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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.
Sociologist Orlando Patterson does landmark work on slavery and freedom.
Orlando Patterson may be the last of Harvard sociology’s big thinkers.
Magnetic Waves show promise in treatment of bipolar disorder and depression
Researchers at Mclean Hospital develop a magnet that treats depression and bipolar disorder
Harvard Kennedy School Dean David Ellwood steps down
The Harvard Kennedy School’s leader will conclude his service at the end of the academic year.
Harvard's Douglas Melton creates functional insulin-producing human beta cells
Douglas Melton creates working beta cells from stem cells for eventual use in treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
Research into medical marijuana and cognitive function
Novelist Patricia Cornwell donates $500,000 to McLean program studying the drug's effect on cognitive function.
Harvard Center for European Studies scholar writes new book on the Berlin Wall
A scholar at the Center for European Studies traces the unexpected causes of the opening of divided Berlin.
Harvard remembers Peter Gomes in Memorial Minute
The late Pusey minister in Memorial Church is memorialized by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard's Washington, D.C., center, celebrates new spaces
Harvard’s Washington, D.C., humanities center enhances its community—and its intellectual reach
Harvard engineering dean Cherry Murray honored
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences dean receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Vice President Joe Biden on Foreign policy at Harvard Kennedy School
The vice president on Ebola, ISIL, China, and Russia at HKS