Featured series 
Year: 2014
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Campus & Community
‘Vigil of Prayer and Remembrance’ to be held
In response to recent tragedies, the Harvard Chaplains Office will hold a “Vigil of Prayer and Remembrance” on Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Church.
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Science & Tech
Closing the gender gap in computer science
Young women studying computer science were introduced to a group of potential role models as part of a weekend conference at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The event, organized by Harvard Women in Computer Science, drew some of the most successful women in the field.
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Science & Tech
Love, it’s a battlefield
With the approach of Valentine’s Day, Harvard experts discuss expectations and students reveal their plans.
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Science & Tech
Surviving Valentine’s Day after a breakup
Shiri Cohen’s tips for surviving Valentine’s Day after a breakup.
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Nation & World
When talking with God
Social anthropologist T.M. Luhrmann’s most recent book, “When God Talks Back,” examines the evangelical experience through an anthropological and psychological lens.
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Science & Tech
A decidedly mixed bag
A new research paper from Harvard Business School says food shoppers who bring their own bags are more likely than those who use disposables to buy healthy organic goods, but also treats like ice cream and chips.
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Campus & Community
Of masks and mirth
Harvard students from across the University celebrated “One Harvard” at the fourth annual masquerade ball.
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Health
At the Arboretum, an unquiet winter
Despite the dormant appearance of the trees, the Arnold Arboretum isn’t waiting for spring, as pruning, mowing, research, and planning continue to move ahead at full speed.
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Campus & Community
Kenneth Chenault and Karen Gordon Mills to join Harvard Corporation
Kenneth I. Chenault, J.D.’76, and Karen Gordon Mills, A.B. ’75, M.B.A. ’77, have been elected to become members of the Harvard Corporation, the University announced today.
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Health
The threat from superbugs
Hospital stewardship programs, community education, and legal changes to allow pharmaceutical companies to profit longer from new antibiotics are among reforms that experts suggest to fight drug-resistant bacteria.
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Campus & Community
A Hasty entrance for Neil Patrick Harris
Actor Neil Patrick Harris comes to Harvard as Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year.
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Campus & Community
A Harvard education, without worry
Harvard is marking the 10th anniversary of a revolutionary financial aid program that eliminates the cost of the College for those in need, and reduces it for struggling middle-class families.
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Health
Nutritional supplement slows onset of Huntington’s
The first clinical trial of a drug intended to delay the onset of symptoms of Huntington’s disease (HD) reveals that high-dose treatment with the nutritional supplement creatine was safe and well tolerated by most study participants. Neuroimaging also showed a treatment-associated slowing of regional brain atrophy, evidence that creatine might slow the progression of presymptomatic…
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Nation & World
GSE dean debates online speech
In a January course, Graduate School of Education Dean James Ryan asked whether schools should punish students for online speech.
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Campus & Community
Keeping the faith, outdoors
The Outdoor Church, a group founded by Harvard Divinity School graduates, and supported by current HDS students, ministers to the homeless every week during an open-air service.
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Arts & Culture
Potential en masse
Michael Kimmelman of The New York Times talks about the importance of public space, his role as a critic, and the art and beauty of architecture. Kimmelman spoke at the Radcliffe Institute on Feb. 6.
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Nation & World
Layers of choice
Nobel laureate, psychologist, and best-selling author Daniel Kahneman joined Harvard University Professor Cass Sunstein at Harvard Business School for a wide-ranging discussion on behavioral science.
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Nation & World
Shadowing the work of nations
More than 3,000 high school students came to Boston last week for the 61st Harvard Model United Nations, an annual conference and the oldest such gathering in the world.
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Nation & World
Perilous plight for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Syrian refugees struggling in Lebanon are on the edge of catastrophe, according to a new report from the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights.
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Arts & Culture
Art, turned on its ear
Photographer and arts historian Deborah Willis launches the Hutchins Center’s spring series of noontime lectures with a look at modern artists and their radical, racial alterations of iconic art.
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Arts & Culture
Harmony and humanity
Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock begins his post as the 2014 Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard with some wisdom from Miles Davis. Hancock’s next lecture, “Breaking the Rules” will take place Feb. 12.
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Nation & World
Security in Sochi
With public attention focused on the potential for unrest around Sochi to disrupt the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia, the Gazette spoke with Timothy Colton, Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies, about the region, security preparations, and the roots of unrest.
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Arts & Culture
A monument to saved art
“The Monuments Men,” a based-on-a-true-story World War II action film that opens in theaters Friday, depicts an international team of middle-aged art experts in uniform who are racing to liberate priceless art from the Nazis. Many of the real-life team members were Harvard-trained.
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Campus & Community
Unique, and useful
For 10 days in January, near the end of Winter break but just before classes resumed, students across Harvard took advantage of a wide array of programming that ranged from artistic and creative pursuits to career and professional development opportunities, recreational activities, and practical skills development.
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Science & Tech
Sharper image
Harvard’s Wyss Institute has found a new DNA-based, super-resolution microscopy method that could simultaneously spot dozens of distinct types of biomolecules. This could potentially lead to new ways to diagnose disease, track its prognosis, or monitor the effectiveness of therapies at a cellular level.
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Campus & Community
Trumpet and coffee in hand
Capping his lauded Harvard lectureship, “Hidden in Plain View: Meanings in American Music,” musician Wynton Marsalis visited the Phillips Brooks House for an intimate conversation about his hometown of New Orleans.
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Science & Tech
Mars rover, slightly used, runs fine
Originally scheduled to operate on the Red Planet’s surface for 90 Martian days, the rover Opportunity has now logged more than 3,500 days, traveled nearly 39 kilometers, and collected a trove of data that scientists have used to study the planet’s early history, particularly any past traces of water.
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Nation & World
Facebook, 10 years after
Professor Jonathan Zittrain, founder and director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, talks about Facebook’s past, present, and future as it turns 10 years old.
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Health
Study ties fetal sex to milk production
A new study offers the first evidence that fetal sex can affect the amount of milk cows produce, a finding that could have major economic implications for dairy farmers.
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Nation & World
The doings at Davos
Harvard experts convened to discuss the big issues and parties at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
