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Tag: Countway Library
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Nation & World
A gallery of their own
Four artists who happen to work at Harvard during their other hours say why the creative arts are important to theme.
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An update of changes on campus as pandemic spreads
Changes across Harvard’s campus reflect the need to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Bringing the Bone Box back to life
Countway Library is looking to revive the Bone Box program, which originally let anatomy students check out real human bones.
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Celebrating Harvard Heroes
Sixty Harvard Heroes, exceptional employees from across the University, on Monday basked in the applause of hundreds of colleagues, friends, and family members who gathered to recognize their achievements.
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Digital record of a stand against chaos
Strong Medicine is a Harvard-sponsored archive of stories, photographs, oral histories and other media documenting the medical community’s response to the marathon bombings.
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21 million in slavery
Experts on forced labor and sexual slavery outlined what remains a large-scale problem.
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Lifting the ‘family curse’
Removing a woman’s healthy breasts might seem like a radical response to fears of breast cancer. But for women with genetic mutations that put them at high risk of developing the disease, it’s a step that can cut their vulnerability by 90 to 95 percent.
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Panel discusses history, future of alternative therapies
The history of alternative and complementary medical treatments can inform the medicine of today. That was the message of “Sectarian (to Unorthodox to Alternative) to Complementary Medicine: What Historical Perspectives can Tell Modern Medicine,” an afternoon of talks sponsored by the Countway Library’s Center for the History of Medicine on March 26.
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History of Women in Medicine fellowship material due March 1
The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine (FHWIM) is offering two fellowships to support research conducted at the Center for the History of Medicine and its Archives for Women in Medicine, located at Harvard Medical School’s Countway Library.