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Arts & Culture
400 years later, a moment ripe for ‘Othello’
Professor Stephen Greenblatt sits down with Bill Rauch ’84, director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, to discuss a new production of “Othello” now at the A.R.T.
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Science & Tech
Workshops explore data and computational science
Two Harvard events on data and computational science showcase the breadth of data experts and help meet the demand for training in the field.
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Health
Financial stress linked to heart disease risk among African-Americans
In a new study, researchers found that African-Americans who experienced moderate to high financial stress had an increased risk of developing heart disease compared with those who did not report such stress.
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Campus & Community
For Harvard hoops, an off-court education
Harvard’s men’s basketball team takes advantage of a day off in Atlanta, meets former president Jimmy Carter, and tours Civil Rights sites.
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Campus & Community
Theda Skocpol, superfan
Theda Skocpol, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard, is passionate about comparative and American politics and social policy. For close to two decades, her second passion has been football.
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Science & Tech
A growing role as a living lab
Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum is a critical destination for researchers such as Andrew Groover, who finds every species he needs within its 281 acres.
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Health
Patients and doctors see the upside to virtual video visits
Study finds virtual video visits, one form of telehealth visit used at MGH, can successfully replace office visits for many patients without compromising the quality of care and communication.
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Campus & Community
Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility releases report
The 2018 Annual Report of the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility has been released. New topics addressed included digital media content management and fair tax policy.
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Arts & Culture
Religious relevance found in works of a dedicated atheist
Scholar Stephanie Paulsell discusses her forthcoming book, “Religion around Virginia Woolf,” in which she explores religious elements in the work of one of literature’s most noted atheists.
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Campus & Community
A new vision for Houghton Library
Renovation of Harvard’s rare books library will improve research and teaching facilities, expand exhibition spaces, and improve accessibility.
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Health
ZIP code or genetic code?
In the largest study of U.S. twins to date, researchers use insurance records to tease out the effects of genes and the environment in 560 diseases.
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Nation & World
Whither that wall
Weeks into a federal government shutdown over the president’s request for money to build a border wall to keep out migrants coming from Central America and Mexico, Harvard analysts discuss the practical, legal, and historical implications of Donald Trump’s possible move to declare a national emergency to bypass congressional opposition.
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Work & Economy
Researcher finds Coke’s fingerprints on health policy in China
Coca-Cola worked through the Chinese branch of a U.S.-based nonprofit to influence anti-obesity measures in China, according to new research by Harvard Professor Susan Greenhalgh.
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Campus & Community
Candidates announced
This spring, alumni can vote for a new group of Harvard Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) elected directors.
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Science & Tech
Perspectives on gene editing
Harvard researchers, others share their views on key issues in the field
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Campus & Community
Three earn international Rhodes Scholarships
Three international Harvard College students have won Rhodes Scholarships to attend Oxford in the fall.
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Nation & World
Slavery alongside Christianity
A student-mounted exhibition probes the ties and tensions between slavery and Christianity during centuries of American bondage.
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Nation & World
Paving the way for self-driving cars
Two efforts at Harvard are helping state and city officials in Boston and around the nation frame their early policy thinking around autonomous vehicles.
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Health
People with Down syndrome never stop learning
A new study from MassGeneral Hospital for Children looks at how people with Down syndrome continue to learn.
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Health
12-step guide to keeping those resolutions
Figure out what resolutions fit your lifestyle and then make them happen with some expert advice.
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Campus & Community
Breakthrough science recognized
A series of studies conducted by Alexander Schier, the Leo Erikson Life Sciences Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and members of his lab including Jeff Farrell, Yiqun Wang, Bushra Raj, and James Gagnon, and additional work of collaborators from Harvard Medical School, has been featured as the “2018 Breakthrough of the Year” by Science…
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Science & Tech
Stepping inside a dead star
An astronomical team uses detailed data to create a virtual reality experience of being inside an exploded star.
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Campus & Community
Harvard Gazette’s top stories of 2018
Celebration, exploration, reflection, and insight from the University and beyond. We look back at some reader favorites.
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Campus & Community
Ten from Harvard named AAAS Fellows
Ten Harvard faculty members are among the 416 scientists who have been named American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.
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Campus & Community
An invitation to sound off
An initiative to increase awareness of inclusion and belonging got its kickoff in late November, when the #consciousharvard sounding board spent a week at the Smith Center in the first of a series of planned events.
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Science & Tech
Robots with sticky feet can go where humans can’t
Researchers have created a micro-robot whose electroadhesive foot pads allow it to climb on vertical and upside-down conductive surfaces, such as the inside walls of a jet engine. Groups of micro-robots could one day be used to inspect complicated machinery and detect safety issues sooner, while reducing maintenance costs.
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Health
Study sees little danger from ondansetron during first trimester of pregnancy
A new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital finds that pregnant women taking the common anti-nausea medication ondansetron during the first trimester have no increased risk of cardiac malformations and only a slight increased risk of oral clefts.
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Health
Teen vaping rising fast, research says
Amid studies showing e-cigarette use rising rapidly among teens, public health officials who recognize the devices’ potential to reduce health hazards discuss the need to tailor their message to keep the devices out of the hands of the young, according to the head of Harvard’s Center for Global Tobacco Control.
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Nation & World
A trip to self-discovery in South’s troubled past
On a spring break trip sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association, two College students learn a lesson in common humanity.
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Health
Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics linked to resistance
New Harvard Chan School study supports claims that antibiotic resistance in the U.S. is linked more closely to the widespread use of these drugs than to their heavy use among a small fraction of the population.
