of our genome
New research unveils powerful mapping tool that may help transform treatment of genetic disease
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Arts & Culture
Horrific massacre that fueled drive to end slave trade
New history traces nightmare voyage, high-profile British trial over insurance claim to collect for jettisoned ‘cargo’
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Health
Why don’t we have cures for Alzheimer’s, depression?
Neuroscientist says AI, changes in way we think about brain function will likely help speed progress
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Nation & World
‘Our American compass is still true’
MLK Lecture honoree Darren Walker urges hope, courage in fight against inequality, polarization
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Campus & Community
Pritzker sees an institution meeting the moment
Senior fellow stresses core principles, Corporation engagement, constructive dialogue as University navigates ‘period of severe challenge’
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Arts & Culture
The mystery of the missing pixels
Take our quiz to test your knowledge of Harvard Art Museums’ eeriest works
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Science & Tech
Tracking climate change through nature’s ‘breaths’
New research tower monitoring Harvard Forest’s carbon intake, outtake continues data collection that started in 1989
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Health
Supercharge your workout with a weighted vest?
Sports medicine specialist outlines potential benefits of social media health trend
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Campus & Community
Harvard appoints four University Professors
Dulac, Feldman, Goldin, and Vafa honored with highest faculty distinction
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Nation & World
‘Kids want to read harder stuff’
Are outdated teaching methods to blame for declining U.S. reading scores?
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Nation & World
Finding boundaries of debate
Times columnist Michelle Goldberg discusses Israel, social conservatism, immigration, and where free speech becomes something else
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Nation & World
One idea for equalizing higher education: admissions lotteries
David Deming and Randall Kennedy discuss — and debate — good, bad of meritocracy with ‘Justice’ philosopher
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Nation & World
Rising birth rates no longer tied to economic prosperity
New research by Claudia Goldin extends her work on how, why cultural changes around gender are driving down fertility in U.S., elsewhere
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Health
The gum disease, diabetes connection
Periodontist explains how the relationship between the two diseases shapes patient care and prevention
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Nation & World
Pursuit of justice borne of personal experience with injustice
Rosalie Abella, the first Jewish woman on Canada’s Supreme Court, was shaped by her parents’ resilience after Holocaust
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Arts & Culture
‘We don’t need zombies to do ourselves in as a species’
How a fake medical paper sparked novel once optioned by director of ‘Night of the Living Dead’
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Nation & World
How independent is the Justice Department now?
Former federal legal officials were worried even before election, but Comey, James indictments crossed line, journalist says
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Nation & World
As states take lead in fixing U.S. schools, Harvard will serve as a hub
Grad School of Education will partner with nine states — from Rhode Island to Texas — to look for practical solutions to low test scores, chronic absenteeism
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Arts & Culture
Hope has a dark side in alum’s ‘A Guardian and a Thief’
Megha Majumdar pushes characters to emotional extremes in follow-up to ‘A Burning’
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Campus & Community
Class of 2029 yield tops 83%, with international students at 90%
Nearly half will pay no tuition
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Health
Step study: 4,000 counts for a lot
Study of older women finds lower disease risk for those who hit that number once or twice a week
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Work & Economy
Shielding Americans from corporate ‘tyranny’
Former FTC chair Lina Khan highlights agency’s role in checking concentrated economic power
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Campus & Community
All good, except grape pizza
University Dining Services directors talk menus, special diets, financial and practical challenges of serving up 2.9 million meals per year
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Arts & Culture
Cracks in America’s ‘mirror’
Former Kennedy Center president urges steps to preserve vitality of the arts
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Arts & Culture
Is there a right way to write?
In podcast, professionals share tips on technique, process — and tapping ‘deepest part of yourself, even if you’re writing something that is set on a spaceship’
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Arts & Culture
How her life shaped mine
Gish Jen’s ties with her mother were important, difficult. She examines why in new novel, ‘Bad Bad Girl.’
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Science & Tech
What if AI could help students learn, not just do assignments for them?
Professors find promise in ‘tutor bots’ that offer more flexible, individual, interactive attention in addition to live teaching
