news.harvard.edu 2022-01-01 22:15 Link between inflammation and autism found within mouse models Many people with autism spectrum disorders also experience unusual... news.harvard.edu 2022-01-01 19:00 Dark lessons of Jan. 6 Capitol assault It’s been nearly a year since then-President Donald Trump exhorted rallygoers... news.harvard.edu 2021-12-23 19:00 Harvard-led research on ancient Britain spans language, ancestry, kinship, milk New research reveals a major migration to the island of Great Britain 3,000...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-17 21:00 New technique enables manipulation of large DNA segments A team of researchers led by Harvard and Broad Institute scientists has developed twin prime editing, a new, CRISPR-based gene-editing strategy that enables manipulation of gene-sized chunks of DNA in human cells...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-17 07:00 College accepts 740 students to Class of ’26 under early action program Harvard College today accepted 740 students to the Class of 2026 from a pool of 9,406 who applied under the early action program. Last year, 743 students were selected from the 10,087 who applied. “Each year Harvard...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-17 04:36 Harvard astrophysicist on the James Webb Telescope NASA is set for another Apollo moment with the launch of its new James Webb Space Telescope as early as Dec. 24, barring complications. Billed as NASA’s most ambitious telescope to date, its purpose is to...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-17 04:16 TV series ‘Dickinson’ donates props to Houghton Telling the story but telling it slant. When many people think of Emily Dickinson, they think reclusive and dark, never came to fame during her lifetime, cat lady material. The Apple+ TV series “Dickinson” aims to...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-17 01:49 Harvard’s Maggie Chen named Marshall Scholar Maggie Chen ’22, who is concentrating in human developmental and regenerative biology with a secondary concentration in history of science, will pursue a master’s degree in bioengineering at Imperial College London...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-17 01:20 Scenes of holiday cheer at Harvard You can’t help but notice the spirit of renewal and joy across campus, whether it’s the Indian festival of lights at the Divinity School, menorah lighting outside Widener, or friends gathering around the fire pits...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-16 06:05 Will fraud jury believe Elizabeth Holmes? Four months into one of the year’s most closely watched trials, federal prosecutors and defense attorneys will begin closing arguments Thursday in the high-profile fraud case against Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-16 05:01 In a country shadowed by death, God gets a pass. Why? The righteous Job knew the drill. In the story from Hebrew scripture, God condemns the upstanding, devoted family man to an unfathomable stretch of suffering. But in the end, faith endures. Still, the famous book of the...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-15 23:03 Matthew Aucoin on his 1st opera, Walt Whitman Excerpt from “Walt Whitman’s Impossible Optimism,” from “The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera” by Matthew Aucoin ’12, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Walt Whitman is more operatic than opera...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-15 22:59 Kuumba singers have a holiday message for everyone From the sounds of John Legend and Beyonce to gospel or traditional African folk music, everything the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College sing is meant to promote and uplift Black spirituality and creativity on...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-15 04:20 Exploring history of maternal effects on offspring Beliefs about which specific maternal behaviors or experiences have lasting effects on gestating offspring have shifted widely over time. In her new book, “The Maternal Imprint: The Contested Science of Maternal-Fetal...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-15 02:33 Early stage lung cancer may be detected from a drop of blood A diagnostic blood test may provide early detection of lung cancer in asymptomatic patients, according to a new study. Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death, is usually diagnosed at a late stage when the...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-15 01:08 Harvard scientist on why that song is stuck in your head Wondering is a series of random questions answered by Harvard experts. For the second installment, we asked David Silbersweig — Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical School, co-director of the Center for...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-15 01:00 Spacecraft enters sun’s corona for first time in history A spacecraft launched by NASA has done what was once thought impossible. On April 28, the Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona of the sun — an extreme environment that’s roughly 2 million degrees...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-14 02:13 Few alarms over cases of drug-resistant COVID As the latest coronavirus variant upends expectations about the pandemic’s coming months, drug manufacturers are working to expand treatment options to fight those stricken with severe disease. Even as new pills from...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-13 03:00 Fauci speaks to the perilous moment in Harvard lecture It’s typical for an academic lecture to borrow from years- or decades-old data. On Friday, Anthony Fauci, the nation’s most prominent pandemic expert, offered Harvard students and faculty something much more...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-11 05:20 Harvard panel discuss redistricting following 2020 U.S. Census Many state legislatures are embroiled in bruising partisan battles over the redrawing of their state and congressional districts following the completion of the 2020 U.S. Census. Amid questions about new laws on voting...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-11 02:00 Harvard transforms role of art on campus This semester, the Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA) welcomed students, faculty, and staff back to campus with six commissions from seven contemporary artists across various disciplines. The projects...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-10 06:45 U.S. urges Supreme Court to decline Harvard admissions case The Biden administration on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to decline an appeal filed by Students for Fair Admissions challenging Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policies. In a 27-page brief, U.S. Solicitor...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-10 04:58 Harvard seen as well-equipped to meet ambitious institute’s goals The mission of the new Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence, which was announced by Harvard and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative this week, is undeniably ambitious, perhaps even...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-10 03:46 With eye on Omicron, Harvard experts fear ‘surge upon a surge’ Harvard experts warn of a “surge upon a surge” in COVID-19 infections in the coming weeks, as cases involving the Omicron variant pile onto the nationwide illness and death the Delta strain has left in its wake in...
news.harvard.edu 2021-12-09 03:36 Book excerpt from ‘Justice on the Brink’ Excerpted from “Justice on the Brink: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Rise of Amy Coney Barrett and Twelve Months That Transformed the Supreme Court” by Linda Greenhouse ’68, published by by Random House,...
