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Bernie Sanders · GazaSen. Bernie Sanders at the Harvard Kennedy School.Photos by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer
Nation & World
Bernie Sanders sees red lights flashing for election
Vermont senator warns of growing income, wealth, and political inequality
Anna Lamb
Harvard Staff Writer
April 17, 2024
5 min read
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders sees warning lights flashing in America. “In our countr…See the Story
Bernie Sanders sees red lights flashing for election — Harvard Gazette
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Harvard, Massachusetts · HarvardHealth
Exercise cuts heart disease risk in part by lowering stress, study finds
Benefits nearly double for people with depression
MGH Communications
April 17, 2024
2 min read
New research indicates that physical activity lowers cardiovascular disease risk in part by reducing stress-related signaling in the brain. In the study, which was led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and pub…See the Story
Exercise cuts heart disease risk in part by lowering stress, study finds — Harvard Gazette
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Species · HarvardResearcher James Mallet displays a Heliconius elevatus specimen.Photos by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer
Science & Tech
Amazon butterfly evolved from hybrids
Genomic findings challenge thinking on what makes a species
Clea Simon
Harvard Correspondent
April 17, 2024
4 min read
Writing to Charles Darwin in 1861, naturalist Henry Walter Bates described brightly colored Heliconius …See the Story
Amazon butterfly evolved from hybrids, study finds — Harvard Gazette
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Harvard · HarvardCampus & Community
Sean Kelly named dean of Arts & Humanities Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer
Eileen O’Grady
Harvard Staff Writer
April 17, 2024
4 min read
Distinguished scholar of philosophy calls work of division ‘the soul of higher education’
Sean Kelly, a distinguished scholar of philosophy, has been appointed dean of Arts and Humanities by Hopi Hoekstra, Edgerley Family Dean…See the Story
Sean Kelly named dean of Arts & Humanities — Harvard Gazette
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Gene Editing · HarvardHealth
How to realize immense promise of gene editing Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna at Harvard Medical School.Photos by Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer
Alvin Powell
Harvard Staff Writer
April 16, 2024
4 min read
Nobel-winning CRISPR pioneer says approval of revolutionary sickle-cell therapy shows need for more efficient, less expensive process
The world stands on the edge of an era w…See the Story
Jennifer Doudna discusses immense promise of gene editing — Harvard Gazette
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Harvard, Massachusetts · HarvardCampus & Community
Overseers announce senior officers for 2024-25
April 15, 2024
7 min read
Vivian Hunt and Tyler Jacks to assume leadership roles after Commencement
Vivian Hunt ’89, M.B.A. ’95, chief innovation officer of Optum, a division of UnitedHealth Group, and former managing partner for the U.K. and Ireland at McKinsey & Company, has been elected president of the Harvard University Board of O…See the Story
Overseers announce senior officers for 2024-25 — Harvard Gazette
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Abortion · HarvardHarvard Law School Professor I. Glenn Cohen discusses the rapidly evolving legal landscape since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer
Nation & World
Up next for Supreme Court on abortion: Idaho
Justices to hear case on near-complete ban amid shifting legal landscape after overturn of Roe
Christina Pazzanese
Harvard Staff Writer
April 15, 2024
long re…See the Story
Up next for Supreme Court on abortion: Idaho — Harvard Gazette
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Harvard · HarvardPhotos by Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer
Arts & Culture
All the world’s a stage
Richard Sennett urges revitalizing public life, spaces, politics by creating spaces that engage imagination
Samantha Laine Perfas
Harvard Staff Writer
April 15, 2024
5 min read
Richard Sennett began his career as a professional cellist and became a well-known sociologist whose work looks at urban…See the Story
All the world’s a stage — Harvard Gazette
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