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Health
Hope for breast cancer patients, but with a cruel caveat
A new target for an old antibiotic is rooted in a decades-long effort to unlock the secrets of a lethal childhood disease.
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Campus & Community
Feeling at home at Mather House
How one Harvard House has kept residential life humming during pandemic.
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Nation & World
What would be signs protests in Russia are making a difference?
Kennedy School expert counts them off: large-scale rallies, staying power of opposition, shift in views of key individuals.
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Nation & World
Russia’s punishment is a global event
A Harvard panel on the Russia-Ukraine conflict included predictions of dramatic ripple effects as sanctions, corporate action take hold.
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Work & Economy
No panic in Furman’s reaction to inflation data, but plenty of uncertainty
Jason Furman explains the state of the economy and what consumers can expect during the next few months.
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Campus & Community
Housing Day is back in the house
After a two-year COVID hiatus, upperclass students return to the Yard to welcome first-years to their future homes.
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Work & Economy
Surprised by corporate reaction against Russia?
Oliver Hart discusses the swift response from corporations to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Health
‘Endemic’ is not an exit
Harvard’s William Hanage, an epidemiologist and associate professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, outlines what an endemic SARS-CoV-2 might look like.
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Nation & World
Lessons of educator’s life
Brandon Foster hopes his journey from juvenile justice system to pursuit of doctoral degree in education leadership inspires struggling students.
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Campus & Community
Taking best of innovations, lessons of pandemic education
Task force releases report on how Harvard can create more engaging, equitable learning experiences.
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Campus & Community
Former poet laureate, Pulitzer winner featured speaker for Harvard Alumni Day
A two-term U.S. Poet Laureate who has used poetry to bridge differences and build community, Tracy K. Smith ’94 will be the featured speaker for Harvard Alumni Day.
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Science & Tech
Oh, if I could talk to the aliens
Harvard astrophysicist and psychologist explore the possibility of life beyond our solar system and what to do should aliens arrive on Earth ready to engage.
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Nation & World
Harvard doctor assessing refugees in Poland sees deep psychological wounds
Ukrainians fear for safety of family members as health workers and humanitarian groups provide maternal, pediatric care and treatment for illnesses.
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Science & Tech
With a tip of hat to Stephen Jay Gould
Research done at Harvard unveils only the second “weird wonder” fossilized Opabinia, first popularized by the late evolutionary biologist.
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Nation & World
Putin’s iron fist vs. Zelensky’s moral clarity
Historian Nancy Koehn, author of “Forged in Crisis,” compares wartime presidents and broader messages their leadership styles send.
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Nation & World
Russian attack, takeover of Ukraine plant ramps up nuclear threat
Former U.S. intelligence officer and nuclear counterterrorism expert provides an intelligence view of Russia’s attack and seizure of Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant last Friday.
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Science & Tech
Those birds that crashed and died? It wasn’t fumes.
After internet theorists react to viral video, Harvard researchers answer with science.
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Arts & Culture
Mira Nair comes full circle with donation of archive
The acquisition represents a key step in Schlesinger Library’s efforts to capture a broad range of women’s voices and perspectives.
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Nation & World
Will China’s support for Russia hold as condemnation over Ukraine grows?
In talk Thursday, HKS China expert Anthony Saich and Alexandra Vacroux, executive director of the Davis Center for Russian and East Asian Studies, assess the ways Russia’s war on Ukraine could shape China’s ambitions for Taiwan.
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Campus & Community
Undaunted on pitch, and off
Harvard rugby star Cassidy Bargell hopes sharing her story will ease the angst of others with medical conditions.
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Nation & World
It’s going to get worse before it gets better in Ukraine
A panel of scholars offered their military, historical, and intelligence perspectives on the rapidly evolving Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Campus & Community
For students with loved ones in war zone, frayed nerves and proud hearts
Inspired and informed by friends and family members, Harvard students with ties to Ukraine have rallied campus support for communities under attack.
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Health
New genetic insights on common cause of heart attack in younger women
Disruptive variants in genes involved in the production of collagen are implicated in spontaneous coronary artery dissection, a major cause of heart attacks in women under 50.
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Campus & Community
Stephen Williams, 90
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on March 1, 2022, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Stephen Williams, Peabody Professor of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Williams was an expert in the archaeology of the southeastern United States.
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Nation & World
Why peace in Ukraine isn’t likely soon
At a Harvard panel, experts examined the historical roots of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and assessed where the situation stands.
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Nation & World
Link between Ukraine fighting, fossil fuels
German activists say shifting to renewable energy sources could produce environmental, peace dividends.
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Arts & Culture
We are Ocean
Innovative A.R.T show aims to make clear that land, sea, air, and people form kind of community.
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Health
Does nerve damage contribute to long COVID symptoms?
Researchers have learned that nerve damage experienced by some long COVID patients may be caused by infection-triggered immune dysfunction, which is potentially treatable.
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Nation & World
What’s it take to be astronaut?
NASA picks emergency-room doctor, researcher, Afghanistan vet pilot, triathlete Anil Menon ’99 for mission training.
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Campus & Community
Starting up University’s new climate, sustainability efforts
Faculty advisory panel members offer progress report on their efforts, along with those of new vice provost Jim Stock.
