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  • Campus & Community

    ‘If we’re not including trans people, we’re not really having conversations’

    Actress Laverne Cox, fashion designer Christian Siriano, and fashion blogger Nicolette Mason, talk with culture expert Jess Weiner at Harvard’s first gender equity summit.

    Laverne Cox speaks at a gender conference.
  • Science & Tech

    Tapping the collective mind

    Machine learning is an adaptive form of artificial intelligence that could allow physicians to use the collective wisdom of billions of medical decisions, patient cases, and outcomes to inform diagnosis and treatment.

    Illustration of abstract technology.
  • Campus & Community

    Harvard scientists receive Canada Gairdner Awards

    Two Harvard Medical School researchers, Vikram Patel and Timothy Springer, have received the prestigious Canada Gairdner Award for transformational work in the fields of biomedicine and global health.

  • Campus & Community

    Telling the untold stories

    Two Harvard graduate students host an event exploring the experiences of people who have returned to their countries of birth after having lived in the U.S. for many years.

    Illustration of globe overlaid with thumbprint and migration lines.
  • Nation & World

    None if by sea

    Radcliffe fellow and former director of advocacy and communications for Doctors Without Borders helped rescue 77,000 Mediterranean immigrants over four years — until politicians shut down the operation.

    MY Phoenix, a search and rescue ship and a Swedish coast guard ship rescue 450 people.
  • Arts & Culture

    Seeing beauty in the mundane

    Willie Cole brings his art to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study with “Willie Cole: Beauties.”

    Five Beauties Rising by Willie Cole.
  • Science & Tech

    A soft touch

    A new rubber computer combines the feel of a human hand with the thought process of a traditional computer, replacing the last hard components in soft robots. Now, soft robotics can travel where metals and electronics cannot — high-radiation disaster areas, outer space, and deep underwater — and turn invisible to the naked eye or…

    The toggle gripper holds a screwdriver.
  • Arts & Culture

    The aesthetic attitude to art

    Senior researcher at Project Zero and Boston College Professor of Psychology Ellen Winner’s latest book, “How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration,” is based on years of research both at Harvard and BC, and looks at art through psychological and philosophical lenses.

    Ellen Winner.
  • Campus & Community

    A new day for Adams House

    “Keep Adams House ‘weird’” was the message students, faculty deans, and staff residents delivered to architects as they planned work on the Harvard dorm, which is set for a “renewal” that will upgrade its amenities and improve its accessibility in three phases starting this summer.

    Artist's rendering of Adams House Westmorly Pool Theater.
  • Health

    Homeless, hopeless, and sick

    Humanitarian workers from around the globe will visit Harvard to discuss how best to treat the increasing number of diabetics among refugee populations. Symposium organizers talk about the problem and what they hope the symposium will accomplish.

    Sylvia Kehlenbrink (left) and Lindsay Jaacks.
  • Nation & World

    Street battle

    Former New York City transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, speaking at the Graduate School of Design, describes successful pedestrian-friendly efforts and offers advice to those seeking change.

    Janette Sadik-Khan speaks at Gund Hall.
  • Nation & World

    Recovering the truth of a ‘Lost Education’

    Was there an upside to segregation? At Harvard, Vanessa Siddle Walker, president-elect of the American Educational Research Association, said black educators secretly networked to instill high aspirations, and beat the system, before Brown v. Board of Education.

  • Campus & Community

    Harvard College admits 1,950 to Class of ’23

    The 1,950 high school students admitted to Harvard College’s Class of ’23 are diverse and show growing interest in community service. The school is offering generous grants to make going to the College more affordable.

    Autumn features of gates and the Barker Center.
  • Arts & Culture

    Strutting their stuff

    The student-run Identities Fashion Show embraces all types of bodies and backgrounds. But for its board members, it’s a lot of work and a yearlong commitment.

  • Campus & Community

    Listen up

    Cultural expert Jess Weiner will be part of “Harvard Hears You: The 2019 Summit for Gender Equity” on April 2. She spoke with the Gazette about the summit and its celebrity panel, the need for gender equity, and her work nudging advertisers in the right direction.

    Barbie Dolls showing different body shapes.
  • Campus & Community

    Two named to lead Overseers

    Michael Brown ’83, J.D. ’88, and Lesley Friedman Rosenthal ’86, J.D. ’89, chosen to head Harvard’s Board of Overseers.

    Michael Brown on left and Lesley Rosenthal
  • Nation & World

    A good look at bad romance

    A conference organized by Harvard graduate students explores the ethics of love and desire after #MeToo.

    Collage of Women's March protesters, "Susanna and the Elders" painting, Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris.
  • Arts & Culture

    Using humor to make the connection

    Before an Askwith Hall audience, stars from “Kim’s Convenience” and “Fresh Off the Boat” explored how the landscape is shifting for Asian stories, defying stereotype and allowing authentic identities.

    Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
  • Arts & Culture

    How much would you pay for a masterpiece?

    To get at exactly how the art market and the public drive up the cost of fine art, the Gazette spoke with some experts in the field.

    Two women wearing red berets inspect the shredded Banksy painting at the Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden.
  • Science & Tech

    Scientists are blown away by hurricane experiment’s results

    Three decades after scientists intentionally knocked down nearly 300 trees at Harvard Forest, nature is still surprising as experiments continue.

    Tower used to study data such as wind patterns at Harvard Forest.
  • Health

    DNA testing could save young lives through early intervention

    During her Radcliffe fellowship, pediatric oncologist Lisa Diller is studying the implications of genetic testing in newborns, and planning research that focuses on testing babies for gene changes associated with cancers known to strike the very young.

    Lisa Diller at her desk
  • Campus & Community

    Reaching new heights

    The Heights sits on the top floor of the Smith Campus Center, offering sweeping views and familiar favorites with a twist.

    Chefs, Vanessa Portiza Acosta, from left, Corrine Gaucherin and Luz Restrepo Rincon work on the line in the kitchen at The Heights
  • Campus & Community

    A distinct honor

    The Dean’s Distinction Awards mark a decade of staff recognition in FAS.

    A woman holds her toddler.
  • Science & Tech

    ‘Any patient with any disease’

    Developed through Harvard’s Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator, an innovative immune-silent stem cell technology could lead to novel cell therapies to treat “any patient with any disease.”

    Chad Cowen
  • Campus & Community

    Rethinking inclusion

    An interview with Anthony Jack, a professor at the Graduate School of Education, on his new book “The Privileged Poor,” about the struggles of disadvantaged students at elite schools.

    Anthony Jack portrait
  • Campus & Community

    Home and economics

    Talia Gillis, a Harvard graduate student is enrolled in two doctoral programs and raising newborn twins.

    Talia Gillis works out at Hemenway gym with personal trainer Joel Waithe.
  • Nation & World

    ‘A very, very dangerous moment in our country’s history’

    Author Daniel Ziblatt analyzes the worldwide movement toward autocracy and concludes American democracy is safe — for now.

    Daniel Ziblatt portrait
  • Arts & Culture

    Photos reveal nature’s wonder at Arnold Arboretum

    The elegance and rhythm of nature powerfully captured through photographer Chris Morgan’s lens is revealed at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.

    Red-tailed hawks on Norway spruce.
  • Campus & Community

    Demystifying the workplace

    Harvard welcomes Boston Public School students to speak to staff about their goals and gain perspective about college and career.

    Boston Latin Academy sophomore Nini Nguyen participates in the job shadow day at Harvard.