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Getting to Mars (for Real)
Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.
Addressing Gaps in Care for Patients with Disabilities
Lisa Iezzoni explores the unmet needs of patients with disabilities.
The Franklin Stove—A Historical Climate Change Adaptation
Historian Joyce E. Chaplin reinterprets an early era of invention, industrialization, and climate challenge
Why Men Are Falling Behind in Education, Employment, and Health
Can new approaches to education address a growing gender gap?
Making Roads Safer for Pedestrians and Cyclists
Working to curb road deaths
Harvard's Tom Kane on Effective School Reforms
Tom Kane deploys data to help improve education.
Harvard Pioneer in Care for the Intellectually Disabled
From enlightened care for the intellectually disabled, to eugenics, and back
by Alex Green
A Contentious Era for U.S. Higher Education
President emeritus Neil L. Rudenstine on changes in the academy and society that made universities more contentious—and diminished support for humane learning
Harvard Professors Leaving for Private Sector Research
Three distinguished scientists on leaving academia to advance biomedical research
The Needs of Dementia Caregivers
What it's like to look after a loved one with dementia
Teaching T-Cells to Kill Cancer
Teaching T-cells to kill cancer—and other feats of biomedical science