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Study to probe what makes us happy and healthy
Multi-year Harvard research collaboration with Aetna will assess well-being across numerous dimensions of health and wholeness What does it mean to be well? Not just “not ill,” but really thriving?…
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The real foe in childhood lead poisoning: Paint in housing
Lead poisoning experts are worried that a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plan to lower the minimum blood lead level considered safe for children may actually make…
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Monounsaturated fat from plants, not animals, may lower heart disease risk
Studies that have looked at whether consuming a diet rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) leads to reduced risk of heart disease have shown mixed results. But according to new…
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Lemann Brazil Research Fund awardees announced
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs are pleased to announce the 2018 awardees of the Lemann Brazil Research…
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Diet restricting sulfur amino acid triggers blood vessel formation in mice
Putting mice on a diet containing low amounts of the essential amino acid methionine triggered the formation of new blood vessels in skeletal muscle, according to a new study from…
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Harvard to digitize Cuba library collections
The Cuba Studies Program of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University is pleased to announce that the Harvard Library has begun an important process of digitization of some of…
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The Fromm Players at Harvard present ‘Resistance and Hope’
Walter Bigelow Rosen Professor Chaya Czernowin’s choices of composers and works for this year’s Fromm concert centers on individuality, integrity, and artistic focus. Some of this year’s Fromm program is,…
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Legacy of Professor Mason Hammond honored In Palermo
The legacy of the late Mason Hammond (1903-2002), Pope Professor of Latin Languages and Literature in the department of the Classics, will be honored at a ceremony In Palermo, Sicily,…
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Mumps resurgence likely due to waning vaccine-derived immunity
A resurgence of mumps in the U.S. among vaccinated young adults appears to be due to waning of vaccine-induced immunity, according to a new analysis from Harvard T.H. Chan School…
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Harvard Extension Student Association secures major sponsorships
Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) Director of Finance Alexis Williams’ efforts to establish partnerships on behalf of the Association proved successful in obtaining a corporate sponsorship from Merrill Lynch, Bank…
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Faculty Council meeting — March 21, 2018
On March 21 the members of the Faculty Council approved a proposal to establish a Ph.D. in Business Administration and discussed the Harvard Q evaluation process. The Council next meets…
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Discussing conference on ‘Human Rights in a Time of Populism’
Gerald L. Neuman, co-director of the Human Rights Program (HRP), and the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law at Harvard Law School, discussed HRP’s upcoming conference,…
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Better marriages may lead to less midlife weight gain
Couples in supportive marriages appear less likely to gain weight and become obese in middle age, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Researchers…
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Eduardo Matos Moctezuma to deliver lecture
Harvard University will welcome Professor Eduardo Matos Moctezuma on April 10 to deliver the lecture, “Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Discovers Himself: Excavations of the Great Aztec Temple,” at 6 p.m., at…
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Doctors often underestimate the addictiveness of opioids
Physicians often underestimate the addictiveness of opioids when writing prescriptions for patients, Atul Gawande, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
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Murphy receives awards for contributions to mobile health
Susan Murphy, professor of statistics and computer science and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the Radcliffe Institute, will receive a Luminary Award at the Precision Medicine 2018 World Conference for her…
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Advanced Leadership Initiative takes deep look at climate change
With speakers ranging from an environmental activist to a former Secretary of the U.S. Navy, the Advanced Leadership Initiative’s (ALI) Climate Change Deep Dive presented a multi-faceted look at the…
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Harvard Chan School ‘stars’ celebrate service anniversaries
Staff, faculty, and academic appointees reaching key milestones in their service at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health were honored at the 19th annual “Celebration with the Stars” on Feb. 28…
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Registration open for Run the Yard! 5k University fun run
Grab your sneakers on Friday, March 23 and join the Harvard community for a University-wide fun run. This free, untimed 5K will do three loops around historic Harvard Yard and…
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NPR, ProPublica win Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
The $25,000 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School has been awarded to Nina Martin of ProPublica and Renee Montagne of NPR…
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Yerby Fellows share research at symposium
Exposure to diesel exhaust on the job appears to raise the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disease, according to Aisha Dickerson, a Yerby Postdoctoral Fellow at…
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Green building projects achieve stringent certifications
Two recent renovation projects by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Extavour Laboratory and the Science Center – Cabot Library Projects, mark the next phase in Harvard’s commitment to green…
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Chan student explores reducing undernutrition in Ethiopia
They’re known as roadrunners. The scrawny, indigenous chickens of Ethiopia produce a tough meat that’s delicious when slow-cooked in a spicy stew called doro wat — but their meat doesn’t…
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A look at CRISPR’s new tricks
David Liu presents two CRISPR upgrades: A cellular detective and sharper scissors David Liu earned the title “Gene Corrector” for good reason. A professor of chemistry and chemical biology at…
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Online learning offers limitless opportunities to expand
Have you ever wanted to make a career change, gain a skill, or just learn something new? On March 1, a group of community members gathered at the Harvard Ed…
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Neuroscience workshops fuel Cambridge students’ college dreams
In Harvard’s Affective Neuroscience and Development Lab, high school students from Cambridge Housing Authority’s (CHA) The Work Force Program, enthusiastically volunteered to learn about brain research by testing an MRI…
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Lown inspires young physician as patient
Bernard Lown, professor emeritus at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, had a renowned career as a physician and researcher — including pioneering the development of the defibrillator and…
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Faculty Council meeting — Feb. 28, 2018
On Feb. 28 the members of the Faculty Council approved legislation regarding neurobiology and the Council on Asian Studies. They also discussed a proposal to establish a Ph.D. in Business…
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Arming teachers a bad idea, expert says
In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., President Donald Trump has proposed that teachers carry concealed weapons in order to defend against would-be school shooters. But an…
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Askwith essentials: Who is Jaylen Brown?
Boston Celtics‘ Jaylen Brown will visit the Askwith Forums on March 1, to discuss education, race, and institutionalized sport, and how athletes can use their public voices to advocate for…