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Arts & Culture
What do Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Kushner, and Yo-Yo Ma have in common?
They all visited Harvard as part of arts program kicking off 50th year with talk by Robert Carlock, Tina Fey
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Arts & Culture
Updike’s life in letters
From teen penning fan mail on family farm to Pulitzer Prize-winning author: ‘He needed to write the way most of us need to breathe or eat’
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Nation & World
‘Gifted’
Rooted in values, scorned as elitist, and now, in the age of AI, about to go extinct?
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Health
Your brain on advanced meditation
Where do science and ancient wisdom align? Take our quiz to find out.
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Science & Tech
How did that cancer cell become drug-resistant?
Researchers find way to create microscopic archives of gene activity to gain insights into how, why changes happen
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Health
How COVID-era trick may transform drug, chemical discovery
Harvard chemists, inspired by group-testing strategy, develop faster way to identify useful catalyst combinations
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Work & Economy
Inequality and location, location, location
Inaugural Martin Feldstein Professor of Economics studies interaction of geography with housing, labor markets
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Health
Missed opportunities to catch cases of domestic abuse
Study finds orthopedists, who treat kind of injuries that result from partner violence, refer patients to programs at very low rates
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Campus & Community
Alumni committee names candidates for Harvard board elections
Voting for Board of Overseers and HAA elected directors begins April 1
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Campus & Community
‘Talent can be a great hindrance … It’s really about endurance’
MacArthur-winning poet, novelist Ocean Vuong offers advice to young writers at Eliot Memorial Reading
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Health
After the disaster, living for today
Study looks at why risky behavior surged in wake of 2011 tsunami, earthquake
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Health
Is a chatbot therapist better than nothing?
Experts discuss role of AI and other technology in future of mental health care
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Arts & Culture
What karaoke taught Elizabeth McCracken about fiction
In new guide to writing, novelist details value of being able to live with failure — and why she no longer sings in public
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Health
Taking a fresh look at definition of autism
Some families, activists say term is too broad, masks unique issues of most severe cases as surging rates, federal plans turn spotlight on disorder
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Health
Why it seems like everyone has the flu this year
Immunologist says it’s not too late to get vaccinated
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Health
AI is speeding into healthcare. Who should regulate it?
Medical ethicist details need to balance thoughtful limits while avoiding unnecessary hurdles as industry groups issue guidelines
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Health
How to get stronger
If you’re not failing all the time, you’re doing it wrong, says fitness expert
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Arts & Culture
Dramatizing genius
Pop culture portrayals tend to favor the lone mastermind. These faculty faves are more realistic.
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Health
Real-world answers for patients running out of time
Insurance data can help fill gaps between longer trials, researchers say
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Health
Binge drinking triggers gut damage, finds new study
Research suggests even brief episodes of heavy alcohol consumption can injure small intestine
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Health
Sports betting worries grow as wagers skyrocket
Experts see rise in gambling problems, possible wider cultural fallout
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Science & Tech
Want to speed brain research? It’s all in how you look at it.
New AI-enhanced scanning method promises to boost quest for high-resolution mapping
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Arts & Culture
When Cambridge was a ‘tiny Cuba’
125 years ago, a Harvard expedition drew 1,200 Cuban educators to class
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Nation & World
Why are older adults more likely to share misinformation online?
They have greater tendency to seek out, believe material that conforms to pre-existing views, expert says.
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Work & Economy
How Barbie became the ‘It Girl’
Innovative marketing, ad strategy helps fashion doll rocket through Mad Men years and beyond, with tip of hat to Gillette
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Health
Dry January as an experiment, not a punishment
Why it’s worth trying, what to expect, and how to succeed
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Science & Tech
A tiny limpet reveals big secrets
Discovery marks significant find in study of deep sea
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Campus & Community
Digging for old Harvard
Archaeology Project members get their hands dirty exploring lives of earlier students
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Campus & Community
New institute to strengthen fundamental physics research, collaboration
Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics made possible by $20 million gift from the Leinweber Foundation
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Science & Tech
‘It just feels good when you solve the hard problems’
Why do students volunteer to take this notoriously difficult math exam? For the fun of it.
