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Health
Need cancer treatment advice? Forget ChatGPT
New research finds in about a third of the cases AI chatbot provided medically inappropriate recommendations for cancer treatment.
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Campus & Community
Parkes named dean of John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Widely viewed as a thoughtful and collaborative leader and mentor, Parkes will assume the new role on October 15.
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Arts & Culture
How to judge a painting
Do: Ask questions and keep an open mind. Don’t: Say your child could’ve made that.
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Nation & World
Entrepreneurial approach to space exploration
Business professor, South Asia specialist Tarun Khanna explains how relatively poor India with underfunded research and development became first to land a rover on an unexplored part of the moon.
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Work & Economy
You bought an electric car. Why did your carbon footprint grow?
It may sound counterintuitive but you probably don’t drive enough, says grad’s research on the effectiveness of government incentives.
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Health
The eye as we’ve never seen it
Researchers’ atlas pinpoints where disease-causing genes are expressed, raising hope for inroads against glaucoma and macular degeneration.
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Arts & Culture
Murder, misguided creativity, and other tales in salt prints
The early photo technique — and stories of people in front of, behind camera — get new exposure as Harvard digitizes vast collection.
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Campus & Community
High schoolers go all-in at Harvard’s Active Learning Labs
Twenty-three high school students did some hands-on work focusing on new cancer therapies and emerging issues in water quality.
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Campus & Community
Marla Frederick named next dean of Harvard Divinity School
Marla Frederick, a leading ethnographer and scholar focused on the African American religious experience, will become dean of Harvard Divinity School on Jan. 1, President Claudine Gay announced Thursday.
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Campus & Community
Harvard’s Crimson Summer Academy marks a 20-year milestone
More than 200 current students, alumni, and staff celebrated the 20th anniversary of Harvard’s Crimson Summer Academy.
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Science & Tech
Wildfires are much worse than a sign of climate change
Loretta Mickley, a Harvard wildfire expert, says wildfires are not just a symptom of climate change, but with the increased burning of millenia-old global peat stores, have the potential to worsen warming.
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Nation
‘Living witness’ to a country’s turbulent progress
Memoir details Drew Gilpin Faust’s coming-of-age amid the transformations of mid-century America.
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Nation
‘What you can do for your country’
Future Harvard president leaves Virginia for Concord Academy, set on path by JFK inauguration speech, visit by MLK.
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Health
Engineered probiotic developed to treat multiple sclerosis
Researchers are working on a new approach to target autoimmunity in the brain — a condition at the core of several diseases, including multiple sclerosis.
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Arts & Culture
Visions of power in ‘Barbie,’ Beyoncé, Taylor Swift
Women entertainers are dominating the summer. Lecturer in women, gender, and sexuality discusses the forces at play.
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Health
The road that ends with Alzheimer’s
Genetic detective work sheds light on SORL1 gene offering possible new treatments, especially for patients not responsive to existing therapies.
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Nation & World
Let’s not fry the planet, but let’s not stoke resentment, either
Clean-energy transition will hurt some communities more than others. Inclusive policy and investments are crucial, says “Uncertain Futures” co-author.
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Science & Tech
Science no longer intimidates her. Neither do sharks.
Summer research program breaks down barriers for undergraduates with disabilities.
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Health
Longevity benefits of Mediterranean diet know no boundaries
In a study of adults in the U.K., those who adhered closely to a Mediterranean lifestyle had a 29% lower risk of all-cause mortality and a 28% lower risk of cancer mortality.
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Work & Economy
Don’t tell Bob in accounting he’s a raging jerk (even if he is)
Conflict is a natural part of any office. Clare Fowler’s new book offers a practical guide to managing it with confidence.
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Arts & Culture
Hot season for travel, rejuvenation, transformation — even if you don’t go anywhere
Fourteen suggestions for books to take you places you’ve never been, full of new people, unaccustomed sights, smells, tastes.
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Health
Vaginal bacteria must eat to survive — but how?
Chemical analysis brings understudied microbiome into sharper focus.
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Arts & Culture
If it wasn’t created by a human artist, is it still art?
Writer, animator, architect, musician, and mixed-media artist detail potential value, limit of works produced by AI
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Health
Daily soft drink linked to increased risk of liver disease
Study finds women who consumed sugar-sweetened beverage daily had higher risk of developing liver cancer, chronic liver disease.
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Health
Mental health ills are rising. Do mood-tracking apps help?
Public health data specialist says they can raise patient awareness, but there are pitfalls.
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Campus & Community
Springer, Chetty win Ledlie Prize
Biologist created better, faster COVID test system; economist uses big data to uncover myths, barriers to achieving American Dream.
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Nation
How they remember ‘Tree’
Those who knew civil rights scholar, legendary public defender, and voice for equality recall his kindness, generosity, and homemade sweet-potato pie.
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Nation & World
Lessons for today’s Cold War 2.0 with Russia, China
Intelligence expert says both seek to topple U.S. from atop world stage, with Beijing’s blend of money, influence, all-hands-on-deck approach posing bigger threat.
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Health
Strong, silent, and suffering inside
Mental health experts, Indianapolis Colts owner discuss efforts to end the stigma around asking for help.
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Health
Extending lives of old mice by connecting vessels to young ones
Connecting circulatory systems allowed animals in study to live 6-9 percent longer, lowered their biological age.
