Year: 2023
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Using math as bridge within disciplines
Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications welcomes new director, a Harvard alum who will explore “beautiful, deep” interactions between mathematics and science.
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Worries about depressed men and IVF are unfounded
New study reveals no correlation between anxiety, regardless of antidepressant use, and IVF outcomes or live birth rate.
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At 60, Carpenter Center takes a rare look back
Four shows inspired by building’s iconic architecture are re-staged to mark anniversary.
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Funny thing happened on way to med school
Years at College proved formative for the new women’s ice hockey coach. Now she hopes to help her players find their paths.
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Harvard reports strong financial position, yet urges caution
University expenses outpace revenue for fiscal year 2023.
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Even war has rules, so why none for espionage?
Berkman Klein Center affiliate points up the need for a legal framework to govern peacetime intelligence operations.
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The rise of ‘incels’
Psychologist examines genesis of online groups of sexually embittered men, roots in evolutionary behavior, why some turn violent.
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When future weather outside is frightful — hot, that is
At the “Future of Cities” event, panelists explained how rising temperatures will impact different economic levels in various parts of world.
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Gender pay gap? Culprit is ‘greedy work’
In “Career and Family” Claudia Goldin tracks evolution through 20th-century gains to era of earning inequality that forces harsh life choices.
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What a difference a year makes
Students who described themselves in three words last fall get a chance to change their answers.
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A DEEPer (squared) dive into AI
Machine learning techniques give scientists faster returns of high-quality organ images.
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Murthy says social media hurting kids, time for government, tech firms to help
Surgeon general calls mental health risks “pivotal issue in public health.”
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You’re writing it wrong
The Gazette spoke with Todd Rogers about his new book, “Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World.”
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More solar energy needed, but clearing forests for panels may not be way to do it
Harvard-led analysis suggests incentives to save carbon-absorbing trees, siting projects on rooftops, developed areas.
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Call it ‘old money aesthetic’ or ‘coastal grandma’ — it all comes back to preppy
Fashion podcaster traces quintessential American look from campuses to catwalks.
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Study finds link between breastfeeding, rise in adult colorectal cancer risk
Mothers should not halt practice of breastfeeding, which offers many benefits to infants, as much more research is still needed, scientists say.
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Does right to bear arms override restraining orders against domestic abusers?
Harvard’s Caroline Light, an expert on history of firearms restrictions examines upcoming landmark Supreme Court case.
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A tech warning: AI is coming fast and it’s going to be rough ride
Former Google chairman Eric Schmidt details disruptions, dangers technology will bring to economy, national security, other aspects of American life.
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Extending financial aid beyond the Yard
Students with zero parent contribution — those whose annual family income is $85,000 or less — will now receive a $2,000 “launch grant” in the fall of their junior year.
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Self-correcting quantum computers within reach?
Harvard team’s method of reducing errors tackles a major barrier to scaling up technology.
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Andrea Baccarelli named next dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Andrea Baccarelli, noted scientist, educator, and leader, will begin his new role on Jan. 1
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Staying ahead of virus mutations
EVEscape uses evolutionary and biological information to predict how a virus could change to escape the immune system.
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This woman’s work
Faculty and friends of trailblazing Harvard economist Claudia Goldin react to her historic Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences win.
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‘Those inequalities are inequalities that occur within households’
The Henry Lee Professor was honored for her research on women in the workplace
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Voices, faces, and a forum to make trans students visible
Conference on trans rights puts activism and advocacy front and center.
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You think you’re fighting your anxiety, but you’re making it worse
An emotion many avoid and view as an illness may actually help us thrive, psychologist David Rosmarin says.
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Deadly biography of AR-15
Viewed as example of American ingenuity, prized military weapon exploded in popularity, best known now as tool to kill innocent people.
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Keeping faith in time of political, social backlash
Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch argues arc of moral universe may bend toward justice but is long, requires devotion to progress.
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‘We are not people of the past’
Brings Native students, others from neighboring Indigenous communities together to connect, celebrate roots.