Conan O’Brien returns to Harvard

In conversation with President Faust, O’Brien tells students how humanities opened his world

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Women economists suffer “co-author penalty”

Study of economics papers finds that female authors get less credit than their male colleagues

Education’s the one key that rules them all

When there’s inequity in learning, it’s usually baked into life, Harvard analysts say

For novelist Claire Messud, getting the story down can mean letting it stray

In new series, Harvard writers discuss how their stories take shape

Events

Fri., February 19, 2016, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

CHEMICAL EXPOSURES AND THE BRAIN: The Flint Water Crisis and More

Sat., February 20, 2016, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

This Changes Everything: A Film Screening + Discussion

Sat., February 20, 2016

CCVA Exhibition. "Silvia Benedito and C. Alexander Häusler: Pneuma(tic) Bodies"

Sun., February 21, 2016, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Together, Alone: Indigenous Film Now

Sun., February 21, 2016, 8:00pm

Stupid Cupid

Mon., February 22, 2016, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Gallery Talk: Beyond Bosch

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Consider Harvard

Harvard students build bonds they carry with them into the future. Meet journalist Nicholas Kristof, who has maintained his Harvard connections as he has lived all over the world.

Episode 33: Genetics in Space

Ting Wu, HMS professor of genetics, talks about ways scientists are striving to optimize astronauts' physical and mental health—and anticipating the biomedical challenges ahead as humankind considers long-term space travel.

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Books that pop

The possibilities of pop-ups far exceed peekaboo with paper. Take a look through the gallery to see where examples pop up across Harvard’s libraries.

Field notes gathered by ear

Grammy-nominated saxophonist Yosvany Terry is bringing the music of his native Cuba to campus as a senior lecturer and leader of the Harvard Jazz Ensembles.

Veteran wants to improve the quality of life for amputees

Cameron Waites served in Iraq as an Army medic/health care specialist from 2004 to 2008. …

Spawn of Bosch

This year marks five centuries since the death of Hieronymus Bosch. …

News from Around Harvard

Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies

This book explores the sources and dynamics of social opposition to innovation. …

Closing the Strategy-Execution Gap

Paul Leinwand, co-author of the book “Strategy That Works,” explains how successful companies solve this thorny problem.

Harvard Law clinic files amicus brief defending employees’ access to no cost preventive health care

Harvard Law School’s Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Zubik v. …

Media & Politics Must Reads, February 19, 2016

Our weekly roundup of news found at the intersection of media, politics, policy and technology, from the Shorenstein Center and from around the web. …

Climate Change: The Story About Everything

For journalism, the 21st century is an era where public trust drops yearly, and reporters face competition to reach a growing Internet audience. …

The costs of inequality: Education’s the one key that rules them all

Ronald Ferguson, Robert Putnam and other researchers at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) are addressing educational inequality.

The Pudding and Harvard’s Silly Side

Since I joined the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, I’ve realized that beneath the ivy and brick surface, Harvard is actually kind of a goofy place. …

GSD Office for Urbanization to convene inaugural colloquium, on South Florida and sea level

The Harvard Graduate School of Design’s newly established Office for Urbanization will convene an inaugural colloquium, titled "South Florida and Sea Level: The Case of Miami Beach," on …