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NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Speak at Harvard in June

The American Navy SEAL, born to immigrants, is a doctor and a space traveler.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard athletes from 1963 to 2012 are celebrated in newly published "HB3"

Harvard sports stalwarts from 1963 to 2012 are celebrated in The Third H Book of Harvard Athletics

Small Companies Have an Innovation Edge, except perhaps in the energy space

Small companies innovate better, but in the energy field, large firms may lead.

by Erin O’Donnell

Is executive function foundational for conceptual learning, Harvard profs ask

Studying the role of “executive function” in learning, in minds young and old

by Sophia Nguyen

Academic publishing and scholarly communication: a status report

The troubled present and promising future of scholarly communication

by Craig Lambert

Brief life of writer-reformer Edward Everett Hale, by Jeffrey Mifflin

Brief life of a science-minded writer and reformer: 1822-1909

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Violence against South Asian women and solutions

Addressing the root causes of violence against women in South Asia

by Rohini Pande

Cass Sunstein on the constitution in the 21st century

Cass Sunstein and the modern regulatory state

by Lincoln Caplan

The people in whom we confide often are not family and friends

Barbers, bartenders, and beauticians are as privy to our secrets as are family and friends.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard's Chad Cowan uses stem cells to find drugs that make white fat brown

Using a stem-cell based screening method, Chad Cowan has found drugs that convert white fat cells to energy-consuming brown fat.

Harry R. Lewis appointed applied sciences interim dean at Harvard

Will lead Harvard's applied-sciences faculty during search