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Health
The balance in healthy aging
To grow old well requires minimizing accidents, such as falling, as well as ailments
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Campus & Community
New faculty deans appointed
Sean Kelly and Cheryl Chen named faculty deans of Dunster House, while L. “Maha” and Amala Mahadevan will oversee Mather House.
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Science & Tech
Five-minute warnings
The Harvard University Center for the Environment has produced 35 videos in which experts in various fields describe work related to climate change.
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Arts & Culture
When words spell danger
Six writers at risk discussed their work during an event at Harvard.
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Nation & World
For U.S. military, ideals must matter
The world expects ethics and honor from American troops, service academy chiefs say at Harvard panel.
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Campus & Community
John Lithgow: An actor’s journey
John Lithgow sat down with the Gazette to talk about how he got his start in acting, his formative years in theater on campus, and his deep affection for Harvard.
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Nation & World
Thoughts on JFK at 100
Harvard Kennedy School pays tribute to the enduring ideals and principles of President John F. Kennedy on the anniversary of his 100th birthday
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Science & Tech
Pick climate or economics
To make a difference on climate change, author Naomi Klein says, government and business would have to shift their ways, and likely won’t.
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Arts & Culture
Classical space, modern dance
Performed entirely in silence, the modern dance piece “Catalogue (First Edition)” perfectly complemented the library and museum stages where noise is kept to a minimum.
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Campus & Community
Grad Council opens floor to global leaders
The eighth annual Harvard Graduate Council’s Leadership Conference brought industry leaders from around the globe to share their experience.
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Arts & Culture
A hidden Declaration
A discovery of the Declaration in the south of England set a pair of researchers on a two-year journey into American history.
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Campus & Community
‘I had the conviction that my ideas were correct’
Interview with Nobel Prize winner Martin Karplus as part of the Experience series.
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Campus & Community
Student projects turn campus into ‘living lab’
Five grants from the Harvard Campus Sustainability Innovation Fund were awarded for student research projects.
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Campus & Community
His music pierces the darkness
Childhood cancer survivor Taylor Carol found hope through music and turned it into his thesis.
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Science & Tech
Advice for scientists: ‘Be vocal’
Carlos Moedas, European Union Science Commissioner, spoke about the importance of science in the “post-truth” era in a visit to the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Nation & World
The rocky road to democracy
When European conservatives accept the Democratic system, stability tends to ensue, author Daniel Ziblatt says.
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Arts & Culture
Sounding off for noises on
In Carpenter Center discussion, musicians Amanda Palmer and Damon Krukowski talk about what’s been lost in the transition from analog to digital recording.
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Health
Mom, dad set in their ways? Maybe it’s not their fault
Research led by Hopi Hoekstra breaks new ground by uncovering links between the activity of specific genes and parenting differences across species
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Campus & Community
Lewis receives Gleitsman Award
Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis receives award and urges his listeners to act against injustice.
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Nation & World
You’re wrong about that, says Jonathan Franzen
Novelist Jonathan Franzen had some corrections for fellow liberals in a lecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
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Nation & World
The worry over North Korea
Kennedy School analyst Gary Samore discusses North Korea’s latest nuclear provocation and what it means for U.S. policy under the Trump administration.
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Health
How old can we get? It might be written in stem cells
No clock, no crystal ball, but lots of excitement — and ambition — among Harvard scientists
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Campus & Community
Dream journey
Varsha Varman is a step closer to reaching her goals thanks in part to financial aid from Harvard.
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Arts & Culture
A ‘Catalogue’ of dance
William Forsythe dance work will be the first live performance at Harvard’s Widener Library.
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Arts & Culture
‘Scale’ tells the story of how, and what, we measure
A cross-disciplinary exhibit at the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture uses a wide array of artifacts to examine the role of “Scale.”
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Nation & World
John Lewis urges: Back ‘the beloved community’
Civil Rights icon and Congressman John Lewis, coming to Harvard to receive an award for citizen activism, talks about his how far the country has come in taking care of all, despite recent setbacks, and why he remains hopeful for the future.
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Campus & Community
New degree of difficulty challenges performers
Aislinn Brophy was one of the first to study Theater, Dance & Media when the concentration launched two years ago, and believes her pioneering experience bodes well for the future.
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Campus & Community
The language of learning
With the odds against her, Eni Dervishi saw beyond her small town in Albania and used languages as her stepping stones.
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Nation & World
Want to be happy? Be curious
Ed School Dean James Ryan has written a book based on his Commencement speech from last year.
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Arts & Culture
A film to ‘unpack’ Vietnam
In visit to Harvard, Ken Burns previews part of his film designed to “unpack” the Vietnam War.
