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Health
Exploring why some remain sharp even as decades roll by
Harvard researchers study “super-aging” minds for clues to possible interventions for the rest of us.
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Health
Comparison of male, female classroom behavior reveals assertiveness gap
A new study finds that women and men physicians participate differently in academic settings, potentially contributing to gender biases that disadvantage female students.
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Science & Tech
A different kind of queen’s gambit
The n-queens challenge dates back to 1869. After working on the problem for about 5 years, mathematician Michael Simkin has an almost definitive solution.
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Health
How the pandemic may affect baby’s brain
For babies born during this pandemic, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics suggests their brains may not fully develop.
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Arts & Culture
Film full of sound and fury in dark pandemic season
Filmmaker Joel Coen brings a trimmed-down, sparse theatrical version of the Shakespeare play to the screen, says Jeffrey Wilson.
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Health
Omicron optimism and shift from pandemic to endemic
With Omicron on the decline in some states, pandemic experts permit themselves hope, at least for the near term.
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Health
Why do more men die of COVID? It’s likely not what you think
Sex differences in COVID death rates vary by state and across time, suggesting social factors play a role.
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Nation & World
Is Putin going to invade Ukraine?
Harvard Lecturer Alexandra Vacroux discusses Russia’s massive military buildup on Ukraine’s border.
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Campus & Community
Raising awareness about disability amid pandemic
First-year Melissa Shang fears that the challenges of disabled people have yet to be brought fully into focus. To counter this, she helped form a campus group that raises their profile.
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Health
Delta danger in pregnancy scrutinized
Researchers detect the COVID-19 variant in the blood and placentas of women who had stillbirths and pregnancy complications.
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Health
Add olive oil to cut risk of early death, study suggests
Harvard Chan School researchers see impact in cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease.
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Health
Epstein-Barr virus may be leading cause of MS
Multiple sclerosis is likely caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.
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Nation & World
Rescuing MLK and his Children’s Crusade
A book by Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin traces Martin Luther King’s desperation and the savvy legal tactics of Constance Baker Motley.
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Campus & Community
Harvard advisers on Omicron surge, shifting protocols
Leading experts offer insights as case numbers surge to record highs nationwide and new in-person semester nears.
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Science & Tech
How a bubble gives birth to young stars
Scientists have shown how a chain of events led to the creation of the vast bubble that is responsible for the formation of all young stars within 500 light-years of the sun and Earth.
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Nation & World
We don’t need a civil war to be in serious trouble
Jay Ulfelder, a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, says as bad as it looks, we’re not on the brink of civil war.
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Health
Study identifies potential test for cannabis impairment
Researchers have found a noninvasive brain imaging procedure to be an objective and reliable way to identify individuals whose performance has been impaired by THC.
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Campus & Community
John H. Shaw named vice provost for research
John H. Shaw, a prominent geologist and applied geophysicist, has been named the University’s next vice provost for research.
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Arts & Culture
The stars align for the Pudding Pot
Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman star in the return of the Hasty Pudding’s Man and Woman of the Year awards.
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Health
Healthy? Maybe. But are you flourishing?
Researchers at Harvard, Baylor launch groundbreaking Global Flourishing Study.
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Science & Tech
5 ways to learn new things in the new year
Adults can continue to learn new things if they follow a few simple rules.
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Nation & World
Why disability bias is a particularly stubborn problem
Tessa Charlesworth, a Department of Psychology postdoc, says social reckoning is needed to deal with implicit disability bias.
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Campus & Community
Alumni committee nominates candidates for Overseers, HAA elected directors
Elections for Harvard Overseers, alumni directors will begin April 1, with completed ballots due 5 p.m. (EDT) May 17.
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Health
No Omicron immunity without booster, study finds
Traditional dosing regimens of COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States do not produce antibodies capable of recognizing and neutralizing the Omicron variant, reports a new study.
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Campus & Community
Making the cosmos accessible
Harvard lab invests in accessibility resources, technology, aims to ensure all who wish to study astronomy have access.
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Science & Tech
Seeing squid more clearly
Harvard researchers shed new light on squid eye development and convergent evolution.
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Health
‘Schools should not close’
Harm to kids and families outweighs COVID risks, says Harvard Chan School expert Joe Allen.
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Campus & Community
A trailblazing biologist — and beloved mentor and friend
Friends and colleagues remember E.O. Wilson as shy but down to earth, passionate about his work but generous with his time.
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Health
Omicron could peak in U.S. fairly soon. Maybe.
Experts say fast-spreading, less severe profile of Omicron is emerging as cases drop in South Africa but warn of challenging weeks ahead.
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Nation & World
Seething populist anger and lessons for U.S. in German elections
Michael Sandel’s views of the myth of meritocracy influenced Germany’s new chancellor and may offer ideas for the way forward for the U.S.
