No such thing, specialist says — but when your body is trying to tell you something, listen
Seven projects awarded Star-Friedman Challenge grants
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/complex-questions-innovative-approaches/
Despite horrors, film ‘a collection of love stories’
Inspired by quadriplegic father, Callahans sail to championship
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/unstoppable-is-all-in-the-family/
Experts say instead of disability, focus needs to shift to ability, health, with greater participation, economically and socially
Study finds that conversation – even online – could be an effective strategy to help prevent cognitive decline and dementia
Fossil record stretching millions of years shows tiny ocean creatures on the move before Earth heats up
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/early-warning-sign-of-extinction/
Mother, uncle of two whose deaths at hands of police officers ignited movement talk about turning pain into activism, keeping hope alive
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/remember-eric-garner-george-floyd/
Wronged and can’t move on? In podcast, a theologian, a psychologist, and a public health expert discuss why and how to heal.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/forgiveness-is-good-for-us-why-is-it-so-difficult/
Departing longtime leader reflects on two decades of growth
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/arts-first-to-kick-off-biggest-festival-yet/
Experts from law, philosophy, spiritual care discuss issues surrounding research, safer use, kicking off University initiative
In recognition of their extraordinary service
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/three-will-receive-2024-harvard-medal/
Study exposes how banks sway policy from shadows, by targeting bureaucrats instead of politicians
Despite ‘hippie’ reputation, male bonobos fight three times as often as chimps, study finds
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/so-much-for-summers-of-love/
Philosopher Barba-Kay on CAPTCHA dilemma, Aristotle’s good life, and how the internet is changing us — not for the better
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/are-you-a-human-select-all-that-apply/
Moving experience at the Museum of the Ancient Near East adds ‘layer of mixed reality’ to exhibits
New IOP poll shows they still plan to show up to vote but are subject to ‘seismic mood swings’ over specific issues
Tanner Lectures explore models of engaged citizenry from ancient agoras to modern megachurches
Dora Woodruff was drawn to beauty of numbers as child. Next up: Ph.D. at MIT.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/when-math-is-the-dream-harvard-commencement-2024/
Richard Lazarus sees conservative majority as threat to protections developed over past half century
Einat Wilf, who is also former Knesset member, says shift needed in Palestinian ideology on legitimacy of Israel
The Kempner Institute buzzes with new code, numbers, ideas
Isabella Madrigal has a vision: storytelling that’s compelling, inspires better, more equitable world
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/a-fresh-take-on-must-see-tv/
Vermont senator warns of growing income, wealth, and political inequality
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/bernie-sanders-sees-red-lights-flashing-for-election/
Benefits nearly double for people with depression
Genomic findings challenge thinking on what makes a species
Distinguished scholar of philosophy calls work of division ‘the soul of higher education’
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/sean-kelly-named-dean-of-arts-humanities/
Nobel-winning CRISPR pioneer says approval of revolutionary sickle-cell therapy shows need for more efficient, less expensive process
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/how-to-realize-immense-promise-of-gene-editing/
Vivian Hunt and Tyler Jacks to assume leadership roles after Commencement
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/overseers-announce-senior-officers-for-2024-25/
Justices to hear case on near-complete ban amid shifting legal landscape after overturn of Roe
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/up-next-for-supreme-court-on-abortion-idaho/
Richard Sennett urges revitalizing public life, spaces, politics by creating spaces that engage imagination
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/all-the-worlds-a-stage/
Husband and wife — both pursuing master’s degrees at Harvard — merge love for education to help students in India
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/when-your-soulmates-a-classmate/
Harvard Horizons Symposium highlights stunning, impactful research of grad students
Past is present at Warren Center symposium featuring scholars from Harvard, Emory, UConn, and University of Cambridge
Garber, Manning announce Noah Feldman, Alison Simmons, Tomiko Brown-Nagin, and Eric Beerbohm as chairs
Former House speaker also says Trump would likely win if election were held today in wide-ranging talk
Harvard runners take on the Boston Marathon
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/for-the-young-at-heart-and-fleet-of-foot/
New book traces how medical establishment’s sexism, focus on men over centuries continues to endanger women’s health, lives
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/women-rarely-die-from-heart-problems-right-ask-paula/
Leading researchers cite strong evidence that testing expands opportunity
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/harvard-announces-return-to-required-testing/
Sooner than you may think, says researcher who recently won Sjöberg Prize for pioneering work in field
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/when-will-patients-see-personalized-cancer-vaccines/
In podcast, a lawyer, computer scientist, and statistician debate ethics of artificial intelligence
Two literature scholars wrestle over whether and how professors can engage with pressing political, social issues of day
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/are-humanities-stuck-in-ivory-tower-should-they-be/
Leaders of efforts to combat antisemitism and anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bias describe what they’ve heard so far from members of the Harvard community
‘Reservation Dogs’ star Paulina Alexis offers behind-the-scenes glimpse of hit show, details value of Native representation
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/for-all-the-other-willie-jacks/
Seminar foregrounds Harlow Shapley, who helped scholars escape Nazi rule
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/harvard-stargazer-whose-humanity-still-burns-bright/
Ambassador says if Russia is allowed to take over sovereign nation, China may try to do same
Sociologist’s new book finds algorithms that suggest partners often reflect stereotypes, biases
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/how-dating-sites-automate-sexual-racism/
Harvard lab’s research suggests at-risk kids can be identified before they ever struggle in school
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/when-does-dyslexia-develop/
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/herbert-chanoch-kelman-94/
Michael Mann points to prehistoric catastrophes, modern environmental victories