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  • Health

    Reading shapes

    A team of Harvard researchers has demonstrated that a shared developmental mechanism in songbirds is responsible for generating tremendous variability in their beaks, and is also a control on what kind variation can be produced.

  • Health

    Unmasking a viral invader

    A study from Harvard Medical School provides the first comprehensive description of how cytomegalovirus, or CMV, hijacks human cells and suggests entirely new ways to combat the infection.

  • Health

    Natural hormone molds leaner bodies in mice

    A natural hormone that is increased by physical exercise and by exposure to cold improves blood sugar control, suppresses inflammation, and burns fat to mold leaner bodies in mice, report scientists at the Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

  • Campus & Community

    Harvard University: Year in Pictures 2013-2014

    Harvard University captures some of its most memorable moments from the 2013-14 academic year.

  • Campus & Community

    Insights for high school students

    Three Cambridge Rindge and Latin School students who interned in Harvard’s marine biology labs during the spring recently shared their semester-long projects with their teachers, Harvard mentors, and family members.

  • Science & Tech

    Taking stock of sustainability efforts

    A conference co-hosted by Harvard looked at the future of sustainability efforts at universities and other large institutions.

  • Nation & World

    Meeting of the minds

    Harvard Business School’s disruptive innovation guru Clayton Christensen uses crowdsourcing to accelerate the evolution of his latest theory on corporate investment decisions.

  • Science & Tech

    Breathing easier over electricity

    The Environmental Protection Agency’s release of draft regulations that would reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030 will have a significant impact on human health, Harvard analysts say.

  • Campus & Community

    Nine Cabot Fellows named

    Nine professors in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences have been named Walter Channing Cabot Fellows.

  • Science & Tech

    ‘Godzilla of Earths’ discovered

    Astronomers announced Monday that they have discovered a new type of planet — a rocky world weighing 17 times as much as Earth. This planet is all solids and much bigger than previously discovered “super-Earths,” making it a “mega-Earth.”

  • Campus & Community

    ‘So that represented my own little rebellion’

    Interview with Professor Stephen Greenblatt as part of the Experience series.

  • Nation & World

    Rewarding restlessness

    Five seniors will soon head to foreign shores as part of a fellowship program that emphasizes experience over work and independence over comfort.

  • Campus & Community

    More than just a job

    For more than 15 years, Harvard’s Summer Youth Employment Program has been helping local teens develop positive work habits, establish networks, and gain motivation and real-world experience, as well as earn a paycheck.

  • Nation & World

    Women at war

    Three veteran war correspondents talk about the increasingly dangerous job of reporting from conflict zones.

  • Campus & Community

    HAA announces new Overseers

    The president of the Harvard Alumni Association announced the results of the annual election of new members of the Harvard Board of Overseers. The results were released at the annual meeting of the association following the University’s 363rd Commencement.

  • Campus & Community

    Faust says women should press ahead

    Harvard President Drew Faust was honored with the Radcliffe Medal on Friday during Radcliffe Day, an annual Commencement week celebration that unites hundreds of fellows, alumnae and friends for a day of discussions, luncheon and medal ceremony. The day also marked the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study’s 15-year anniversary.

  • Campus & Community

    One ending, many beginnings

    Harvard’s 363rd Commencement brought together students, thousands of spectators, and even the “Queen of Soul.”

  • Campus & Community

    Spark of science

    Local students visited the Harvard campus to celebrate their partnership with the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and to present their final science and engineering projects.

  • Campus & Community

    A lifelong Harvard perspective

    The Gazette sat down with Robert Reischauer, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, to talk about his time on the governing boards and challenges facing Harvard. He completes his board service on June 30.

  • Campus & Community

    ‘There’s no easy time to say hard things’

    Delivering Harvard’s Commencement address, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on the Class of 2014 to safeguard free speech and inquiry, rights that he said are under attack both in Washington, D.C., and on college campuses across the country.

  • Campus & Community

    A sustainable 363rd Commencement

    Harvard’s efforts in sustainability are reflected during its 363rd Commencement.

  • Campus & Community

    Reflections on a half century at Harvard

    John P. “Jack” Reardon Jr. ’60, who will step down as Harvard Alumni Association executive director in July, shares his memories as he looks back on 50 years at Harvard University.

  • Campus & Community

    Snapshots of a sun-splashed day

    A roundup of capsule stories and photos surrounding Harvard’s 363rd Commencement.

  • Nation & World

    A man of many talents

    Law School graduate Elliot Schwab multitasks, from music to real estate to Talmudic studies

  • Health

    Bridging science and religion

    Divinity School graduate Shelley Brown is combining her love for science and religion to help stitch together two fields that rarely seem to meet.

  • Health

    A decade of breakthroughs

    The Harvard Stem Cell Institute is now 10 years old. What began as an idea embracing cross-disciplinary research quickly became a generator of scientific discoveries.

  • Health

    House calls, without visits

    With a master’s from the School of Public Health, physician Darrell Gray hopes to use telecommunications to extend care to endangered groups in underserved neighborhoods.

  • Campus & Community

    Harvard Campaign on track

    Donors have given $1 billion to The Harvard Campaign since its public launch in September, bringing the total raised to more than $3.8 billion.

  • Campus & Community

    House renewal and rebirth

    House renewal is one of the largest and most ambitious capital improvement campaigns in Harvard College history, aiming to transform the student experience by ensuring that each House can strongly support the learning and living needs of the modern undergraduate.

  • Campus & Community

    At 71, he earns his third degree

    Henry Hacker, a lifelong collector, earned his third degree at 71, in museum studies at the Harvard Extension School.