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Tag: Clea Simon
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Nation & World
A clearer role for MOOCs
Online courses are unlikely to take over higher education, says Lawrence Bacow, member of the Harvard Corporation and former president of Tufts University, but they can help revitalize learning.
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Nation & World
A better sense of place
Alyssa Goodman, professor of astronomy at Harvard University, will give a talk titled “Lost Without Longitude” on Thursday at the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.
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Nation & World
Saving the elephants
Author chronicles how a system in which Myanmar’s elephants were made half-captive likely has ensured their survival.
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Nation & World
Path to understanding
During a panel discussion at Radcliffe, musicians in the diverse Silk Road Ensemble explained how they combine instruments, mesh traditions to make new music.
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Nation & World
The Ferguson conversation
In the wake of the Ferguson tumult, an Askwith Forum panel examines ways to promote discussions on race, and to craft solutions during a discussion at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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Nation & World
Science in the mix(er)
“Science and Cooking” was the topic of a HarvardX lecture offered at the new Harvard Ed Portal in Allston.
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Nation & World
A quantum leap for women
Step by step, a growing Harvard women’s student group is helping to change the male-dominated culture of computer science by creating fresh realities.
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Nation & World
Women with heart risk
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States, deadlier than all forms of cancer combined. The good news is that up to 90 percent of heart disease may be preventable.
