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Health
Why are Americans so sick? Researchers point to middle grocery aisles.
Obesity and disease rising with consumption of ultra-processed foods, say Chan School panelists
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Health
Saving lives in the ICU: Clean teeth
‘Striking’ study suggests daily use of a toothbrush lowers risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia, intensive-care mortality
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Campus & Community
On the first day of Christmas … we partied like it was 1499
Church historian traces celebration’s path from wild revelry through Puritan’s progress to Hallmark holiday
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Nation & World
Well-meaning tyranny of identity politics
Yascha Mounk chronicles how ideology took over, where it went wrong
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Campus & Community
The year in photos
Academic and athletic highs, dramatic scenes, quiet moments, and a changing of the presidential guard
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Campus & Community
Help with Zoom or help with zoom
Either way, Cory Gillis, Weatherhead administrator and amateur bike mechanic, has his colleagues covered
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Campus & Community
Not Dad’s brisket, but close enough
For students craving a taste of home, local restaurants deliver
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Nation & World
Letter from COP28
Angela Zhong details racing through security lines, talking oil palm deforestation, interviewing Al Gore
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Work & Economy
Confused about changes in tipping customs? You’re not alone.
Customer relations expert says technologies, COVID changed behaviors across the U.S.
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Nation & World
The classroom can be an ethical minefield. Meira Levinson has an answer.
Ed School professor wants to close gap between scholarship, policy
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Campus & Community
College accepts 692 under Early Action Program
Class of 2028 invited to attend Visitas on April 14-15
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Campus & Community
Finding right mix on campus speech policies
Legal, political scholars discuss balancing personal safety, constitutional rights, academic freedom amid roiling protests, cultural shifts
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Campus & Community
Legacy of Slavery initiative seeks ideas for memorial
Committee co-chairs Tracy K. Smith and Dan Byers look forward to input from artists, architects, others
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Nation
Two experts look back for the future of American conservatism
Harvard’s Goldsmith, UT’s Streeter call for aspirational GOP driven by ideas
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Health
What happens in the brain while daydreaming?
Observations in mice hint at the role of daydreams in remodeling the brain
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Science & Tech
Demystifying a mammal’s brain, cell by cell
Harvard-led team helps create first molecular map for national neuroscience study
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Arts & Culture
How alphabetizing diary helped Sheila Heti organize thoughts
Literary boundary-pusher on her new memoir, conversation with AI chatbot that became short story
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Health
Gene-editing treatment could replace cholesterol meds
Early stage test shows promise, but cardiologist notes more study needed into longer-term, unintended effects
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Campus & Community
Nobel winner sees an unfinished quiet revolution
Claudia Goldin says women have new professional power, but it’s often undercut by unequal ‘hidden work’
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Campus & Community
Six Harvard students named Marshall Scholars
Plans for U.K. graduate study include work on disabilities and homelessness, theoretical computer science, and histories of enslavement
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Arts & Culture
What radiologists can learn from looking at art
Medical humanities program inspires exhibit that rewards critical viewing
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Campus & Community
‘It is an act of courage to stand with others.’
Reminders of common humanity, rooted in grief and hope, mark vigil led by Harvard chaplains
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Nation
New IOP poll finds younger voters unenthusiastic on Biden-Trump rematch
Fewer are feeling bullish on casting ballots, a potentially worrisome sign for Democrats, who benefited from 2020 surge
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Science & Tech
Researchers create first logical quantum processor
Key step toward reliable, game-changing quantum computing
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Campus & Community
How to engage in cool-headed debates on hot topics
Eric Beerbohm named senior adviser for civil discourse, planning initiatives, training for students
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Health
How serious is FDA warning about revolutionary blood-cancer treatment?
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researcher details promise, peril of CAR T-cell therapy, which enlists body’s immune system to fight disease
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Campus & Community
Ulrich Petersen, 89
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Ulrich Petersen was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty. Ulrich Petersen was born in Negritos, Peru, to parents Georg Petersen, a petrogeologist, and Harriet Bluhme. A lifelong love…
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Campus & Community
John Emery Murdoch, 83
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 5, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late John Emery Murdoch was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty. John Emery Murdoch has been described by his former students Christoph Lüthy and Hans Thijssen as Harvard’s “historian…
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Health
Don’t need high cholesterol to benefit from statins
Studies find drug protects against heart disease in high-risk groups
