Light Blitzes Plaque

Fast forward a decade and imagine what a drugstore shelf might hold. A pill containing an entire day’s nutrients? A gadget that confers...

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Published in the January-February 2006 print issue in the Right Now section.

How brushing and flossing can protect your heart

In the wake of federal government actions, several Harvard schools and institutes are cutting costs.

Amid distrust of science, Paula Johnson tells medical and dental graduates to be “citizen-physicians.”

Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court.

Scott Edwards discovers evolution’s master switches.

A young Harvard women’s basketball team faces Ivy competitors

The 2026-2027 Ledecky and Summer Undergraduate Fellows

Inseparable cows, big dogs fostering a tiny kitten, and a show beagle’s second act

A roundup of University news from the summer of 2026