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Study finds political bias skews perceptions of verifiable fact
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New research from Harvard economists finds partisan politics isn’t just shaping policy opinions, it’s distorting our understanding of reality.
Several of Harvard’s Schools announce fall plans
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Several Harvard Schools announce plans to continue offering classes online for the fall term.
Lawrence D. Bobo examines police killings of black men
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As protests continue over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, Lawrence D. Bobo, dean of social science and the W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University, discusses the underlying social and cognitive...
Pod-based e-cigarettes may foster greater nicotine dependence
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A new Harvard Chan School study has found that pod-based e-cigarettes’ efficient delivery of nicotine may foster greater dependence than other types of e-cigarettes.
Harvard Art Museums uses collections to help doctors decompress
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Virtual, 30-minute art breaks organized by the Harvard Art Museums are designed to help doctors briefly disengage from the pressures and stresses of their work in the age of coronavirus.
Genetic research offers insight into rise of first cities
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Genomic analysis shows long-term genetic mixing in West Asia before the rise of the world’s first cities
Martin Baron’s message to Class of 2020: Facts and truth matter
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Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron warned of the dangers of “misinformation, disinformation, delusions and deceit” as he joined an online celebration that sent the graduating Class of 2020 into an uncertain world.
Harvard awards 8,174 degrees, certificates over 2019-20 academic year
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Harvard University awarded a total of 8,174 degrees and certificates over the 2019–20 academic year.
Alberto Alesina, a pioneer of modern political economy, dies at 63
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Alberto Alesina, the Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy and a member of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), died at age 63.
Martin Baron, Harvard’s graduation speaker, explains why he went into journalism, and why the field matters
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In a question-and-answer session, Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post and this year’s graduation speaker, talks about his life and times.
Ultra-runner hits full stride in emergency medicine
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Kirstin Woody Scott, Ph.D. '15, M.D. ’20, was looking forward to running her 10th consecutive Boston Marathon before the pandemic put it on hold. Like any obstacles Scott has faced, she found a positive solution.
Dramatic drops in ER visits likely led to uncounted deaths
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A Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center study showed dramatic drops in hospital visits for heart attacks and stroke, which likely led to uncounted deaths at home during the COVID crisis. Perhaps more troubling is the potential for long-term damage to...
Dana-Farber to test blood cancer drug in COVID-19 patients
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Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are participating as lead investigators in a clinical test of a blood cancer drug in patients infected with the ...
Vaccines can protect against COVID-19 in animal models, study says
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Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has developed vaccines — currently being tested in animal models — that are designed to train the body’s immune system to recognize the virus swiftly upon exposure and respond quickly to...
Carmen Reinhart named chief economist at the World Bank
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Harvard Kennedy School economist Carmen Reinhart, an expert on financial crises who will become chief economist and vice president at the World Bank next month, discusses the outlook for the U.S. economy and the global challenges on the horizon.