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Nation & World
Confronting the refugee crisis
A Harvard student follows her passion for the welfare of refugees back home to Germany after graduation, and Harvard researchers seek solutions to the European crisis.
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Health
Cervical cancer screening could be less frequent, start later
A Harvard Chan School study suggests that relaxing current U.S. guidelines could provide greater health benefits with less harm and for less money in women who are vaccinated against human papillomavirus.
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Nation & World
The fog of peace
Political anthropologist Jennifer Schirmer reacts to the rejection in a recent referendum of the Colombian peace she worked on for 14 years.
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Nation & World
Impact of the nation’s first black president
Scholars, practitioners, and activists at Harvard Kennedy School consider race and justice in the Obama era.
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Nation & World
Waiting for the storm to pass
Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, talked politics with Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf in a visit to the Kennedy School following a day of lab tours and meeting with students.
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Health
The knotty problem of bringing regenerative medicine to market
Leaders from the scientific and business world gathered at Harvard Business School on Oct. 6 to examine regenerative medicine’s scientific and commercial promise.
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Campus & Community
Community Football Day perfect, Crimson too
More than 1,000 residents of Allston-Brighton and Cambridge enjoyed a tailgate before watching the Crimson football team continue their perfect streak, all compliments of Harvard University.
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Campus & Community
Some advice for freshmen
A Harvard College sophomore tells freshmen what he knows, and ponders what he’s learned in the last year.
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Arts & Culture
Don’t think twice, it’s all right
Harvard scholars weigh in on Bob Dylan’s Nobel for literature
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Nation & World
Don’t trust that algorithm
Cathy O’Neil, Ph.D. ’99, talks about her new book “Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy” and the quiet dangers of big data.
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Nation & World
For GOP, days of chaos
New York Times op-ed writer Ross Douthat spoke with the Gazette about the state of the GOP ahead of a Harvard visit.
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Campus & Community
A student-driven performance space
Two undergraduates turned their idea for a new musical and performance space into reality at the Penthouse Café in the Radcliffe Quadrangle.
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Arts & Culture
Art of the self, but not just
Work by MacArthur genius Carrie Mae Weems is showcased in a new exhibit at the Cooper Gallery.
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Science & Tech
They ponder the universe
A Harvard research summer at CERN in Switzerland can lead to hard work, sightseeing, and, for some, a lifetime in physics.
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Nation & World
Tackling international problems
Harvard Global Institute announces second cycle of research grants to tackle international problems.
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Health
Toxic inequality
According to Harvard sociologist Robert Sampson’s theory of “ecology of toxic inequality,” higher lead levels in the blood are often directly tied to racial and ethnic segregation.
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Campus & Community
Kimmel steps up for Scholars at Risk
Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel will be joined by sports analyst Bill Simmons at a Boston fundraiser to support Harvard’s Scholars at Risk program.
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Nation & World
The refugee crisis in black and white
For his latest exhibit, Nieman Fellow and photojournalist Maciek Nabrdalik followed refugees over several weeks to document their harrowing journey through the Mediterranean and Europe.
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Nation & World
No letup for Nobel winner
Oliver Hart, the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in economic sciences, takes on an old question in a new paper — what should the goals of a public company be?
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Campus & Community
Harvard’s Oliver Hart wins Nobel in economics
Harvard Professor Oliver Hart was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his work on contracts theory.
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Campus & Community
Pharr honored by Japan Foundation
Susan J. Pharr has been given the Japan Foundation Award for her contribution to the study of the island nation and its international ties.
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Campus & Community
Black lives, in focus
The Hutchins Center honors eight medalists who have made a difference for African-Americans and for cultural understanding.
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Arts & Culture
Correcting ‘Hamilton’
Historian Annette Gordon-Reed outlined disparities between “Hamilton” the sensation and Hamilton the man in a student-sponsored talk.
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Nation & World
U.S. needs upgrade against cyber threats, commander says
The Kennedy School hosted Adm.Michael Rogers for a talk on both state and lone-actor cyber threats.
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Campus & Community
Juan Manuel Santos, Kennedy School alumnus and Nieman fellow, wins Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School, M.C./M.P.A. ’81, has been named the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced this morning.
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Arts & Culture
Koolhaas sees architecture as timid
Legendary Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas discusses the ideas and politics behind his latest projects during a presentation at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
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Health
Medical hope on horizon
Stem cell science is accelerating development of therapies for diabetes, ALS, other diseases, researchers tell HUBweek sessions.
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Science & Tech
Harvard strengthens ‘living laboratory’ to help mitigate climate impact
A reinvigorated “campus as a living laboratory” initiative includes two new, fully funded projects for that will tackle real-world challenges on campus or in the community, and lead to the practical application of emerging technologies or strategies regarding climate change.
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Campus & Community
Patrick Dewes Hanan, 87
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Oct. 4, 2016, the following Minute was placed upon the records. On April 26, 2014, Patrick Hanan passed away.…
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Campus & Community
Larry Dean Benson, 86
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Oct. 4, 2016, the following Minute was placed upon the records.