Featured series 
Year: 2019
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Campus & Community
One L, only harder
The following is excerpted from Haben Girma’s memoir “Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law.”
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Arts & Culture
Art and the history of indigenous America
In a first-year seminar, students study portraits of indigenous American leaders to learn about art, identity, and the history of indigenous peoples.
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Health
Is eating red meat OK, after all? Probably not
Red meat recommendations and meat from plants: Chan School Nutrition Department head Frank Hu talks about recent developments in diet.
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Arts & Culture
The heart of the matter
In a Radcliffe talk, an expert on regenerative medicine and a transdisciplinary artist explore the heart as organ and metaphor.
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Science & Tech
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Research suggests that errors resulting from variability in motor function are a feature, not a bug, of our nervous system and play a critical role in learning.
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Nation & World
Brokering an opioid settlement
Alexandra Lahav, a fellow at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute, explains how a global settlement could handle the more than 2,000 lawsuits filed against drug companies and distributors.
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Campus & Community
From the service to school
Portraits of four veterans who transferred from community college to Harvard.
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Arts & Culture
Gilbert and Sullivan drop the mic
For six decades, Harvard’s Gilbert and Sullivan players have staged romping and boisterous productions.
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Campus & Community
Stanley Lieberson, 84
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 5, 2019, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Stanley Lieberson, Abbott Lawrence Lowell Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Lieberson made wide-ranging contributions to the study of race and ethnicity, cultural and linguistic change, and…
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Nation & World
Targeting incest and promoting individualism
Harvard Professor Joseph Henrich and a team of collaborators researched how a Roman Catholic Church ban in the Middle Ages loosened extended family ties and changed values and psychology of individuals in the West.
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Campus & Community
Richard Wilson, 92
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 5, 2019, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Richard Wilson, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Wilson, whose research focused on nuclear and elementary particle physics, educated governmental bodies and the public on a…
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Health
Exercise reduces chronic inflammation, protects heart, study says
A new study identifies a molecular connection between exercise and inflammation that takes place in the bone marrow and highlights a previously unappreciated role of leptin in exercise-mediated cardiovascular protection.
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Campus & Community
A Navy SEAL who cheated death finds his voice
It is grit and determination that fuel former Navy SEAL and Extension School student Sergio Lopez’s recovery after three heart attacks in succession.
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Campus & Community
A novel born in Quincy House
Debut author and Harvard affiliate Elizabeth Ames authored a college novel inspired by Harvard students.
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Campus & Community
Growing beyond Yardfest
Since 2017, the College Events Board has grown from 10 sponsored events a year to more than 30, bringing a community spirit to student life on campus.
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Arts & Culture
Confronting bias through fashion
Walé Oyéjidé talks about art and fashion ahead of a screening of his new documentary, “After Migration: Calabria,” on campus Nov. 12.
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Health
Lower risk of depression with elevated exercise
After mining millions of electronic health record data points, researchers found people who were more physically active at baseline were less likely to develop depression, even after accounting for genetic risks.
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Science & Tech
Combination gene therapy treats age-related diseases
Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School study offers hope for single genetic treatment for multiple age-related ills.
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Nation & World
Our unrepresentative representative government
In his new book, “They Don’t Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy,” Lawrence Lessig writes about the issues undermining American democracy, such as big money in politics, gerrymandering, vote suppression, and the inequities of the Electoral College system.
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Science & Tech
First in flight: RoboBee powered by soft muscles
Researchers have developed a resilient RoboBee powered by soft artificial muscles that can crash into walls, fall onto the floor, and collide with other RoboBees without being damaged.
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Health
Why some people are resistant to Alzheimer’s
A new study provides insights on why some people may be more resistant to Alzheimer’s disease than others.
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Arts & Culture
Hindu monastics at Harvard
Three Hindu monastics share their thoughts on Harvard Divinity School and the world they will return to.
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Science & Tech
Toll of climate change on workers
Economist Patrick Behrer is tracking the health effects of working in an extremely hot environment and the ripple effects on the economy.
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Campus & Community
Out of Town out of time
The shuttering of Out of Town News in Harvard Square marks the end of an era.
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Health
Racial disparities found in culturally competent cancer care
A new study from Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute finds that non-white minority survivors are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to be seen by cancer specialists who share or understand their culture.
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Health
How a doctor learned to become a caregiver
Harvard Professor Arthur Kleinman’s wife, Joan, began to struggle with a rare form of early Alzheimer’s disease at 59.
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Health
Study suggests how measles depletes body’s immune memory
A new Harvard study shows measles wipes out 11 percent to 73 percent of antibodies against an array of viruses and bacteria, depleting a child’s previous immunity, which underscores the importance of measles vaccination.
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Science & Tech
A clue to biodiversity?
An analysis of 20 butterfly genomes found evidence that many butterfly species — including distantly related species — show a surprisingly high amount of gene flow between them, Harvard researchers found.
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Campus & Community
Assessing Harvard’s culture
The organizers of Harvard’s recent Pilot Pulse Survey discuss respondents’ answers across campus on issues of inclusion and belonging.
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Nation & World
Angela Davis looks back
In a wide-ranging conversation Tuesday afternoon, activist Angela Davis reflected on a range of topics, from how music and art can help transform and create community to the challenges of talking about race in America to the need for prison reform.
