Tag: Clea Simon
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Insomnia in a pandemic
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health hosted an online forum on “Coronavirus, social distancing, and acute insomnia: How to avoid chronic sleep problems before they get started.”
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Talking about the emotional toll of the pandemic
The Harvard Chan School of Public Health will launch a series of weekly interactive forums to discuss issues and options.
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How I hacked the government (it was easier than you may think)
Though no expert coder, Max Weiss ’20, a government concentrator uses bots to show an agency its website vulnerability.
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James McCarthy, environmentalist, dead at 75
James J. McCarthy, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography and director emeritus of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, died on Dec. 11 after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was 75.
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A 40-year road
Minoo Ghoreishi, a single mother of two, earned her bachelor’s degree in government after 40 years from the Harvard Extension School.
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Cryptocurrency and national insecurity
In a simulation, North Korea has just tested a missile that will soon be capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the continental U.S. The move took Washington by surprise as the project was likely funded via a new Chinese digital currency.
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My three suns
Harvard astronomers are studying a newly discovered rocky planet with three suns called LTT1445Ab in the hopes it will provide valuable insights into Earth.
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The Harvard band at 100
To mark its 100th anniversary, the Harvard University Band will take to the field during halftime at the Cornell game on Saturday, swelling to 400 performers as alumni join the student members.
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You are what you eat — and how you cook it
Scientists have recently discovered that different diets — say, high-fat versus low-fat, or plant-based versus animal-based — can rapidly and reproducibly alter the composition and activity of the gut microbiome, where differences in the composition and activity can affect everything from metabolism to immunity to behavior.
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Hometown girl makes good by making hometown better
Roslindale native Kate Swain Smith is the fourth student to become a fellow since the Harvard Presidential City of Boston Fellowship program debuted in 2016.
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Last dance, last chance
The curtain comes down Sept. 7 on the immersive, disco-insistent “Donkey Show” after a decade-long run at A.R.T.
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The Spice Girls of Henry VIII
“Six,” the hit British musical bound for A.R.T., recasts the six wives of Henry VIII as girl-power pop stars.
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Beneath the surface
New study debunks long-held theory that dolphins had ridged skin, which helped them swim faster.
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Debunking old hypotheses
Biology Professor Cassandra G. Extavour debunks old hypotheses about form and function on insect eggs using new big-data tool
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Oceans away
A new NASA-funded program will study water worlds and environments to understand the limits of life as part of the search for life on other planets.
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Researcher connects the dots in fin-to-limb evolution
With an innovative technique called anatomical network analysis, clear patterns emerge that help solve the puzzle of how fins became limbs 420 million years ago.
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Theater stages and thesis pages
La’Toya Princess Jackson’s thesis, “Black Swans Shattering the Glass Ceiling,” focuses on African American contributions to ballet.
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Song of the sea
The A.R.T.’s “Endlings” features characters whose lives are completely foreign from, yet connected to, playwright Celine Song.
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To tackle climate change, share burden — and benefits
Steps to limit climate change require not only scientific advances but social and policy changes that spread the benefits of alternative energy sources, professor Daniel M. Kammen said in Radcliffe lecture.
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Celebrating a decade of musical theater
The American Repertory Theater’s production of “ExtraOrdinary” samples a decade of musicals while tapping into performers’ stories.
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The machinery to drive ed reform
In an interview, Harvard’s Paul Reville explains the goals of an upcoming conference that invites mayors, school officials, and community leaders to discuss how to drive meaningful educational reform.
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Probing the secrets of Sardis
Harvard researchers explain the importance and findings from the long-running archaeological dig at Sardis in western Turkey.
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New thinking for Germany
In an interview, a former high-ranking German official and Harvard fellow suggests his country would benefit from new thinking and policies.
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Du Bois as eminent sociologist
As a sociologist, W.E.B. Du Bois expanded his field in major ways, often without credit or recognition, a researcher says in address.
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Immigration, under the stage lights
At Harvard, a Houghton Library exhibit showcases the influence of immigration on American theater.
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Coetzee recalls a reading childhood
Accepting the Mahindra Award for Global Distinction in the Humanities, Nobelist author J.M. Coetzee treated the audience filling Sanders Theatre to thoughts about his earliest reading and the concept of a mother tongue.