Recalling the simple ties that bind us to one another, and to a place. Casual conversations in a crowded classroom or on a busy street. Visits to a favorite café or courtyard. They’re the daily pleasures we long took for […]
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A dark year of sickness, reckoning, loss — and periodic bits of light
Scholars tell of muddling through, insights gained, small wins, and a rescue pup named RBG. Like countless others, members of the Harvard faculty have been finding their way through the difficult days of 2020, planning Zoom wedding receptions, socially distancing […]
How to change an election By The Harvard Gazette
With both sides wary of tampering, a government professor tries to game the game on what tactics could follow a close result. In 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump predicted that the election would be rigged against him, though the charge […]
What’s next for the world’s largest economies? By The Harvard Gazette
The Ash Center sat down with Edward Cunningham and Philip Jordan, authors of Our Path to “New Normal” in Employment? Sobering Clues from China and Recovery Scores for U.S. Industry, a new report examining China’s post COVID-19 economic recovery in an effort to better […]
‘Before a tsunami hits’ By The Harvard Gazette
Seven Broad Institute researchers discuss COVID-19 work and pandemic preparedness, the value of teamwork, and the fragility of life. The initial surge of COVID-19 patients in Boston-area hospitals has passed, but the memories of caring for them will forever remain […]
Sleep, death, and… the gut? By The Harvard Gazette
The first signs of insufficient sleep are universally familiar. There’s tiredness and fatigue, difficulty concentrating, perhaps irritability or even tired giggles. Far fewer people have experienced the effects of prolonged sleep deprivation, including disorientation, paranoia, and hallucinations. Total, prolonged sleep […]
A look at the future as Beijing seeks more influence over Hong Kong By The Harvard Gazette
With the National Party Congress, China’s annual legislative session, concluded, the Ash Center sat down with Director Anthony Saich, Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, to discuss a new security law that could define the future of Beijing’s relationship with Hong […]
A summer like no other By The Harvard Gazette
This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak may bring. With COVID-19 looming over the upcoming Memorial Day […]
Team to design 3D-printable mask inspired by animal noses By Cornell Chronicle
A multi-institution team, including a Cornell researcher, has received a National Science Foundation grant to design an open-source, 3D-printable medical mask inspired by the nasal structures of animals. The team has been awarded a special one-year, $200,0000 RAPID grant; co-principal […]
Long-dead stars can yield clues to life in the cosmos By Cornell Chronicle
The next generation of powerful Earth- and space-based telescopes will be able to hunt distant solar systems for evidence of life on Earth-like exoplanets – particularly those that chaperone burned-out stars known as white dwarfs. The chemical properties of those […]