Current Events and Campus Life
Harvard research explores post-WWII rise in knee arthritis
August 14, 2017
The average American today is twice as likely to be diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis as in the years before World War II, Harvard scientists say. And the reasons are less clear than you might... Continue reading
Harvard offers Summer Explorations for area youngsters
August 14, 2017
On a beautiful, blue-sky day in late July, Ryan Dell sat on his bicycle alongside several other excited novice cyclists, eagerly waiting for the three words that would set them off across the... Continue reading
Harvard lecturer Paul Yoon on his new story collection ‘The Mountain’
August 14, 2017
This month, Paul Yoon begins his second year teaching fiction in Harvard’s Creative Writing Program. The son of South Korean immigrants, he is the author of the novel “Snow Hunters,” which won the... Continue reading
Remembering Fred Glimp
August 10, 2017
Fred Lee Glimp Jr. ’50, Ph.D. ’64, whose nearly 50 years of service to Harvard left an indelible mark on generations of students, alumni, and the University itself, passed away in June at the age of... Continue reading
Harvard bioethicist responds to edit of disease gene in embryo
August 8, 2017
The announcement by Oregon Health & Science University that scientists there had edited the genes of human embryos to remove the cause of a deadly disease has raised the prospect of a powerful... Continue reading
Harvard-Smithsonian app readies U.S. for 2017 eclipse
August 7, 2017
Thousands of years ago, human beings reacted to solar eclipses with dismay, flooding the streets with pots and pans to scare away whatever had blotted out the sun with a cacophony of banging and... Continue reading
Study finds optimism can lead to inaction
August 4, 2017
Two Democratic fundraising emails were sent to supporters. In one version, the candidate was leading a closely contested race; in the other, he was trailing. Which email got more clicks and coaxed... Continue reading
Looking beyond D.C. debate, Harvard economist zeroes in on cost
August 3, 2017
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working to address flaws in the Affordable Care Act while President Trump, upset at the failure of repeal and replace, threatens to gut the law by cutting... Continue reading
Baltic amber specimens to be returned to Königsberg collection
July 28, 2017
Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente held up a piece of ancient amber, peering at the 40-million-year-old insect inside. Preserved whole after being trapped in sap that hardened over millennia, the fierce-... Continue reading
Gauging urban change with Google Street View
July 28, 2017
Nikhil Naik, Scott Duke Kominers, and their collaborators are hoping to transform the way scientists study urban environments, with an assist from Google. In joint work with Edward L. Glaeser,... Continue reading