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A New Theory on How Neanderthal DNA Spread in Asia

The New York Times | 2.19.2015

Proof That Women Are the Better Dealmakers in the Senate

The New York Times | 2.19.2015

Stem Cells Could Produce Insulin

ABC News | 2.18.2015

Harvard Senior Uses Math to Predict Oscars

The Boston Globe | 2.18.2015

Divorce Among Doctors Isn’t as Common as You Think, Study Finds

The Washington Post | 2.18.2015

Q & A with ZZ Packer, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

The Boston Globe | 2.16.2015

Harvard Sit-in Protests School’s Investment in Fossil Fuels

The Boston Globe | 2.12.2015

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard faculty for divestment hold public forum, meet privately with Faust and Harvard faculty on climate change

Colleges Use Anti-Apartheid Strategies to Battle Fossil Fuels

The New York Times | 2.11.2015

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard announces Social Choice Fund in wake of fossil fuel divestment fight

Panel Urges Research on Geoengineering as a Tool Against Climate Change

The New York Times | 2.11.2015

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard scientist David Keith fosters the study and discussion of geoengineering

Review: In Jorie’s Graham’s ‘From the New World,’ Flux Is a Whirling Constant

The New York Times | 2.11.2015

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard professor and poet Jorie Graham wins Forward Poetry Prize