The Harvard Gazette

Year: 2023

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Naomi Oreskes

High point for market fundamentalism? Would you guess Clinton?

Naomi Oreskes traces decadeslong campaign to get Americans to put their faith in free market as force for positive change over government

DateMarch 16, 2023March 16, 2023

U.S. Federal Reserve Building,

More turbulence likely ahead after bank collapses

But Larry Summers says regulators have significant tools at their disposal, need to be vigilant of specific vulnerabilities

DateMarch 15, 2023March 15, 2023

Collage of people walking and heart health.

Faster, fitter?

Not really, says Spaulding Rehab expert. When you go for a walk, focus on this instead.

Health|

DateMarch 15, 2023March 15, 2023

Glynn and Johnson

Two appointed to HMC Board of Directors

News +|

DateMarch 15, 2023

John McDonough.

Prospect dim for Biden plan to bolster Medicare, health policy expert says

Chan School’s McDonough cites divided Congress, says looming funding crisis is, oddly enough, result of program design

World|

DateMarch 15, 2023

A pedestrian passes a Silicon Valley Bank branch

Bailouts for everyone?

Law School professor who served as Fed regulator talks moral hazard, implications for inflation after SVB collapse rocks Washington and Wall Street

DateMarch 14, 2023March 17, 2023

Older woman doing yoga.

Strong evidence that yoga protects against frailty

Mind-body practice boosts walking speed, other capabilities in review of 33 studies

Health|

DateMarch 14, 2023March 14, 2023

GCP faculty director change continues legacy of community

News +|

DateMarch 14, 2023March 14, 2023

Squat lobster.

Racing to catalog, study deep-sea biodiversity

Researchers find 5 new species of hard-to-access creatures amid shortage of knowledge, concerns growing commercial interest may cause extinctions

Science|

DateMarch 14, 2023March 21, 2023

Child holding an Earth with bandages on it.

Talking with kids about existential threat of climate change

It may ignite fears for children and guilt for parents, but key is focusing on solutions, experts at HGSE webinar say

Nation|

DateMarch 14, 2023March 16, 2023

Peter Grinspoon.

The art of self-healing

Peter Grinspoon was a doctor with a dark secret. When a patient or colleague needs to hear the details, he doesn't hold back.

Nation|

DateMarch 14, 2023March 15, 2023

Margaret Atwood speaks to Scott Tong.

What set them off were the bodies on wall

Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood dishes on new story collection, trials of censorship, ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ (and why they shouldn’t kill Aunt Lydia)

Arts|

DateMarch 13, 2023March 14, 2023

Consortium Director Alejandro de la Fuente.

New day for Afro-Latin American Studies

Director details how ground-breaking consortium, joining researchers from Global North and South, will transform discipline

World|

DateMarch 13, 2023March 14, 2023

Sam Wattrus in his lab.

A 14-year incubation

Sam Wattrus becomes first human developmental and regenerative biology concentrator to establish research lab

Science|

DateMarch 13, 2023

Sharing the language of health

News +|

DateMarch 13, 2023

Close up of elementary student typing text message on smart phone

Do phones belong in school?

Bans may help protect classroom focus, but districts need to stay mindful of students’ sense of connection, experts say

World|

DateMarch 13, 2023March 10, 2023

Géraldine Schwarz

Not-so-innocent bystanders

Journalist shares story of grandparents who ‘followed the current’ in Nazi Germany

World|

DateMarch 10, 2023March 14, 2023

Sumbul Siddiqui and Michelle Wu.

Mayors get personal over coffee and eggs

Boston, Cambridge leaders join coach’s monthly power breakfast

Campus|

DateMarch 10, 2023

Paul Farmer (right) and Arthur Kleinman were photographed circa 2019 in the faculty room at Gordon Hall.

‘To understand the world but also to change the world’

New class, a mentor’s tribute to beloved student, explores wide-ranging intellectual contributions of late global health legend Paul Farmer

Campus|

DateMarch 10, 2023March 10, 2023

Dunster House members march toward Matthews Hall.

‘One of the best traditions of all time’

Housing Day felt classic this year to first-years and upper-level students alike

Campus|

DateMarch 9, 2023

Irina Busygina

Russia seems vulnerable. Is Putin?

As fighting in Ukraine intensifies, analysts weigh chances of regime change

World|

DateMarch 9, 2023March 10, 2023

Anthony Gervin Oettinger, 93

Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Campus|

DateMarch 9, 2023March 9, 2023

Howard Curtis Berg, 87

Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Campus|

DateMarch 9, 2023March 9, 2023

Ophelia Dahl

Ophelia Dahl to receive 2023 Radcliffe Medal

Recognized for her work advancing global access to health care and championing the rights of the poor

News|

DateMarch 9, 2023March 9, 2023

Lab mouse on top of test tubes.

Why we need female mice in neuroscience research

Findings reveal that despite hormonal fluctuations, female mice exhibit more stable exploratory behavior than their male peers

Science|

DateMarch 8, 2023

Bucket of cleaning agents.

Dad’s clueless, Mom’s fried. Maybe there’s a better way.

Law School grad who wrote ‘Fair Play’ explains perception gap highlighted by new Pew study

World|

DateMarch 8, 2023

Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center.

HBCU Library Alliance and Harvard team up to expand access to Black history

Legacy of Slavery funds will support collaborative project to deepen digitization capacity of historically Black colleges and universities

News|

DateMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Terence D. Capellini.

Evolution hurts sometimes

The same skeletal changes that allowed humans to walk upright make us vulnerable to knee osteoarthritis as we age

Health|

DateMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Artist Adrian Piper to receive Harvard Arts Medal

News +|

DateMarch 8, 2023March 15, 2023

Aeden Marcus and Al Bilski.

Random roommates turned best friends

Housing Day can be extra stressful for first-years who go it alone. Fear not, say those who've been there: ‘You will find your people.’

Campus|

DateMarch 7, 2023March 7, 2023

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