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  • Arts & Culture

    Matt Damon to receive Arts Medal

    Actor, writer, producer, and humanitarian Matt Damon is the recipient of the 2013 Harvard Arts Medal, which will be awarded by Harvard President Drew Faust at a ceremony on April 25 at 4 p.m. at Sanders Theatre.

  • Health

    ‘Sunshine vitamin’ looks a little brighter

    Adequate levels of vitamin D during young adulthood could cut the risk of adult-onset type 1 diabetes by as much as 50 percent, according to new findings by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health.

  • Health

    Worldwide, women’s inequality

    A U.N. official said Thursday that the world has made progress in reducing poverty and in meeting some of its eight Millennium Development Goals, but that entrenched inequality of women will slow efforts to meet equality and maternal mortality targets by 2015.

  • Campus & Community

    Staffer publishes second novel

    Harvard Kennedy School staffer Matthew Salesses has published “I’m Not Saying, I’m Just Saying,” a novel in flash fiction.

  • Campus & Community

    Inside the Dudley House Co-op

    The Dudley Co-op is Harvard’s sole on-campus alternative to the traditional House system. Thirty-two undergraduates live in a pair of Victorian houses nestled in a residential neighborhood just outside Harvard Square.

  • Health

    Before takeoff

    Professor Arkhat Abzhanov explored links between dinosaurs and birds in talk kicking off a five-part series called “Evolution Matters.” The next lecture is scheduled for Feb. 12.

  • Campus & Community

    Meet Kiefer, Man of the Year

    The Hasty Pudding Theatricals of Harvard University has named Emmy Award-winning actor Kiefer Sutherland as its 2013 Man of the Year. He will be honored on Feb. 8.

  • Arts & Culture

    The Emancipation Proclamation now

    Marking the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Harvard Gazette asked scholars from across the University to reflect on the historic order’s ongoing impact today.

  • Health

    Winning war against ‘superbugs’

    A team of scientists gained some critical intelligence, not by designing a new antibiotic, but by interfering with the metabolism of the bacterial “bugs” — E. coli in this case — and rendering them weaker in the face of existing antibiotics.

  • Campus & Community

    A Web browser in the heavens

    During a star-filled night at the Ed Portal, Harvard astronomer Alyssa Goodman brought the WorldWide Telescope to Allston-Brighton.

  • Arts & Culture

    The Proclamation at Houghton

    Among the vast holdings at Houghton Library is a signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation once owned by Charles Sumner, Abraham Lincoln’s confidante and Secretary of State during the Civil…

  • Campus & Community

    Breyer elected to Harvard Corporation

    James W. Breyer, a leading venture capitalist known for his expertise in innovative technology and media, will join the President and Fellows of Harvard College (the Harvard Corporation) as of July 1, 2013, the University announced today.

  • Health

    Hitting malaria from all sides

    The Harvard Malaria Forum explored the status of the global fight against malaria, focusing on how businesses can aid government and nonprofit efforts against the global killer.

  • Campus & Community

    7 speakers, 12 minutes each

    During Harvard Thinks Big 4, six professors and a student delved into their favorite ideas, ranging from a look at why dead Romans are so much fun to a detailed explanation of breast-feeding in mammals.

  • Campus & Community

    The joy of learning

    During this year’s Wintersession, College-led and student-initiated programming provided opportunities to explore creative passions, pursue career interests, learn about different academic fields, engage in recreational activities with friends, and connect with alumni.

  • Campus & Community

    The joy of learning

    A video documents how some Harvard students spent their free time during Wintersession, the period between academic terms that fosters creative learning.

  • Campus & Community

    New rents for Harvard housing

    In accordance with the University’s fair market rent policy, Harvard University Housing (HUH) charges market rents. The greater Boston rental market is experiencing low vacancy rates and robust rent increases. The proposed 2013-14 market rents will increase on average 6 percent relative to last year, across the 3,000-unit HUH portfolio.

  • Campus & Community

    A Pudding Pot for Cotillard

    Actress Marion Cotillard came to Cambridge to receive her Hasty Pudding award as the 2013 Woman of the Year.

  • Arts & Culture

    Lunch with Tiffany

    British director and Tony Award winner John Tiffany is reworking the classic Tennessee Williams play “The Glass Menagerie” for the American Repertory Theater.

  • Arts & Culture

    26 immortal portals

    A January Arts Intensive in journalism explored the facts, fun, and stories behind Harvard Yard’s 26 gates, including architectural features that are little noticed by those who pass through them.

  • Science & Tech

    Competition that computes

    It might appear that evacuating a major city following a natural disaster and playing foosball have little, if anything, in common. For students participating in the IACS Computational Challenge, however, both are problems that can be tackled with some clever coding.

  • Campus & Community

    Hidden spaces: Adolphus Busch Courtyard

    Asked what she likes about Busch Courtyard, Michelle Timmerman ’13 writes, “It’s … an enclave, and is so apart from standard Harvard architecture, and therefore feels apart from standard Harvard life, that you can tuck away there, slip in the side gate — or, if you’re well-informed and well-intentioned, through the Center for European Studies…

  • Campus & Community

    Ice skating in the frosty air

    Harvard’s popular outdoor ice rink has reopened, offering students and community members a fun winter diversion at the heart of campus.

  • Health

    Fighting a global menace

    Students at the Harvard School of Public Health are joining forces to draw attention to World Cancer Day on Feb. 4, organizing a symposium of experts to talk about the problem and collecting signatures for a declaration of cancer-related global health priorities.

  • Science & Tech

    When fairness prevails

    Using computer simulations designed to play a simple economic “game,” researchers at Harvard’s Program for Evolutionary Dynamics showed that uncertainty is a key ingredient behind fairness. Their work is described in a Jan. 21 paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

  • Nation & World

    Five ideas for better schools

    A panel of leading thinkers shared five visions of education’s future during an Askwith Forum on Tuesday at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The scenarios ranged widely, from redefining the function of schools and teachers to adopting learning models from other nations.

  • Arts & Culture

    Direct from Broadway

    The Broadway star Christine Ebersole shared her advice and some tricks of the trade with three undergraduates during a master class sponsored by Harvard’s Office for the Arts.

  • Nation & World

    ‘A Whisper to a Roar’ sparks discussion

    Panelists convened at the Harvard Kennedy School on Monday to discuss individuals’ motivations to risk their lives to fight for democracy.

  • Arts & Culture

    Pearls of Persian art

    A generous donation by the late Norma Jean Calderwood — philanthropist, autodidact, and keen-eyed collector — brought a millennium’s worth of Islamic art to Harvard, some of which is now on display for the first time at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum.

  • Campus & Community

    Three named Damon Runyon Fellows

    The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on supporting innovative early career researchers, has named 15 new Damon Runyon Fellows, including three from Harvard.