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‘Art of Looking’ sharpens students’ critical eye

How to look at art with a critical eye

Course gives students a chance to think differently about the visual technologies that permeate their lives

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Toni Morrison discusses literature and discrimination

Novelist quotes standard historical passages to drive home the depths of evil

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Volunteering with Best Buddies program

Harvard College students reach out — with friendship

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$1 million in grants to support climate research projects

Six Harvard Schools gain support from Climate Change Solutions Fund

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Events

Mon., March 7, 2016, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Art Study Center Open Hours

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street , Cambridge MA 02138

Mon., March 7, 2016, 5:00pm

Mind Control: Past, Present, and Future

CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010

Mon., March 7, 2016, 4:30pm - 6:00pm

The Destruction of Syria and the Crisis of Universal Values

Harvard Law School, Austin West 111

Tue., March 8, 2016, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Leadership In and Out of Government: Voices in Leadership featuring Thomas Daschle

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/voices/events/daschle/

Tue., March 8, 2016, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Philip Bennett – News and Democracy: The Missing Pieces

Harvard Kennedy School, Taubman 275

Tue., March 8, 2016, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Lightbox Gallery Talk: Viewing the Active Sun

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street , Cambridge MA

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Multimedia

Academic Possibility

A liberal arts education at Harvard means you can explore what intrigues you or expand your focus to discover something new.

Disruptive: Cancer Vaccine & Hydrogel Drug Delivery

How can a materials science approach lead to medical breakthroughs? In this episode of Disruptive, Wyss Core Faculty Member Dave Mooney discusses programmable nanomaterials approaches to fighting disease.

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Latest Harvard Gazette News

Refresh, recuperate, reflect

March 4, 2016

A Harvard freshman considers the lessons of winter break.

Humanities offer marketability in a competitive world

March 4, 2016

Harvard sophomore finds support for his concentration in Ancient History (Greek and Roman), which allows him to pursue his passions “while maintaining marketability in an increasingly competitive …

Slavery’s chilling shadow

March 3, 2016

Toni Morrison delivered the first of six Charles Eliot Norton Lectures to an adoring crowd at Sanders Theatre on Wednesday. …

Study that undercut psych research got it wrong

March 3, 2016

A study last year claiming that more than half of all psychology studies cannot be replicated turns out to be wrong. …

Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies

July 1, 2016

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

To Stay Relevant, Your Company and Employees Must Keep Learning

March 7, 2016

The digital economy compels you.

What Every Journalist Should Know About Science

March 7, 2016

condition called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is—or is not—a precursor of breast cancer. It does—or does not—require treatment. …

The Limits of the Lean Startup Method

March 7, 2016

Too much testing can backfire.

CfA Optical/Infrared Science Archive

March 7, 2016

The CfA Optical/Infrared Telescope Data Center is pleased to announce a new public archive of processed spectra obtained from CfA#039;s ground-based telescopes.

Why Your Late Twenties Is the Worst Time of Your Life

March 7, 2016

Younger people’s brains just aren’t as good at dealing with stress.

BASEA Forum

March 7, 2016

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 7:30pmFirst Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church St. …

HEEC Open House and Talk

March 7, 2016

Fri, 03/11/2016 - 4:30pm to 8:30pmCambridge Brewing Company, 1 Kendall Sq. …