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Campus & Community
Goodbye, blue blazers and rep ties
One of the last bastions of Ivy League style will be closing its Harvard Square men’s store.
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Science & Tech
Taking the brain apart to put it all together again
A new organ chip system from the Wyss Institute allows scientists to make new discoveries about the importance of blood vessels for our mental function.
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Campus & Community
A tailor-made mix
Rafael Gracioso Martins searched for a university that offered a part-time master’s degree with a mix of online and on-campus courses. He found it at the Harvard Extension School.
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Health
Cities, riders learning on fly as bike-sharing gains momentum
Harvard Chan School researcher Anne Lusk discusses the progress and potential of bike-sharing systems.
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Arts & Culture
Reflections on the ‘Queen of Soul’
Harvard faculty, others reflect on one of the great voices and artists of the 20th century, Aretha Franklin.
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Work & Economy
Problem-solving techniques take on new twist
When solving problems, both groups in which members never interacted and groups whose members constantly interacted provided expected results. The surprising outcome came from groups whose members collaborated intermittently.
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Science & Tech
What a difference a year of data science makes
After a successful first year, the Harvard Data Science Initiative puts its focus on five new research areas and four new fellows.
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Health
Research links air quality, air safety
Harvard Chan School researchers recruited 30 commercial airline pilots for a study exploring whether carbon dioxide levels affect cockpit performance.
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Campus & Community
Loss and grief ignited her desire to move forward
Cathy Payne chose to get a degree at the Harvard Extension School to honor the memories of loved ones.
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Science & Tech
New test helps ID those at risk for five deadly diseases
A Harvard research team developed an analysis to measure millions of small genetic variations and calculate the risk of developing five serious common diseases: coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, Type 2 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, or breast cancer.
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Arts & Culture
A ‘Passport’ to other lives, places, times
“Passports: Lives in Transition” uses expired passports, visas, and photographs to tell personal stories of global events.
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Science & Tech
Tracking rivers to read ancient glaciers
In a new study, Harvard researchers say they may be able to estimate how glaciers moved by examining how the weight of the ice sheet altered topography and led to changes in the course of rivers. The study is described in a paper published in Geology.
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Nation & World
Letter opposes possible EPA shift
Almost 100 faculty and leaders from Harvard and its affiliated teaching hospitals are asking the EPA in a letter to withdraw its proposal to increase “transparency” in the science that underlies regulations, saying the rule would harm human health.
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Science & Tech
Genetic barcodes trace cells back to single-cell origin
Harvard researchers have found that by using evolving genetic barcodes, the process of cell division in developing mice can be recorded, enabling the lineage of every cell to be traced back to its single-cell origin.
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Campus & Community
A model faculty
Departing FAS Dean Michael Smith’s investment in world-class scholars is paying big dividends, colleagues say.
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Campus & Community
A season for exploration
At the third annual Summer Explorations series at the Harvard Ed Portal, local students of all ages experienced programs that enriched learning, stimulated curiosity, and explored everything from storytelling to ceramics to bike riding.
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Campus & Community
Mother joins son at Harvard Extension
Pamela Lim came to Harvard Extension School to ensure her son — initially diagnosed with multiple learning disabilities and later found to be profoundly gifted — was comfortable. She walked away from the experience with her own degree as a master of liberal arts.
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Health
Evolution of cancer cell lines draws concern
Thought to be genetically stable and identical, cancer cell lines harbor significant levels of genetic variation, which may help explain why it can be hard to reproduce findings in cell line-based research.
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Arts & Culture
Second life for slave narrative
Harvard scholar Robin Bernstein hopes the archival work behind the recent publication of the slave narrative of Jane Clark will inspire other such projects.
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Campus & Community
Coursework, support, faculty worked for her
Extension School graduate credits A.L.M. degree with helping her landing a new job.
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Campus & Community
Drive behind pursuing concurrent degrees
Elorm Avakame chose to pursue a concurrent M.P.P./M.D. degree at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Medical School because “in Medical School, we are all training to be doctors, but here at the Kennedy School, people are training for so many different walks of life.”
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Science & Tech
Soft multifunctional robots get really small
A team of researchers has created a soft, animal-inspired robot that can safely be deployed in difficult-to-access environments, such as in delicate surgical procedures in the human body.
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Health
Seeking a culprit behind rise in colorectal cancer among younger adults
Kimmie Ng, a Dana-Farber physician-researcher, answers questions on possible factors driving an increase in colon cancer among young adults.
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Arts & Culture
Horror’s human side
Fiction writer and Briggs-Copeland lecturer Laura van den Berg talks about her new novel, “The Third Hotel.”
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Health
Pregnant women encouraged to eat cold-water fish
Pregnant women with the lowest plasma levels of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids — the kind found in fish oil — were at 10 times increased risk of early preterm birth as pregnant women with the highest levels.
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Arts & Culture
The deepest colors you’ll ever see
“I wanted to make the viewers feel they were transported to the bottom of the ocean,” says Lily Simonson about her exhibit “Painting the Deep,” on view at Harvard Museum of Natural History.
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Campus & Community
When is the price right?
Cuicui Chen, who received her Ph.D. in Public Policy, says her research underscores the importance of drawing upon accurate beliefs when making market-based decisions.
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Campus & Community
Growing up in Cleveland set Finch’s trajectory
Jay Finch attended a conference at the Harvard Kennedy School that brought undergraduate sophomores from diverse backgrounds to campus for a weekend introduction to graduate school in public service. The conference changed his path as a public servant.
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Health
Cystic fibrosis clues found in newly identified cell type
Researchers have found cells that appear to be the primary source of activity of the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis, a serious, multiorgan disease.
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Health
‘Alzheimer’s in a dish’ model provides some answers
A Harvard research team has now produced a system that includes neuroinflammation, the key biological response that leads to the death of brain cells and later produces cognitive impairment, which can result in dementia.
