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Firstlookattheinterplaybetweenneuronsandtumorsshedslightonformation,spread SignupfortheDailyGazette NigationQuickLinks AtoZindexFindapersonEventsMediaRelationsAlumniGiveNowEmergency HarvardUniversity Close HarvardUniversity WhatWeLearnedin2024 Weuncoveredmysteriesofthepast,discoveredanswerstomodernproblems,andhadbreakthroughsthatpointtoanexcitingfuture. Researchthatimpactsourlives Harvardresearchersfoundanswerstoquestionsthataffectpeoplearoundtheworld. Health Howdoesanewdrug-freenasalsprayneutralizevirusesandbacteria? Howdoesanewdrug-freenasalsprayneutralizevirusesandbacteria? ing HowdoesdietandlifestyleaffectAlzheimer’s? HowdoesdietandlifestyleaffectAlzheimer’s? Health WhatdoweknowaboutlongCOVID? WhatdoweknowaboutlongCOVID? Diet Ischeesebadforyou? Ischeesebadforyou? Fitness Whatarethebenefitsofa20-minuteworkout? Whatarethebenefitsofa20-minuteworkout? Connection Howdowefixthelonelinessepidemic? Howdowefixthelonelinessepidemic? Lifestyle Howmuchdrinkingistoomuch? Howmuchdrinkingistoomuch? Awardwinnersinourcommunity ThisyearwelearnedaboutandcelebratedtheawardwinningworkofsomanypeoplefromourUniversity. WealsohadtwoalumsintheSuperbowl TheNobelPrize inphysiologyormedicinewasawardedtoGaryRuvkun,aprofessorofgeneticsatHarvardMedicalSchoolandaMassachusettsGeneralHospitalresearcher. 13Olympicmedals wonbyHarvardathletesatthe2024Parisgames,anewschoolrecordformostOlympicmedalswoninayear. 8RhodesScholars fromHarvard,representingfourcountriesandseveralU.S.states,willcontinuetheiracademicpursuitsattheUniversityofOxfordnextyear. NAACP’sSpingarnMedal wasawardedtoHenryLouisGatesJr.,professoranddirectoroftheHutchinsCenterforAfrican&AfricanAmericanResearch. TheBrainPrize wasawardedtoHaimSompolinsky,aprofessorinresidenceinHarvard’sDepartmentofMolecularandCellularBiologyandDepartmentofPhysics. 3MarshallScholars fromHarvard,willtaketheirpassionsforjournalism,healthequity,andeducationequitytotheUnitedKingdom. Breakthroughsthatfurtherourknowledge ExploremorefindingsfromtheHarvardcommunity Researchersreversehairlosscausedbyalopecia Researchershedevelopedatreatmenttoreversehairlosscausedbytheautoimmunediseasealopeciaareata. Parkinson’sdiseasemaytakea8220;gut-first8221;path TheriskofdevelopingParkinson’swas76%higheramongpeoplewithdametotheliningoftheiruppergastrointestinaltract. Abreakthroughingenetherapyallowscongenitallydeafchildrentohear Agenetherapyapproachhasgivenfivechildrenwhowereborndeaftheabilitytohear.Themethod,whichovercomesaroadblockpresentedbylargegenes,maybeusefulinothertreatments. LearningmoreabouttheRadcliffeWe AstronomersdiscoveredthattheRadcliffeWenotonlylookslikeawe,butalsomoveslikeone. Expertsareexploringadvancesintreatingoralprecancerousdisease Atrialprovidedpromisingresultsfortreatingangressiveformoforalprecancerwithimmunecheckpointtherapy. Helpingstudentswhoarefeelingburntout AreportfromtheCenterforDigitalThrivingonstudentburnoutidentifiespressuresthatstudentsfeelandwaystoalleviatethem. Examiningtheimpactoffederallyfundedchildcareforworkingmothers Apaper,co-authoredbyeconomistandNobellaureateClaudiaGoldin, onaWorldWarII-eraactusedtosupportworkingmothersrevealswhatcanbedonewithpoliticalwill. Afreshlookatthepast Thehistoryofourplanetmaysometimesfeelsetinstone,butresearchersareconstantlyrefiningandilluminatingexactlyhowwegottothismoment. TiyaMiles’HarrietTubmanbiographyshinesalightonherlifebeyondtheUndergroundRailroad,includingher8220;eco-spiritual8221;worldview. TwoHarvardalumsheidentifiedandworkedtodecipher97linesfromanunearthedpapyruscontaininglostscenesfromthirdcenturyEuripides’plays. Researchsuggeststhatfermentation,notfire,helpedfuelourancestors’braingrowth. HarvardMuseumofNaturalHistory’sSeaMonstersexhibitshowcasesancientmariners8217;maps,literature,worksofart,andspecimensthathighlightthetruthandfantasiesinvolvedinthehistoryofseamonsters. Scientistssequencedthegenomeofthebushmoa,offeringinsightsintotheevolutionofflightlessbirds Answerstosomecuriousquestions Harvardstudentsandfacultymembersalikearriveoncampuswithmanyquestions.Herearesomeofthe(sometimesunexpected)answers. Whydocatsmeow? Catsmeowateachother,soevolutionarybiologistJonathanLososalwaysviewedacatmeowingtohimasakindofcompliment.Butresearchshowsthatmeowingmaybeawaytomanipulatehumans. Explorewhycatsmeow Explorewhycatsmeow Howoldistoooldtorun? AdamTenford,asportsmedicinephysicianwhohasloggedplentyofmiles,discusseshowlongtheingbodycanwithstandaregularrunningregimen. Readaboutthefindings Readaboutthefindings WhathappenedwhenagiantmeteoritehitEarth? 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Gettingyourhandsdirty Ceramicist,activist,andeducatorRobertoLugotaughtstudentsaboutartandlifeduringhisresidencyattheOfficefortheArts. LearnmoreaboutRoberto039;swork DearDiary TheSchlesingerLibraryishometomorethan3,000volumesofpersonaldiaries.Oneformercuratorisonamissiontoread—anddescribe—asmanyasshecan. Learnmoreaboutthecollection SingingthestoryofDhrangadhra AnexhibitfromtheLoebMusicLibraryexploresthewomenofDhrangadhra,aJhalakingdominwesternIndia,andtheroletheyplayedinsingingstoriesofgenealogy,lifeanddeath. Exploretheexhibit ArtoftheBlackWorld IncombinationwiththeHarvardcourse"ArtoftheBlackWorld"thisHarvardArtMuseumsexhibitexploreskeyworksthroughouthistoryinAfrica,aswellasBlackartsintheAmericasovermanycenturies. Learnmoreabouttheexhibit MeasuringDifference ThisCollectionofHistoricalScientificInstrumentsexhibitcompareshowIndigenousandEuropeanculturesusedtools,ideas,andpoliciestoinfluencehow,what,andwhowasmeasured. 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