Campus Leveling the playing field Harvard’s expansive financial aid program ensures diversity by welcoming freshmen regardless of their circumstances
Campus Young alumni: Exposure to differences spurred growth Learning through others broadened their sense of how the wider world works, recent grads say
Campus Hillary Clinton receives Radcliffe Medal Former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential nominee honored for her life of service
Single-stranded DNA and RNA origami go live New approach has potential to create tiny nanofactories for production of pharmaceuticals DateDecember 15, 2017December 20, 2017
Feast for the mind ‘Ancient Lives’ gives students a sense of earliest traditions, including the last meal before a sacking DateDecember 11, 2017April 23, 2018
Opioid deaths jump Low-income and disabled whites hit the hardest DateDecember 4, 2017January 26, 2018
Climate made scary Magazine article ‘Uninhabitable Earth’ drives panel debate on best way to get from complacency to action DateDecember 1, 2017December 4, 2017
Researchers create quantum calculator New system could shed light on a host of complex processes DateNovember 30, 2017November 30, 2017
Skin pigmentation is far more complex than thought By studying African population, researchers discover genetic variations based on latitude DateNovember 30, 2017December 1, 2017
Babies understand cost-reward tradeoffs behind others’ actions, study says Harvard-MIT research may provide data to improve computational models for artificial intelligence and machine learning DateNovember 23, 2017November 23, 2017
Students help groups to pursue climate action Those in Harvard living lab course work to find practical alternatives to carbon use DateNovember 14, 2017November 21, 2017
Small media, big payback Study shows that such outlets can have broad impact on the national conversation DateNovember 9, 2017November 10, 2017
The selfie’s gone, but the damage is done HBS researcher finds temporary social media eases inhibitions but not judgment DateOctober 26, 2017October 27, 2017
History under the microscope ‘The sciences are destabilizing what we thought we knew about the past’ DateOctober 16, 2017
First glimpse of a kilonova, and Harvard was there Breakthrough view of colliding neutron stars reveals origins of gold, platinum, and other heavy elements DateOctober 16, 2017October 17, 2017
When machines rule, should humans object? HUBweek panel considers implications of wider AI role in decision-making DateOctober 12, 2017October 12, 2017
In surge of strawberries, some dirty details California scholar devoting Radcliffe fellowship to study of an industry transformed DateOctober 12, 2017October 12, 2017
Putting tomorrow’s doctors on opioid alert ‘Medical schools have a solemn responsibility here,’ says Harvard psychiatrist, joined at conference by Gov. Baker, others DateOctober 6, 2017October 10, 2017
How to defend against your own mind New project to use podcasts, video to illuminate bias, improve decision-making DateOctober 5, 2017October 5, 2017
Not a popularity contest Most college freshmen assume classmates have more friends and fun, which may influence their efforts to make new friends, study says DateSeptember 26, 2017January 26, 2018
The robots are coming, but relax As AI rises, you’ll likely have a job, analysts say, but it may be a different one DateSeptember 22, 2017September 22, 2017
New England is losing 65 acres of forest a day Harvard report pushes for renewed focus on conservation DateSeptember 21, 2017February 28, 2018
Connecting the dots in data sciences New institute, which draws from across Harvard, hosts talks on methodology, application DateSeptember 20, 2017September 26, 2017
Students aiding the environment Five undergraduate women spent the summer researching climate change, sustainability around world DateSeptember 15, 2017September 18, 2017
A master of explaining the universe Harvard Overseer and Columbia physicist Brian Greene seeks wider audience for the wonders of science DateSeptember 13, 2017September 14, 2017
A pragmatic model to conserve land ‘You absolutely have to embrace change,’ says author and Harvard Forest director DateSeptember 7, 2017September 7, 2017
Building a robot, developing a nation Harvard undergrad Sela Kasepa mentors inaugural Zambian robotics team DateSeptember 6, 2017September 6, 2017
Voting-roll vulnerability Study points to potential security weakness in many online registration systems DateSeptember 6, 2017September 8, 2017
Branching out from her own tree of knowledge ‘I wanted intimacy,’ says author who used Harvard Forest oak to tell story of environmental change DateSeptember 5, 2017September 5, 2017
Revising the language of addiction Experts say action against stigma starts with choosing the right words DateAugust 28, 2017September 1, 2017
Voices from the Incas’ past Undergrad deciphers meaning of knots, giving native South American people a chance to speak DateAugust 25, 2017August 25, 2017
Paying the price of surviving childhood cancer Survivors likelier to incur out-of-pocket health costs, adopt measures potentially detrimental to their health DateAugust 23, 2017
The social cycle of repression Study links an individual’s psychological basis for enforcing group hierarchies to national indicators DateAugust 22, 2017August 22, 2017
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