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Cleaner Air Helps Everyone. It Helps Black Communities a Lot.

The New York Times | 3.23.2023

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Air Pollution’s Systemic Effects

The Secret Joke at the Heart of the Harvard Affirmative-Action Case

The New Yorker | 3.22.2023

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Defends Race-Conscious Admissions at the Supreme Court

Turing Award Won by Co-Inventor of Ethernet Technology

The New York Times | 3.21.2023

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: A Science Is Born

Boston scientists say they’re a step closer to growing human eggs in the lab

The Boston Globe | 3.20.2023

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: DNA as Data

The Unraveling of the U.S. News College Rankings

The Wall Street Journal | 3.20.2023

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Aiming for Excellence

Hazing, Naked Skates and a ‘mental-health Hunger Games’: The dark side of Harvard women’s ice hockey

The Athletic | 3.9.2023

Harvard commissions independent review of women’s hockey program and coach Katey Stone

The Boston Globe | 3.19.2023

‘Well, what if Harvard wins?’ 25 years later, the Crimson’s epic upset of No. 1 Stanford shines bright

The Boston Globe | 3.12.2023

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Irresistible Allison Feaster

Does Harvard Really Discriminate Against Asian American Students?

The Chronicle of Higher Education | 3.6.2023

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Defends Race-Conscious Admissions at the Supreme Court

A new study found 59 percent of long-COVID patients had organ damage, but experts say it’s not that simple

The Boston Globe | 3.7.2023

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Contending with Long Covid