Science
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A Harvard Astrophysicist Explains the Bizarre Behavior of a Supergiant Star
The dimming and rapid rotation of Betelgeuse may be caused by a hidden companion.
by Saima Sidik
Rutin, a substance found in apples, has powerful anticlotting effects
Rutin, a substance found in apples, could help prevent heart attacks and stroke.
Xiao-Li Meng is the new dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The statistics professor succeeds Allan Brandt.
Does “Sharkskin” Swimwear Make You Faster?
Research by Harvard ichthyologist George Lauder suggests otherwise.
Risk of Ozone Destruction Above Populated Mid-latitude Regions
Link to climate change seen
A software called RockSalt developed by Harvard researchers boosts app security
RockSalt software improves app security.
Calorie-burning beige fat identified by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers
Cells isolated at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute may aid anti-obesity efforts.
Ofer Bar-Yosef finds evidence of 20,000-year-old pottery in China
Ofer Bar-Yosef dates pottery in China to 20,000 years ago, 10 millennia before the invention of agriculture.
GSAS and SEAS launch new applied science master's degree
The master’s in computational science and engineering launches in 2013.
Harvard awards eight honorary degrees at Commencement 2012
Eight awarded honorary degrees at 361st Commencement exercises
Harvard graduate school centennial medalists 2012
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences confers its 2012 Centennial Medals