Featured series 
Year: 2016
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Campus & Community
Faculty Council meeting held Nov. 30
On Nov. 30 the members of the Faculty Council approved the Harvard Summer School course list for 2017. They also approved a proposal to establish a master’s degree in Data Science…
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Health
How Zika infects the growing brain
Studies have suggested that the Zika virus enters neural progenitor cells by grabbing onto a specific protein called AXL on the cell surface. Now, scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and Novartis have shown that this is not the only route of infection. The scientists demonstrated that Zika infected neural progenitor cells even when…
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Campus & Community
Using podcasts to capture stories
Gardner Pilot Academy sixth-graders were given the opportunity to tell their stories at PRX’s Podcast Garage, which partners with Harvard University to promote a dynamic, creative community known as the Zone 3 initiative.
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Nation & World
Likely policies under Trump
Faculty at Harvard’s Government Department consider the potential ramifications of the new administration under President Donald Trump.
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Arts & Culture
Three chords and some Kierkegaard
A profile of College student and pop-rocker Brynn Elliott, whose scholarship in philosophy informs her songwriting.
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Nation & World
Hard time gets a hard look
A new graduate seminar gives students a chance to develop ideas on reforming the U.S. criminal justice system.
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Arts & Culture
What a freshman sees
For College student Jasper Johnston ’20, discovering Harvard is a shared experience through Instagram.
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Campus & Community
Helping the homeless, in high school and college
The spirit of a Cambridge Rindge and Latin program carries on when its students head for Harvard.
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Nation & World
Think different, maybe
New research from Harvard Business School Professor Francesca Gino suggests that by supporting “constructive nonconformity” at work, organizations can improve employee engagement.
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Campus & Community
Support for the undocumented
With changes in U.S. immigration policy possible, Harvard outlines its support network for undocumented students who might be affected.
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Campus & Community
Worn railings, wistful thoughts
Intimacy and memory intertwine for undergraduates living in the Dudley Co-op.
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Science & Tech
For bigger data, more storage
With big data becoming routine and applications penetrating even areas not traditionally thought of as data-heavy, Harvard is part of a multi-university collaboration designed to better store and provide faster access to the enormous data sets increasingly common in research into genomics, particle physics, and a host of other fields.
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Campus & Community
Seeing past disabilities in the job search
Harvard Extension School and the Perkins School for the Blind have teamed up to create a self-paced edX course that will educate recruiters and hiring managers in best practices when considering a job candidate with a disability.
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Nation & World
Trump and the law
Harvard Law School analysts consider the changes a Trump administration may make that would affect the law, the courts, and the power of government agencies.
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Health
Colorful clones track stem cells
Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers have used a colorful cell-labeling technique to track the development of the blood system and trace the lineage of an adult blood cell traveling through the vast networks of veins, arteries, and capillaries back to its parent stem cell in the marrow.
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Campus & Community
A garden grows at Longwood
A design contest driven by student competition and community involvement is leading to a “street-level, rooftop” garden in Longwood Medical area.
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Campus & Community
Giving thanks for each other
FAS Giving Thanks garners more than 4,000 notes of appreciation for faculty and staff.
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Campus & Community
Yalies by the dozen
With The Game at Harvard this year, two campuses merged into one as Yalies poured into Cambridge by the busload to stay in the Houses and get ready for some football. An undergraduate describes the scene.
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Science & Tech
Ex-EPA official sees narrow openings for climate progress
In a Harvard talk, ex-EPA official Robert Perciasepe outlined some narrow openings for bipartisanship on environmental issues.
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Arts & Culture
Radcliffe exhibit turns touch into sight
“Calm. Smoke rises vertically” at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study’s Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery is designed for the blind and hearing-impaired, but gives the sighted a unique experience as well.
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Campus & Community
A Wampanoag Thanksgiving
To expose students to Native American culture, Pforzheimer House invited Wampanoag chef Sherry Pocknett to cook and share Native American food with students.
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Campus & Community
Joining the ranks of Rhodes
Realizing new dreams, Harvard’s four newest Rhodes Scholars unveil plans for their Oxford years.
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Nation & World
New national motto: You’re wrong, I’m right
The Gazette asked Harvard scholars for thoughts on how communities across the U.S. might work toward post-election compromise.
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Arts & Culture
Getting to the truth of blood libel
In winning Phi Beta Kappa’s 2016 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award for “The Murder of William of Norwich,” E.M. Rose, a visiting scholar at Harvard, found recognition by illuminating the real history behind an imaginary event.
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Health
A hydrogel that helps stop uncontrolled bleeding
Harvard researchers have developed a hydrogel that can be easily injected into blood vessels, helping to stop uncontrolled bleeding even in patients on blood-thinners or with bleeding disorders.
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Health
Updating embryo research guidelines
Scientists and ethicists gathered at Harvard Law School to discuss the ethics of human embryo experimentation and whether a two-week developmental time limit on their use is appropriate any longer.
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Science & Tech
Global concerns on climate change
Harvard experts gather to discuss climate change in all its complexity, and share some surprising views.
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Health
What do we know about suicide? Not nearly enough
Despite decades of research aimed at understanding suicide, scientists are no better at predicting self-harm than they were a half-century ago.
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Health
In lost toes, a stirring Shackleton subplot
New research highlights the skill and poise of doctors who tended to stranded crewmen in the famed Shackleton saga.
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Campus & Community
Worlds of religion at Harvard
A day in the life of a resident of the Center for the Study of World Relgions
