Sophomore Studies Genetics and Fruit Flies in Bonn, Germany

Nataliya Nedzhvetskaya ’13 spent her summer conducting research in a genetics lab in Bonn, Germany.

In Shanghai, Life Sciences Students Find Core Similarities and Broader Goals

Harvard students working in Shanghai learn and research alongside Chinese undergraduates.

Students and faculty in the Harvard Summer School Program in Shanghai attend a biotechnology conference sponsored by Novartis this part summer. .

Scholars Complete Medieval Atlas

In a quiet ceremony in May, a team of Harvard professors, graduate students, and undergraduates announced the completion of the Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations—an interactive online database that gives students and scholars access to a wealth of previously unavailable information.

Hauser Losing Tenure Not Likely, Harvard’s History Shows

Some in the scientific community question whether psychology professor Marc D. Hauser, who faces allegations of research misconduct, should keep his teaching position at Harvard.

Today in Photos (09/07/10)

Photographs from the September 7, 2010 print edition of The Harvard Crimson.

The furor over Hauser’s scientific misconduct stems from work in his laboratory in William James Hall, pictured above.

Study: Interspecies Cooperation May be Driven by Individual Interests

Cooperation between two different species may be driven by individual interests rather than fear of punishment, according to Harvard researchers.

Study: Gender Linked to Faculty Pay

Female faculty members in the sciences are nearly half as likely as their male counterparts to receive paid advisory positions in the private sector, according to a Harvard Business School study drafted this summer.

Harvard Stem Cell Scientists 'Disappointed' with Court Ruling

A federal judge’s decision to block the Obama administration's stem cell research expansion efforts was met with surprise and disappointment by Harvard scientists, who say that the ruling brings back the harsh restrictions enacted by the Bush administration on human embryonic stem cell research.

Harvard Keeps Mum as Scientists Call for Transparency in Probe

Rumors that Harvard psychology professor Marc D. Hauser was under investigation for scientific misconduct surfaced as early as a year before Hauser took leave from the University, a former collaborator said.

Harvard Professor Takes Leave of Absence after Internal Investigation

Harvard psychology professor Marc D. Hauser has taken a year-long leave of absence after University officials found evidence of scientific misconduct in his laboratory, the Boston Globe reported.

Study: Correlation Between STDs and ED Drugs

Men over 40 who use erectile dysfunction drugs have higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases, according to a recent Harvard Medical School study.

New Microscope Lab Opens

Administrators and scientists hailed the unveiling of a facility yesterday that will boast 12 state-of-the-art microscopes shared by researchers across the University.

National Academy of Sciences Elects Nine Harvard Faculty Members

Last week, eight Harvard professors and one senior lecturer were elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their original research.

Study Links Dreaming to Increased Memory Performance

A recent study published last week by a Harvard Medical School research team links napping and dreaming to enhanced memory.

Cher Heang ("Shawn") Low '11 presented his thesis on the effects of temperature on the body's internal clock proteins Monday night. Though he is only a junior, Low has already completed a thesis.

Lab Rat: Cher Heang "Shawn" Low '11

Though only a junior, Cher Heang ("Shawn") Low has already completed his thesis, based on his research on the effects of temperature on the body's internal clock proteins.

Low gives Crimson reporters a tour of Professor Erin K. O'Shea's lab, starting with his own workbench, where he has been conducting experiments on the body's internal clock proteins.

Low shows off the pipetting robot Professor Erin O'Shea's lab, where he has worked since fall semester of his freshman year.

Cher Heang ("Shawn") Low '11 tests himself for radioactivity before leaving the radioactive "hot bench" in his lab. Low has already finished his research thesis.

Diabetes Treatment Advances with Trial of Artificial Pancreas

A group of Massachusetts researchers has successfully completed the first run of human trials of the latest artificial pancreas design—a development that will free type 1 diabetics from relying on daily insulin injections.

Excessive Drinking In Young Women Linked to Greater Risk of Benign Breast Disease

Excessive alcohol consumption in young women may increase the risk of benign breast disease at an early age, according to a Harvard Medical School study.

Drinking is Contagious

The person next to you yawns, and all of a sudden you can’t help but open your mouth, close your eyes, and take a gaping breath of air. It’s involuntary and seemingly contagious. Well yawning isn’t the only thing that’s contagious, apparently so is drinking. If you partied hard on Friday night, it is more likely that your close friends did too.