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Health
Now that we have new ‘miracle’ diet drugs, what’s the point of exercising?
Experts say weight loss isn’t at top of list of health, longevity gains that come from activities like walking, hitting gym
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Work & Economy
Is small thinking the new American way?
Study says tighter land-use controls have hurt productivity and innovation among builders, fueling housing crisis
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Science & Tech
Wish you had a better memory?
Take our research-based quiz for tips on improving recall when it matters most
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Health
Death, destruction — and trauma — of L.A. wildfires
Psychiatric epidemiologist discusses mental health toll from displacement and loss, the path forward for victims
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Health
Aha moment in psych class clarifies childhood mystery
Inspires Susan Kuo’s research probing role of genetics in schizophrenia, autism
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Campus & Community
Alumni donations drive progress in Economics Department
Gifts support professorships, spaces in future Pritzker Hall
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Campus & Community
Alumni committee announces Harvard board candidates
Voting for Overseers and HAA elected directors starts April 1
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Nation & World
Is TikTok’s time nearly up?
Privacy and cybersecurity law expert examines national security, First Amendment issues as popular video website faces legal deadline
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Campus & Community
Jon Hamm named Man of the Year
Hasty Pudding to honor award-winning actor on Jan. 31
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Health
Should we be panicked about bird flu? William Hanage says not yet.
But he warns that there is real cause for concern, CDC should take much closer look
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Campus & Community
Martin Karplus, pioneering figure in theoretical chemistry, dies at 94
Nobel Prize winner helped transform understanding of molecular systems
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Nation & World
Nuclear has changed. Will the U.S. change with it?
Citing safety improvements and rising demand, analyst expects revival of energy with a checkered history
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Health
Gender-affirming care rare among U.S. youth, study says
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 transgender youth receive hormones or puberty blockers
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Campus & Community
Natural Black hair, and why it matters
With deep significance for identity, choice, even legality, it’s more than just a woman’s crowning glory
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Nation & World
Unfuzzy math: U.S. needs to do better
Ed School expert has some ideas, including a rethink of homework bans, after ‘discouraging’ results
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Arts & Culture
Voice of a generation? Dylan’s is much more than that.
Classics professor who wrote ‘Why Bob Dylan Matters’ on the challenge of capturing a master of creative evasion
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Science & Tech
A small slice of time
An NSF project builds a special camera to shoot the night sky, light up dark matter, and map the Milky Way
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Nation & World
What to expect when you’re elected
Bipartisan group of lawmakers gets to know Washington by way of the IOP
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Nation & World
Defining and confronting campus antisemitism
Scholars in Jewish Studies say education, conversation can bolster efforts to defeat hate
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Nation & World
Are reparations the answer?
Harvard symposium explores case for restitution to Black Americans legally, economically, ethically
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Campus & Community
Universal, adaptable, wearable, vulnerable
‘On Display Harvard’ uses performance, zip ties, to bring attention to the UN’s International Day of Persons With Disabilities
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Health
Nature offers novel approach to oral wound care
Slug’s sticky mucus inspiration behind adhesive hydrogel that can seal wounds in wet environment
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Health
Time for a rethink of colonoscopy guidelines?
Change informed by new findings would help specialists focus on those most at risk, researcher says
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Campus & Community
Three Harvard students named Marshall Scholars
‘Chance of a lifetime’ for recipients whose fields include history, genomics, K-12 education
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Health
Should pharmacists be moral gatekeepers?
‘The problem is not opioids,’ says author of ‘Policing Patients’ — it’s overdose, pain
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Arts & Culture
Holiday treats from the kitchen of Julia Child
Recipes from celebrity chef’s archive at Radcliffe
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Health
The deadly habit we can’t quite kick
Actions by tobacco companies worry researcher even amid ‘dramatic decrease’ in smoking among young Americans
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Campus & Community
Seeing is believing
Personal and global history made Jeremy Weinstein want to change the world. As dean of the Kennedy School, he’s found the perfect place to do it.
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Science & Tech
Real reason ACL injury rate is higher for women athletes
Study finds flaw in key sports science metric
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Nation & World
Exact cause of Notre-Dame fire still unclear. But disaster perhaps could’ve been avoided.
Leadership expert says foreseeable factors all contributed to complex failure. Consistent focus needed on best practices, rules, procedures.
