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.”

A new book traces napalm's invention to Harvard—and its evolution from heroic discovery to pariah

All That’s Unseen charts the Harvard graduate’s uneasy journey from Appalachia to Cambridge and back.

In 2004, a frenzy spread across Harvard Yard in days. Four billion users later, we are only just catching up.

Plus, veteran higher education leader Thomas Ehrlich reflects on university curricula for his 70th reunion

Tell us about how social media impacts your daily life.

A roundup of University news from the summer of 2026