Featured series 
Month: July 2024
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Campus & Community
Jennifer O’Connor appointed vice president and general counsel
Distinguished legal practitioner, whose career includes public service at White House and with federal agencies, to join Harvard on July 29
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Work & Economy
Why do I like what I like?
Your preferences aren’t as original as you may think, says behavior scientist
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Campus & Community
An evening of stars, solar flares, and agujeros negros
Harvard College Observatory hosts inaugural Spanish-language night
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Health
What’s another word for ‘neuronal map-maker’?
Researchers discover microscopic ‘brain thesaurus’ that lets neurons derive meaning from spoken words
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Health
How leaders find happiness — and teach it
Symposium examines science, outlines opportunities to tackle mental health crisis
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Health
Alzheimer’s study finds diet, lifestyle changes yield improvements
Can diet and lifestyle reverse early Alzheimer’s? A pilot study raises hopes.
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Arts & Culture
A modern approach to teaching classics
Martin Puchner is using chatbots to bring to life Socrates, Shakespeare, and Thoreau
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Health
There’s much to be grateful for in giving thanks
Elderly may harvest benefits from the attitude alone
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Arts & Culture
Stumbling through fog, disillusionment of 1970s
Francine Prose’s memoir trails fleeing 26-year-old novelist to S.F., her attraction to deeply troubled, fading counterculture hero
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Health
Should colon cancer screening start at 40?
Amid surging early onset rates, Harvard experts say cost, effectiveness, equity must be considered, along with other ways to evaluate
