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What a Key EPA Repeal Means for America’s Climate Future
A Harvard alumni panel examines the impact of the “Endangerment Finding.”
Lightweight, distortion-free flat lens uses antennae, not glass, to focus light
Harvard scientists have developed a tiny, lightweight, distortion-free lens that focuses light without glass.
Unrelated tropical cuckoos find safety sharing a communal nest
The breeding behavior of tropical cuckoos, in which unrelated adults share a communal nest, proves an exception to the theory of kin selection.
High housing costs restrict labor mobility, threatening economic growth
Land-use restrictions lead to growing income disparities between states, Kennedy School researchers find.
Ted Kaptchuk of Harvard Medical School studies placebos
An ingenious researcher finds the real ingredients of “fake” medicine.
Michael McElroy and Xi Lu on Natural Gas and Fracking
Natural gas, the economy, and America’s energy prospects
by Xi Lu
Zimbabwe Rhodes winners boost Harvard’s 2013 total to nine.
Zimbabwe winners boost Harvard’s 2013 scholars total to nine.
Jane Pickering director Harvard science, culture museums
Jane Pickering appointed executive director of science, culture museums
Harvard Divinity's Ahmed wins Grawemeyer Award
Harvard Divinity School scholar recognized for book on Muslim women and the veil
Two Harvardians named 2013 Marshall Scholars
Harvard and Annapolis tie for most winners.
Seven Harvard Students Rhodes Scholars
Seven Yale students, two each from Cornell and Stanford, and one from Brown also honored.