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Nation & World
Biggest loser in midterm election? The Supreme Court
At a Harvard event, veteran analysts sorted through various surprises of the midterm election
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Science & Tech
New generation of quantum realm explorers
This semester, 11 students have been settling in as the first-ever cohort in the Harvard quantum science and engineering program.
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Nation & World
How inflation act may help rescue greenhouse-gas goals of repealed Clean Power Plan
In the wake of the demise of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, the Inflation Reduction Act may hold the seeds of its success.
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Nation & World
Heading South in search of the real heart of America
Imani Perry returns to Alabama to interview Angela Davis, another daughter of Birmingham, in excerpt from new book
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Health
Knowing what the doctor knows
Tom Delbanco explains why he supports giving patients greater access to records
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Nation & World
Saying their names
Scholars involved in Legacy of Slavery Initiative discuss findings, remind that each of enslaved was “real person … with dreams, with pain.”
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Campus & Community
Sara Bleich named vice provost for special projects
“Uniquely suited” public health professor Sara Bleich will guide Legacy of Slavery initiatives in her new role.
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Science & Tech
New England forests, new strategies can offset most regional emissions over 30 years, report says
Study looks at how forests in New England can be better utilized in the fight against climate change.
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Nation & World
Let’s fix how we fix the Constitution
Sanford Levinson on the ‘enduring dysfunctionality’ of Article V
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Arts & Culture
Book as tree, inside and out
A Pittsburgh artist who seeks to honor authors has transcribed Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Overstory” onto a scroll reminiscent of a redwood tree’s 160-foot cross section. It’s on display through January at the Arnold Arboretum.
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Campus & Community
Six from Harvard named Rhodes Scholars
Students plan research in fields ranging from computer science to international health as part of class of 32 Americans.
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Campus & Community
Williams to step down as dean of Harvard Chan School
Epidemiologist Michelle Williams will return to teaching and research after a dozen years of innovative collaborations and meeting public health challenges.
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Nation & World
November surprise
Most political reporters and pundits agree that the results from Tuesday’s midterm elections have been a surprise.
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Science & Tech
The myth of the ‘math person’
Anxiety illuminated by author and Radcliffe grad Sheila Tobias resonates with students, teachers almost 50 years later.
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Campus & Community
Vets re-up, this time for rugby
Often older, with more, different life experience, former service members find close, familiar connections on different field of battle.
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Science & Tech
What’s the dog doing now?
Students in the class examine a range of dog behaviors, how they evolved, and how they relate to human behavior.
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Science & Tech
Applying cloud computing to major global problems
New alliance between Harvard Data Science Initiative and Amazon Web Services set to transform how faculty use data to solve the world’s biggest problems.
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Campus & Community
New faculty: Christina Maranci
Christina Maranci is the first person of Armenian descent to hold the position of Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies.
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Nation & World
Mapping out a better society with focus on inclusion, environment
New research looks at intergenerational tensions, Gen Z as coming change agents.
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Nation & World
Let the House grow!
A better Electoral College requires a Congress as elastic and flexible as the drafters of the Constitution intended, says Danielle Allen
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Health
Alcohol, sleep, and politics
A new BIDMC study suggests that divisive political events like elections can negatively affect one’s sleep and emotional well-being.
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Nation & World
Baker blames social media, political operatives, press for fueling divisiveness
Republican Charlie Baker, who closes out his eight years as the governor of Massachusetts in January, discussed governing in a democracy and the duties of citizenship in this year’s Edwin L. Godkin Lecture at Harvard Kennedy School.
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Nation & World
Where are we going, America?
Days before the midterms, we sat down with three scholars for a conversation about U.S. democracy. The mood was anxious.
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Health
New AI tool can predict melanoma recurrence
A new AI tool may help clinicians determine which early stage melanoma patients would likely benefit from aggressive treatment even at the onset of the disease.
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Campus & Community
‘Believe it’
This may be Carrie Moore’s first time in the top job of a program, but the new and inaugural Kathy Delaney-Smith Head Coach for Harvard Women’s Basketball has a long resume.
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Work & Economy
When agreeing to disagree is a good beginning
Experts in negotiation at a Harvard alumni event say productive conflict starts with honest, opening listening.
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Science & Tech
How to spot a gerrymandered district? Compare it to fair ones.
Harvard team’s tool maps out thousands of nonpartisan options, simulates outcomes, holds up results to those of proposed plans.
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Campus & Community
Start-the-day rite
To start the day right or wind down in peace, many of us rely on rituals, whether physical or spiritual. Here are four rituals that carry us through.
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Campus & Community
Sally Falk Moore, 97
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 1, 2022, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Sally Falk Moore was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Campus & Community
Ezra Feivel Vogel, 90
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 1, 2022, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Ezra Feivel Vogel was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.