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Campus & Community
Why institutions thrive on disagreement
Garber points to value of argument in sustaining communities at first Morning Prayers of school year
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Science & Tech
Seeking a carbon-capture breakthrough
Chemist Richard Liu harnesses sunlight to trap greenhouse gases
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Health
Weight loss drugs protect heart patients, study suggests
40% lower risk of hospitalization or death
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Campus & Community
‘We mark your belonging here’
Garber urges Class of 2029 to teach, learn from one another, reject viewing world in simple binaries
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Work & Economy
Why employers want workers with high EQs
‘Future of Jobs’ report highlights value of emotional intelligence
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Arts & Culture
Viewing art like an expert
Curators and conservators at the Harvard Art Museums zoom in on the tiny details that tell big stories about some of their favorite works
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Health
Racing against antibiotic resistance
Scientists fear funding cuts will slow momentum in ongoing battle with evolving bacteria
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Health
What makes us sleepy during the day?
Research links by-products of steroid hormone to excessive daytime sleepiness
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Science & Tech
Solving evolutionary mystery of how humans came to walk upright
New study identifies genetic, developmental shifts that resculpted pelvis, setting ancestors apart from other primates
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Nation & World
When global trade is about more than money
Economist’s new tool looks at how China is more effective than U.S. in exerting political power through import, export controls
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Health
Analysts highlight a school-sized gap in mental health screening
Less than a third conduct screenings, according to survey of more than 1,000 principals
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Campus & Community
‘We’re so happy to have you here’
Yard brims with voices and motion, excitement and nerves, sweat and tears on move-in day
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Nation & World
Global concerns rising about erosion of academic freedom
New paper suggests threats are more widespread, less obvious than some might think
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Arts & Culture
Funny or failure? It’s a fine line.
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ writer on taking risks in comedy and why getting laughs is worth near-constant rejection
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Health
Mediterranean diet offsets genetic risk for dementia, study finds
Greatest benefit for those with highest predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease
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Science & Tech
Seeding solutions for bipolar disorder
Brain Science grants promote new approaches to treat the condition and discover underlying causes
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Health
Physicians embrace AI note-taking technology
‘There is literally no other intervention in our field that impacts burnout to this extent’
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Health
How to reverse nation’s declining birth rate
Health experts urge policies that buoy families: lower living costs, affordable childcare, help for older parents who want more kids
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Health
Dr. Robot will see you now?
Medical robotics expert says coming autonomous devices will augment skills of clinicians (not replace them), extend reach of cutting-edge procedures
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Nation & World
Setback in the fight against pediatric HIV
Funding cut disrupts effort to liberate Botswana patients from antiretroviral regimen
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Nation & World
Why was Pacific Northwest home to so many serial killers?
In ‘Murderland,’ alum explores lead-crime theory through lens of her own memories growing up there
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Health
For some, the heart attack is just the beginning
Harvard clinic uses mindfulness techniques to treat medically induced PTSD
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Arts & Culture
Reading like it’s 1989
Report on classroom literature shows staying power for ‘Gatsby,’ ‘Of Mice and Men,’ other classics. Time to move on?
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Nation & World
Why Malcolm X matters even more 60 years after his killing
New book by Mark Whitaker examines growth of artistic, political, cultural influence of controversial Civil Rights icon
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Health
Brain implants that don’t leave scars
Harvard startup is developing a softer device to monitor head injuries
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Work & Economy
In touch with our emotions, finally
Insights at intersection of gender, anger, and risk are just one example of shift in science of decision making
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Science & Tech
Researchers uncover surprising limit on human imagination
Humans can track a handful of objects visually, but their imaginations can only handle one
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Health
Keeping kids safe in extreme heat
Experts outline threats to childhood development, school challenges, play-time risks
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Science & Tech
Possible clue into movement disorders like Parkinson’s, others
Rodent study suggests different signaling ‘languages’ in parts of brain for learned skills, natural behaviors
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Science & Tech
‘Turning information into something physical’
Houghton exhibit looks at how punched cards — invented 300 years ago to streamline weaving — led to modern computing
