Featured series 
Month: January 2022
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Campus & Community
Charting the path of a ‘Civil Rights Queen’
In her new book, Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin explores the life of Civil Rights leader Constance Baker Motley.
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Science & Tech
Logic or emotion: Which is more valuable?
Neither thinking nor feeling is superior, according to Leonard Mlodinow’s new book, which argues that the two are inextricably linked.
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Science & Tech
Back in days of great floods
Harvard researcher explains how overflowing rivers billions of years ago helped shape what Mars looks like today.
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Work & Economy
Helping trapped low-wage workers, employers struggling to fill spots
New HBS report finds high-turnover industries such as retail and food service can fix hiring challenges by helping their workers add skills and advance.
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Health
Research suggests role for anthrax in fighting pain
In search for alternatives to opioids, Medical School researchers have hit on an unlikely candidate.
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Campus & Community
Harvard Housing establishes new rents for 2022-23
Harvard University Housing (HUH) manages approximately 3,000 apartments, offering a broad choice of locations, unit types, amenities, and sizes to meet the individual budgets and housing needs of eligible Harvard…
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Nation & World
Students call ensuring diversity on campus vital
Reaction follows Supreme Court decision to rule on University’s policy of considering race as one factor among many in admissions.
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Nation & World
Higher ed, civil rights leaders decry high court decision to hear admissions case
Experts from higher education and beyond react to the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the admissions case.
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Health
Vitamin D supplements lower risk of autoimmune disease, researchers say
A new study finds vitamin D supplements with or without omega-3s decreased the risk of autoimmune diseases by 22 percent compared to placebo.
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Health
Hanage and other scientists keep close watch on Omicron subvariant
As Omicron rapidly recedes, some countries are seeing a new version of the variant, dubbed BA.2
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Campus & Community
Two years in, still coping with pandemic stress
Mental Health Services leaders detail continuing challenges and resources.
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Health
Race still a factor in air pollution exposure
A new Harvard study has found that racial, ethnic minorities, and low-income groups in U.S. are exposed to higher levels of air pollution.
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Nation & World
Wrenching 5-year battle with Lyme disease
Author and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat ’02 talks about his new book, “The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery.”
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Arts & Culture
Finding modern issues in study of ancient world
Professor’s research while developing Latin course turns up surprising insights into political, gender, racial, religious identity.
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Nation & World
How ‘Good War’ wasn’t all that good
An interview with professor at the United States Military Academy, about her new book, “Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness.”
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Health
Study explores possible autism link in young adults treated for addiction
One in five youths with substance-use disorders may have undiagnosed autistic traits, say researchers.
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Science & Tech
What it takes to be a scientific breakthrough
Harvard Medical School Professor Anthony L. Komaroff explains the difference between a scientific advance and a true breakthrough.
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Arts & Culture
Pinker tries Wordle
Language expert Steven Pinker explores how the brain tries to make sense of those pesky missing tiles in the popular word puzzle.
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Arts & Culture
Finding joy in the everyday
Artists digitally remix the everyday sights and sounds of Allston-Brighton in “Frequencies,” showing nightly at Harvard’s Ed Portal through February.
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Nation & World
Supreme Court to hear Harvard admissions challenge
The Supreme Court decision could upend four decades of legal precedent and alter higher education in the U.S.
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Health
Exploring why some remain sharp even as decades roll by
Harvard researchers study “super-aging” minds for clues to possible interventions for the rest of us.
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Health
Comparison of male, female classroom behavior reveals assertiveness gap
A new study finds that women and men physicians participate differently in academic settings, potentially contributing to gender biases that disadvantage female students.
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Science & Tech
A different kind of queen’s gambit
The n-queens challenge dates back to 1869. After working on the problem for about 5 years, mathematician Michael Simkin has an almost definitive solution.
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Health
How the pandemic may affect baby’s brain
For babies born during this pandemic, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics suggests their brains may not fully develop.
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Arts & Culture
Film full of sound and fury in dark pandemic season
Filmmaker Joel Coen brings a trimmed-down, sparse theatrical version of the Shakespeare play to the screen, says Jeffrey Wilson.
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Health
Omicron optimism and shift from pandemic to endemic
With Omicron on the decline in some states, pandemic experts permit themselves hope, at least for the near term.
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Health
Why do more men die of COVID? It’s likely not what you think
Sex differences in COVID death rates vary by state and across time, suggesting social factors play a role.
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Nation & World
Is Putin going to invade Ukraine?
Harvard Lecturer Alexandra Vacroux discusses Russia’s massive military buildup on Ukraine’s border.
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Campus & Community
Raising awareness about disability amid pandemic
First-year Melissa Shang fears that the challenges of disabled people have yet to be brought fully into focus. To counter this, she helped form a campus group that raises their profile.
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Health
Delta danger in pregnancy scrutinized
Researchers detect the COVID-19 variant in the blood and placentas of women who had stillbirths and pregnancy complications.
