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  • Health

    Linking ‘natural mutants’ and evolution

    Researchers uncovered a variety of features in the genomes of five species of African cichlid fish that enabled them to thrive in new habitats and ecological niches. The findings from these “natural mutants” shed new light on the molecular process of evolution in all vertebrate species.

  • Campus & Community

    Changes to Harvard health care

    In a question-and-answer session, four members of Harvard’s benefits committee explain changes to the University’s health care plans for next year.

  • Health

    Three decades of treating trauma

    For 30 years, the Victims of Violence program at Harvard-affiliated Cambridge Health Alliance has been a force in trauma care.

  • Campus & Community

    Patrick Dewes Hanan, 87, pioneer in Chinese vernacular fiction

    Patrick Dewes Hanan came to Harvard University in 1968. He served with distinction as chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and as director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute. He passed away at 87.

  • Campus & Community

    A symphony of diversity

    Harvard President Drew Faust delivered a brief address to open the daily ritual of Morning Prayers at Memorial Church, a brief service of prayers, an address, and music. Faust called the University’s diverse community a “Harvard symphony.”

  • Campus & Community

    Gaining traction

    One year into his tenure, Dean James Ryan of the Harvard Graduate School of Education is setting a course for the future.

  • Science & Tech

    Magnetic attraction

    Harvard scientists have developed a system for using magnetic levitation technology to manipulate nonmagnetic materials, potentially enabling manufacturing with materials that are too fragile for traditional methods.

  • Health

    From chance meeting, a chance to save lives

    Harvard scientists have developed a new test for sickle cell disease that provides results in just 12 minutes and costs as little as 50 cents — far faster and cheaper than other tests.

  • Campus & Community

    Hidden Spaces: Secret garden

    Walking into the Yard from Massachusetts Avenue, keeping Wigglesworth to the right, visitors come to a wrought-iron fence with a gate. Here, tucked behind Lamont Library, lies a little treasure called Dudley Garden.

  • Health

    Forces of isolation

    Research led by a Harvard biologist demonstrated a method for measuring the strength of selection in favor of reproductive isolation.

  • Nation & World

    U.S. unprepared for housing needs of aging population

    America’s older population is experiencing unprecedented growth, but the country is not prepared to meet the housing needs of this aging group, concludes a new report released today by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and the AARP Foundation.

  • Campus & Community

    Freshmen urged forward

    The Class of 2018 gathered at Freshman Convocation to hear from University leaders on the challenges and opportunities ahead.

  • Health

    U.S. diet shows modest improvement

    Dietary quality in the United States has improved steadily in recent years, but overall dietary quality remains poor and disparities continue to widen among socioeconomic and racial/ethnic groups, according to a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health.

  • Campus & Community

    Why religious studies matter

    At the Harvard Divinity School’s Convocation, speaker emphasizes the importance of faith in a troubled world.

  • Campus & Community

    Accolade for Stone Hall

    Revitalized Stone Hall wins platinum level LEED certification. The project was also honored by the Cambridge Historical Commission as part of its annual Preservation Awards Program for the extraordinary efforts undertaken to conserve and protect Cambridge’s historic architecture.

  • Campus & Community

    Diversity dialogue

    Panelists discuss how to make inclusion a central part of workplace culture.

  • Health

    Ebola genomes sequenced

    A team of researchers from the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and elsewhere has sequenced and analyzed dozens of Ebola virus genomes in the present outbreak. Their findings could have important implications for rapid field diagnostic tests.

  • Campus & Community

    FAS seeks community input

    The Gazette recently sat down with Professor Alison Johnson to discuss her committee, which is charged with examining issues of sexual misconduct and other forms of gender discrimination for Harvard College and the rest of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

  • Campus & Community

    Goodbye parents, hello Yard!

    Parents’ emotions range from joy to wistfulness as Harvard students part from them to begin the new school year.

  • Health

    Erasing traumatic memories

    Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital are reporting that xenon gas, used in humans for anesthesia and diagnostic imaging, has the potential to be a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other memory-related disorders

  • Health

    Of books, trees, and knowledge

    In the Hunnewell Building is the Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library, whose books, papers, and photographs ― stored near living collections of many of the same plants they describe ― draw scholars from around the world.

  • Arts & Culture

    Lost voices of 1953

    Harvard’s Woodberry Poetry Room uncovered forgotten audio from a 1953 conference on the novel, including the confident voice of the newly famous Ralph Ellison.

  • Campus & Community

    Goldie takes new post

    Sue J. Goldie, the founding faculty director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, will become director of the new Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University, and special adviser to the provost on global health education and learning.

  • Campus & Community

    Composting program grows in the Yard

    To create a more sustainable campus, the College will implement composting in all freshman dormitories.

  • Campus & Community

    Settling in

    The members of Harvard’s Class of 2018 arrive and move into their dorms, where they are welcomed by University leaders.

  • Campus & Community

    Engage, enjoy, get centered

    As freshmen move into dorms in and around the Yard, fellow students, faculty, and administrators offer tips on how best to adjust to the Harvard experience, from maintaining basic wellness to exploring the vast resources Harvard has to offer.

  • Nation & World

    The fumbles in Ferguson

    Crisis management expert Herman “Dutch” Leonard talks about how the confrontation in Ferguson, Mo., was mishandled.

  • Nation & World

    Running the show

    Newly elected the next commissioner of Major League Baseball, Harvard Law School grad Rob Manfred talks about the future of the game.

  • Health

    When cooperation counts

    A new study conducted by Harvard scientists shows that in deer mice, a species known to be highly promiscuous, sperm clump together to swim in a more linear fashion, increasing their chances of fertilization.

  • Science & Tech

    Are failing bees our warning sign?

    Harvard School of Public Health Associate Professor of Environmental Exposure Biology Chengsheng (Alex) Lu outlines the danger posed to our food supply — and possibly to us — by the collapse of honeybee colonies.