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Nation & World
Lies we can’t live without
NYU philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah will draw from his new book, “The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity,” when he visits Harvard Medical School to deliver the 2018 George W. Gay Lecture.
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Nation & World
The view from inside Facebook
Monika Bickert, the head of global policy management for Facebook, discussed the social media giant’s policies and evolution with Harvard’s Jonathan Zittrain.
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Campus & Community
New Marshall scholars gaze ahead
Four Harvard seniors, among the students selected this week as Marshall scholars, ponder their future. Their scholarships pay for two years of advanced study at a college or university of their choice in the United Kingdom.
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Nation & World
Getting from no nuclear to slow nuclear
Environmental fellow Michael Ford and climate scientist Daniel Schrag say that improved nuclear power could play an important role in U.S. energy production midcentury and beyond.
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Campus & Community
New faculty: Teju Cole
Teju Cole, author of “Open City” and “Every Day Is for the Thief,” will teach creative writing as the first Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice.
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Campus & Community
Four Harvard seniors headed to UK
Four Harvard seniors have been awarded Marshall Scholarships to cover two years of postgraduate studies in the U.K.
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Campus & Community
Finding perspective in the unexpected
Midyear graduates share lessons learned, both at Harvard and during time away.
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Science & Tech
Reading teeth
By examining the teeth of Neanderthal infants, a team of researchers was able to glean insight into nursing and weaning behavior as well as winter and summer cycles. The study even found evidence that the Neanderthals had been exposed to lead — the earliest such exposure ever recorded in any human ancestor.
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Campus & Community
A model of efficiency
Renovation complete, HouseZero opens as an office space with an ambitious goal: to produce more energy than it uses over its lifetime. It’s also a research tool for the Harvard Center for Green Building and Cities.
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Science & Tech
How mammals grew diverse
Using a detailed, musculoskeletal model of an echidna forelimb, Harvard scientists are not only shedding light on how the little-studied echidna’s forelimbs work, but also opening a window into understanding how extinct mammals might have used those limbs.
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Science & Tech
Shining a light on quantum bits
A Ph.D. student working in the lab of Professor Mikhail Lukin, co-director of the Quantum Science and Engineering Initiative, has demonstrated a method for engineering an interaction between two qubits using photons.
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Work & Economy
From Harvard to the IMF
The International Monetary Fund’s new chief economist, Harvard’s John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and of Economics Gita Gopinath, reflects on the tough tasks ahead.
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Arts & Culture
Journalist, novelist, witness
Geraldine Brooks discussed her work as a war correspondent and her Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction during a visit to Houghton Library sponsored by the Harvard Review.
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Work & Economy
Lurking in your favorite song, the law
Professor and author Derek Miller discusses the origins and history of copyright law and the goals of the Music Modernization Act.
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Health
Zeroing in on long-term weight loss
The types of calories consumed may influence how likely you are to keep that weight off for the long term, according to a Harvard study.
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Science & Tech
Picturing early Mars
Professor Robin Wordsworth explains why the just-announced landing site for the 2020 Mars rover mission has a lot to offer SEAS researchers.
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Science & Tech
Yeasts get a boost from solar power
Harvard researchers have started to combine bacteria with semiconductor technology that, similar to solar panels on a roof, harvests energy from light and, when coupled to the microbes’ surface, boosts their biosynthetic potential.
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Campus & Community
Harvard forms subsidiary to advance Enterprise Research Campus
Harvard has announced the formation of a new subsidiary, headed by HBS Dean Nitin Nohria and former Massport CEO Thomas Glynn, to begin development of its Enterprise Research Campus in Allston.
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Campus & Community
Christopher Stubbs named dean of science
Christopher Stubbs, the Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics and of Astronomy, has been appointed dean of science by FAS Dean Claudine Gay.
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Nation & World
John Kerry, still in the game
During a visit to Harvard, former Secretary of State John Kerry encourages students to do more than show up to vote: to take action.
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Nation & World
Reflections of an envoy
During a Harvard visit, Caroline Kennedy recalls her years as ambassador to Japan, including President Obama’s trip to Hiroshima.
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Health
The difference a year makes
A Harvard study has found that children born in August in states with a Sept. 1 cutoff birth date for school enrollment have a 30 percent higher risk for ADHD diagnosis than peers born in September, which may reflect overdiagnosis.
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Campus & Community
A day in the life
Ana Osorio is a custodian working at Harvard Business School, where she is in charge of cleaning the common spaces at McArthur Hall, which provides residence and learning spaces for visiting business leaders from around the world. A reporter follows her through her day.
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Campus & Community
Catching up with the Class of ’48
Photo gallery profiles six Harvard alumni over 90 who show no sign of slowing down.
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Science & Tech
Cultivating a wider role for women scientists
A tiny seed has already changed the careers of the Arnold Arboretum’s Tiffany Enzenbacher and Kea Woodruff, and it may one day bear fruit in an example of flora rescued from extinction— and a growing space for women in science.
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Health
A major test for dietary supplements
Medical School professor and VITAL lead researcher JoAnn Manson details results from a large probe of vitamin D and omega-3 as possible disease fighters.
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Arts & Culture
Taking it all personally
Now through Dec. 30 at Harvard’s Carpenter Center for Visual Arts, a series of photos shines a light on the America that author and social critic James Baldwin was responding to with his words. “Time is Now: Photography and Social Change in James Baldwin’s America” tracks the social unrest that drove his writing and reflect…
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Campus & Community
Learning while leading at Harvard Law Review
Michael Thomas Jr. is the third African-American man elected president of the Harvard Law Review. Barack Obama was the first.
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Arts & Culture
Celebrating a decade of musical theater
The American Repertory Theater’s production of “ExtraOrdinary” samples a decade of musicals while tapping into performers’ stories.
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Nation & World
The machinery to drive ed reform
In an interview, Harvard’s Paul Reville explains the goals of an upcoming conference that invites mayors, school officials, and community leaders to discuss how to drive meaningful educational reform.
