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Health
How just a fishing expedition helped lead to GLP-1
Story of game-changing therapy illustrates crucial role of fundamental research breakthroughs
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Nation & World
Pompeo warns against U.S. pulling back from global leadership role
Former secretary of state offers insider accounts of efforts on Middle East, Iran, China, view of Ukraine war
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Campus & Community
5 faculty members named Harvard College Professors
Recognized for excellence in teaching in fields ranging from geometry to politics
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Arts & Culture
He studies dogs’ faces. She studies their brains.
‘Dogist‘ Instagram photographer, Harvard scientist swap insights on human-canine bond
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Arts & Culture
Hooking first-years on the arts and humanities
Professors rethink students’ introduction to humanities with nine new courses
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Campus & Community
How the Cold War continues to shape German identity
Addie Esposito’s thesis — based on interviews with lawmakers in the Bundestag — examines ‘persistent divide’ between East and West
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Campus & Community
The boy had just lost his dad to cancer. Jett Crowdis listened.
Medical School graduate found his calling in a connection forged while serving as camp counselor
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Health
Tracking precisely how learning, memories are formed
Groundbreaking new technique may offer insights for new therapies to treat disorders like dementia
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Arts & Culture
Schlesinger exhibit turns spotlight on largely invisible past
Students, archivists collaborate to tell deeper story of Asian American women’s history
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Campus & Community
Long career in search of ‘how to improve the human condition’
Medical anthropology pioneer Arthur Kleinman takes a bow
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Nation & World
When foreign governments took aim at universities
Scholars look to historical examples for insights amid current U.S. tensions
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Health
Earlier warning on pediatric cancer recurrence
AI tool does a better job predicting relapse risk than traditional methods in Harvard study
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Work & Economy
Funding today, entrepreneurship tomorrow. Or not.
Threat to research is a threat to U.S. innovation and growth, HBS analyst says
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Arts & Culture
Making universal connection through the intensely personal
Woodberry Poetry Room workshop project on tradition of elegy inspired by loneliness, grief of pandemic
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Nation & World
How hot is too hot?
Teaming up with grassroots organizers in India, Harvard researchers are collecting data to help workers adapt to dangerous spikes in heat
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Arts & Culture
Could the same tech that is threatening photojournalism offer a way to save it?
Shorenstein fellow wants to deploy AI to preserve the visual record. An image from the front lines in Iraq provides a test.
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Health
Worth the grind
Hard work of securing a federal grant pays off for researchers: ‘It means you can do something to try to help people.’
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Work & Economy
Rick Scott argues tariffs will level playing field, help U.S. workers
Republican senator also views China as nation’s most concerning competitor
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Health
‘Devastating’ global health void, Gawande says
Surgeon-author speaks from his experience as a leader at USAID before it was gutted
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Health
More proof that money isn’t everything
Major global study of flourishing ranks wealthy, lower-income nations, reinforces concerns over well-being among youth
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Campus & Community
Four awarded Harvard Medal for exceptional service
To be honored on June 6 marking Alumni Day
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Campus & Community
Garber announces new initiatives to fight antisemitism, anti-Israeli bias
Actions come as task force releases full report
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Campus & Community
Garber announces new steps to combat bias against Arabs, Muslims, and Palestinians
Moves come amid release of final report from Task Force on Combating Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias
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Work & Economy
Can Trump fire Fed chairman?
Law professor and former Fed Board member says it’s possible but likely market reaction should give pause
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Campus & Community
Pulse Survey finds strong sense of belonging and respect at Harvard
Gaps identified, particularly related to sharing opinions and forming relationships with people holding different views.
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Health
How halt in funding hurts efforts to ensure safety of patients in medical research
Stop-work order disrupts system that facilitates oversight of studies happening at multiple sites
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Arts & Culture
Discoveries on a musical path
From Benin to Cuba to the Americas, Yosvany Terry sees how tradition safeguards culture and identity
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Health
Weighing cure for sick kids against troubling ethical questions
Science Center talk outlines potential and risks of gene editing
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Science & Tech
Turns out, bonobos ‘talk’ a lot like humans
Researchers compile dictionary of vocalizations suggesting the animals use equivalent of word compounds, phrasings to communicate complex social situations
