Tag: Faculty
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Campus & Community
Deming brings a researcher’s perspective to leadership role
New dean of Harvard College discusses academics, AI, and campus life

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Work & Economy
Economy is doing OK. So why are Americans so pessimistic about their prospects?
Scholars say government statistics can miss lived experience, politics taking larger role in shaping perceptions

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Campus & Community
A happy place, campfire concert, and good joe on the go
Harvard violist recommends 3 ways to savor life’s little joys

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Science & Tech
A smell test for science
Researcher outlines vision for implants that could help patients reclaim vital connection with their surroundings

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Campus & Community
Why institutions thrive on disagreement
Garber points to value of argument in sustaining communities at first Morning Prayers of school year

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Science & Tech
Seeking a carbon-capture breakthrough
Chemist Richard Liu harnesses sunlight to trap greenhouse gases

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Campus & Community
‘We mark your belonging here’
Garber urges Class of 2029 to teach, learn from one another, reject viewing world in simple binaries

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Arts & Culture
Viewing art like an expert
Curators and conservators at the Harvard Art Museums zoom in on the tiny details that tell big stories about some of their favorite works

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Health
Racing against antibiotic resistance
Scientists fear funding cuts will slow momentum in ongoing battle with evolving bacteria

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Campus & Community
‘We’re so happy to have you here’
Yard brims with voices and motion, excitement and nerves, sweat and tears on move-in day

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Work & Economy
In touch with our emotions, finally
Insights at intersection of gender, anger, and risk are just one example of shift in science of decision making

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Arts & Culture
Carving a place in outer space for the humanities
The cosmos ‘is as weird and astonishing as any great work of art,’ argues Jennifer Roberts, and navigating it requires ‘a new kind of ethics’

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Health
‘Hopeful message’ on brain disease
Researcher Sanjula Singh has looked at stroke, dementia, late-life depression for years, finds lifestyle changes make big difference

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Campus & Community
Funding cuts upend projects piecing together saga of human history
Ancient DNA expert Christina Warinner notes losses come just as innovations are driving major advances in field

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Campus & Community
A popular TV show, cathartic commute, and dance that requires teamwork
Education lecturer finds leadership lessons in unlikely places

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Campus & Community
‘Learning without a net’
Here are 5 students doing summer research with faculty in topics from heat mortality to epigenetics, Legionnaires’ disease to anorexia

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Campus & Community
‘To Pope Leo XIV’
Gates meets with ‘ecumenical’ pontiff to present copy of family tree produced from research the scholar did for Times magazine piece

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Health
‘It’s through research that we can live longer, healthier lives’
Harvard scientists discuss potential impacts of federal funding cuts — from U.S. brain drain to fewer medical breakthroughs

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Health
‘Miraculous’ treatments for more patients
David Mooney’s team develops immunotherapies that work across many cancer types

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Health
Improving cancer care
Nancy Keating’s team uses healthcare data to study access to treatment across populations

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Health
Attack of the cells
Duane Wesemann’s lab looks to body’s immune system to understand and treat disorders, allergies

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Nation & World
Public servant, trusted mentor, conduit to congressional campaign — and clam bake host
Former students, fellows at Harvard Kennedy School share stories about David Gergen

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Campus & Community
An outdoor museum, rooting for the away team, and an alt-rock anthem
Chan School professor recommends 3 ways to get your blood pumping

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Campus & Community
A walking elegy, tiny gallery, and gentle Brutalism
Photography professor recommends 3 local spots to find beauty, solace

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Arts & Culture
Did Jane Austen even care about romance?
Scholars contest novelist’s ‘rom-com’ rep as 250th anniversary ushers in new screen adaptations

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Science & Tech
Highly sensitive science
David Ginty probes pleasure and pain to shed light on autism and other conditions

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Health
What might cancer treatment teach us about dealing with retinal disease?
Joan Miller’s innovative thinking led to therapies for macular degeneration that have helped millions, made her better leader

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Campus & Community
Projects help students ‘build bridges’ across differences
Online games and small group discussions provide opportunities for people with contrasting points of view to engage

