Month: December 2023
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Science & Tech
Researchers create first logical quantum processor
Key step toward reliable, game-changing quantum computing
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Campus & Community
How to engage in cool-headed debates on hot topics
Eric Beerbohm named senior adviser for civil discourse, planning initiatives, training for students
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Health
How serious is FDA warning about revolutionary blood-cancer treatment?
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researcher details promise, peril of CAR T-cell therapy, which enlists body’s immune system to fight disease
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Campus & Community
Ulrich Petersen, 89
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Ulrich Petersen was spread upon…
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Campus & Community
John Emery Murdoch, 83
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 5, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late John Emery Murdoch was spread…
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Health
Don’t need high cholesterol to benefit from statins
Studies find drug protects against heart disease in high-risk groups
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Arts & Culture
Solving a mystery of 19th-century literary history
Scholar’s new biography nails down identity of earliest known Black American woman novelist, first theorized by Gates
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Nation
‘Antisemitism and other forms of hate have no place at Harvard’
Gay, other university presidents detail fight against threats, harassment, bigotry in testimony before House committee
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Nation & World
‘I am currently on the high seas … your email will definitely not be read’
Professors who are also good friends join Clipper Round the World yacht race
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Nation & World
Why virtual isn’t actual, especially when it comes to friends
Tech, society expert Sherry Turkle warns growing number of chatbots for companionship isn’t good for individuals, or democracy
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Campus & Community
Call it summer school in public service
Presidential fellowships give students a chance to kick the tires on careers for greater common good
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Campus & Community
How they found the work they were ‘meant’ to do
Faculty share the class, mentor, book, experience that changed everything and set them on path to scholarly calling
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Campus & Community
Like all true love stories, this one comes with heartache
Scholar’s ‘Harvard Square’ more than an academic pursuit