Harvard’s top stories of 2018

Celebration, exploration, reflection, and insight the University and beyond

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A robot walks upside down A robot walks upside down

Robots go where humans can’t

Robots can climb vertical, inverted, and curved surfaces, like the inside of a jet engine

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Drew Faust Drew Faust

Drew Faust named University Professor

Recent Harvard president and Lincoln Professor of History receives Harvard’s top faculty honor

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Ballet dancers in The Nutcracker Ballet dancers in The Nutcracker

It’s ‘Nutcracker’ season

Harvard-Radcliffe conductor Federico Cortese on the history, melody, and ubiquity of the holiday classic

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Events

Friday, December 28, 2018, 7:30pm

The Christmas Revels 2018: A Nordic Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Saturday, December 29, 2018, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Microbial Life: A Universe at the Edge of Sight

Saturday, December 29, 2018, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Fantastic Beasts Scavenger Hunt

Saturday, December 29, 2018, 10:30pm - Sunday, December 30, 2018, 12:30am

The Donkey Show

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Bloomberg Harvard City Initiative: Mapping Poverty in Laredo

Harvard students embedded themselves in mayors’ offices around the country in a new fellows program targeting local problems. In Laredo, Texas Santiago Mota helped officials understand why a third of households remain in poverty for generations.

Angela Merkel named Harvard Commencement speaker

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of the world’s most influential leaders since ascending to her country’s highest office in 2005, will be the principal speaker at the Afternoon Program of Harvard’s 368th Commencement on May 30.

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Studies from Schier Lab featured in Science ‘Breakthrough of the Year’

Studies from Schier Lab featured in Science ‘Breakthrough of the Year’

A series of studies conducted by Alexander Schier, the Leo Erikson Life Sciences Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and members of his lab including Jeff Farrell, Yiqun Wang, Bushra Raj, …
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A virtual reality experience of being inside an exploded star

A virtual reality experience of being inside an exploded star

An astronomical team uses detailed data to create a virtual reality experience of being inside an exploded star.
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Harvard Gazette’s top stories of 2018

Harvard Gazette’s top stories of 2018

Celebration, exploration, reflection, and insight from the University and beyond. We look back at some reader favorites.
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Three from Harvard named AAAS Fellows

Three from Harvard named AAAS Fellows

Three Harvard faculty members are among the 416 scientists who have been named American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. …
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News from Around Harvard

Understanding Syria today is not baseball…or is it?

Dec 21, 2018BOSTON — The announced abrupt U.S. withdrawal from Syria has sparked widespread speculation about what we might expect next, with most U.S. …
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Give yourself an annual health self-assessment

Give yourself an annual health self-assessment

An annual health self-assessment—a full analysis of your well-being—is a way to evaluate your status, taking into account both what you have accomplished and where you may be able to improve. …
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Balanced Effort Leads Women’s Basketball Over Rhode Island, 80-47

KINGSTON, R.I. – Opening its final weekend of non-conference action this afternoon, the Harvard women’s basketball team ran past Rhode Island, 80-47, at the Ryan Center. …
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The Hazard of Environmental Morality

Dec 24, 2018 Efforts to combat climate change should be pragmatic above all else.
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Surgeons are doing fewer knee surgeries

Surgeons are doing fewer knee surgeries

Arthroscopic surgery is very effective for certain knee conditions but less so for others. That didn’t stop orthopedists from recommending them, but based on data from Florida this may be changing. …
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Men's Ice Hockey Hosts Concordia in Exhibition Contest To Wrap Up 2018

Harvard men's hockey (5-4-2) kicks off the second half of its season with an exhibition contest on Sunday (Dec. 30) at 4:30 p.m. against Concordia University of the Ontario University Association.
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Men's Basketball Closes 2018 Against Mercer at State Farm Arena

Taking the court for the final time in the calendar year, Harvard men’s basketball travels to State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks, to face Mercer on Saturday, Dec. 29 at 1:30 p.m. …
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Can exercise help conquer addiction?

Can exercise help conquer addiction?

As the US contends with the ongoing opioid epidemic, the idea that exercise can help people cope with and ultimately overcome addiction is gaining traction. …
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