Current Events and Campus Life
Med School grad to trade scrubs for space suit
July 21, 2017
Jonny Kim was in the grocery store when the call came: He would have to exchange his emergency room scrubs for a space suit. “I was happy, jubilated, excited — all these emotions,” Kim said. “... Continue reading
Chemist Charles M. Lieber receives Harvard’s highest faculty honor
July 20, 2017
Acclaimed chemist Charles M. Lieber, a professor in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been named a University... Continue reading
Plaque honoring Faulkner character to be reinstalled on Charles River span
July 20, 2017
Not long before Quentin Compson, Class of 1913, jumped to his death from the Great Bridge on June 2, 1910, the Harvard Corporation chose crimson over magenta as the University’s official color. The... Continue reading
Using fMRI, EEG to search for consciousness in ICU patients
July 20, 2017
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) may be able to identify ICU patients with severe traumatic brain injuries who have a level of consciousness not... Continue reading
Tardigrade or ‘water bear’ will survive until the sun dies
July 20, 2017
The world’s most indestructible species — a stout, microscopic animal with four pairs of legs, known as the water bear or tardigrade — will survive until the sun dies, according to new research from... Continue reading
Scientists are using the universe as a ‘cosmological collider’
July 20, 2017
Physicists are capitalizing on a direct connection between the largest cosmic structures and the smallest known objects to use the universe as a “cosmological collider” and investigate new ... Continue reading
Novel approach releases immune cells to destroy cancer cells
July 19, 2017
A novel screening method developed by a team at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center — using CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology to test the function of thousands of... Continue reading
Harvard physician tries hand at ‘The Last Poker Game’
July 19, 2017
Howard Weiner has written a novel about sick children, made a documentary about life’s big, unanswerable questions, and directed a feature film, “The Last Poker Game,” that premiered this spring to... Continue reading
Joint Arboretum and Forest Service program protects trees from pests
July 18, 2017
On a warm afternoon in Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, John DelRosso embarked on a task that was part detective work, part tough love, and reached for his chainsaw. He was 40 feet up in a 137-year-... Continue reading
Weight gain from early to middle adulthood poses risks
July 18, 2017
Cumulative weight gain over the course of early and middle adulthood may increase health risks later in life, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public... Continue reading