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Health
Scientists race to define Omicron threat, worried about ‘surge upon a surge’
Early findings on immune escape and transmissibility, combined with danger posed by Delta, heighten urgency of vaccination, testing, other safety measures.
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Nation & World
The chosen one: Amy Coney Barrett
In her new book Linda Greenhouse traces forces that made near certain rise of newest — and undeniably consequential — Supreme Court justice.
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Health
2 early vaccination surveys worse than worthless thanks to ‘big data paradox,’ analysts say
As governments and health officials navigate pandemic, researchers stress the danger that comes with bad information.
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Arts & Culture
Much more than a movie
Sebastián Lelio, director of “A Fantastic Woman,” talks about the film, which tells the story of a transgender woman in Santiago, Chile, and its role in the passage of a landmark Chilean gender-identity law.
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Campus & Community
Eckehard Peter Herbert Simon, 81
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 7, 2021, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Eckehard Simon, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Simon was a towering figure in medieval studies.
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Campus & Community
Mario Davidovsky, 85
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on December 7, 2021, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Mario Davidovsky, Fanny P. Mason Professor of Music, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Davidovsky was a pioneer of electronic music and a beloved teacher and mentor.
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Campus & Community
Arthur Edward Lilley, 92
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on December 7, 2021, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Arthur Edward Lilley, Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Lilley was a pioneer in the development of radio astronomy in the United States.
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Nation & World
Looking at role of prosecutors, politics in mass incarceration
Research by a Harvard doctoral student found that district attorneys push harder for convictions and sentences in election years.
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Health
Time of day matters when getting vaccine
An observational study finds that antibody levels are higher when health care workers received the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in the afternoon.
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Arts & Culture
The Sondheim he remembers: genius, friend, board game geek
Harvard grad John Weidman collaborated with theater giant on “Pacific Overtures,” “Assassins,” and “Road Show.”
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Science & Tech
New University-wide institute to integrate natural, artificial intelligence
University-wide initiative made possible by gift from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg.
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Science & Tech
Negotiating the irrational with Daniel Kahneman
Nobel-winning behavioral economist and author of “Thinking Fast and Slow” shares advice on negotiation at Harvard event.
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Work & Economy
Will Omicron damage the economy?
Harvard economist and Nobel laureate Eric Maskin sees possible challenges and reasons for optimism.
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Nation & World
‘I lost good friends’
Leon Starr, Class of 1940, was living in Boston when the Japanese attacked the United States. He signed up for the Navy the next day.
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Campus & Community
Reimagining visual culture on campus
FAS Task Force suggests taking closer look at public art, signs to create more inclusive, welcoming environment.
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Campus & Community
Wrapping it up
Harvard Ed Portal’s fifth annual Allston-Brighton Winter Market is back as a virtual market again this year with the online shops of 41 local artisans offering unique gifts.
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Campus & Community
A warrior then, a warrior now
After spinal-cord injury left him paralyzed, he returned to Harvard to finish what he started and battle to get back what he lost.
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Science & Tech
Step in quest for quantum computing
Harvard researchers observe a state of matter predicted and hunted for 50 years, but never previously observed.
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Health
‘This virus is a shape-shifter’
A new study led by Harvard researchers models future SARS-CoV-2 mutations and forecasts their ability to evade immune defenses developed by vaccines and antibody-based treatments.
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Nation & World
Difference between Rittenhouse and McMichael-Bryan verdicts?
Caroline Light says the different rulings in the Rittenhouse, McMichael-Bryan cases come down to the defenses’ level of success in making the perpetrator seem like the victim.
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Science & Tech
Potential step toward new superconductors
Never-before-seen electron behavior could help scientists create superwires for supercharged technology.
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Health
Omicron ‘astonishing to behold,’ says Hanage
With Omicron landing in the U.S. this week, Harvard epidemiologist William Hanage reviewed what we know and the many things still unknown about the fast-moving coronavirus variant.
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Health
Vaccine reduces transmission in breakthrough cases
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases in vaccinated people may be less likely to spread infection because virus is shed for a shorter period of time as opposed to infections in unvaccinated people.
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Health
Moderna edges out Pfizer vaccine in head-to-head comparison
In a comparison study, the Moderna vaccine was slightly more effective than the Pfizer vaccine in preventing COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death.
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Arts & Culture
Moving together again
Studios reopen for in-person classes in Soca Fusion, Latinx Movement, and more.
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Campus & Community
Dancing on the ceiling — of the world
Nosher Ali Khan, a sophomore economics concentrator from Hunza, Pakistan, set a Guinness world record for Highest Altitude Dance Party on Land.
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Nation & World
Helping traumatized refugees heal themselves
The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma has pioneered the study of the impact of mass violence on refugees and treatment for trauma recovery over its 40-year history.
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Science & Tech
Getting the asteroid before it gets us
Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics explains the science and objectives guiding the agency’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test.
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Campus & Community
How Omicron variant could affect University protocols
Harvard professors and advisory group members detail where things stand and where they might go.
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Health
‘Writing to push conversations forward’
Simar Singh Bajaj ’24 has had papers published in prestigious journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.
