Hemali A. Thakkar ’11 spent the summer in Liberia, where she helped chronicle the experience of patients suffering from depression and worked to create the Liberia Social and Economic Empowerment Center.

Low-carb Diets May Negatively Affect Health

A low-carbohydrate diet with protein and fats primarily from meats may increase susceptibility to heart disease or cancer more so than a high-carbohydrate diet, according to a study published last week by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health.

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 (09/08/10)

Freshmen stargaze on the roof of the Science Center yesterday as Astronomy Lab Manager Allyson Bieryla points out salient celestial objects. The roof was open to promote the course SPU21: Stellar Measures of the Universe.

Several freshmen stargaze by the telescopes on the roof of the Science Center yesterday evening as Allyson Bieryla, Astronomy Lab and Telescope Manager, points out salient celestial objects. The telescopes and roof were opened to promote the General Education course SPU21: Stellar Measures of the Universe.

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

Hauser Will Not Be Advising Harvard Students This Year

Harvard Psychology Professor Marc D. Hauser will not be advising any undergraduate theses or be the primary adviser for any graduate student while on leave.

Cambrian Explosion

The Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association hosts an introductory event for freshmen at the Queens Head Pub on Saturday night, providing information about the organization as well as live entertainment, trivia, and snacks.

More Evidence for Hauser's Scientific Misconduct

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith has publicly confirmed that psychology professor Marc D. Hauser is responsible for eight instances of scientific misconduct in his laboratory. Although the dean did not specify what exactly Hauser’s fate will be now, Smith did say that the University will definitely be imposing sanctions on Hauser, who is now on a year-long leave of absence.

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.

Our Carbon Footprint

In July 2008, University President Drew G. Faust challenged Harvard to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from the 2006 baseline level within the next decade.

Today in Photos (04/23/10)

Students explore the wetu, built in honor of the 360th anniversary of the Charter for the Harvard Indian College, in Harvard Yard after an inauguration ceremony yesterday.

Lab Rat of the Week: Shawn Low '11

For Shawn Low ’11, time is of the essence. Not only is his thesis about the body’s internal clock, but it’s already done—an unimaginable feat for most juniors.

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.

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.

Sexual Minorities At Higher Risk for PTSD

People of all sexual orientations who have ever had a same-sex sexual partner are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health say.

A Ticking Biological Clock

For Shawn Low ’11, time is of the essence.

Physicist’s Stolen Nobel Still Missing

Though the man responsible for breaking into the home of Harvard Physics Professor Roy J. Glauber ’45 was arrested on ...

Myth Busters Defend Logic

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman—famous for blowing things up and testing popular myths on their show “MythBusters”—were honored for their work in propagating humanist values Friday evening by the Harvard Secular Society and the Harvard Humanist Chaplaincy.

Panelists Talk Science, Ethics

Mixing DNA and Descartes, the panel discussed how developments in evolutionary biology and the mind sciences should be applied to law, philosophy, and economics.

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.