From Navy SEALs to Harvard to NASA

Harvard Medical School grad has been named to NASA's 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class

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Must-see guest for campus art lovers

Fragonard portrait shows value of Harvard curators’ loan efforts

Making cancer vulnerable to immune attacks

CRISPR-Cas9 is revealing new drug targets that could boost cancer immunotherapy

Last survivors on Earth

As long as the sun shines, hardy tardigrade will carry on

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Harvard Arthrobots

Inspired by arthropod insects and spiders, Harvard researchers have created an entirely new type of semi-soft robots capable of standing and walking using drinking straws and inflatable tubing. 

Harvard Professor takes Alzheimer’s fight personally

Harvard Medical School Professor Reisa Sperling talks about the personal impact of Alzheimer’s disease, which killed both her father and grandfather.

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Jazz star Esperanza Spalding, flutist Claire Chase join Harvard faculty

Grammy-winning jazz star Esperanza Spalding and flutist Claire Chase will be Harvard professors starting in the 2017-2018 academic year.

Outreach program provides ingredients for STEM inspiration

A Summer Explorations program gives young students a hands-on (and tasty) lesson in science to both engage and inspire.

New insight on height, arthritis

New findings point to a surprising link between a genetic variant that favors shortness and an increased risk of osteoarthritis.

Fragonard portrait shows value of Harvard curators’ loan efforts

A portrait by the French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard helps highlight the loans that Harvard makes with other art institutions.

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"Time to Brace"

Jul 4, 2017Just months into his young presidency, it is clear that Europe cannot presume an even keel, firm alliance, or historically-shared interests with the United States of Donald Trump. …

Safeguarding Genes

Three HMS teams are part of $65 million federal program to make genome-editing technologies safer

The Love of my Life

As I mentioned in my last blog, I absolutely love trying new things.  One of the other great loves of my life is food.  So, when I can combine these two at Harvard, I am all set. …

How bacteria maintain and recover their shape

Bacteria come in all shapes and sizes — some are straight as a rod, others twist like a corkscrew. Shape plays an important role in how bacteria infiltrate and attack cells in the body. …

The Secret of Magnetic Cycles in Stars

Using new numerical simulations and observations, scientists may now be able to explain why the Sun#039;s magnetic field reverses every eleven years. …

Scarramucci and other alumni among Trump’s recent appointees

President Donald J. Trump has appointed Anthony Scaramucci ’89 to serve as White House communications director, upping by one the number of Harvard Law School alumni tapped to serve in the …

Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library Awards More than $80,000 for New Research into American History

Researchers will dive into the Schlesinger Library’s manuscripts, rare books, magazines, photos, and audiovisual materials to uncover both the lives of well-known Americans and the lives of …

How to Decide Which Tasks to Delegate

This time, you’re really going to do it.