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Harvard Faculty Group Proposes Limits on A Grades

The grade inflation measure requires a full faculty vote, expected in the spring.

Why Men Are Falling Behind in Education, Employment, and Health

Can new approaches to education address a growing gender gap?

How Our Planet’s Trees Use Carbon

From the Amazon rainforest to shrubs planted around city streets, trees influence the earth’s temperature.

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A Congenial Voice in Japanese-American Relations

Takashi Komatsu spent his life building bridges. 

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Getting to Mars (for Real)

Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.

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Regenerative Biology’s Baby Steps

What axolotl salamanders could teach us about limb regrowth