How far has COVID set back students?
Illustration by Gary Waters/Ikon Images Nation & World ‘Harvard Thinking’: How far has COVID set back students? In podcast, an economist, a policy expert, and a teacher explain why learning losses...
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Courtesy of Lance Oppenheim Nation & World It’s on Facebook, and it’s complicated ‘Spermworld’ documentary examines motivations of prospective parents, volunteer donors who connect through private...
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Molly Przeworski.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Cancer risk, wine preference, and your genes Biologist separates reality of science from the claims of profiling firms Anne J. Manning...
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As a high school student, Maya Counter ’24 led the effort to rename the residential Cambridge neighborhood where she grew up from Agassiz to Baldwin. She is pictured outside her elementary school,...
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View ArticlePop star on one continent, college student on another
Campus & Community Pop star on one continent, college student on another Kazuma Mitchell performing at a festival in Shenzhen, China.Photo courtesy of Kazuma Mitchell Christy DeSmith Harvard...
View ArticleWhat is ‘original scholarship’ in the age of AI?
Science & Tech What is ‘original scholarship’ in the age of AI? Melissa Dell (from left), Alex Csiszar, and Latanya Sweeney.Photos by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Anne J. Manning...
View ArticleSo how do you track spread of disease? By the numbers
Campus & Community So how do you track spread of disease? By the numbers Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer Anne J. Manning Harvard Staff Writer May 9, 2024 5 min read Ivan Specht decided to...
View ArticleA change of mind, heart, and soul
Photo by Dylan Goodman Campus & Community A change of mind, heart, and soul Choosing Harvard took LyLena Estabine down an uncertain path. The former student co-president has no regrets. Samantha...
View ArticleEpic science inside a cubic millimeter of brain
Science & Tech Epic science inside a cubic millimeter of brain Six layers of excitatory neurons color-coded by depth. Credit: Google Research and Lichtman Lab Anne J. Manning Harvard Staff Writer...
View ArticleProviding community support
City Councilor Liz Breadon (at podium) at the Harvard Ed Portal.Photos by Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Campus & Community Providing community support Harvard Allston Partnership Fund...
View ArticleA Chekhov play relatable to Americans today
Arts & Culture A Chekhov play relatable to Americans today At first, Heidi Schreck wasn’t sure the world needed another take on ‘Uncle Vanya’ Eileen O’Grady Harvard Staff Writer May 9, 2024 5 min...
View ArticleRoger Ware Brockett, 84
Trees flower outside Widener Library.Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Campus & Community Roger Ware Brockett, 84 May 10, 2024 6 min read Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
View ArticleGot milk? Does it give you problems?
Christina Warinner explores “The Milk Paradox.” Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Got milk? Does it give you problems? Biomolecular archaeologist looks at why most of world’s population...
View ArticleTracing largely forgotten history of major community
Julia Tellides.Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer Campus & Community Tracing largely forgotten history of major community Julia Tellides explored shifts, upheavals of Thessaloniki between two...
View ArticleMore educated communities tend to be healthier. Why? Culture.
Illustration by Judy Blomquist/Harvard Staff Work & Economy More educated communities tend to be healthier. Why? Culture. New study finds places with more college graduates tend to develop better...
View Article‘You can solve anything’
Campus & Community ‘You can solve anything’ Priyanka Pillai wants to take on big problems — and has learned how good design can help Christina Pazzanese Harvard Staff Writer May 14, 2024 5 min...
View ArticleFinding new ways to learn
Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer Campus & Community Finding new ways to learn Series of life-threatening medical problems changed Saif Kamal — but not his desire to pursue opportunity, help...
View ArticleA closer look at new Title IX regulations
Nicole Merhill. Harvard file photo Campus & Community A closer look at new Title IX regulations ‘More of a slide and a pivot’ than a rollback, Merhill says of rules set to take effect Aug. 1...
View ArticleShould NATO step up role in Russia-Ukraine war?
Nation & World Should NATO step up role in Russia-Ukraine war? Moderator David E. Sanger (from left) with Ivo Daalder, Karen Donfried, and Stephen Hadley.Photos by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff...
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