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Health
When science meets mindfulness
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School are examining how mindfulness meditation may change the brain in depressed patients.
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Arts & Culture
Unearthing the secrets of the Aztecs
Prominent Mexican archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma on April 10 will deliver the first lecture on campus in the series that bears his name and honors his contributions to archaeology.
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Nation & World
Nassar accuser opts for justice, forgiveness
Faith helped former gymnast surmount abuse by sports physician Larry Nassar, she tells Harvard audience.
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Nation & World
Getting to the why of British India’s bloody Partition
Harvard’s South Asia Institute is examining the history and ramifications of the violent Partition of British India in 1947 into what would eventually become India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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Campus & Community
Harvard’s hand across the bridge to citizenship
At the annual Citizenship Celebration Dinner, Harvard welcomed its newest Americans.
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Campus & Community
FAS stars honored with Dean’s Distinction Awards
Four teams and 61 employees from across FAS were honored at the annual Dean’s Distinction Awards ceremony.
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Nation & World
The shadowy dealings of global finance
A Nieman Fellow recounts how he and his reporting partner broke the Panama Papers international finance scandal two years ago.
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Science & Tech
Before cancer kills, it cheats
Evolutionary biologist Athena Aktipis of Arizona State University delivered a lecture titled “Why Cancer is Everywhere” at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
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Nation & World
Justice for the slain in Bolivia
A federal jury found the former president of Bolivia and his defense minister responsible for extrajudicial killings carried out by Bolivian military forces in 2003. Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic was part of the legal team representing eight victims’ relatives.
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Campus & Community
Students provide tax help
Harvard Law School students are volunteering their time to provide tax help to the community at the Cambridge Public Library.
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Arts & Culture
A boozy writer who crossed out the adjective
Harvard grad Leslie Jamison on her new book, “The Recovering.”
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Campus & Community
Making a difference 101
A gift from Jorge Paulo Lemann ’61 will support the creation of new curricular offerings and expanding current courses that focus on innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Health
Treating inflammatory arthritis with hydrogel
To better manage inflammatory arthritis, bioengineers and physicians have developed a delivery system for getting anti-inflammatory therapies to the sites where they are needed most.
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Campus & Community
Jurij Striedter, 80
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Jurij Striedter, Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Professor of Comparative Literature, was placed upon the records. Professor Striedter was a leading scholar of Russian literature.
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Campus & Community
I. Bernard Cohen, 89
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late I. Bernard Cohen, Victor S. Thomas Professor of the History of Science Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Cohen led the professionalization of the history of science and established the flagship department at Harvard.
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Nation & World
Losing King: Shock, sorrow, anger, and a voice time hasn’t silenced
Harvard scholars reflect on the life, death, and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years after his assassination in Memphis, Tenn.
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Campus & Community
Four scholars win Arts and Sciences Professorships
Catherine Dulac, Jennifer Lewis, Louis Menand, and Mary C. Waters have been appointed to prestigious, five-year chairs at Harvard.
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Arts & Culture
A different side of van Gogh
The 1890 Vincent van Gogh work “Snow-Covered Field with a Harrow (after Millet)” is currently on loan to Harvard Art Museums.
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Arts & Culture
Seeing the forest through the trees
James Reis’ exhibit of photos of the Arnold Arboretum is on display there through May 6.
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Campus & Community
People everywhere are on the move
Famed activist Angela Davis was guest speaker at a Harvard Art Museums event co-sponsored by the DACA Seminar.
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Arts & Culture
Lin-Manuel Miranda: ‘Bring all of yourself into a room’
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the hit musical “Hamilton,” spoke at Harvard Kennedy School about Latino identity and activism.
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Health
Probing the sleep-deprived brain
Nora D. Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, spoke at Radcliffe on the harmful effects of sleep deprivation.
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Science & Tech
Radcliffe’s ‘jellyfish guy’ follows the light
Seeking new biomedical tools and treatments, marine biologist David Gruber plumbs the potential of an oceanic enigma.
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Science & Tech
A ‘moon shot’ to protect Earth’s species
Biologist E.O. Wilson suggests conserving half of the Earth to save species. He and former National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis discuss how to do that.
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Campus & Community
Harvard senior awarded Churchill Scholarship
Vikram Sundar ’18 was awarded a Churchill Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge in the fall.
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Nation & World
Law students help to mend Puerto Rico
A group of Harvard Law School students traveled to Puerto Rico over spring break to offer legal aid to local residents, who are still struggling to get disaster relief from the federal government, six months after Hurricane Maria.
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Nation & World
Off-field experiences sharpen NFL players’ criminal justice focus
Current and former NFL players took part in a Harvard Law School discussion on criminal justice reform.
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Campus & Community
1,962 admitted to Class of ’22
Harvard College has admitted 1,962 to the Class of ’22, out of a record applicant pool of 42,749.
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Health
Expert advice for reducing obesity: Take the blame out of it
Fatima Cody Stanford, a leading expert on obesity, is exploring the impact of behavioral and environmental factors in the complex processes of weight regulation.