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Arts & Culture
Creation of ‘genre-defying, sort-of-uncategorizable’ books
Writer Geoff Dyer talks with Maya Jasanoff about history, memory, and life on the USS George H.W. Bush with 5,000 new friends
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Work & Economy
We’ll gather together — even though everything seems so much more expensive
Economists explain why Americans feel inflation, economy are much, much worse than they actually are
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Campus & Community
Front of mind for Michael Pollan: psychedelics
Author with an experimental side says new generation of researchers will inform medicinal, religious, recreational use
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Science & Tech
What shapes your dog’s personality
Neuroscientist finds skills, temperament influenced by brain differences across breeds
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Campus & Community
Jenny Hoffman sets world record through tears and traffic, falls and fertilizer
Physics professor runs across U.S. in 47 days, 12 hours, 35 minutes
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Work & Economy
‘Glass ceiling’ is problem, but so are ‘broken rungs’
New report examines myths hampering advancement of women in workplace, actual barriers, and possible solutions
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Health
Smart trackers may predict health risks in older adults
Researchers find wearable devices detect circadian disturbances associated with age-related decline
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Campus & Community
‘I got very lightheaded because it was just so surreal’
10 seniors win Rhodes Scholarships, plan to work on neuroscience and climate change, reproductive legislation and international medicine
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Arts & Culture
A case for the ‘beautiful, troubling’ complexity of art
Philosopher Quinn White sees a big flaw in common response to creative work
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Arts & Culture
Exploring dimensions of Asian American pop culture
New Harvard course looks at representation in film, TV, music, food
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Science & Tech
Insight into evolution of cooperation
Bonobos, one of our closest living animal relatives, show humanlike ability to work together outside social borders in new study
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Nation & World
Someone stole Karestan Koenen’s future. She took it back.
Trauma expert speaks from brutal experience
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Science & Tech
Why are hybrid animals sterile?
Study of crossbred butterflies suggests multiple genes involved
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Campus & Community
City approves new home for A.R.T. in Allston
Project includes large residential building for Harvard affiliates, will add to vibrancy of emerging hub of creativity, innovation
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Health
‘When you’re with a patient … their suffering counts more than your suffering’
Symposium honoring late global health pioneer Paul Farmer reflects on achievements, purpose, influence of Haiti
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Campus & Community
Committee to review request to dename Winthrop House
Inquiry led by Professor Sean Kelly will report findings to Gay, Hoekstra
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Science & Tech
From a plant-free place, clues about how to help plants survive as planet warms
Data from salt flats suggest dry soil is worse than rising temperature
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Arts & Culture
An honor named for her best friend and mentor
Ruby Bridges receives Robert Coles Call of Service award for work educating others about tolerance
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Science & Tech
Nobel-winning physicist, artist illustrate universe’s ‘warped side’
New book seeks to demystify complex science from black holes to time travel
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Nation & World
How big a deal is meeting between Biden, Xi? Pretty big
Longtime China watcher Tony Saich says two nations want to stabilize ties a bit amid troubling levels of tension
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Campus & Community
Stepping toward justice
Repair & Responsibility conference brings together Native, University leaders to advance conversation
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Health
‘There’s no treatment if you don’t know what you’re treating’
Network of medical detectives solves genomic mystery of boy plagued by series of life-threatening, seemingly disparate ills
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Campus & Community
Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery launches first grant program
Seeks proposals from community, Harvard that will address systemic inequities
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Health
U.S. men die nearly six years before women, reflecting largest gap since 1996
Analysis finds COVID-19 and ‘deaths of despair’ behind trend that has been growing since 2010
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Arts & Culture
How to translate a Nobel-winning author (and 700-page sentence)
Damion Searls — English ‘gateway’ for Jon Fosse and other writers — discusses Harvard roots, elevating new voices, and his multilingual ‘Matrix’ moment
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Campus & Community
10 from Harvard named Rhodes Scholars
Nine U.S. recipients, one international; areas of study include higher education, philosophy, neuroscience
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Science & Tech
Screech owl wisdom
‘Alfie and Me’ ecologist on what he learned as he bonded with bird
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Nation
Chan School study plays key role in successful suit against airline uniform maker
Hundreds of flight attendants argued wearing formaldehyde-treated gear triggered health issues
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Arts & Culture
‘Still caught in a system that makes us smaller than we could be’
Tracy K. Smith explores America’s past, present challenges, hopes in new book
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Campus & Community
A minority within a minority — women vets at College
They come from different backgrounds, but all agree on need to put themselves out there and hang in
